Hero

Flashback

I woke to see Ash asleep beside me and smiled I still groaned at the fact that I was awake. I turned my head and looked at the door. After I turned to the door, I heard foot steps in the hallway. I jumped slightly and got up slowly.

I stepped on the freezing cold hard wood floor and opened the door, trying to make sure it doesn't creak. I opened the door and saw no one. I remember something like this that has happened before.

I walked down the dark hallway, hearing my parents fight again they were screaming at each other and I heard my dad throw a vase at my mum. I heard her raise her voice and he raised his also. I wonder why they are fighting again, but then again there were many reasons they could be. Carly came behind me and walked in front of me, scaring me for a moment before quickly recovering from the shock.

My mum and dad have suddenly fallen silent. The silence is what scares me now, not the noise. I knew something bad was going to happen. next thing I knew I heard a shrill scream from my mother. I wanted to run down stairs and help my mum, but I was supposed to be asleep and my father was probably drunk again.

Carly held my arm to keep me from moving towards the stairs. I shifted on my feet and almost ran anyways. I wanted to go help my mother. The silence was deadly and anything other than calming.

I remember how my father had beaten my mum so badly that she had to go to the hospital, and when my father refused to pay the bill, Carly and I had to get jobs in hope of eventually paying off the bill.

I remember the struggle to work 12-14 hours a day. I also remember how Carly didn't want that for me and how she offered to work for me, but I couldn't let her suffer like that. I started getting used to work and always visited my mum until she got better and even after that I went in everyday after work and school.

I gasped and flashed back into today's reality. I snapped my eyes open and saw Ash and Luke above me looking worried. I sat up on the bed and suddenly felt very dizzy. I stretched my arms out and felt Ash grab one. I used him to steady myself and stood up. As soon as I was up, though, I was sitting again. My legs gave out on me and I fell straight back on the bed.