My Saviour

Chapter 1

I wake up to the constant beeping of my alarm signalling that it is 7am and that I have to leave for school in a hour. I roll out of bed and shiver from the contact of the cold floor beneath my bare feet whilst I walk towards my brothers room. Opening the door I find two of my brothers still asleep who had to be at school in a hour also so I slowly walked over to Chris first and shake him until I see his eyes open.

"Get up we need to get the bus in less than a hour. Wake up Liam too, I'm going to see where everyone else is." I said as he sat up groaning then mumbling something under his breath which I choose to ignore as I cannot be bothered to argue again today.

I exit the room and make my way down the stairs to get a drink from the kitchen. Passing through the front room I find my mum sitting up on the sofa asleep with a fresh bruise on her arm and glass shattered around everywhere. I instantly know what has happened and go to wake her up until i hear footsteps behind me and a door slamming shut causing me to flinch.

"What the fuck are you doing down here? Lauren go get fucking ready for school and leave with your brothers." I hear the voice I have grown to hate and I turn on my heel and begin to leave the room and not bothering to get a drink.

After finishing my morning hygiene routine and getting into my school uniform, I had to help my 9 year old brother Liam ready as Chris had already left for school. Liam was not the easiest of children and he would have to have a specific routine due to his autism and being his only support and help was difficult as I had many other things to focus on being a 16 year old girl. When we were both finally ready I took him downstairs so he could leave for school with my dad. At least that's what I thought.

Walking through the hallway I hear shouting getting louder and louder as I get closer. I told Liam to stay at the bottom of the stairs and not come into the living room whilst I talk to my parents. "Can you stop arguing for two fucking minutes and look after your children for once." I shout closing the door behind me, my anger building up inside and my confidence growing the more angrier I get.

"Look at this, Lauren think she can save the day again. Your going to turn out just like her" my father said through gritted teeth then pointing to my mum who was sobbing uncontrollably on the sofa. "You think your going to do anything when this no good whore is you're mother. Your going to end up just like her a no good, fat, junkie arsehole who has no respect for herself." He said closer to me now but I stood my ground and looked directly into his eyes feeling my own rage increase. "Your already half way there by the looks of it."

"instead of coming back again and again just fucking leave, your ruining our life's. FUCK OFF!" I shouted by instantly regretted it when i was pushed to the floor then kicked in my thigh, not once but three times. I had curled myself up as small as I could against the wall and when I heard the steps going away I look up and see Liam there with tears filling his eyes and my mum just sitting there watching with a apologetic look on her face. I quickly hurry to my feet hold Liam's small hand in my own and take him away from that house.

As I leave I quickly text Amanda, the only person who knew about the situation at home and my mum's best friend, and ask her to pick up Liam from outside my bus stop and take him to live with her for a while. She quickly agreed and dropped my off outside school when she had taken him. I didn't want to go to school yet as I still had a load of anger built up inside me so I decided to go to the park near my school and call Normani ,my best friend, to meet me there as she was going to be late, thankfully she did.

As she arrived I saw that she had a slight smile on her face, "You sounded like shit on the phone and I thought I could bring something to make you a little happier." she said and pulled out a joint and a lighter. Thank fuck, I could really use with something to calm me down and a joint always seemed to do the trick. I thanked her and sparked it up, inhaling the smoke instantly relieved my tense muscles and when the joint was coming to an end I began to feel more at ease. We began walking back to school and as much as I didn't want to go Normani had forced me.

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I had finally made the school day through till lunch without getting into any trouble and just kept to myself even though I was surrounded by my friends Normani, Dinah and Ally. They didn't know about my life at home so I didn't have anyone to talk to about my problems, I just kept them bottled up inside which wasn't good as at one point during the day I would have a break-down but I couldn't open up, every time I tried I would just get angry.

Everything was fine until I get a text off the person I hate most, my father.

1:25 Dad: Lauren, where the fuck is your mother? she is suppose to be with me today but once again you had to get involved in the argument, I don't want you home tonight your tearing this family apart!

Seeing that message made me loose it and without a second thought I stood up quickly and stormed towards the exit of the school. Everyone who saw me moved out of the way as they knew if I was in a bad mood they should stay away as I'm very unpredictable. As I was about to leave the school one of the student support workers walked towards me and tried to calm me down as she has seen me lash out before but I couldn't control myself and told her to "leave me the fuck alone" then left.

There was one thing I needed right now and there was only one place I could it quickly. Walking to the park ,still crying, where I was this morning I see a familiar girl who goes to my school smoking, everyone who smokes in my school goes here if they leave to have a cigarette as no teachers come here. I approach her and stop in front of her.

"Hi, do you have a spare cigarette I really need one at the moment please?" I said still with a hint of anger in my voice but she just nods and hands me one. I sit down next to her and light it. "stressful day huh?" I said to the girl in a calming voice but neither of us have made eye contact yet we just looked to the ground.

"Tell me about it." she let out a loud sigh then brung the cigarette back up to her mouth. "Lauren right?" She asks causing me to look at her and I see her looking back at me. I nod with tears still in my eyes from crying previously. "I'm Camila." She says with a small smile.

Authors Note: I'm not very good at writing but I hope this is good enough. please share and continue to read. I will update asap!