Chapter 1: Family Vacation
This was it, the final minute. Everyone was waiting anxiously to get out of this damned place. We've waited for so long, worked so hard to get out, and it's finally happening. I watched as the clock ticked to 3 o'clock and heard the shrill ping from outside the door.
Before I even realized it myself, I was already down the hall and outside, sighing in relief as I made it out of that living hell. I saw all the bright yellow buses lined up and I hiked my book bag up on my shoulder a bit more, jogging over lightly and hopping on.
Thinking back, I probably had some stupid ass grin on my face as I walked to my usual seat, 7th row back on the left. But when I got there...some eighth grade asshole was already sitting. I sighed in exasperation and the big oaf stood, grabbing my shirt and lifting me, "Hey bitch, where you goin'? You're gonna miss all the fun."
He tossed me into the seat across from him and walked over, raising a fist and bringing it down into my stomach, hard. I coughed and hacked violently, then received another blow to the face. He laughed and hit me multiple times in the gut, "You think you're so fucking cool don't you?"
I felt a few more punches hit my sides as my chest started to heave. My vision was fading slowly and the last thing I saw before blacking out was a little girl in a white hospital gown.
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