Runaway

Chapter 17

Kate's POV

    After I drifted asleep, I had another nightmare.

Kate's Nightmare

     I was walking down the hallway of my house, on my way to the kitchen to sneak some food, because it was one of those times where my father, didn't let me eat for a couple of days. I went to go into the kitchen and stopped dead in my tracks, when i heard loud snores. I looked over and saw my father out cold on the couch. I went into the kitchen and opened a snack cabinet, only for a jar of cheese balls to fall out and make a loud thump.

"Kate?!" I heard my father scream

     I just stayed quiet, hoping he would fall back to sleep. I began to pick up the cheese balls off the floor, when all of the sudden I heard footsteps coming my way. I just ducked under the kitchen table in there, hoping he wouldn't notice the mess. But he did.

"KATE!!! Where are you? You worthless little shit! Come out right now!" He yelled

   I just stayed under the table, and I guess that the dust under the table mad me sneeze because i sneezed and it was loud. I saw my father's feet turn towards the table and then I saw his face. He smirked and then moved the kitchen chairs. He then reached under the table, grabbing my arm and dragging me out. Once he had me on the kitchen floor, he picked me up and threw me into the mess of the cheese balls.

"Daddy, please. I'm sorry. I'll clean it up." I pleaded with him

"Damn right, you'll clean it up!" He said walking out  surprisingly.

    I was expecting to get the crap beat out of me.I was on my hands and knees picking up everything and putting it in the garbage, I all of the sudden saw a pair of shoes step in front of me and  when I look up and my father is standing there.

"I forgot, something really important." he stated and so I looked up at him

    He smirked and looked at me and then swung his foot back and kicked me right in the face. I could taste blood. I looked up at him and he grabbed me by the hair and yanked me up. I couldn't even find words because my face hurt to much to speak. He brought me in the living room and smashed me into the basement door.

"Go down there, and don't come up till I tell you too, got it!" He yelled opening the door.

     He shoved me in the door causing me too tumble down the stairs. I heard him laughing at the top of the stairs. I just lay motionless at the bottom of the stairs and start crying.

Ally's POV

    I woke up and got up from the hotel bed. Today is the day we go to Long Island for a show. I know that Kate is super excited to see her friend Sydney. I'm looking forward to meeting this friend, she speaks so highly of. I'm gonna go wake her, Dinah, and Mila up. We all know they don't get up for anything. Lauren and Normani are already awake and packing up their stuff. I walk over to the room and walked in. I saw them all asleep. I walked to over to the bed with Kate and Mila in it. I saw Kate whimpering and crying in her sleep. I lightly began  to shake her shoulders.

"Kate, wake up honey." I said and she didn't open her eyes.

"Kate, wake up." I said a little louder.

   Her eyes shot open and she sat up really fast. She began to frantically look around, still crying.

"Mom?'' she said in the tiniest voice. It broke my heart to see her like this.

"Yeah, I'm right here." I said sitting beside her on the bed and hugging her. She tensed at the contact and then relaxed a little.

"Sorry." She stated looking up at me with her big brown eyes, that were now red and puffy from crying.