Me and Eddie finally pul up to my house on our bikes. "Thanks for riding with me Eds!" I smile
"Oh no problem Temprence. I hope to see you around?"
"For sure." I wink. Eddie rides off the opposite direction. I throw my bike in the yard and notice a familiar car in the drive way. Shit, dads home. My dad is a drunk. It's never good when he's home which is rarely. I don't know why my mom is still with him. He doesn't love either of us and it's obvious. He's hit both of us multiple times before. I quietly open up the front door and attempt to sneak up to my bedroom. I almost get to the stairs when
"Temprence where do you think you are going?" My Dad growls from the couch with a beer in his hand.
"Just up to my room daddy." I try to say as happy as possible.
"Come here" He says sternly. I walk quietly over to the couch where is is sitting ready for whatever he is going to say or do to me. "Where have you been?"
"Just with some friends" I whispered
"You should have been here for dinner" he says through his teeth grabbing my wrist. I flinch which ticks him off even more. He starts to tighten his grip.
"Daddy you're hurting me" I whimper.
"Good"
"Please stop" I stay slipping out a tear.
"Don't tell me what to do." He says once again through his teeth this time standing up so he towers over me. I attempt to back away but he grips my wrist tighter. I start to cry harder.
"Shut up or I'll give you something to cry about."
"No daddy please!" I plead. My voice cracking
It doesn't work. He lets go and punches me. Hard. Right in the left eye. I fall backwards into my butt and attempt to scoot away before he grabs me again. I get up as fast as possible and run to the door. I'm dizzy so it's hard to run I stumble a few times. I grab my bike and bike down the road. I'm going so fast it's actually scaring me. My eyes are filled with tears, head throbbing, and I'm shaking from the events that just took place. I don't know where I'm going but it's somewhere. Dad should be gone by morning so I just got to hide out long enough for him to get up for work in the morning then leave. Like always. I bike all the way to the quarry. I throw my bike down. Still sobbing. I walk to the edge and look down at the water. I sit on the edge. Feet dangling. After about 15 minuets of me sitting by myself tear stained cheeks. Blood shot eyes. I hear a familiar voice.
"Temprence?"
