Battles and Bruises (TW)

Chapter 5-Haylee

"Haylee! Get up!"
Haylee woke up to Hayden shaking her violently, his voice hushed as he tried to wake her up. Haylee sat up, rubbing her eyes and found her 14 year old brother kneeling at her bed. His eyes were glazed with anxiety and concern, and his hair was messy from running his fingers through.
"Wha-what's happening??"
"Haylee, dad went to the bar at midnight and came back at 1, and he was so drunk. He's really mad, and we have to hide or get out of the house now."
Haylee felt her heart freeze as he uttered the last words. Her daddy??? Drunk?!

"Why? Why do we have to leave??"

Suddenly, slow footsteps could be heard pounding on the steps. Hayden's expression turned to pure horror and he ran over to lock the door. "Get the window open!" He hissed, and started to drag a chair up against the door. Haylee obeyed his instructions and turned the nob that locked the window, and heaved it open. Hayden rushed over and looked out it.

"We have to climb out onto the roof."

Haylee's window was positioned right above part of the roof, and Haylee reeeally didn't want to step or onto it. But the steps were getting louder, and her heart was beating faster every step she heard that was taken. Hayden finally pushed past her and stepped onto the roof. He balanced himself, and then turned back and held out a hand for Haylee.

"Grab my hand. I'll help you."

Haylee stared at his hand, and back at Hayden's face. She could have sworn his right cheek was bright red, and he had a bruise forming on his left arm. Haylee prayed those weren't from where she thought the were, and glanced back at the door in horror.

"Haylee! He's coming!"

Hayden's hushed cry was absolutely desperate, and Haylee took a deep breath as she grabbed his hand and he helped her out the window and onto the roof. Hayden clasped her hand tightly and looked around, and pointed at a tree that was right in front of the roof, about 20 feet behind them.

"We can climb down that trees, but we'll have to climb the steep part of the roof to get there. Do you trust me?"

Haylee stared in front of her at the steep hill that was her roof in front of her. She did nOT want to climb that. But then again, she did not want to end up with her dad, who was now pounding on the door to her room and rattling the doorknob. Haylee huffed, and nodded.

"Yeah. I trust you."

"Alright. Hold on tight, and run when I say go. Ready?..... go!"

Hayden clasped his sister's hand and bolted up the roof with her, and leaned forward when they were about 3 feet away from the top. He crawled with Haylee to the point, and started to slide down the other side of the roof. Once down he held out his hands to catch her, and Haylee slid after him.

"Ok. I'm going to help you down that tree," Hayden said. Haylee stared at the tree for a moment, her stomach turning nervously. She wasn't the best when it came to climbing down things, and neither was her brother. But the pounding of her dad's footsteps from the window and onto the roof sent more adrenaline through her body and she nodded.

  Hayden slowly grabbed one of the branches and stepped on another. The tree creaked and the branch shook slightly under Hayden's weight. He quickly made his way to the trunk and hugged it, looking at the branch he hand been clinging on to and back at his sister. "Haylee, grab that branch," he pointed to the same branch he had used to support himself, "and use it to help you get to the trunk."

Haylee stared at the branches in front of her, pretty darn terrified of the fact that she could fall at any second if the branch broke. She looked behind her and heard her dad clambering up the roof to where they were, and she quickly ran over and grasped the branch and started walking on the one that Hayden had. About half way, though, she heard a loud crack, and all to late she realized she was falling.
                        

Sorry this part took so long to get out!! Just been really busy with life and haven't gotten around to it. Hope you enjoyed though!