Tacoma's Kryptonite

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*sitting in my room, 10pm*
I had another really shitty day today because my father has been down my throat about this guy I talk to all the time. I can't help it, happy makes me actually enjoy life instead of hate it. I was texting at this point which was brightening my mood,
Him: how's my princess doing?
Me: I had a really bad day Happy...
Him: do I have to kill someone? You know I would to keep you happy.
Me: just my dad being an ass as usual..
Him: just tell him baby, if he freaks out I'll handle it.
Me: I'm 17 Happy, of course he'll be pissed...
Him: baby, I'm not going anywhere. I love you my gorgeous princess
Me:I love you too my sexy Prince
Him: sleep well, have a good day at school, text me at lunch.
Me: I will papi, good night
Him: goodnight <3
Conversations like this are what keeps me going and able to bear my father's ridiculousness. He barged into my room "you know you're supposed to be asleep! What are you doing? Texting that god damn boy?" He snatches my phone from me before I could delete our messages. "Happy? From Tacoma? Are you fucking kidding me?! You're 17 Alice, you're not fucking him are you?!" I stood up "no dad! I just really like him and he likes me! He cares if I have a shitty day, he cares when I want to cry myself to sleep, HE LOVES ME!" he threw my phone at me "why don't you go live with him then?" My eyes started watering "you're drunk aren't you?" He nodded "you're damn right I have to b-be drunk to handle you and your crazy ass mother." I pushed him "GET OUT OF MY ROOM!" My mom at this point ran down the hall "what the hell is going on here?!" I was crying at this point which made my father laugh "our little whore here is dating a member from Tacoma, probably sleeping with him but won't tell us." He hiccups and stumbled down the hall,  I sat on my bed and my mom sat next to me "is that true baby? Are you sleeping with this guy?" I shook my head "I'm waiting till I could get alone with you and talk to you about it." She rubbed my shoulder "let's start with who he is" I nodded "Happy Lowman" she looked down at me "at least I can say you'll be taken care of" I nodded "dad in his drunken madness just told me 'why don't you just go live with him' why does dad hate me? I've done nothing but keep my grades us and duck my head at home..." I broke down crying in my mother's chest "oh baby, he's just out of his mind... he doesn't hate you. As for Happy, if he brings you joy and makes you feel better, go ahead baby girl, just be careful" I nodded "of course mom" she stroked my hair "I'm going to calm your father, why don't you call Happy? And talk to him okay?" I nodded again and she walked out of my room. I dialed Happy's number while I was still crying
Him: hey princess, I thought you went to sleep
Me: *sniffles*
Him: baby why are you crying? What did your father do?
Me: h-he went through my phone and found out we are dating and said why don't I just live with you... he doesn't love me hap...
Him: I'll kill that son of a bitch as soon as I can
Me: please calm down papi, I can't deal with more anger right now...
Him: I'm like 5 minutes from your house come outside okay?
Me: okay baby see you then...
He hung up and I decided to text my mom
Me:Happy is coming by the house to check on me
Mom: Okay baby, why don't you go stay with him tonight?
Me: dad will kill us both...
Mom: I can handle your father, just make sure you get to school on time
Me: okay mom, please be careful
Mom: I will, I love you, I'll see you after school okay?
Me: okay mom, I love you too <3

I started packing a bag for the night, I packed some jeans, a t-shirt,a hoodie, a night shirt, shoes and a razor blade. No one knew of my self harm, I just couldn't handle my home life the way it is. I got a text message
New text from Papi
Him: come outside beautiful
Me:I'll be there in a second, do you mind if I crash at your place tonight?
Him: is your mom okay with that baby?
Me: she actually suggested it.
Him: okay gorgeous we'll talk about that when you get out here.