Good Girl Gone Bad

Chapter 1

Chapter One

Annabels POV

"Annabel! Time for dance!" my mom called up the stairs. 

"Okay, I'll be down in a minute!" I replied. 

I grabbed my leotard and tights and skipped down to the first floor. I continued to the "shoe closet" as my family calls it and pulled on my yellow and blue striped flip flops.

" Annabel, honey go get in the car, were running late. I'll be out in a minute." My Mom said.

"Okay!" I responded.

So thats what I  did. I grabbed my dance bag and opened the front door and skipped over to the silver van.

The van was hot and clammy inside. I looked up through the sunroof. Yep the sun was shining right down on me, thats why its so hot. The front door opened up revealing the inside colour of the door- lime green.

So your probably thinking why would my family ever paint the inside of the door lime green, but it has a little story to it. One night about 1 year ago a month after we moved here,  my dad, Trevor, was coming home from work. And by the way he works at a paint store. Anyways he pulled in the driveway and jumped out of his red PT Cruiser. He turned around and opened up the back seat door behind the driver and grabbed a can of paint.

When he got inside he told my Mom to turn around while he put a blindfold on her. Then he handed her a paintbrush and brought her to the door. He told her that he wanted her to paint the door but it had to be a surprise so she wore the blindfold. The colour of the door at the time was baby blue- an ugly colour but my Mom wanted to change it to a nice cream colour. So she started painting an he started making dinner for us.

My Mom had just finished so she called for my dad and he came running into the front entrance excidetly. When he reached that room he jumped in surprise, the door was green. He pulled off her blindfold and she screamed and turned around to him.

" Why would you make me paint the door green!?" She cried

Turns out the paint he brought home was lime green but the label said it was "Country Butter". That was a big mistake but turns out they decided that, that colour brought back many memories so they decided to keep it like that. 

I truthfully didnt care about what colour to paint our door but I figured if it made my Mmom happy then we will keep it lime green. And Infact lime green is my favourite colour so I didnt really mind having to see everytime I left the house!

I checked oout the window again to see if there was even a slightest breeze, 'cause I thought I could open the door to get some air circulating. But of course not slight breeze at all! It seemed as though whenever I want a nice strong wind to cool me down it was crazy hot with no breeze but when all I want is hot sunshine all I get is cold winds.

I checked back down at my phone.

One new message!

 Megan: Hey Annabel! I'm still with Jake... tell Mom to pick me up at 7 im having dinner with them.

I fgured I had to anwser her. Right? I mean she is my sister... so I replied saying

Ok I will... have fun kissing your boyfriend! I texted sarcasticaly to her.

She met Jake at the mall when she was at work. She works at Dream Forever a clothing store that specializes in grad dresses and suits for special occasions. He came in the store looking for a suit for his moms wedding. She had got in a divorce a year earlier and she fianally met the one for her that would treat her right. Anyways they hit it off right away and they'v been together for about a year now!

My phone lit up again.

Megan: Shut uppp! K I gtg were going swimming ;)

Me: K c ya.

I decided I should probably text Gina my bestfriend who is in my ballet class to tell her I will be late. I cant afford to be late though since in the next competition I have the lead role for acro. We are planning on doing a cat type dance and I get to be this cute little pink fluffy cat that does tricks and other special moves while everyone else is in the background! So if I show up late Ms. Shannon (my dance teacher) might take away my role.

Me: Hey GIna I'm running late for class :(

I looked out the window and my Mom was just coming out from the door carrying her brown coache purse. She was stepping down the rock steps onto the driveway and crossing the driveway when Trevor came storming in the driveway in his new shiny black truck. My Mom jumped out of the way and I swear if she didnt she would have been slammed into the garage door by him!

He jumped out of his truck and continued up to the front door. I could tell though that my Mom wasn't letting him past her. Her face was beet red, her eyes locked on him.

" What the hell did you think you were doing!? You could've smushed me to bits!" She cursed at him.

He stopped in front of her.

"Excuse me? You know what I'm sick of you complaining! Trevor don't do that, Trevor dont do this!" He mocked her.

She stepped forward to him.

"Dont. Ever. Talk. To me like that again!" She said through gritted teeth.

He grabbed her shoulder and she tugged it away. I looked at where he grabbed on her arm. There was a red hand mark. He must have been holding on tightly. I decided that it was getting bad and that I should probably get out before it got anymore worse.

I stepped out of the car and shut my door. They turned towards me. They both had horriffic looks on their faces. Moms of scarce and terror. Dads of Anger and anger only.

" I'm done! I'm gone!" He raged. He turned back to my Mom and gave her one last shove before thundering over to his truck. He jumped in it slamming the door as he did. He had left the truck running when he got out so all he did was put in reverse, back up and drive away- which made it all seem so much quicker.

My mom burst into tears and I ran over comforting her and hugging her.

Just then my phone lit up with a message from Gina. But I didn't care I have never seen my Mom like this.

"W-why did he have to do, do that?" She stuttered.

I hugged her more- not replying but instead saying this: "Dont worry he'll be back."

My Mom walked over to the car opened the door and said come on lets go in a flat voice.

My phone viborated again. I checked it , Gina sent this:

Gina: Hey umm Anna I'm so sorry to tell you this but umm well Ms. Shannon said that well since your late you umm lost you part.. I'm so sorry Anna!

My eyes immediatly started watering and I began crying. I worked so hard for this. I trained extensively every night just to have her tear me down. I suddeny became mad at her and I couldnt hold it back.

My Mom looked over at me and asked what was wrong when i was holding my hand over my mouth.

" Whats wrong?" She asked.

" I have been kicked off of the lead role of acro."  I moaned.

"Huh" My Mom said raising her shoulders a slight bit.

Obviously she didnt care anymore.