I slowly entered into the house trying as hard as i could not to make much noise. i closed the door behind me and began to tip toe towards the stairs. i took one step up the old stairs and an unecessarily loud and squeaky noise emmitted from the stairs. i squeezed my eyes shut and toook two more steps up. My heart was racing. Suddenly the door to my parents room upstairs opened. i moved down the stairs and tried to move out of sight quickly and quietly.
"come here!" i heard him growl at me. i froze in place. i walked up the stairs head down and stopped when i saw his large sized timberland boots a step above mine. he reeked of marijuana, alcohol, and some other unidentified smell.
"where have you been?" he asked
"school" i answered. A stupid question from a stupid man.
"the guys are over" he said.
I squeezed my eyes shut and felt a wave of heat run through my head out of fear and frustration. he grabbed my hand and pulled me carelessly towards the bedroom door. the smell of marijuana and alcohol got stronger as their voices got louder and clearer. i heard her scream right before he pushed the door open.
there my mother layed on the floor naked. the man on top of her was only half naked. when my mother saw me, her facial expression changed from pain and misery to concern and fear.
"no Dylan! not her! leave her alone!" she struggled to escape from the man who layed on top of her but of course he was too strong for her. he pushed her head down and slapped her. hard. she layed back down and started crying. i felt hot tears roll down my eyes as Dylan closed the door behind him and pushed me towards the man that sat on the old weathered brown couch that sat lazily in the corner of their room. he patted the seat next to him as he started to undo his pants.
