Never Alone || Fourtris

Chapter 4

I wake up and its dark outside. I think I fell asleep while unpacking, cloths are everywhere. I look at the clock on the wall. 12:41 AM. Great now I won't be able to fall back asleep.

I jump when I hear a crash come from the kitchen. My eyes adjust to the darkness and the door is slightly open. I walk to the door and fully open it. I peek to see what is going on, but everything is too dark. I hear another crash. I walk out into the darkness, navigating my way around to the kitchen. I hear a laugh and a chuckle. I follow wherever the laugh is coming from, I trip over something and stay lying on the floor for a bit, making sure no one comes. I stand up and continue to walk towards the kitchen. There is another crash, it sounds like breaking glass.

I hear another giggle and smacking noises. I walk until I see a little light on in the kitchen. I run into the kitchen, but no one is there. I keep hearing smacking noises. I walk out through the kitchen and into the living room. Someone is on the couch, I could slightly see them, its still too dark. I hear another giggle. I'm about to yell who's there when I hear a mans voice. What? Wait.. Why is there a man here? I thought it is only Lacy and her two boys. I walk closer to get a better view of what is happening.

I walk closer and closer. Finally I saw a man and a woman. Horror spread across my face when I see what is just happening. The lady, sh- she was almost naked and so was he.. What are they doing? I see broken glass on the floor, one of the glass has a sticker on it saying 'Bob's Fine Quality Beer.'

I start walking trying to find my way out of there. I put my hand on a large object that seems to be a table and before I know it, the table tips over and I lose balance. I fall and the shuffling stops. The man says, "What was that!"

"I don't know," the women says, it sounds like lacy.

I quickly get up, panicking. My hands are starting to sweat and I start to breathe heavily.

"Who's there!," the woman says.

I start walking fast with light footsteps, I step on the wooden floor bored in front of me and it creaks. Shoot! I hold my breathe so they don't hear it. 

"Lacey, turn on the lights," the man says. I knew it's her. 

The lights come on and I run to my room, bumping into the walls, running faster than ever before. I jump on the bed and into the covers, turning facing the wall, trying to even out my breathe.

"You little skank! Spying on me and my boyfriend!," Lacy says as she opens my door with force. 

"I didn't mean to! I heard noises and wanted to see what they were!," I say with panic at the thought of what she was going to do next.

"Beck, give me your belt," she says.

"Don't hit me, please...I can make it up to you," I yell in panic.

"This will teach you not to spy on people," she says and starts hitting me with it.

Every time she hit me more pain struck my body. Every hit across my back, legs, arms, only responds with burning and no movement.  I keep yelling and crying. She hits me one last time, but with a powerful spank on my back, the pain is unbearable.

"Whats going on mommy," says the little boy. Rubbing his eyes.

"Nothing sweetie, she was doing things she wasn't suppose to do," Lacy says. "Come on. Lets get you to bed," is the last thing she says before she walks out of my room.

I lay on my bed crying. Everywhere in my body I feel stinging. Caleb's name popped in my head. What if Caleb is going through this..He can't live like this, he's too little. The thought of Caleb getting hurt makes me sick. I have to get a hold of him. I still don't understand why Paul won't put Caleb and I in the same foster system, is there like an age difference or something. My eyes start closing, hopefully the week goes by fast.