The Escape

Last Summer

"Hey Jesse. You wanna talk about last summer?" Lindsey said as she approached me.

It was probably about 11:00 when she came up to me. I told her I'd take first watch and wake her up in a few hours.

"You're still up?" I asked, shocked.

"Yeah. I decided now was a good time to talk to you since Malory's asleep."

"Alright. What do you wanna talk about?"

"Well you know how earlier you said you spent your summer here? Why? What was going on at home?" Lindsey asked.

"Well.......... It all started a week after you left. Remember Jeremy, my brother?"

"Honestly, I wish I didn't." Lindsey said

"I don't blame you." I said. "Well he's never really been nice to me but last summer it was the worst. See Jeremy was really close with my grandfather and well last summer he died and Jeremy didn't take it well and neither did my dad. Jeremy and my dad got meaner but only to me. Mom cried every night for weeks. No one knew what to do. They all just took it out on me I guess. I was doing everyone's chores. I did everything around the house I cooked, I did the wash and the dishes, I even cleaned the bathrooms. I only did because I had to though. If I didn't, my punishment would be worse and I was scared. And not only that but the kids still bullied me even out of school. The kid across the street, he made fun of me every day. He noticed me always taking out the trash and cutting the grass and everything so he started calling me the maid and all kinda of other things. The way day it got so bad he started beating me up and there wasn't much I could do about it. My mom didn't even notice any of this. I don't understand how I mean did she think I always had those bruises? Anyways so finally I just couldn't take it so I grabbed a few things and I left at exactly midnight when I knew everyone was asleep. And that started my adventure to here."