Free - Daniel Seavey

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Daniel pulled up when I stared at the window. Can't wait to go inside. My dad is probably drunk as hell in there. After Mom moved out, He's been this way.

"You don't need me to stay with you?" He asked. I shook my head and he played with the top strand of his hair.

"Ok." He said unlocking the door for me. I opened it and he rolled down the window as I turned to face the car. "And Sophia, please... if anything you let me know... or call Anna." He said. I nodded and he drove off. I entered the house when my Dad shouted. 

"Well it's Friday Sophia! We better get going 'cuz we have something we gotta do. A PARTY!" He said drowsily walking toward me and hit my face. I jerked away at this and he leaned on the wall.

He was Drunk.

"Dad. You need to go to bed. Now." I said. I took his hand and put him in his bed as he smiled.

"My beautiful daughter. Doing the right thing for her drunk old man." He said like he was swallowing words.

I rolled my eyes and closed his door. I walked to my room when my dad got up from his bed and threw a pan at my leg. I jumped and screamed.

"Shit! What the fuck dad?!'' I shouted. Suddenly he pulled out a knife and my eyes widened. "No dad I'm right here!" I shouted. He was going to hurt himself. I lunged for his arm when a sharp pain filled my cheeks. I fell on the ground and touched my face looking at my hand.

He cut me. Blood dripped onto my baby blue carpet and I looked up when he dropped the knife and passed out. Tears burst out of my eyes and I pulled on his shirt to wake him up. "Dad? Dad? Get up please this isn't funny." I grabbed my phone now crying and called Anna.

"Hello?" She asked

"Hello? Anna? Can you hurry over please?!" I said my voice shaking. "My dad just passed out."

Daniel's POV

I was getting out of the shower when Anna was called by Sophia. I could hear her voice through the phone. It scared me.

"Is she ok?" I asked. Anna shook her head.

"Get dressed we gotta go." She said rushing in the kitchen to get the car keys.

I got in the care and Anna drove us to Sophia's house and I saw an ambulance when she was at the door in tears. I jumped out the car and ran over to her.

"Sophia what's wrong?" I asked. She looked at me and jumped in for a hug as I wrapped my arms around her.

"My Dad overdosed himself. Then he drank and -" She sobbed in my hoodie and I held her close. I'm pretty sure she could feel my heartbeat.