all you need is love

a hard life

I'm calling the cops the store clerk yelled as he chased the girl .

No please don't the girl begged.

Then pay up the clerk demand.

This is all  the money I have the girl  said handing the clerk her last dollar.

Your a dollar short the clerk said sternly.

I already told you that's all the money I have the girl said .

I oulldn't talk back if I were you the clerk shouted.

Okay okay I'm sorry but I really don't have any more money the girl said.

You got lucky this time you can keep the pop tarts but if this happens again I'm going to have call the cops the clerk said.

I understand thank you the girl said.

Where the hell have you been an all too familiar Male voice yelled looming over the girl.

I was just getting some food the girl said shaking. .

Did you get my beer the voice yelled.

No the girl said her voice barely audible

What was that the man said mockingly.

No the girl tried to speak up her voice shaking.

You selfish little bitch the man said punched girl in the face hard enough to knock her onto the floor.

Let me get this straight you got food for yourself and didn't get my beer the man yelled kicking her in the stomach.

I didn't have enough money for beer please stop  the girl begged as the man continued to beat her up.

The next day the girl walked into supermarket on  the outlets of Calgary ready for her shift.

Hey gabby another teenage girl said with a smile.

Hey Healey gabby said going around to the other side of counter to hug her best friend.

Healey and gabby met on gabby's first day on the job as a cashier at the supermarket and had been friends ever since.

Healey was also a cashier and her and gabby always tried to work the same shifts.

Later that day gabby and Healey were on their break together.

We should go check out that old abandoned house on peach lane after work Healey said.

Um yeah we should totally do that gabby said fidgeting nervously.

You okay gab Healey asked seeing the look on her friend's face.

Yeah yeah I'm fine gabby said  .

I think someone lives here Healey said as her and gabby looked around the outside of the house.

Totally gabby said trying to hide the shaking in her voice.

It looks like they were trying to do laundry Healey said.

Stop snooping gabby said nervously.

Healey didn't listen and kept looking around.

Hey gabby don't you have this same top Healey asked holding a plain turquoise tank top

Yeah that's weird gabby said .

Healey continued to snoop until she realized she had seen some of these clothes before.

They were gabby's...

Oh my God gab do you live here Healey asked in shock..

The steady stream of tears rolling down gabby's  face told Healey everything she needed to know.

It's okay Healey said hugging gabby tightly .

I have to call the police Healey said.

No you can't gabby panicked.

I have to gabby it's not safe here Healey said.

Healey you don't understand my dad will beat me senseless if you got the police Gabby panicked.

That's not going to happen Healey said hugging gabby

When the police came gabby was terrified.

Are you the one who called the officer asked Healey.

Yes I did Healey said

Okay is this your friend the officer asked.

Yes this is gabby Healey said.

Hi gabby I'm officer Benjamin the officer said Softly.

Gabby nodded in knowledgement.

Don't be scared sweetheart you're not in trouble the officer said seeing the tears rolling down gabby's face.

Okay was all gabby manged to say through tears.

Is there anyone else living here with you the officer asked .

My dad gabby said her voice shaking.

Okay I'm going get you out of here the officer said

Is  there anything you want out of the house before we leave the officer asked.

My clothes and there is one other thing gabby said.

Okay go ahead and get it the officer said.

I'll get your clothes Healey said.

Thank you gabby said  quietly.

I'm really nervous to post this I'm not sure why. I really hope you enjoy this story.