𝐁𝐀𝐁𝐘𝐆𝐈𝐑𝐋

𝙘𝙝𝙖𝙥𝙩𝙚𝙧 𝙚𝙡𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙣

𝙫𝙞𝙤𝙡𝙚𝙩'𝙨 𝙥𝙤𝙫

"dad stop!" griffin yelled as i stood behind.

"shut the fuck up kid" our father said, throwing a empty beer bottle at the wall behind griffin and i.

it shattered into a million piece. i clung to griffin's shirt, praying i would disappear with my mother and griffin.

my father held my mother by the shirt. she had a bruise on her cheek that he has left. he threw her in the couch. he lunged at griffin, causing griffin to push me back, my hands falling in the glass from the beer bottle, cutting them.

he grabbed griffin by the arm and yelled in his face. "i thought i told you to sit in the closet with your sister!"

the blood pouring from my hands and the stinging from the cuts immediately made me cry.

"look what you did you little shit, you made your sister cry" he yelled as he raised his hand in the air before bringing it down onto griffins face.

"daddy no!" i yelled, sitting up in daniel's bed.

i was breathing heavily. i wiped the tears off my face. i was sweating and panicked. i got out of the bed and went to the bathroom, looking in the mirror at my pale face.

i had been two weeks since ive been at the sway house. two weeks since i saw jaden. i knew i missed him. i knew i was only having these nightmares again because i hadn't slept in the same bed as him. i needed to hear his voice again. to see him.

a knock on the bathroom door made me jump.

"hey baby i'm back" daniel said.

i took a deep breath before opening the door.

"hey baby, how was your run?" i asked, pretending like nothing happened.

i hadn't told him about the nightmare yet, and i wasn't intending on it. i wanted to wait until they go away. it would have been too much to explain.

"it was good" he said, chugging some water.

"i think i might go see griffin today" i said, grabbing the orange juice from the fridge.

"what? why?" daniel asked, sounding mad.

"because he's my brother" i whispered.

"fine whatever" he said walking away.

"daniel" i said.

"what violet?" he said turning around.

"w-what if i go see avani instead?" i ask, hoping that would be better.

"as long as her boyfriend and his fucking friends aren't there" he said, before continuing down the hallway, disappearing into the bathroom.

i went and changed before daniel got out of the shower and told him i was leaving. i didn't even bother to do any makeup because what would be the point. i wore an oversized shirt and some denim shorts with some checkered vans.

i got in my car and texted avani that i was coming over. i stopped to get a coffee since i was exhausted.

i arrived at avani's and knocked on her door. she opened the door, her smile immediately dropping when she saw me.

"oh honey you look terrible, come in" she says.

i immediately froze when i saw anthony sitting in her couch.

"hey vi long time no see" he said smiling.

i turned to avani. "i-i didn't know he was gonna be here" i whispered.