This is me

I Can Only Try

I opened the door and walked into a silent house. This could mean three things, either Mark was passed out drunk, he was out getting drunk or he was home drunk waiting to hurt me. I climbed the stairs quietly to my room. The floor creaked and Lily panicked. She sucked in a breath and waited for Mark to yell, but it was silent. He wasn't home! Lily smiled to herself. She went to her room and jumped up and down turning up her music and dancing to it. Lily was sitting doing her homework when she heard the door open. "Lily?" Mark yelled. "Yes?" Lily said coming down the stairs. "Make dinner" He ordered. Lily walked into the kitchen and started preparing the pan. She made as little noise as possible as she prepared the chicken and vegetables. She served them up at the table and called Mark in. He bit into the chicken. "What is this shit you serve me you idiot!?" He yelled flinging his plate across the table and smashing it onto the floor. Lily flinched staying silent. Mark got up from his chair and grabbed her by the collar. "You make this mistake again and you will wish you were dead with you're parents, clean this up!" He yelled letting go. Lily stumbled backwards and gasped for air. Mark went back to yelling at the TV as Lily cleaned up the smashes glass and vegetables.

Lily wiped off her make up and cleaned up her cuts to keep them from getting infected. She sat down and ate the plate of chicken and vegetables she had snuck up for herself. She finished off her last bit of homework and got changed for bed. She looked over to the photo on her table of her, her mother and her father. It was at Lily's year 6 graduation. She was smiling with her big shinny braces and her dad and mum were hugging her with proud smiles. Lily flicked the switch off and closed her eyes trying to imagine she was in a faraway place.