Broken And Bruised. ( Avengers Adopt)

at age 8, her mother killed herself. in the same room as her. she watched as the noose tightened, and her body heaved. as her eyes rolled back, and her neck cracked. And the tears rolled down her blue face.

the year following, Clay's father drank and drank. and when he was so drunk and looked at clay, And he saw his wife. one night, he took it too far. he smacked her around because he needed someone to be at fault for his wife's death. A couple years passed, clay was now 14. And her father grew tired of hurting her physically. he wanted to do it emotionally. at the beginning, he blamed his wife for what happened. but no longer, he blamed clay.
And at night clay slept like a shark, but one time she fell fully asleep. that was her mistake.

she wished to die, another year passed, clay was 15. she was 15 and standing on the edge of bridge. She saw the avenger headquarters. And she fell.