Two years had passed. I was almost done with high school! One more week! Ryan and Paige had broken up because Ryan had cheated on Paige. She was heartbroken and I was her rock to lean on which I was glad to do. She had always let me cry on her shoulder. The past couple of years were way tough. My dad was a really bad drunk and he didn't come around that much. He was mostly sitting at the bar getting drunk. He didn't work anymore so my mom started a day care in our house. She really wanted to be home with her kids and so she decided that would be the best route. We had to sell her car so I had started riding with Paige to school again. My mom used my car to get the kids around and took them to the park and stuff. Our money was really tight so I started working again. I worked for Paige's family as a “maid”. Even though I was part of the family so they basically paid me an allowance. I got $100 a week if I cleaned the bathrooms and dusted and vacuumed everything. They even offered to buy our groceries but my mom denied.
I thought my life was pretty good. On the second to last day of school I came home to find my dad there. I went home and he was a bloody mess. I looked over and saw that my mom had a bunch of bruises and had a broken glass cup in her hand. She told me that I needed to go get my sisters in their rooms and drive away. I went up and they were all bloody also and were crying. I took them and we went downstairs. My dad pulled a gun out of his pocket and told all of us to go sit in the basement. We went down there and we were so scared. Emily and Mackenzie were crying and Rachel and Anna were just in shock. Everyone was a bloody mess so it just seemed appropriate for my dad to hurt me. He started hitting me and when my mom tried to defend me he hit her down and broke her ribs. Then I got a text from Paige. I usually call her when I get home....or at least text so she I'm sure she was getting worried. When I had my fair share of beatings, I secretly texted her back. I didn't get a response.
My world was spinning.
I hear a knock at the door.
My dad turns and starts firing shots.
The door breaks down.
My sister Mackenzie starts crying. So does Anna and Emily.
I look and see the cops running down.
My dad takes the gun and shoots himself in the head.
I can't see anything because I'm crying so hard.
Next thing I remember I'm in my mom's arms in the hospital waiting room and Paige is next to me.
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