Don't look back. He doesn't care. Just keep running. He won't find you. Behind me, the man I call my father, is chasing me with a beer in one hand and a knife in the other. He smelled strongly of alcohol. The fumes were so immense I seemed to choke on them.
Tears streamed down my face streaking my rosy cheeks. I continued to run trying to leave my past life behind hoping my father would eventually give up. He never did. He kept running after me.
My clumsiness soon kicked in. I tripped over a crack in the sidewalk. I quickly got up, but my father was quicker. He pinned me down to the hard ground pounding my head on the cement. Everything became blurry. Everything seemed to be spinning going by in cloud of haze. I soon felt a cool liquid that seemed to burn at the touch of it. Beer. The pungent liquid poured into my mouth and eyes leaving me almost completely sightless. The taste was stout. I had no choice but the swallow the amber liquid. It burned my esophagus leaving my throat with the feel of fire.
"Don't you ever run away from me like that you little shit. Understand me?" he yelled at me in a stern voice. I nodded quickly and I managed to stammer out, "y-yes." His grey eyes seemed to ignite. "You're pathetic." He snarled his nose and me and clenched his jaw. "I feel like a loser. I have to claim you as my child." His disgusted face now became a smirk. "Or maybe I don't have to." He took one final look at me. My eyes became wide. I looked into his eyes to see if he would give me any mercy. A few seconds later, he took the knife and pierced my left thigh. A scream escaped my mouth. It felt as if I was set on fire. Not an inch of the blade could be seen. My father took off running leaving me alone to die on the cold hard ground. No one could save me now. Crimson poured out of me like a rapid river. I felt the warm blood pour out of my thigh. I couldn't move. It felt as if my energy was just drained out of me. No one was coming for me. There was no way I was going to get help. I closed my eyes the last thing I remember seeing was the night sky full of stars. Then, everything was pitch black. I knew I was going to die. Just let go...