Avalon's POV
I'm walking home from school wearing my favorite hoodie, the turquoise one. My hood is up and my hands are in my pockets. It's chilly and sprinkling.
When I reach my house I pull out my key, unlock the door, and walk inside. "I'm home," I announce. Just then, my dad walks into the doorway where I was standing. "I said I would pick you up," he says. "I got out of school 20 minutes ago. You forgot to pick me up. Again," I correct him. Suddenly, my dad takes my shoulders and trapsme against the wall. He then whispers, "I don't forget things. Say that one more time and I will make you regret it." He lets go of me and goes back to fighting with my mom. I run to my room and locked the door. I swung my backpack onto the bed and collapsed onto the floor. I immediately started sobbing. My dad hates me, he's an alcoholic, he got aggressive once again, and my parents are fighting as usual.
I hate everything.
Still crying, I get up and walk over to my large, white cupboards and reach up to the top shelf.
As I pick up the razor, (A/N She doesn't actually cut, she just almost does. Sorry if this scared any of you or made you cry.)I hear a knock at my door. "I'm trying to sleep," I lie. The person knocks again, and this time says, "Avalon, please." It's my older brother, Devin. I put the razor away, and then I go to let him in. He enters and shuts the door behind him. We sit on the floor against my closet, and all Devin does is hug me. Devin's the only one in this family who cares about me. Him, but maybe my mom when she's not pissed off after fighting with my dad.
"Why was he mad at you this time," my brother asks me. "I showed up at home after walking, and apparently he didn't like that. After I said that Dad forgot to pick me up, he raged in my face and said that, 'he never forgets'. But the truth is he got drunk, started fighting with Mom, and never did pick me up."
Devin's POV, a few minutes before
I had just arrived home from work, when I saw in the window next to the door what happened. Once my dad finally left my sister alone, I ran to Avalon's room to comfort her (after seeing tears in her eyes.)
*Back to the present*
Avalon's POV
Devin hugs me once again, and I bury my face into his shoulder. Just then, our dad barges into the room. I guess he heard me tell Devin that he "forgot". "What did I tell you would happen if you said I 'forgot' again?!" Wide-eyed, Devin looks at Dad then at me. He shoots up and holds our dad against a wall. "Go Avalon!" he yells. He knows where I head to. I jump up, snatch my phone from my bed, and run out the front door.
Sorry for the repetition, and if this way too sad or scary. Now that I type this up, I'm noticing that this is kind of short... But, I hope you are enjoying this story so far, and please leave a review especially if you have any suggestions! The next chapter(s) should be a little longer. See you guys then! -SF9105
