9 Years Ago

I curled up in my hidey-place with Matilda. It was in the cupboard in the basement, Daddy and Richard never found me here, and they haven't. I made a giggly noise, hugging the book to me. I loved Matilda, she was all smart and had bad parents like me. Cept my brother was much nicer, Richard never ever was mean to me like Daddy, which I was fine with. Matilda was my best friend, more closer than Richard or Mandy or Natasha or Carter or Max. She had magical powers like me too, which was why she was so fun to be friends with, when I'm in my hidey-place I talk to Matilda and she imaginary-helps me with my power stuff. I heard someone stomp down the steps and I got all quiet, Daddy was looking for me, and I wouldn't let him find me. He would find Richard though, he always does, but Richard is brave and smarterer than me. He's also older, which means he's faster than me and Daddy and stronger, but he's only stronger than Daddy. I hold my breaths as Daddy looks around the dark room. "WHERE ARE YA, YA LITTLE BITCH" he says extra loud. I don't know what that word means, but I still don't answer him. When I think he goes back upstairs I crawl outta my hidey-spot. I see him leaning against the wall though and I get all scared. He starts walking towards me with something in his hand. I start walking backwards, "COME BACK HERE BITCH!" he says even louderer. I scream as he plunges the knife towards me, but it stops, and he keeps trying to shove it forward. I get up cause I fell and say real loud, "STOP HURTING US DADDY," all the boxes everywhere lift up and it gets real windy. Some of the paper on the ground flies up and blows around. The knife in Daddy's hand turns around and hits him across the face, making it bleed lots. Daddy looks real scared, but I don't care no more, he's so MEAN! Why does he hate us? What did we do wrong? I feel my eyes go all white and I hear the Important Cars noises getting closer. Richard probably got upstairs and called them to come here. Daddy's gonna get what he deserves. As I hear the door slam open I let everything drop before the Important People come and take away Daddy. And they do do that. Richard hugs me real tight and calms me down. We also get in one of the important people cars but it's a one called an Ambulance. We go to a hospital so they can see if were hurt phisicallily on the inside.

After we go to this place called The Orphanage For Troubled Children. I stayed there for a couple of days and talked to some real nice ladies. They asked me about what Daddy did to me and Richard and I told 'em. After that we went to another place that was also an Orphanage. It was called Aperture Adoptions. It was more fun than the last one, and I have lots of fun all the time. When I get to my room I was to sleepy to talk to my new roommate cause it took us all day to get here. So I take my bear Choco out of my bag and fall asleep on my new bed.