Authors note ... yes I know this story me seem a little familler as I posted it on Devantart but this is the longer version off it and theirs a few changes I made too but yes it's still based on the Martina McBride song and I own nothing just the idea of making it about Karen
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She walks to school with the lunch she packed
Nobody knows what she's holding back
Wearing the same dress she wore Yestarday
Hiding the bruises with linen and lace
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Karen are you their it's time to get up or you'll be late for school come on Sleepyhead said a soft voice that was soon followed by chapping at the door trying to entry wake thr little girl ao she wouldn't sleep in and be late for school and get into trouble
It was Kenny at the door trying to wake up his little sister as at times she was a sleepy head
Aww Kenny gimme 5 more miniutes I'm sleepy and not fully woke up yet and also my heard really hurts come back in 5 miniutes the little girl said pulling the thin old dirty worn blanket over her skinny tiny body and cuddled her pathetic excuse for a doll that was a cheap homemade pink rag doll with yarn hair and button eyes but Karen loved that doll it was her baby
I know princess I'm tired too and I have are ally bad headache thanks to lack of sleep but we have to get up now or we will be late for school and we will both end up in trouble now we don't want that do we the voice gently daid as Karen sat up in bed and yawned and rubbed sleep out of her eyes
No I guess not okay Kenny I'm up I'm up Karen said pulling her tiny skinny body out of the bed and going over to the bedroom door to open it and See her brother
Good morning princess did you sleep well and have nice dreams then Kenny daid smiling at his sister as she shook her head
Ha what do you think my head is totally splitting and I didn't get any sleep really cos of all that fighting last night with mom and dad they kept me awake and where is dad anyway asked Karen as glanced over at her mom who lay unconcious in a drug induced sleep on her way to the bathroom and also shed noticed that her mom had been sick on the floor and the stench of drink drugs urine now was tinged with the foul smell of stale vomit filled the air but that was the usual smell that you would smell in the McCormick house and they were used to it the smell of poor people as Cartman called it and also it was a common sight to see one of the adults passed out on the sofa smelling strongly of urine vomit drink or drugs too that would shock a normal person but for Kenny and Karen it was part of everyday life for them
Oh 3 guesses where dad is and I bet you will be right first time sighed Kenny looking over at his mom who still remained asleep and Karen headed into the bathroom to brave the icy cold water for a wash their would be no nice warm baths or hot showers for her or Kenny as the family had their electricity cut off months ago due to high unpaid bills their father had drank all the money leaving the family with nothing and also that ment a cold uncooked breakfast but sadly the family were used to that now
Karen didn't awnser Kenny as she closed the bathroom door and sighed looking at herself in the cracked filthy bathroom mirror she was only 7 years old but felt like 107 her body was painfully thin anorexic maybe she was very underweight she had nasty bruises on her body some looked fresh some old and fading due to her abusive parents and sometimes her mom would get so high on drugs shed hit her too
Her long hair was filthy and had not been washed in a long time and instead of being the glossy rich chestnut colour it should be it was dull greasy and full of very painfull knots and parts of it had matted only Way to fix it would be to cut it something that Karen did not want to do as she liked her long hair and also due to the very little clothes she had shed be wearing the same clothes she had on Yesterday in fact she had the same clothes on she'd been wearing for the past week and they were way too small for her now and pinched her and also though Karen did wash the best she could everyday sad fact was it was not really a proper wash and sad fact was she smelt bad and that made her a target for bullies at school and she didn't really have any proper friends as no one wanted to go near her
Kenny was only person that really bothered with Karen since their grandparents had died they were really good to Kenny and Karen and Kevin too and they often spoilt the children with toys candy clothes and that but their dad sold the toys for drink the candy was long eaten and the clothes were now too small and old so now Kenny was the only one that looked after Karen but he was just a child himself and as for Kevin he didn't really bother that much and also he had learning problems and was now in Juvenile hall for stealing and fighting and Kenny even worried about him too at times even though he thought kevin was an asshole really
Karen's parents were a lazy pair of no users really a wast of space so to speak they drank too drugs fought all the time and also their dad claimed welfare and got food stamps and other hand outs but he worked too in the towns scrap yard making a lot of money so he cheated the system to get extra money but sadly the family never saw a single cent of it as it was all spent on drink and he was very abusive towards carol often injuring her and he didn't think twice about hitting the kids Kenny often felt his belt across his bare thin back and also he'd slap Karen about too leaving terrible bruises on her and once he broke Kevin's nose and knocked 2 of the boy"s teeth out and not once did he tell any of the kids that he loved them only that they should have been aborted they were mistakes and he hated them even. Wishing that they all would die or disappear they were nothing but a burdon on him
Carol was okay at times she did try when she was sober or not high but she had a very serious drug problem and she sometimes drank too and when she was drunk or stoned she acted crazy but when it wore off and she was returning to normal she could get really vilont and would scream and shout and swear and her foul laugage would make the cast of Jersey shore look like angels and shed sometimes hit the kids even Karen got it so just now both Kenny and Karen were staying well out her way and they'd both let her sleep it off but last night the fighting was bad world war 3 had broken out and it was like all out nuclear war and Kenny got hit bad too he now had a very nasty bruise forming on the side of his face and he'd lost a tooth and like Karen his head was splitting due to the fighting and lack of sleep
Their was screaming shouting swearing crying slamming of doors people being slapped things being smashed so innthe end terrified Karen went to the safty of her room and hid hoping it would end soon but she got no sleep and also she could hear Kenny screaming and shouting and swearing as he was in the middle of it all untill it went quiet like 2 or 3 am and that ment eather Kenny had been knocked out and was now unconcious on the floor or he just gave up and went to his room but their parents fought till dawn really so no one got any sleep but again that was normal in the Mcormick household
Hey is everything okay their princess asked Kenny smiling and breaking Karen's thoughts he always called her his little princess and to Karen Kenny was her gaurdian Angel and they both looked after each other
Yeah I'm fine thanks Karen called before drying herself off and heading back to her room to get dressed and ready for school
She pulled on an old grubby looking pink sweater that was way too small for her it was ment to fit a child of 5 years and she pulled on a pair of old purple leggings that were also say to small so she had to squeeze into them as it was all she had really the rest of her clothes were older and in a bad way then she put on an old pair of shoes that were also too small and practically crippled her they were even 2nd or 3rd hand and were worm and scuffed and then when dressed Karen sighed looking at herself in the mirror again
Their guess that will have to do for just now Karen sighed to herself and theird be no point in brushing or combing her hair becouse of thr knots and tangles the comb would snag and it be way too painful to try and get them out so she just put an old coverd band in it tying it back in a ponytail then went to join her brother who was clearing up the mess in the kitchen
Oh wow what a mess in here looks like a war zone what happand asked Karen looking at the smashed plates and cups as Kenny very carfully picked up the pieces carefuly so he wouldn't cut himself
Oh the mess from last night they were throwing dishes at eachother and it was a war zone beleive me princess it was all out war Kenny said
Yeah I heard I was going to get up but guess I got scared and stayed in bed must have been real bad looking at the mess I guess asked karen
Yup it was bad real bad and what really amazes me how we have any plates or cups left in the house and even the stuff mom stole from her dish washing job a while back is running out sighed Kenny picking up a broken plate that their mom had stole
I wish she wouldn't do that take drugs and get mad and fight or dad getting drunk all the time oh Kenny why can't we just have normal parents and they'd have. Nice normal jobs and earn money and we could have a nice tidy house with an upstairs and in the town too like your friends and we'd have lovely hot water and hot cooked meals sighed Karen sadly
That was Karen"s wish and she always wanted an up and down stairs house as they lived in a small one level house that was falling to bits
I know princess that would be nice having a big house in town like Stan's or Kyle's house and mom and dad having good jobs and us having nice things maybe one day we will but just now I'm afraid we're stuck here and dad well lets just say to put it nicely well he's a useless asshole you know what I mean smiled Kenny making Karen giggle a bit and she nodded
Mmm okay then princess now let's see what we shall have for the royal breakfast ooh we have a choice today were lucky now we can have cerial or frozen waffles or dare I say the remains of last nights take away Kenny said looking at the food cubbord as their fridge was broke ages ago and lay round the back yard
Last nights take away yuck think I will pass on that one only the brave or crazy would touch that think I will have cerial please said Karen pulling a face and making Kenny laugh a bit
Yeah can't say I blame you their it looks stale and dare I say theirs rat droppings near it touch that and it be a trio to the Emergancy room and a months syat at Hells Pass Kenny laughed
Well no thanks what you should do is clear away the rats poop and feed it to dad laughed Karen
OMG Karen Mcormick your evil Kenny laughed looking at his giggling sister who shrugged
Maybe but is their any juice left I feel like some juice for breakfast Karen said as Kenny went back to looking in the cubbord
Aww fraid not princess but I can pick some up from thr dollar store on my way home from school today sure that's really good and it will do till we get our food stamps in next week Kenny said smiling
Yeah I guess that juice is nice too Karen said.
Thats if dad dosent steal the food stamps and sell them for drinking money he's done that plenty of times thought Karen but she said nothing to Kenny and soon her thoughts were cut short as she heard a loud groan from the lounge that alerted her and Kenny making both kids turn round
Well sounds if moms awake now listen princess day nothing about last night as I think dad gave her a really rough time even after I'd gone to bed so be nice okay sweetheart said Kenny smiling at Karen as their mom came into the kitchen looking a total wreak and looked also if she was in a bad mood too so both kids braced themselfs
Well that's that chappy done more coming soon again I do not own south park or Concrete Angel that belongs to Martina Mcbride and our friends Matt and Tray I just thought I'd cross the idea over and have it about Karen