Chapter 1: Jessie's Girl

"Jessie's got himself a girl and I want to make her mine and shes watching him those eyes" me and my best friend Shane sang.

"oh my gosh shut up!" Nate complained from the back seat of the range rover. I turned to see Nate and my sister Candy's hands together, I rolled my eyes and turned straight. They are so cute together.

"You want a ride you deal with the singing!" Shane laughed.

" I don't want a ride, Mom won't let me walk home." Nate groaned.

"Then get a bike!" Shane snapped.

I rolled my eyes and looked at Shane, both him and his brother were stubborn. "What" Shane looked at me. "Nothing." I chuckled.

"Oh wondering, are you going to the dance next Friday night?" he asked.

Would George let me go? Probably not. " Maybe" I sighed.

"Were going ," Nate giggled from the back.

"Mom's letting you go?" I asked Candy. I meant George when I said Mom , my mom had left for a 'business meeting' last month.

"Mom? I thought your mom left for a meeting?" Shane asked.

"Phone" Candy saved me. "Yeah I didn't ask her yet," I was a little nervous as I talked to Shane.

"You should, I'm going with Amanda, it should be fun," Shane smiled. "Yeah, I might"

We pulled up to our house, Shane and Nate live across the street.

"Thanks for the ride Shane." I smiled as I opened the door and got out. Nate gave Candy a kiss on the creek and she blushed running to the door with me. "Go to your room Candy." I said. George wasn't home yet but he liked his dinner ready for him.

I made rice, it was simple since I had a project due the next day. I sat it up on the table and put a fresh cold beer on the table as well. Then I heard the car door slam and I started to run upstairs.

" Hailey!" George snapped as I stopped on the upstairs. I turned and said:

"Dinners on the table" But he motioned for me to come over to him. I sighed and strolled over.

He grabbed my arm and pulled me close to him. I could smell the alcohol on his breath.

"Your going to have to be out of the house tomorrow."

I just nodded. "Yeah, I'll be out, me and Candy both." His grip was going to leave a mark, he let go of me and sort of pushed me into the steps, hard. I scurried up the steps and into my room.

"We should tell someone." Candy said as she came into the room "He shouldn't hit you and hurt you!" I was working on my paper at my desk. "Candy we've talked about this, we're not telling anyone, at all."

"But-."

"Candy if we tell then social services will rip us apart we'll go to different families," I sighed. " I've only got one more year till I'm eighteen, then I can be your guardian."

"But-"

"Candy I've got a project rational to write," I snapped.

"Your bleeding Hailey!" Candy gasped.

I looked at my stomach and I could see the red stain on my shirt. I stood up and felt a sharp pain in my side. I had a Band-Aid and first aid kit in my closet, I wrapped gauss around my stomach and the cut on my stomach from being slammed into the steps.

"Candy, I've got to finish this rational before tomorrow," I yawned as she left the my room.

* * *

I climbed into Shane's range rover and he noticed me wince as I got into the vechicle.

"You okay?" Shane asked.

I nodded and felt Candy bump my seat from the back, I rolled my eyes. " I know this is really short notice and all but is there any way that me and Candy can spend the night"

" I'm sure, you know we've got the guest room, it's no problem."

"Thanks." I grimaced in sharp pain.

"Sure your okay?" he asked again.

"I'm fine." I snapped. We were all silent. " Sorry"

* * *

"Finally," Shane sighed once class was over and school. He put his arm around Amanda as we walked the hallways.

"Shane, your tolerance for school is unbelievable." I laughed. I loved school, it meant eight hours out of our house.

He played punched my shoulder and I winced at the pain, he hit a bruise.

"Whoa, sorry I didn't you hurt so easily," Shane said gently touching my arm. I didn't hurt so easily but fresh bruises from this morning were soar. " It's okay."

Shane gave me a puzzled look. "Well baby I got to go," Shane smile at Amanda and kissed her lightly. She blushed and ran off. " Why are you so fragile lately?"

I bit my lip. "Maybe your imaging things." I said strolling past him to Candy's locker where Nate was standing there.

"Hey" I smiled.

"Hey," they replied." Shane ready?"

I nodded, " I think so, he was right next to me."

"Okay," Candy said jittery. She was excited to be staying with Shane and Nate. One night away from George might do me well.