Chapter One

I sat on my bed as my mother rushed around my room, her hair falling out of the once perfect bun, her cheeks flushed as she grabbed anything she could reach, I hugged my knees to my chest as silent tears rolled down my cheeks, the door was still open and I could almost still hear the smashing pots and then scream and soft thud, I wouldn't go down there, I couldn't. I was scared about what I would find.

The mood in the house had changed dramatically in the short space of 5 minutes, my dad had come home late again from work and had missed dinner, my mother had just sat at the table until he came in and when he did she quietly asked me to go upstairs, I quickly obliged and sped up the steps and closed the door behind me, into my mum and dad's room. It started off as small talk and mumbling but then quickly changed into screaming and shouting and the nothing. Bringing us to now.

I looked out of my window as I tried to ignore the quick pants of my mother speeding around the room, shoving things into an already full bag. She turned around and then froze when she saw me, tears gathered in her eyes as she rushed to kneel next to the bed and clasped my face in her shaking and sweaty palms, her thumbs gently swept across my cheeks wiping away the tears.

"Bella you need to be strong ok? Please , I'm going away for a while, but don't worry I'll come back promise, please don't tell anyone of what happened tonight ok, you saw and heard nothing, the police are on their way and I need to go, say that I was never here, and please do not go downstairs until they get here, please!" Her hands had tightened around my face and she was shaking me slightly, her hands released my face and then continued down to wipe across her pant leg, she leant down to kiss my forehead before grabbing her hand and rushing to the door, taking one last look with a small smile on her face she then left the house.

Looking towards the window, I heard the rumble of the car turning on before pulling out and screeching down the road. Not soon after the sound of police cars was heard.

My head shot up, no. Whatever my mum must have done couldn't have been so serious that the police had to come, untangling my legs from the bed sheets , I unfolded my legs before sprinting down the stairs rushing into the kitchen where my mum and dad were both last seen together.

I stopped dead in my tracks.

No.

My breathing seemed to slow down, oh god please no, sinking to my knees , I pushed myself back against the wall, everything around me blurred out of focus, the sound of the police banging faded away, reaching my arm forward, I placed my hand on the floor and then proceeded to lift it to my face. No.

I couldn't face it any more, the sobs in my chest ripped through me and the tears fell down my face once again like a waterfall, the small drops dripping onto the floor.

I screamed as loud as I could as I stared into the empty open eyes of my father. A ghost of a frown on his face. My vision was blurring as I continued to stare, the muffled of voices and shouting surrounded me as I sat on the floor, my bloodied hand out stretched in front of me.

A set of large hands gripped onto my shoulders, lifting me off the ground, everything was going in slow motion, the man had lifted me into a bridal style, pressing my head against his chest, I gripped onto his shirt lifting my head to look over his shoulder looking through the kitchen door, a pale hand was the only thing that I could see.

Everything snapped back into reality and I squirmed in the man's arms, I lifted my arm up as if I was trying to grab the hand, I screamed and shouted as I was taken out of the house, my arm still outstretched.

The neighbours had come out to see what was going on, their hand covering their mouths, but I ignored them, I wanted to go back, I want to see my dad, but the man holding me didn't give up and held me, before placing me on the bed of an ambulance and strapping me in.

I gave up.

It's too late.

I rolled my head to the side, the burning white light above me stopped me from giving up, instead i stared at the greying wall next to me.

My eyes clouded over in blackness and shut. Closed.

Hopefully for forever.