A/N: There's no Puck in this chapter. I know, it sucks. Forgive my bad writing as well as my bad grammar. People make mistakes. lol

Disclaimer: I do not own Glee.

Rachel heard her mom scream in pain from the other room. She immediately went to her parents' room to see what's going on. She started crying when she saw her dad banging her mom's head on the wall. Hiram, her dad, didn't even care if Shelby's head was bleeding or not.

"Daddy, stop it!" She yelled while crying.

"No Rachel, stay out of this! This lying whore who you call your mom cheated on me. She deserves this," he growled when he pushed Shelby back to the bed.

"But Hiram, I didn't cheat on you. I would never do such thing," Shelby said, sobbing.

He slapped her face and said, "Stop your lies, woman!"

Rachel stared at her mom being beaten badly. She could've defended her but she couldn't move because of the shock and fright she felt. She's alone and horrified. Her dad has never been this mad before. He physically abused her in the past, yes, but not like what happened tonight. He tried to rape her when she was 15, but Shelby caught him in the act before he could take off her top.

The next day, she woke up with red, puffy eyes because of the crying she did the night before after she witnessed that horrible incident. There's no one downstairs. Hmm, that's odd, she thought. Maybe her mom went to work already and as for her dad, he's maybe hooking up with a random girl somewhere. That's what her dad does everyday ever since his business fell apart. He lost all his money because of gambling, drinking, random hook-ups and other unpleasant things.

It's the last two weeks of her vacation, so there's nothing much to do. She just stays at home, eating ice cream and watching her favourite movies and musicals. Sometimes, she goes out to watch them live on Broadway. Broadway became her life ever since her mom took her to her to watch Wicked when she was 5.

The day ended quickly. She doesn't even remember why she was crying last night. Someone knocked at the door. She's afraid that it might be her dad. Surprisingly, it's her mom.

"Rachel? Are you home?" She heard her mom call.

"Yes, mom," she went to open the door for her. Shelby looked really happy. "Mom, what happened?"

"I filed a divorce." She said with a sigh.

"Really? Does that mean after daddy signs the divorce papers we're gonna leave New York?" she asked, hoping they wouldn't have to move somewhere else.

"Unfortunately, yes. We're gonna have to move to Lima, Ohio immediately." She said sadly.

"I don't want t go there! Never." She complained.

"Yes you are. Sometimes, we gotta give up something we really love to make everything right." She said.

"But mom, we can just go to Brooklyn and start a new life there," she suggested.

"We can't baby. Your dad might find us and might kill us both. I don't want that to happen that's why we're gonna move to a place where no one else knows us. I'm doing this for our safety."

"I know but, I don't want to leave New York!" She yelled. Moments after, she realized that she yelled at her mom. She said, "Mom, I'm sorry. I shouldn't have yelled at you. I'm so sorry."

"Oh Rach, it's okay. I know you're just shocked of all the things happening right now." She assured.

"I DON'T WANT TO MOVE! Do you know how hard it is to move to a new town and have no one else to turn to?" She said between her sobs.

She hugged her and said, "Rachie, we have to do this."

"NO!" She said crossing her arms to her chest, still crying.

"Now, don't be stubborn young lady!"

She just stomped her feet on the way to her bedroom. She listened to music to make herself calm down, but she just couldn't. She cried even more that night.

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