For five long years, she suffered at the hands of her parents. She remembered the years she spent locked in her bedroom or the years she spent getting beaten by her mother.
"You are a worthless spoiled little brat!" The abusive woman said with poison in her voice.
Thwak!
The Blonde haired girl fell to the floor and lay there as tears fell from her eyes. "Mom, please." The girl whimpered.
"You weakling, why don't you die already? Your presence on this earth hurts my eyes."
The abusive woman walked away and closed the door locking it behind her. The 12-year-old girl sat up and pulled her legs in, curled up into a ball and sobbed into her knees.
"Why did you have to leave dad?" The girl whimpered through the tears.
She grabbed the picture of her and her dad off the nightstand. That was when times were good. Her in her pink dress at six years old with her dad and mother, her mother was smiling and happy, so was she.
Now life sucked, and she missed her father and who her mother used to be.
She looked up at her nightstand and set her alarm. She had school in the morning, and her mother didn't like it when she slept in too long.
Star heard some commotion in the kitchen but didn't pay much mind to it. Sitting on her bed, she stalled before unzipping her dress and removed it. She folded it neatly and put it in her dresser.
After she changed into her pajamas, she went back to her bed and lifted the covers and lay down.
It was then she heard the footsteps in the hallway outside her room. They were fast and getting closer.
Fear welled up in her chest, and she froze not sure what to expect. The lock clicked, and the fight or flight instinct clicked with it. The door flew open and Stars mom entered with pure hate in her eyes. Star jumped up, but her mom grabbed her by the hair. "Ow! Mom stop!" Her mom dragged her out her bedroom door, and Star decided enough was enough.
Star grabbed her mom's hand and threw her into the wall. Now it began. Her mom responded yanking her by the hair into the wall next to her. Stars mom released her grip, and Star turned toward the kitchen. "Oh no, you don't!" Stars mom exclaimed grabbing her by the shoulders and pushing her towards the back door. The glass door gave, and Star went through the glass and landed face down in the mud in her back yard.
Star rolled over and saw her mother run outside holding a large kitchen knife.
Star gasped as her mom fell on top of her and held the knife over her face while Star blocked and fought for her life.
Star immediately thought it over and let out an ear shattering scream.
This action angered her mom.
"Shut up you brat!"
"You've changed mom!" Star replied.
"Don't you dare raise your voice towards me!" Mom snarled.
"Screw you!" Star screamed and rolled over gaining the top and immediately earned a smack to the side of the face. She landed face down in the mud.
Then there was a foot on her back, and a hand forced her head into the mud. Star couldn't breathe as she fought to gain breath. She flailed, but all she sucked in was mud and grass. Star felt light-headed, and she almost gave up.
"Hey! Stop what you're doing!" An authority driven voice yelled.
The hand and knee retreated as Star shot up quickly and took a massive gulp of air.
"Echo Creek Police Department hands on your head!"
Star shot up and ran away from her mom toward the house entrance but was caught and pinned against the wall.
"Let go of me!" Star spat.
"Stop! I'm a police officer. You're safe now." A female voice resonated. Stars nerves calmed, and she looked around, two police officers were putting handcuffs on her mother, and there were flashing lights and sirens approaching.
Stars eyes welled up, and she threw herself at her savior. "Thank you." She whimpered as she sobbed into the officer's shoulder.