Harm and Mac went to the same school my version (event have been changed cus I wanted them to)
Sarah was in hell, it was her 14th birthday and it royally sucked. Firstly she had to go to school, she hated it. Filled with richer snobs, all the guy she fancied didn't even know she existed. All were dating someone better looking, more popular and richer, Sarah knew she stood no chance getting the guy of her dreams Harmon Rabb. Arriving home her dad was passed out drunk in the lounge and her mum was gone, leaving only a note. In the note she apologised for leaving and wished her happy birthday. She had even taken her pet dog Ruggles, the 2 people Sarah had loved gone. Sarah did what anyone would do, sat and wept.
She was brought out of her world of pain by her dad waking; realising there was no food on the table. He roared upstairs to Deanne then Sarah, before coming up. He read the note and laughed.
"I don't care whether she has gone or where, but you better get me some food" he yelled practically throwing her down the stairs. Sarah hurriedly cooked sitting down at the table eating her share.
"With your mum gone money is going to be short, you'll need to start paying your way" he announced. Finishing his dinner he left coming back several hours later with the news that Sarah now had a part time job waitressing Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays. She started the day after.
So Sarah started, she didn't mind the job her dad was getting more and more drunk so getting out of the house was a bonus and she feared soon he would start hitting her. Plus she got great tips that she didn't share with her dad. Balancing school work was tough; she normally did the urgent stuff either before her shift started or waking up early to complete it.
The first time her dad hit her was only 3 weeks after her mum left, after he found her secret stash of tips under her bed.
"I work hard to provide for you scrap every penny and this is how you repay me" he had her wrist and delivered several sharp punches to her stomach.
She was woken the next morning by her dad shaking her he had toast on a tray,
"Sorry sweetie, it's just I was so worried about us, we got to keep this house they wanna repossess it, that money you were hiding would have helped, but it's too late now, we gotta move" he said, not mentioning the fact he'd actually drank most of her money away.
After school that day they moved from the 2 bedroom house to a trailer just out of town.
Sarah knew it was her fault, she was dirty, she deserved the beatings her dad was now frequently giving her, she just always made sure the bruises were hidden. After all she was lucky to have him, putting up with her.