A sixteen year old girl waits by the door cowering in fear. She knows that they will be home soon, she knows he will be angry. The house is clean, but not enough for him, dinner is cooked, but not enough for him, she's smart, but not worthy for him, she's a good child, but not enough for him. She knows the punishments she'll endure, whether it be a slap to the face, a belt to the back, a punch in the eye. No food for a day, no sleep for three, she's gone through it all before. None of what she does is good enough for him, it will never be enough. She knows that what ever he does will take days to heal. Making her miss the one thing that makes her life worthwhile, he doesn't allow her to go back until everything on her face is healed. She doesn't understand why he does this. The first time he attacked her she was eight. That day altered her life, her dad went from a man she adored to a man she feared. Her mother is bound to leave for yet another beautifying trip, she's the only other victim of the new monster.
The door knob starts to turn, she hears he father scolding her mother, for what she has no idea but she knows the outcome. Its her fault, he always lets her know, her parents are in the house now, he father is searching for her. He finds her, the shots are about to be fired. These shots go off nightly; she knows her house is worse than any battle field ever could be. She's sitting on her makeshift bed, as her parents walk in the room, she looks up in time to see her mothers eyes, the look is one of sorrow and pain. Her father is a different story, he's bitter, angry, and demonic looking.
She looks up at her mom again and wonders how could this woman bring a child into a house as violent as this. He starts yelling incoherently, she knows he's drunk yet again, he starts hitting her and she mistake of hitting back just once. She sees the anger turn into surprise and then back to anger, he picks her up and throws her as hard as he can against the wall. He starts kicking her making sure she knows never to do that again. She screams out in pain as another blow comes to her stomach as the blood comes her world goes black.