Where it all started
Chapter 1
11 Years ago
I squirmed in Sam's warm arms. I wanted to go protect mommy. Her face looked so scared and hurt. Sam looked down at me. He looked scared too. He shouldn't be scared though, he was a big boy. I started to cry harder when daddy hit mommy. He was yelling mean words. He knocked down everything. Sam patted my back. Tears were dropping off his chin.
Daddy walked to where me and Sam were hiding: behind the couch. His face was a ugly shade of red. He was drunk again. I winced as he looked directly at us. I put my face against Sam's chest. But I knew he couldn't protect me.
Then, suddenly daddy grabbed my arm and yanked me up. I looked at his mean face. Sam stood up too. He put his arm around me and looked up to daddy. Daddy didn't like that. He slapped Sam, and so Sam fell to the floor. Mommy screamed at that. Daddy ignored her and pulled me towards the door.
I kicked and screamed and bit , but he wouldn't stop. Daddy walked and walked. My arm started to hurt, so I started to cry. He wasn't going to stop though. Daddy gave me his evil drunk look. I heard a howl in the woods.
" Let's meet our ancestors", he growled. And then he pulled me to the shade of the dark evergreens.