Disclaimer: I don't own ER or any of its characters (except Emma.) Yadda, yadda, yadda.

Rating: PG13 (just in case)

All My Fault

Chapter 1: School

"Where were you?" Richard asked his daughter as she walked through the door.

"School," she replied softly.

"I thought it ended at 3," he continued.

"It did."

"Well how come you're late?" he demanded.

"What?" she asked.

"Its 3:30 now!" he started to yell.

She jumped back a little.

"Well I walked home today."

"Why?" he asked not as loudly, "Because you knew that the lazy piece of shit you call your mother was out of the house?"

"She is not lazy," she said tears forming in her eyes.

"Oh really?" Richard asked, "Then how come when I got home, there wasn't any lunch left out for me, huh?"

"Mom had to work," she said trying not to breakdown in front of her father.

"WORK?!" he screamed, "She doesn't need to work, I work."

"You don't work. You're probably just out with one of your whores," she said trying to defend her mother.

"That's it!" he yelled as he grabbed Emma by her shirt collar.

He smacked her across the face once. And then shoved her on the floor. He started punching her and kicking her. With every strike, you could hear her let out a cry.

Abby's POV As I walked up the stairs, I could hear somebody crying. I figured it was just one of the neighbor's babies or something, but as I got closer to my apartment, I realized that the crying and screaming was coming from my own home. I walked inside and saw Richard beating Emma.

"WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING?!"