Chapter 1: The End?

I gazed silently at the huge welt on my arm he hit again. That was the third time this week he'd hit that same spot. At this rate, it'd never heal. Lyssy, I thought, please, please, please stay quiet this time.

Was that selfish of me? To not want to get hurt like last time. It really doesn't matter, as long as she's safe.

A HUGE punch to my chest shocked me out of my thoughts. I gasped. I didn't even feel the tears form. Only as they fell onto my shirt I realized that I was crying. Fuck. I looked up in time to see a nother swing land my stomach. I gasped for breath stumbling back.

"Where is she," Charlie asked. "Where's the stupid little brat? She made Renee leave me. It was you too." He delivered a couple blows to my head. "I could've had the stupid bitch running around praising me. But now," he gestured toward the pigsty I now had to clean, " this house is in your hands." He paused. His face contorted in disgust and I expected a nother round of attacks on my body. Glancing over myself quickly, I noticed that formed a large bruise across my chest. I looked up at the sound of Charlie coughing.

I screamed. There was blood squirting out of his mouth as he coughed. My eyes widened and backed up.

"CHARLIE," I screamed at the top of my lungs.

"Please hurry. I'm really scared." I looked up to the sound of the voice. Lissy.

"Lyssy," I panicked. "Who are you talk-" My eyes widened considerably. "Issy you didn't!" She began crying.

"I'm sorry, Is. I was really scared."

Charlie started another round of coughing and fell to the ground. He was spurting blood by this point. I knelt by him and told Lissy to go back to her room. I heard the door close and assumed she had left the room. Somehow, I knew she hadn't. But my worry right now was Charlie.

He began laughing.

"Bella, baby. Don't worry about me. Your old man is just getting what he deserves for hurting you. I knew this was gonna happen. Just go take care of your sister and let me die in shame. I don't know why I couldn't tell you this before but I love you both. I was just so scared that you'd leave me like your mother did. I'm ready to die. I deserve it for scarring you and your sister. Honestly, my only regret is that your mother beat me to it."

I was in the hospital waiting for my father to wake up. They tried to convince me to get a room myself but I refused to leave him. Those things he said...

A nurse bustled in checking on him, giving me a look, before going out the way she'd come in.

When he finally woke up, I wasn't in the room. I'd stepped out to check on Alyssa and grabbed something to eat. The new shift working there hadn't seen me yet so a couple nurses rushed over to me almost forcing me into a room.

I pushed them away. "I'm fine," I grumbled while pushing past them to his room. Somehow, I couldn't even bring myself to say his name. I didn't even want to look a the hypocritical bastard. I fucking hated him. For hurting Lyssy. I sighed knowing I'd have to take her home soon. I looked at Charlie who was staring at me. I growled.

"What the hell is your problem," I hissed furious. "What was with that dumbass goodbye shit you-" I cut myself off with a howl.

"Isabella, your dumbass sperm donor didn't want to die in jail so I kept you under my control hoping you wouldn't tell until I died. I'll die real soon but I want you to do me a favor. It'll be real hard for you continue living here with all the bad memories. So, the least I can do for you is leave you with the house I have in Forks. I used to live there a while ago. You remember, right?" I glared at him.

"It was before Alyssa. Well, the house has yours and Alyssa's name on it already. It's just sitting there. It's fully furnished with brand new things. I also left some money for you in my bank account. Your name is on it too. All the money I never gave you when you needed it is in there. There's about...50,000 dollars in there. Please stay there. That's all I can tell you for now. The doctor's told me that I only have about two days before I'm gone. If you wouldn't mind...could...could you please..." He began tearing. "Could you bring Alyssa here so I could see her one last time?"

I turned and walked out leaving him there crying.

Home. When I got there, there was a note at the door. A notice. Rent was due. Fuck. I got in, showered, and cleaned up my bruises.

Contemplating whether or not I should move, bring Alyssa to him, get checked up, go to school, bring Alyssa to school, get Alyssa checked, accept all the money, believe him, what we were going to eat. I didn't even know where the new house was. I didn't have money for a plane ticket. I didn't know anyone there. I wanted to scream.

Alyssa. I called her down.

She bounded down the steps smiling. "IS! Guess what? A man came today! He said we were moving to Washington and gave me these!" She held out a thick envelope in her hand. "He said he'd come back to talk to you! YAY! Can we really move? I wanna move there and see those flowers on TV. And me and you and daddy can start all over. Ooohh! Guess what that creepy lady upstairs gave me today! She gave me Seafood that they eat in Washington. She said they eat a lot of Salmon so she made me some and then gave me an apple and some cheese after. Then, she went to the store and bought me some cake! It was cocunut! I liked it. And after you came to check on me...um...OH YEAH! She came back and said sh went to the bookstore and bought us stuff. She bought you this book called The Girl with the Dragon Tatoo. And she bought me ten books! She said it's 'cause she loves me more. And she left food for you in the fridge!" She finally took a pause and looked really sad. "And um... I'm really really sorry but I ate the cocunut cake that the lady left for you. But it was really good. But I'll ask her for more if you want!"

I slowly prcessed all the information she just blurted and took the envelope from her hand. I looked at it. Plane Tickets.