Strike Out.

3 months ago.

"Good morning sunshine" My mother, Marrietta, smiled at me.

"Hey mom. Speaking of sunshine, look at that sun!" I said blocking the sun coming from the window.

Marrietta smiled at me. " Gabriella, I made you toast. Come eat before school."

I smiled at my mom. "Yesterday, Troy wrote me a song."

"Really?" my mom said sounding unenthusiastic.

"What do you have against him mom" I sighed.

"He doesn't even like you." My mother shoved me the toast.

"shut up mom! You don't even know him." I screamed in her face.

My mother slapped me as hard as she could across the face.

My head hit the floor hard.

"You're the worst daughter I could ask for. UNGREATFUL! That's the word. Now shut up and go upstairs and wash your face." She glared at me with evil in her eyes.

I started bawling my eyes out and noticing a burning on the left side of my face.

My face was cut open and my tears burnt the wound.

I ran upstairs and quickly washed my face and ran to school.

Little did I know, this was just the beginning.

And now 3 months later.

Troy ran up to my locker. " Hey gabby!" He smiled.

I loved his smiled in everyway. How badly did I want him as my boyfriend! Glad you would ask….

"Troy!" I hugged him.

More than the world. He was just so perfect. To bad he cant see how much I like him. He cant see my affection. My affections hidden in my bruised, torn body.

He grabbed my books out of my hand " Let me help you to class."

I smiled pushing my bangs behind my ear.

Troy gasped and grabbed my hand " Gabby what happened this time."

I wanted to tell him so bad. I needed somebody to listen to my cry.

"Oh you know. I tripped and cut my self on a nail." I sighed. The truth was my mother shoved a nail in my hand.

I shuttered in fear of remembering the night before.

Troy sighed "Sometimes your such a ditz."

I fake laughed " what can I say…" really what can I say! I wanted to scream.

When I got home from school that day

"So how was school?" My mother sighed.

"you don't care." I remarked with no emotion.

"Your right I don't" He mother snickered.

I sighed.

"Come close to me." My mother motioned me to go to her.

I hid my tears and my pain and walked up to her.

"yes." I whispered.

My mother slapped me across the face. " Don't give me that tone."

Then the whole first abuse came back as a flash back..

"I didn't try it" I whispered wimpering.

"Don't whimper you sick lost puppy."

Then my little sister Kelly walked in from the front door. " Mommy, Gabriella!" She hugged us.

She was the one thing in life that made me always smile.

Marrietta hugged helly tighter excluding me out of the group hug " Want a cereal bar. You can tell me about school." She said grabbing a cereal bar and handing it to Kelly.

I sat there in amazment. Missing my old mom, the one who listened to my stories. The one who fed me cereal bars.

My mother through me a rotten banana " EAT!" she said demanding me to eat the banana.

We sat down at the kitchen table.

I watched how my mom smiled and how my sister would just giggle and smile at me.

"if only you knew" I said under my breath.

Marrietta hugged Kelly " your perfect in everyway."

"How am I not!" I screamed and stomped to my room.

Marriettas eyes grew with flames " Be right back hunny" She kissed kelly's forehead.

Marrietta came into my room and slammed the door and locked it.

She kicked me and hit me until I hit the floor.

"looks like you just struck out." She snickered and left my room

"Another strike out" I wimpered.