Never judge the ones you love
Prologue Mai walked quickly to Joey's house, she knew something was wrong. She had been talking to him on the phone when she had heard yelling in the back round, something about him coming home late again, then the line had gone dead. She walked up the stairs to his apartment. It was very nice and she had always liked it, but now all she could think about was if Joey was all right. He and his friends had told her hid dad was a drunk who liked to beat him up and he had come to school with bruises every once in a while but he always seemed okay. But this time Mai was worried, His dad had sounded really scary. Mai was scared to go, but she felt if everything was fine she could just lie and say she needed the homework and if everything wasn't, she gulped; she would cross that bridge when she got to it. She reached his floor and saw his apartment door open, now she was really worried. She walked in and looked into the living room. What she saw was horrible. The first thing she saw was blood on the wall, she would have screamed had she not seen Joey on the floor right below. He looked horrible he had a black eye and bruises all over his face. His lip was bleeding and his beautiful blonde hair was covered in blood. His face was really pale and his breathing was shallow. When he saw her though, he smiled "It's not as bad as it looks?" Joey had been talking on the phone with Mai when his Dad head entered the living room. They had been in the middle of making plans for the gang to go to the park when his Dad started yelling. Joey knew what was coming and hung up on Mai without an explanation. "Why were you late?!?!?!" His dad yelled "My friend needed my help." He said calmly. "Yeah, well now you are gonna need more help than they needed!!!!" His dad grabbed him by the scruff of his shirt and threw him against the wall. Joey could feel the blood running down his head. Than his dad punched and kicked his stomach until suddenly Joey heard something crack and screamed sharply. His dad just laughed maliciously and punched him hard on both cheeks until his lip bloodied and big dark bruises appeared. He laughed again and left to get more drunk, leaving Joey finding it harder and harder to breath. Joey was about to go unconscious when he heard someone gasp. He opened his eyes and saw Mai. He automatically smiled, "It's not as bad as it looks?" "Joey how can you say that!!!! You look horrible!!!! And he hurt you cause of me!!!!!" At this she started to cry. She had been the friend he had stayed late for. She had needed to tell him about how she had a fight with Kairini, her best friend, thanks to his advice they were back to best pals, but at the cost of Joey's health. He took her into his arms, but she pushed him off because she could see she was literally hurting him, she hoped his ribs weren't broken or anything. "What can I do?" she asked when she could contain herself. "Can ya get the first-aid kit outta the kitchen? It's in the cabinet above da sink" She walked into the kitchen and came back with a bowel of water and the first aid kit and they got to work cleaning the wall and Joey's wounds.
Prologue Mai walked quickly to Joey's house, she knew something was wrong. She had been talking to him on the phone when she had heard yelling in the back round, something about him coming home late again, then the line had gone dead. She walked up the stairs to his apartment. It was very nice and she had always liked it, but now all she could think about was if Joey was all right. He and his friends had told her hid dad was a drunk who liked to beat him up and he had come to school with bruises every once in a while but he always seemed okay. But this time Mai was worried, His dad had sounded really scary. Mai was scared to go, but she felt if everything was fine she could just lie and say she needed the homework and if everything wasn't, she gulped; she would cross that bridge when she got to it. She reached his floor and saw his apartment door open, now she was really worried. She walked in and looked into the living room. What she saw was horrible. The first thing she saw was blood on the wall, she would have screamed had she not seen Joey on the floor right below. He looked horrible he had a black eye and bruises all over his face. His lip was bleeding and his beautiful blonde hair was covered in blood. His face was really pale and his breathing was shallow. When he saw her though, he smiled "It's not as bad as it looks?" Joey had been talking on the phone with Mai when his Dad head entered the living room. They had been in the middle of making plans for the gang to go to the park when his Dad started yelling. Joey knew what was coming and hung up on Mai without an explanation. "Why were you late?!?!?!" His dad yelled "My friend needed my help." He said calmly. "Yeah, well now you are gonna need more help than they needed!!!!" His dad grabbed him by the scruff of his shirt and threw him against the wall. Joey could feel the blood running down his head. Than his dad punched and kicked his stomach until suddenly Joey heard something crack and screamed sharply. His dad just laughed maliciously and punched him hard on both cheeks until his lip bloodied and big dark bruises appeared. He laughed again and left to get more drunk, leaving Joey finding it harder and harder to breath. Joey was about to go unconscious when he heard someone gasp. He opened his eyes and saw Mai. He automatically smiled, "It's not as bad as it looks?" "Joey how can you say that!!!! You look horrible!!!! And he hurt you cause of me!!!!!" At this she started to cry. She had been the friend he had stayed late for. She had needed to tell him about how she had a fight with Kairini, her best friend, thanks to his advice they were back to best pals, but at the cost of Joey's health. He took her into his arms, but she pushed him off because she could see she was literally hurting him, she hoped his ribs weren't broken or anything. "What can I do?" she asked when she could contain herself. "Can ya get the first-aid kit outta the kitchen? It's in the cabinet above da sink" She walked into the kitchen and came back with a bowel of water and the first aid kit and they got to work cleaning the wall and Joey's wounds.