This wasn't the first time, but it was indeed the last. Helga couldn't take her father's anger anymore or her mother's drinking problem. Or even her sisters ego. But he packed as many things as she could into her backpack. Even her precious locket with her love right in the middle, She decided to run away, this time for good but she didn't know where to go. But as Helga went down the stairs, she saw her mother drinking again and her father watching the TV blasted. Instead of sneaking away, she walked right past them, just one final check if they even cared.
"Go…go….COME ON GET A TOUCH DOWN!" Bob shouted.
"I'm leaving dad." Helga said while dropping her bag.
"AWE COME ON! YOU JUST HAD THE BALL!" Bob threw the remote on the ground. But he noticed Helga. "What do you want?"
"I'm leaving."
"Great, can you grab me a sandwich on the way out?" He picked up the remote again and started switching channels.
"Why don't you get off your lazy ass and go do it yourself?"
"hey-Hey-HEY!" Bob got up. "I don't like this attitude, missy! You can't do one simple thing for me?"
"Like you have done things for me! I'm your daughter, not your maid!" She picked up her bag. "That's why I am leaving." She started walking to the door. Of course she passed the kitchen where Miriam was drinking more, with her head down on the table.
"What do you mean leave?" Bob pulled her arm away before he could grab the door nob. "You're staying HERE!"
"Let go of me BOB!" tears started coming from her eyes. "I don't like you hurting me anymore!"
"YOU WANNA LEAVE? FINE!"
Then Helga felt a sharp heat hit from the side of her face, it hit her so hard that she fell over and hit the door. Bob took her bag and threw it across the hallway as he stormed up the stairs.
"Why couldn't she be like Olga." He muttered as he slammed the door.
Helga stood up with tears streaming down her face, and as she picked up some of her clothes, she also packed some sissors and money from the counter. She turned around to see her Mom, barely standing at the doorway of the kitchen.
"Olga, wha…why are you back from college?" Miriam hiccupped.
Helga swallowed, and said "Goodbye." To her mother. As she shed more tears, her Mother tried to walk but fell to the ground.
"MOM!" She cried and helped her mother to the couch, and pulled a blanket on her. She tried running out of the room, but she stepped on something and heard a shatter. She looked to see her locket broken. Holding back more tears, she put everything that broke in her bag and walked out of the house.