The Mansion
'Creak'
Crap! I meant to avoid that stupid creaky floorboard! Lucy thought to herself. One little sound, will wake Dad up and I'll be in so much trouble! She glanced towards his door. I just need to go out of the house and clear my head. She rubbed her arm. Man, It still hurts...Why did he have to use a belt this time? He usually just likes to abuse me with his fists instead.
She tip-toed to the end of the hallway and then proceeded to the stairs.
Ever since mom died, He acts like this. Does he take his anger out on me because I'm just 'Available'? Well, I mean, Mom was the only one who could put a stop to his anger... But, even so, he needs to move on; She's been gone for three years. All he's doing is getting worse and worse, so it's only a matter of time before he snaps completely.
Lucy then gently stepped onto the bottom step, and went down the hallway to the door.
What if he goes into psycho-dad and hurts me even worse? I can't just sit by and wait for that to happen!
She approached the front door with caution, looking left and right for signs of her Father being awake.
I guess I have no choice but to leave. I mean, what does he expect me to do? Wait until he decides to murder me? No. Enough is enough. I need to leave this Hell-Hole, and i need to do it now.
Lucy unlocked the front door slowly, turning the key in a way that it would not make a clicking noise. She's practiced this method so much that it became flesh memory. Turn the key an inch to the right, jiggle up twice, down three times, and twist the rest of the way. The door opened without a single creak, and she slipped out into the darkness.
Lucy stood out in the gleaming moon-light, and felt a slight breeze tickle her skin. "Ahhhhh. Finally; I can think straight now." She said to herself. "This'll be a cinch. I have a ton of money, food, and clothes that I can steal. All I really need is a plan. Oh, and a map of Fiore."
She walked into a nearby convenience store and began to browse the items on the shelves.
"Well, Tomorrow I guess I can say goodbye to my shitty Dad, and say hello to a new life away from this damned place."
Lucy bought a map, some blonde hair dye, and some chocolate and left the small store, walking towards the main shopping mall.
Confused? Don't be. Lucy has a very good reason for wanting to escape her 'Shitty Dad' (in her words). Lucy's Father, Jude Heartfilia, has, well, A LOT of problems. For starters, he is a power- hungry fiend who strives to run lesser companies right into the ground. He has a huge drinking problem and has extreme blackouts after his late night booze-athons. Usually during these blackouts, he tries to make his daughter 'a punching bag', often 'hitting' her verbally and physically. But don't for a second think that Lucy can't deal with him. She has ever since her Mom died. When he starts drinking, she has a habit of silently locking his door so he can't get out of his office, and, (for good measures) keeps a small concealed knife on her just in case he does. Now, back to Lucy.
Lucy turned a corner onto the main street full of towns-people, mainly couples and families, no doubt having fun; like going to see a movie or something. Why can't my family be like that? Lucy Thought. But, That'll never happen. Not with him; He's just too far gone... She walked for a couple of blocks, and walked up to the door to the local magic shop called "Magicalooza". She went inside and stalked the aisles until she found a very interesting item. This made her think about her plan, which with this; would work without fail.
She picked up the item and made her way up to the cash register, then put the little green vial on the counter. "How much does this cost?" She asked the manager.
He picked up the bottle and examined it closely. "What does a young-lady like you need 'Magical Midnight Snooze' for? Having trouble sleeping?"
Lucy smirked and made a white lie. "It isn't for me. My Father told me to pick up his sleeping medicine for tomorrow night. Since there is going to be a huge storm, he needs something to help him sleep through all of the noise. He's a very light sleeper."
The gentleman nodded, obviously too tired to continue the conversation any longer. "I heard it was going to get bad too. Oh, and it's 5,000 jewels for this." Lucy paid the money and started walking down the street again; carrying multiple bags.
"Oh, he'll sleep like a baby during the storm all right." Lucy smirked to herself. "I'll make sure of it."