Sorry about the title, it's all i could think of! This is a story, about an older girl and her younger sister, running away and finding a new life after they were abused and beaten by their parents. PLEASE reveiw! If you don't, well...HOW RUDE! Oh, and YES I will keep updating.

Sandiego, CA August 9, 2010

"Mommy, I didn't mean too." I cried, tears filling my eyes. I had come home late from school, as I had missed the bus.

"It doesn't matter, you did it anyway. I hate you two brats!" Our mother yelled, slapping me across the face.

I ran into my bedroom and hid, but she pulled me out and beat me...That night, while everyone was asleep I awoke my sister. "Adreah, we have to get out of here." I whispered. My soft spoken sister nodded, in agreement.

I silently walked over to the window while my sister followed. I pulled on it, but it wouldn't budge.

"Help!" I yelled in a soft voice. We both tugged on it and finally, it opened with a big thug. We jumped out. As I was boosted Adreah out, our mother yells, "Girls, what are you doing?"

"Hurry!" We started running, as fast as we could. It was a cool and stormy night. Foggy, you could not even see what was before you. You could hear the rain, trickeling from the trees above. We had to keep running. There was no way out. They would catch us. I grabbed my little sister's hand and we ran off threw the trees, not looking back, not going back. I tried to close my ears, trying, just trying, not to hear the screams coming from behind us. It was then and there, that we had to live on our own.

That Morning

I didn't sleep that night, to worried that our parents would catch us, and the beating would start all over again. I did however read my favorite book, I just couldn't let go. "Penguins of Madagascar." I've read it 20 times or more, but it never gets old.

My 4 year old sister, Adreah, was fast asleep, huddled against me.

We had slept on the ground last night. Making a bed from leaves and huddling together for warmth. I kept thinking, what would happen to us, what are we going to do?

I hadn't thought this over. All I knew, was that we had to get away, and that was that. It was still foggy, I couldn't see if there was any civilization close. It would be to dangerous. This life would be dangerous, but better than the last one. My name is Jessie, I'm 12 years old. My sister's name is Adreah, and she's 4 years old. Our parents have always beaten us. When I was seven, I had to go to school with a black eye. When I was 10, I had to go to school with slap markings across my face. My sister had no better life either. We've always been really close. When our parents, would fight. We'd have someone to comfort us. When we got beaten. We would comfort eachother again. Our lifes have always been difficult. I've never been to malls, zoo's, or anything fun. My sister hasn't ever went to a playground. (What kid hasn't been to a playground! That's like a child's dream!)

Once the fog started clearing I awoke my sister, still asleep. "What?" She whimpered, still half asleep.

"Come on, we need to see if we can find food." Now that I had said that aloud, I was pretty hungry. We hadn't had dinner last night either. Our mother said it was our punishment.

"Can't you go by yourself?"

"No, I can't leave you here, your only 4."

"Fine." She mumbles, while slowly standing up with leaves in her hair.

We took a few steps, then realized we weren't even in the woods, there was civilization everywhere. I checked my pockets for money, and only had a dollar and five cents. That would buy us some frenchfries, or chicken nuggets from Mcdonalds. We walked up to the fast food place and go in. We've never went to Mcdonalds, but we knew that it had to be good. "What would you guys like?"

"Uh...What will this get us?" I asked. I had no experience doing this, and felt stupid more not knowing what we could get.

"Well, it can get you..." The man said, making a list.

"We'll just have chicken nuggets please." I stoped him in the middle of his list.

"Okay, will that be all?"

"Yes...bye." I studdered.

We walk out, take a drink from the water fountain and leave. We sit down at a nearby bench and start eating. We portioned it out, 2 for each of us. Well, atleast we got to eat.