"No I swear I didn't eat anything mom I swear." Penelope cried as her mother grabbed her by the head and slammed her to the wall. Penelope cried silently as she felt something dripping down her head as her mother slammed her to the wall again and pulled her up from falling on her knees.
"LOOK WHAT YOU FUCKING DID THERE IS BLOOD ON MY WALL." Penelope felt her mother push her to the floor as she kicked her in the stomach "FUCKING CLEAN IT UP AND GET READY FOR PRACTICE." Penelope watched her mom walk away from her as she was blinded by tears and Penelope got up as fast as she could and started cleaning the wall that had her blood slowly drying like paste. Penelope wanted her dad more than ever but in the end daddy was off to war and Penelope was stuck with her mother as she kept her father from knowing anything about the harassment from her mother. After she was done cleaning up her mess she was already by the door waiting for her mother as she watched her walk towards her and received a slap on the face "what took you so long" another slap was given as Penelope whimpered holding back tears "what you want to cry now. You mess up in practice I am going to kill you don't you dare ever embarrass me." her mother growled as Penelope nodded her head. "Excuse me."
"Yes mommy." She muttered quickly as her mother slapped her in the back of her head and she quickly rushed to the car before her mother decided to get another good hit.
Practice was unbelievable hard but was successfully finished as Penelope quickly grabbed her dance bag and waited for her mother by the door. She watched her mom talk to a few of the other dance mom's who were thinking about having a cook out together and all agreed it would be fun for them and the kids. "Oh sweet heart wait for me by the car." Her mother smiled cheerfully as she knew her mother was only putting on a show in front of the others but she smiled and left the building as she was told. Two could play that game, live a bunch of lies and hide the pain inside was Penelope's best traits. The only thing that made her happy was that there was school tomorrow and she couldn't wait for nine hours a freedom from her mother. Penelope was glad her parents got a divorce and whenever her dad was around she would live him with him till he got called back into duty but what made it even better was when he would come to her practices and sit down with all the mothers and watch her dance. He would never tell how horrible she was at missing a step or a sec of a dance routine but he would just observe and try to help her out. He wasn't a dance choreographer but he would video tap the moves and watch what the dance instructor tried to teach and implied it to Penelope. That was what made Penelope love dancing so much because it made her father happy and it carried out the Garcia tradition all her great grandmothers and grandma were famous dancers throughout seven generations of the Garcia linage.
Her father never saw this as money making but her mother did and the only thing she ever got pissed off about was that her father realized too late that the woman he thought he knew and loved was only a gold digger and he quickly nipped that in the bud by protecting his daughter assets as another man suffered the consequence of marry Elizabeth. Ricardo tried to warn that guy but he never listened only to find out that now she owned half the guys business through a law suit divorce on top of lies that she herself created.
Her cell phone rang as Penelope checked who it was and smiled with the largest grin she could ever make on her face and quickly answered. "Daddy, when are you coming home?" She quickly squealed as she heard her father chuckling on the other end of the phone.
"Soon princess…how is mommy treating you." as soon as she was about to answer her mother walked over to the vehicle and Penelope put in a smile.
"Mommy is treating just fine daddy, we went to the mall had some food and went to dance practice it just ended and we are on our way home now." Penelope disliked lying to her father but she was more afraid of her mother. Even though Ricardo is a marine her mother fought dirty and she knew it without a doubt in her mind that her mother would always go below the belt. Her mother glared at her as she nodded her head to get inside the car.
"Well don't tell mommy but I am coming home next week princess." Penelope smiled as she formed tears in her eyes and quickly wiped them away; just a few more days and she would be out of this hell hole till her father had to go back.
"Okay daddy." Penelope quickly answered.
"Okay princess sorry I have to cut short but I can't wait to see you."
"You too daddy," hanging up the phone as her mother scuffed.
"So what did your stupid father say?" Penelope took a gulp.
"Daddy said that he misses me and that I need to behave and that he can't wait to see me." Penelope lied as her mother rolled her eyes and parked inside the garage. Penelope didn't like lying to her father but shit she rather lie to her mother.
Dinner time finally arrived as her mother called her down and Penelope entered into the kitchen and took the glass of blended vegetable juice that was made with a hand full of almonds. Her mother kept her on a strict diet under her house. Her mother told her how she was always fat when people only muttered that she was only one hundred and ten pounds she received a punch in the mouth for that one and was kicked out of the chair immediately as her mother told her off. Penelope hated the fact that she was kept hungry and deprived all the time that she finally ended up weighing one hundred pounds and even at that weight mother said she still looked fat. Penelope never felt so low in all her life the way her mother made her feel. "Penelope when you're done go to be you have school."
"Yes mother."
"And clean up your mess and don't forget the talent show you are doing at you school today." She watched her mother walk out the kitchen heading straight to her bed as Penelope silently cried. A sixteen year-old should never live like this.
School finally a moment of I hate Mondays as the beginning to hallelujah it's Friday. Derek Morgan was ecstatic what else could he possibly want? Being Quarterback and captain of Franklin Avalon High foot ball team, his lovely girlfriend Savannah Smith who is Captain of the cheer leading squad and he was popular. He was the guy every guy wanted to be and he was the dream guy every girl wanted for a boyfriend. All his best friends were Jocks and their girls were the hottest girls in school. "Why, hello there," Holding Savannah from behind kissing the back of her head.
"Why hello their Derek Morgan." she smiled as they kissed one another at her locker. JJ wanted to puke as she leaned against Reid who kissed her forehead as the small gang chuckled. JJ didn't like Savannah she knew savannah for a very long time, never friends of course but JJ never trusted her and believed that Derek could date someone else. "So everyone ready for tonight at my house after the talent show."
"I'm ready as long there is bear." Emily rolled her eyes at Rossi.
"As always," Emily muttered as David kissed her cheek.
"You know you love me." Emily kissed him back as the Derek watched and rolled his eyes.
"Seriously you guys need to get a room" Derek Murmured.
"If you and Savannah get a room then we will get one now shut up." Derek rolled his eyes and sighed as he turned his head and saw the quite girl walking past by and goes to locker that is right next to Derek's own. For the past Three months she never muttered a word or ever saw her with one.
"Hey who is the girl?" he asked everyone turned to look at her as Savannah rolled her eyes.
"She is a loser don't worry about her." Savannah answered as JJ rolled her eyes.
"That is Penelope Garcia she is always with this gay guy name Kevin, her father is a marine and is overseas so far from what know but besides that the girl can dance her ass off." The guys looked at her as savannah rolled her eyes "what I'm serious the girl can dance, why you ask anyway," Having small hope that Derek was interested in her.
"Oh just asking cause I never see her well smile or something." Derek looked are her and shook his head and walked Savannah to class.
During lunch time Penelope walked out with Kevin since she wasn't a loud eating school lunched and she feared eating for her mom found out when she would weigh her when she came back home from school. Luckily she was staying at school all day today till after the talent show. She felt like she needed to practice her routines as Kevin video camera it while he played Macklemore (can't hold us) on his I pad with his beats boom box that was tremendously loud. Surprisingly Derek and his group were going to eat and hang out at in the hall only to hear the music start as JJ smiled and quickly sat down while the group started to watch Penelope.
Reid looked at his girlfriend "you weren't kidding about her dancing." JJ nodded her head.
"Yeah but is it weird that she doesn't look happy I thought dancing was post to be fun." Savannah rolled her eyes silently and pulled Derek away as they went down the hall and started making out in a dark room.
Hours passed as it was finally the talent show and Penelope was the last person = as the closing finale. She felt nervous knowing her mother was in the front row and she was scared. Standing in the middle of the stage as all eyes were on her and some people were making fun of in the back but that all silenced down when the music started to play. First it started out slow as she did her spins her splits and of course her leg up in the air in various ways as guys whistled and other boys screamed out damn in shock. Derek was the quite one observing as savannah sat next to him wrapped in his arms. He had to admit the girl was a good dancer and before he thought the song was over a fast song by Sean Paul started playing and she started moving to beat as everyone clapped and shouted in excitement as she did her flips and what became his favorite was her back flip into a split on the ground then the music transitioned into one the twilight lullabies as the river flows and she danced at a fast hip hop break dancing pace that surprised everyone and she received a standing observation and she walked of the stage.
Savannah was Jealous as it was pronounced that Penelope was the winner of the talent show and for everyone's excitement that pissed her off that Derek held her kissed her forehead. "Don't worry baby your singing was excellent baby." Savannah rolled her eyes as Derek sighed and gave her a kiss.
Penelope was held by the arm whimpering in pain as her mother dragged her to the third floor of the school as she feared what was going to happen until her mother slammed her to a locker and she cried.
"SHUT UP. HOW DARE YOU MISS A STEP YOU PRACTICED OVER A THOUSAND TIMES AND YOU FUCK UP.?"
"Mom I'm sorry".
"YOU'RE SORRY WELL YOU CAN WALK YOUR FAT ASS HOME, YOU NEED TO LOSE THE WEIGHT."
"But mom that is twenty miles…"
"I SAID WALK YOUR FAT ASS HOME." She watched her mother walk away as she cried and started walking home going out the door where no one can see her.
Finally reaching home Penelope was drained; unlocking the door she quickly got inside and climbed up the stairs into her room seeing that it is one in the morning. Not even taking the time to change she quickly laid down falling asleep.
