Please Help Me Survive
Chapter 1
Raven POV
I'm crying again. Once again my father beats me, blow after blow it hurts more and more. After what seems like hours he stops. When I look up I see that he went to his liquor cabinet and got whiskey, all he ever does is drink and then beat me. Then I see my mother and our eyes meet. A sudden shiver runs up my spine when I stare at those purple eyes. Coldness and Disappointment is all I see in them. She never helps me in my time of need. Hell! Sometimes she helps my father beat me. I hate them both. I look away and run up stairs to my room even though every part of my body is hurting I keep running. I get to my room I jump on my bed and start crying again. The only real reason I'm alive is her. Jennifer. Her pink hair, pale skin, and those sky blue eyes that I love so much. I don't get to think about her very much before I fall asleep from the physical and emotional exhaustion.
"BEEP! BEEP!" My alarm blares and I wake up in a sudden bolt. I look at it and see that it's 6:30 in the morning, I groan, turn it off, then lay down again. "I can't go to school in these conditions." I think, but in the back of my mind I know I have to go. If I don't then I might get another beating. With all my might I try to get up but I fall and curl up in pain. Most of my pain is coming from my ribs so I lift up my shirt to find a nasty black and blue bruise with some dried up blood in places. I feel like vomiting but I stay strong, I put my shirt back on and stand up. All though every cell in my body is telling me to lie down and rest I keep going until I reach my mirror. I look at myself and see I have a big cut under my left eye, but I can easily cover that with makeup. My lip is cut I don't know how I'm going to cover for that but I will think of something. Finally my right arm is a little swollen I'll wear a oversize sweater to cover it up. I look back at my clock to find that it's 6:50. I quickly go to my bathroom shower and brush my teeth. I get out in a towel and get dressed. Then I put on my makeup. Finally I grab my book bag, keys, phone, and headphones and walk out from my room. I check to see if any of my parents are awake I hear snoring coming from my living room so I go to check. When I get to my living room I see my father naked on top of my unconscious naked mother. Great they had sex as a reward for beating me. I get out of the house put my headphones on and start walking to school. "Saviour" by Black Veil Brides comes on and I start thinking about Jennifer but as usual my thoughts become a blur.
I finally get to school about 20 minutes later my body is killing me. Every breath I take feels like my ribs are stabbing my lungs. I walk through the doors of "Lincoln High School" and walk to my locker where Jen usually waits for me. Sure enough when I get there she's there leaning against my locker, when she sees me she smirks, gets up and walk towards me. I know she's going to hug me and I'm mentally preparing myself for the pain but when she hugs me the pain is so overwhelming that I shriek in pain and a tear falls down my cheek. Jennifer steps back and looks at me confused.
"What's wrong?" She ask obviously concerned about her best friend.
"Nothing." I say trying to hear happy but I fail and it comes out as a half cry half whisper.
Jennifer grabs my wrist and pulls me out of the school. She leads me to the back of the school where there's a hill and we sit down.
"Tell me what's wrong." She commands.
I can't help but break down right then and there. I grab onto her like she's the only thing in the world, like if I let her go she will disappear forever, like she's the only happy thing in my life. I hold on and I cry.