It is morning, some of the birds are chirping, and singing. Hop eyes slowly open, she must have slept through the whole night. Hop try to sit up, but fell flat on the mattress. Her whole body is still sore from yesterday, she fought against the pain, and force herself up. Her entire body is screaming at her to stop, but she ignores it and got to her feet. As soon she is up, she could feel her legs shaking, they feel like they're about to fall off. Hop then walk towards the door, open it, and walk out.
Hop headed to the bathroom first, when she enters it the first thing she did is towards the mirror. She grab a stool, and drag it to the sink. She then stood on top of it, and look at the mirror, revealing her reflection. As Hop look at the glass she could see herself, she have a couple of bruises on her arms, and at least three on her face. She also see some dry blue-colored blood, from the lashing from yesterday, on one side of her face and from her nose bleed.
Seeing this made Hop shed a single tear, and open the medicine cabinet to grab some first aid kit. She grabs pair of tweezers, and a ball of cotton, and soak it in alcohol. She then rubbed it at some of the wounded areas, she then put a round band aid on the head were the bleeding is. Then grab some wipes to clean off the dry blood.
As soon she is done cleaning herself up, she started brushing her fangs. When she is all done, Hop headed downstairs, she first check the bedroom where her father sleeps. When she peek inside she could see her father sleeping, she knew he pass out after drinking all the alcohol, which is why is the best to leave him be. Hop feel her stomach growl, she haven't eaten anything last night, she headed to the kitchen to find anything worth to eat. All she could find are some moldy food, which they haven't been eaten for days. She checked all the cabinets to find something to eat, but couldn't find anything since all of the cabinets are empty.
Just as she about to give up she found a old bread, it is not as moldy like the other foods in the kitchen. At first Hop wouldn't take the bread, but hunger took over. She grabs the bread, and starts eating like a hungry animal. She took big bites, it tastes stale after left out in the cabinets about few months, but Hop don't care how it taste. After she done with it, she could feel her stomach growl once more, the bread wasn't enough to fill her tummy up. Then a idea hit her, she went to her room, and change out her clothes to a new batch, from the pile of clothes in the corner. She put on a pink shirt, and put on a red skirt.
She then went to the clock in the living room, open the lid, and grab a couple of cash of money. Her father work at a mining company, so he get paid once a month. He does buy some food, but he mostly spends them on boxes of cigarettes, and bottles of alcohol. So Hop took a couple of cash, headed out of the door, and left. She headed to the marketplace to buy some food.
The marketplace is a very busy place, is even very crowed. When Hop found the place where they sell food, the owner notice her. He is a troll-like being, with grey skin, as he looked at Hop as he spoke "Do you need something kid?" Ask the owner, Hop look at the owner "Y-yeah. Do you have a-any bread, and some cans o-of meat?" Said Hop the owner open his and said "Breads yes, cans of meat, what kind? All I have are lamb chop, beef liver, and chicken hearts." Said the owner, then Hop spoke "Lamb chop's, three." Answer Hop. The owner grab three cans of lamb chop, and put at least five loath of bread into a plastic bag. The owner look at Hop, and spoke "That well be $15:00." Said the owner, Hop reach in her pocket, and grab some cash that she took from the clock that her father kept. She handed the $17:00, and the owner took the money, and spoke to Hop "Here's your two dollar, and fifteen cents back." Said the owner as he gave Hop her changes.
As Hop got her changes, and grocery's she started heading back home. She took a shortcut through an alleyway, and headed straight. While she is walking, Hop could hear footsteps. She stops, and listen to the sounds as the footsteps are getting closer, Hop starts to get nervous. But she just keep walking, but the footsteps are hear all the alley, so Hop began to panic. She starts speeding, she took the left turn hoping it will lead her home, but when she turn head back to see anyone is behind her, she run into a wall. As Hop see the wall made her realize that she took a wrong turn. Just as Hop turn around to go back, and go to the right way, she stops. Her face showing fear, as she see three figures all standing in front of her. The three figures are all kid boys, around at least 7 years, three years older then Hop.
The boy on the left is a humanoid rat, with green fur, long snout, and a long tail. The one on the right is a ogre-like toad, with dark green skin, and fins on the top of the head, and for ears. And finally the boy in the middle is a humanoid with blue skin, pointy ears, green hair, and have a handsome face. Unlike the other two, he is wearing a black jacket, and his hair pull back with gel, showing how shining it is.
Hop face is starting to sweat, as she backing herself towards to the wall, feeling trap. The middle boy just give a smug smile, as he is looking at Hop "Well, well, well. Look what we found, if it isn't Hop the Crybaby." Said the boy leader, as his two pals laugh at the joke. Hop still staring a freighting look at the middle boy, but too afraid to speak as the boy continue "What brings you here for, anyway Hop? Don't tell me you're here to see me." Said the boy two fingers on his chin. Hop could barely speak, as if the fear is keeping her from speaking.
The boy rat seeing Hop breathing heavily, and sweating a lot, he spoke "I think she too scared to talk Paxon." Said the rat, as the ogre kid spoke also "Yeah, I think she too attracted to you to speak." Paxon look at Hop, and speak "Or maybe, that she came to see me." Said Paxon, walking towards Hop. Seeing the boy walking towards her, Hop try to back off, but being trap in a alleyway she have no where to go. As Paxon is in front of Hop, he ask her a question "So, way are you here for? Is your dad tired of beating you around, and came here to see me?" Said Paxon, and Hop finally found her voice "N-n-no! I-I was o-on m-m-my way b-b-b-back!" Said Hop very afraid, but continue "I-I w-was t-t-taking this r-route t-to head b-back h-home!"
Paxon look at Hop, and gave a smile "Really?" Said Paxon, giving Hop a uncomfortable feeling. And Paxon continue "Well, what all I could see is someone. That someone, is trying…" Said Paxon, as he rise his right hand towards Hop left cheek, and grab her chin, forcing her to look at him "To escape all the guilt, and pain, by staying with me." As Paxon is finish speaking, he put his lips against Hop's. Hop then punch Paxon at his handsome face, when Paxon felt the purple blood drippling down from his mouth. Paxon look at Hop with a piss off face, Hop realize she made a terrible mistake. Paxon threw a right upper cut, and hit Hop at the stomach. Hop put her arms around her stomach, while her face shows pain, she kneel down on her knees as she is coughing, and puke out some blue blood on to the floor.
Watching her in pain put a smile on Paxon face as he spoke "Do you really want to repeat the last time this happen?" Said Paxon, as Hop is trying to gasp for air, while still coughing. And Paxon continue to speak "Well then. I guess you need to be taught a lesson, you really should have stay home where it is safe." As Paxon snap his fingers, both of his pals came towards Hop. Both of them starting to kick Hop while she is on the ground, the rat pick Hop up by grabbing her hair, and punch her at the face three times. The ogre then threw his knee to Hop stomach, and clench both hands together, and hit her to the ground face first. They both kick her again, then Paxon shout out "OKAY ENOUGH!" Both of them stopped what they're doing.
Paxon walk towards them, and spoke again "I think she have enough, grabbed any worth taking that she is carrying." The rat searched her pockets, and took out her changes, and called out to Paxon "Hey, she have two dollars, and fifteen cents!" Said the rat, and the ogre spoke "And looks like she have some food here from the marketplace." And Paxon then said "Good, leave whatever food in the bag with. But the other stuff we take." The ogre left a can of lamb chop near Hop, and left with rest of the food, and her money.
Hop try to get up, but to hurt. Her face is bruise, and have blood coming out from her mouth. She struggled to get up, she fought the pain, and grabbed the can of lamb chop. All she could do is looking at it, and can't help but cry. As soon she got home, she trying to sneak in without waking up her father, but as soon she walked in a gruffy voice called out "Where have you been?" Hop stopped moving, and started sweating, she slowly turn towards the living room to see her father sitting in his chair, while holding a bottle of alcohol.
Hop stood there, not speaking a word, but her father grew impatient and ask again "I said, Where…Have…You…Been?" Hop stood there, feeling her legs shaking. But got the courage to speak "I-I was out." Said Hop, her father then spoke "Out uh?" Said her father, took a sip from the bottle. And spoke again "Then what happen to you? Got into a fight?" Hop got nervous, but before she could answer, her father spoke again "What's behind your back?" Hop got sweated more, when her father ask "Show it to me." Said her father. Couldn't to disobey, she showed her father, a one can of lamb chop. Seeing this, her father give out a annoying sigh, Hop got a idea her father knows "So…That is why you took the money from the clock for. And you took it, without my permission." Said her father.
Afraid what her father would do, she try to explain "I-I only borrow it to buy grocery's f-from the market, I-I was on m-my why back, but…" Hop trying to explain, but couldn't get the right words out. But her father spoke "You were robbed, is that you're trying to say?" Hop nodded her head, then after a few seconds of silence, her father threw a bottle out of anger at the wall where Hop was standing. The bottle then shatter, and one of the shards cut her left cheek. Hop just froze there, while blue blood stream down from the cut. Then her father spoke "The next time you need money, ask! Go…And clean yourself up."
Hop then quickly ran upstairs, after patching herself up, she went into her room. Hop headed to the closet, but instead finding clothes she need to wear, she crawled in. She then opened a secret door, there is a secret room that she made. Inside there is a stuff bear, a few feet taller then her, but have a drawing on its face. Next to it is a rock covered in blood, and more first aid kits. Hop kneel in front of it, and gave a smile "Hi mommy." Said Hop, the drawing on the bear, is a drawing of her late-mother. Hop continue to talk to the drawing "Today…Is a rough day. I-I took the money f-from the clock. Daddy wasn't happy about." Hop eyes started to tear up, but continue "But…After buying food, I-I was beat up, and got robbed by a bunch of boys from the alley. I-I was scared, so I just let them robbed me." Hop right hand reach for the blood cover rock, after grabbing it she held it tight in her hand. She then rise it up, and planted her hand in place. She is breathing heavily, she then swing the rock towards her arm.
She swing the rock over, and over hitting on her arm. Her arm started to bleed, as Hop keep swing the rock onto her arm. As she is done, Hop still on smiling while tears streaming down. But she soon broke into crying, she drag herself letting go the rock, and curl herself to the bear continue to cry while her arm is hurt "I wish you're here mommy!" Whispering Hop "I wish you're here, so we be happy…Together!"
As Hop continue to cry, a drawing is showed in the room. A picture of Hop, and both parents with words saying "A Happy Family" on the bottom.
Here is my next chapter that you all wanted to see. To let you all know, that I'm on Winter Break. So I might work on some of my stories. It'll take some time though, but hope you enjoy this, to feel bad for Hop. Leave a comment, or review, and I'll see you all later.
