Chapter 2

Out to Nowhere

Once Diane had finished her supper, she had helped Jackie with her homework, did her's, took a shower and went to bed.

She stared up at the ceiling, unable to sleep. She glanced over at the clock that lay on her wooden dresser.

12 P.M.

Great. She thought. Only six hours to go.

She tossed and turned for another half or so, and got out of her bed. She shut her bedroom door carefully, making sure she wouldn't wake up Jackie. She then tiptoed into the kitchen and poured a glass of water from the sink.

In mid-drink, she could hear somebody's truck zooming down the street, with people "Whoopin' and hollerin'."

She shrugged it off. It's probably just some greasers messin' around.

She had cleaned off her glass and was putting it away when she heard the door creak.

She frowned. She must have not shut it all the way.

She walked through the little room in between, her feet going pitter-patter pitter-patter on the soft linoleum. She felt a soft breeze, kind of like when someone's just walked past you.

"Hello, Darlin'"
Di's stomach turned over doing somersaults. She then rotated, now facing the voice.

It was her father.

He smiled, revealing a bloody lip and a drunken smile. "Wanna clean this up for me?"

Di knew better to not do anything so she replied timidly, "Y-Yes."

"Good." He stumbled to a chair, hardly landing on it.

Di returned shortly with a damp towel and walked over to him.

He appeared rather confused, his brown eyebrows crooked.

She stuck out her hand slowly, carefully heading for his lip.

His eyebrows dropped, and he formed what looked like a smile, but it as quick as anything, he had grabbed Di's wrist and was violently shaking her.

"WHAT THE HELL DO YOU THINK YOU'RE DOIN'!"?

She tried to break free of his grasp, but it wasn't any good.

"YOUR GONNA LOOK AT ME WHEN I TALK TO YOU!" He yelled even louder.

"I was trying to clean your l-"

"SHUT UP!"

He had yelled loud enough to wake up her mother and Jackie, who were now running towards the noise.

"Bill!" Her mother cried out in shock. "what are you doing?" She shouted now, tears pouring out of both her and Jackie's eyes.

"YOU SHUT UP, YOU LITTLE SHIT!"

He now was swinging Di around, and he pinned her against the wall. He hit her in the chest, and she let out a bloodcurdling scream.
"NO!"

He hit her harder and harder, each blow more deadly than the first.

"STOP!" Now the scream came from her mother.

Jackie wailed in the background, grabbing onto her mother's arm, begging it to stop.

He slammed Diane against the wall continuously, and her mother had come and tried to pry him off of her, but that just made him angrier. He threw back his wife, and turned back around.

He pushed her powerfully into the wooden side table, sending a glass vase flying in the air. He kicked her in her sides, and finished her by punching her in the eye.

Then he quit and he walked to the front door. He turned around and looked like he was about to say something but then he collapsed onto the floor.

Di sighed, slightly relieved, but when she looked around and couldn't see her mother or Jackie, she felt a wave of nausea flow through her. They must have left. That hurt worse than anything.

She felt hot tears run down her cheek, and running into the corner of her mouth.

"Mmphh."

It was her father, attempting to talk.

She had no time to pity herself, and to just sit there hurting.

She scooted over to the left, attempting to get the table to pull herself up.

She finally got there and struggled upward using her hands and forearms. It hurt like hell, but she wouldn't give in just yet.

She went as fast as she could possibly go out the front door, and out to nowhere, the only place that Di could go.

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A/n – Okay, the next chapter should be longer! I hope I have more than just one reader! Please, even if it's only a couple of words, REVIEW! I know this storyline has probably been done a thousand times, but bare with me!
I had the first chapter written a LONG time ago.

Oh, before I go on any further, if anyone has any Ideas or wants to beta, message me and I'll get back to you!