One Step At a Time

by peacelovebethx

Gabriella lost her dad in a motorcycle accident, and she can't be happy. Troy's father that abuses him but is too afraid to turn him in. They meet. They connect. But life is complicated. Can they conquer their demons together? Or are they both too broken?

11. Chapter 11: The Day It All Changed

Troy

You know what's most messed up of all? I wasn't always alone. Her name was- is - Cassie, and she's my younger sister.

We used to hide out in my closet and I would put my arm around her and hold on as tight as I could until all of it was over.

Except it wasn't really over; until it was.

The day I ended my parent's marriage is a day I will never forget. It was the day before I lost my sister, the only person who ever loved me, and the first day my father hit me.

Irreversibility, that's what it was. Actions made in a moment of weakness, or maybe strength, and my life was forever changed. At the time, I thought July 8 was the turning point; the moment I finally had the chance to be happy. After all, a person can only have so much shit happen in one lifetime.

But, I was wrong on all counts.

July 8th did change my life; it turned my life from a nearly unbearable reality into a living hell. And, there is no limit for the shit a person goes through. There are just people that are never meant to be happy at all, that never have a shot at a nice existence. I am one of those individuals.

I haven't seen my sister in two years, since I was fifteen. My mom took her away the morning she left my dad. She told my sister to pack her bags the night I told my parents I wished they were dead. I kept expecting my mom to come into my room with said eyes and say 'I know that this has been hard on you and your sister. Your father's and my actions hurt you and that you didn't mean what you said. But, you were right to interrupt your father and I; this has gone to far. That's why you, your sister and I will be leaving in the morning.'

She never said any of that, just like she never came into my room to tell me she loved me, or how she never took me with her. I awoke on July 9th to the sound of a car starting in the driveway and a note left under my door.

To be continued…

A/N: hello, readers (if you are out there) I know I haven't posted in a while, and I know that this is short. School has been a nightmare but also a lot of fun, so this is all I can do right now, so I hope you like it.