"Oh heeeell no," Serena said, turning around. "She did not leave. Mom wouldn't do that. She wouldn't leave us here," she said, going to the dining table to sit down. Mina followed, not bothering to look up at either one.

"She said she couldn't handle being in a family being controlled by a meantally unstable daughter," their dad said. "All the fighting and all of the problems you cause pretty much drove her away. Congragulations Serena. Your mom left us because of you. Are you happy now?" Anger soared through Serenas body like a wildfire in a dry field. She picked up a chair and threw it into the glass patio door. Both Mina and their dad jumped at the sound of the smashing glass.

"SHE DID NOT LEAVE BECAUSE OF ME!" she screamed as tears ran down her face. Mr. Tuskino stood up, angry at his daughters actions. Before he could walk towards her, Serena lunged for him, throwing Mina off as she tried to hold her back. The force of her caused her dad to nearly topple over. She began swinging at him, only managing a couple hits to his chest before he grabbed her arms and threw her back onto the floor.

"DON'T YOU EVER GET PHYSICAL WITH ME!" he roared. Serena rubbed the now throbbing arm she had landed on and stood up, facing her father and ready to attack him again. Before she could, the sounds of Minas cries stopped her.

"Don't touch him Serena! Please!" She cried. Serena froze, turned around, and looked at Mina with eyes full of confusion, hurt, and anger.

"You're taking his side?" she said in a harsh wisper. Her voice grew untill she was finally screaming. "This guy is fucking me up and your TAKING HIS SIDE?!?!"

"No Sere! He-" she began, getting up off the floor and running towards her sister. Serena pushed her back.

"Don't you ever fucking touch me. HOW DARE YOU!" she screamed. Mina started sobbing.

"No! Listen to me," she said through tears. Serena grabbed her backpack and walked out the door. Silence followed after the door was slammed. Mina continued her sobbing and Mr. Tuskino walked over to the destroyed sliding glass door and brought the chair back in. He went over to try to hug his daughter, but she pushed him away. "Just so you know," she gasped. "I was not taking your side!" he folded his arms and his face hardened to stone as he stared down at her with an icy glare. As Mina cried, she finally figured out why Serena was the way she was.

Guilt and hurt burned through her as she cried. She cried harder at the memories of the rare moments where she would see her sister with no jacket and bruises covering her upper arms. She cried when she realized what Serena must be hiding under the elbow length arm socks she would wear when it was too hot to wear a jacket. All these realizations hit her as hard as the monster standing in front of her must have hit her poor sister. "You destroyed her!" she cried. "You gave her those brusies! Whats wrong with you?" she cried, looking intensely at her dad, hoping to see some regret or shame. There was no emotion.

"She defied me. She never listened and she was getting in so much trouble. That girl never had respect for any of us, never did anything good in her life. All she does is whore around. That girl is worthless," he said simply. Mina was outraged.

"Shes my sister!" she cried. "And your daughter! How could you say that?"

"Who are you to defend her?" he said. "Let her be,"

"You are the reason why mom left!" she yelled. She ran towards the door, but was pulled back by her dad.

"Where are you going?" he asked quietly. Mina started hitting his arm in a poor attempt to loosen his grasp.

"LET ME GO!" she screamed. He squeezed her arm tighter and pushed her down onto the stairs. When he knelt down beside her, he used his other hand to hold her down by her neck. When she started kicking, he used his leg to hold hers down.

"You're going to tell aren't you?" he whispered. Mina tried with all her strength and might to push him off.

"GET OFF OF ME!" she screamed. The tears were gone. Anger replaced her guilt. She clenched her teeth as her body was pushed into the stairs.

"If you tell," her dad whispered in her ear. "I'll do to your sister what I'm doing to you,"

A/N: Read and review. If you have any criticism or suggustions for the story, tell me. They will not go unnoticed =]