A few days went by and Rachel was feeling better. There wasn't as much pain and the swelling in her face went down. Since it was summer she didn't have to worry about missing any school, there fore know one knew about the beating she had took. Johnson had put her back to work yesterday. But she wasn't going to be working tomorrow.
That night she had to wait for everyone else to take shower before her as usual. So she turned on the water that was now cool. She didn't mind though cause it was summer and it was hot so it cooled her off as well as dulled the remaining aches in her body. Once she was done she headed back to the bedroom that she shared with Jacob and Jessica.
"Hey." Jacob said as she walked in.
"Hi" She said quietly and went over to her bed. Jessica just rolled her eyes and went back to her magazine. Rachel threw her jumpsuit that she wore for work in to the hamper then sat on the bed.
"Lights out guys." Johnson said when he came into the room. Jacob and Jessica slid into bed and their father tucked them in and gave them a kiss. He left with out even acknowledging that Rachel was there. As much as she didn't like him, it still hurt that he ignored her. She should have been used to it but she always wondered what it would be like to have a mom or dad tuck her in. She barely remembered what it was like when her mom used to do it.
"Night." Jacob said an Rachel looked over to see that he was looking at her.
"Night." She whispered. She was still confused by his kindness but she didn't have time to think about that now. She wouldn't be sleeping.
It was midnight when she quietly got up and walked open the bedroom sure to make sure that the Johnsons were asleep then she went over and got her bag. She quickly put on a pair of jeans and a t-shirt. Now, she had taken some money from Mrs. Johnson that was hidden in her dresser, about $350. She knew how Mrs. Johnson got the money and she was sure she could get plenty more later. She wished she could tell Mr. Johnson about his wife's lil side job but she knew he wouldn't believe her and probably beat her up again. Sighing, she packed 2 sets of clothes since that was all the sets she had coming here. She then walked out of the room and quietly went out the front door.
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Ryan woke up to yelling and he sighed. It was AJ and his mother.
"Welcome back to hell Ryan." he said to himself. He looked over to see that his brother was still sleeping in the other bed. Ryan realized that Trey must have come in the same way he did since the door had been locked. The two boys had gotten good at sneaking into their room when one of their mothers boyfriends had kicked them out. Ryan waited twenty minutes when the yelling stopped before he went and opened the door to his room. He peered out and didn't see anyone down the hall or in the living room so he walked out toward the kitchen to see if there was anything in the kitchen.
"Hey, how did you get in here?" AJ said laying on the couch. Ryan turned around fast.
"Where's my mom?" Ryan asked quickly.
"The bitch went to get some money." AJ said getting up.
"Don't call her that!" Ryan said though clenched teeth.
"What are you going to do about it?" AJ said mockingly. Ryan, remembering the black eye he had decided not to push it further. Instead he turned around and opened the fridge.
"You little pussy I know you don't have the guts to take me." AJ laughed. Ryan was fighting hard not to react. AJ walked up behind him and shoved him. "Come on. You know you wanna hit me." AJ stated. Ryan closed the fridge door and turned around and looked slightly up to meet AJ's eyes. AJ pushed him up against the refrigerator.
"Leave me alone AJ." Ryan said trying unsuccessfully trying to wiggle away from AJ. AJ just laughed then punched Ryan in the stomach. Ryan groaned and bent over in pain. AJ pushed Ryan to the floor and kicked him in his side.
"Hey get off of him!" AJ looked up to see Trey standing there.
"Mind your own business." AJ stated and kicked Ryan again. Trey ran up and tackled him to the floor. Ryan looked up and saw the two men fighting on the ground. Trey punched AJ hard in the head and knocked him out. Trey got up and went over to Ryan.
"You ok kid?" he asked helping him up.
"Yea, thanks." Ryan said walking back to his room. He hit his wall frustrated.
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Rachel walked to and old friends house. She had known him before she was put into the system. It was a long walk and it took her all night and into the afternoon to get there. She hoped he still lived there since it has been a few years. She had nothing to loose so she went up and knocked on the door.
That night she had to wait for everyone else to take shower before her as usual. So she turned on the water that was now cool. She didn't mind though cause it was summer and it was hot so it cooled her off as well as dulled the remaining aches in her body. Once she was done she headed back to the bedroom that she shared with Jacob and Jessica.
"Hey." Jacob said as she walked in.
"Hi" She said quietly and went over to her bed. Jessica just rolled her eyes and went back to her magazine. Rachel threw her jumpsuit that she wore for work in to the hamper then sat on the bed.
"Lights out guys." Johnson said when he came into the room. Jacob and Jessica slid into bed and their father tucked them in and gave them a kiss. He left with out even acknowledging that Rachel was there. As much as she didn't like him, it still hurt that he ignored her. She should have been used to it but she always wondered what it would be like to have a mom or dad tuck her in. She barely remembered what it was like when her mom used to do it.
"Night." Jacob said an Rachel looked over to see that he was looking at her.
"Night." She whispered. She was still confused by his kindness but she didn't have time to think about that now. She wouldn't be sleeping.
It was midnight when she quietly got up and walked open the bedroom sure to make sure that the Johnsons were asleep then she went over and got her bag. She quickly put on a pair of jeans and a t-shirt. Now, she had taken some money from Mrs. Johnson that was hidden in her dresser, about $350. She knew how Mrs. Johnson got the money and she was sure she could get plenty more later. She wished she could tell Mr. Johnson about his wife's lil side job but she knew he wouldn't believe her and probably beat her up again. Sighing, she packed 2 sets of clothes since that was all the sets she had coming here. She then walked out of the room and quietly went out the front door.
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Ryan woke up to yelling and he sighed. It was AJ and his mother.
"Welcome back to hell Ryan." he said to himself. He looked over to see that his brother was still sleeping in the other bed. Ryan realized that Trey must have come in the same way he did since the door had been locked. The two boys had gotten good at sneaking into their room when one of their mothers boyfriends had kicked them out. Ryan waited twenty minutes when the yelling stopped before he went and opened the door to his room. He peered out and didn't see anyone down the hall or in the living room so he walked out toward the kitchen to see if there was anything in the kitchen.
"Hey, how did you get in here?" AJ said laying on the couch. Ryan turned around fast.
"Where's my mom?" Ryan asked quickly.
"The bitch went to get some money." AJ said getting up.
"Don't call her that!" Ryan said though clenched teeth.
"What are you going to do about it?" AJ said mockingly. Ryan, remembering the black eye he had decided not to push it further. Instead he turned around and opened the fridge.
"You little pussy I know you don't have the guts to take me." AJ laughed. Ryan was fighting hard not to react. AJ walked up behind him and shoved him. "Come on. You know you wanna hit me." AJ stated. Ryan closed the fridge door and turned around and looked slightly up to meet AJ's eyes. AJ pushed him up against the refrigerator.
"Leave me alone AJ." Ryan said trying unsuccessfully trying to wiggle away from AJ. AJ just laughed then punched Ryan in the stomach. Ryan groaned and bent over in pain. AJ pushed Ryan to the floor and kicked him in his side.
"Hey get off of him!" AJ looked up to see Trey standing there.
"Mind your own business." AJ stated and kicked Ryan again. Trey ran up and tackled him to the floor. Ryan looked up and saw the two men fighting on the ground. Trey punched AJ hard in the head and knocked him out. Trey got up and went over to Ryan.
"You ok kid?" he asked helping him up.
"Yea, thanks." Ryan said walking back to his room. He hit his wall frustrated.
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Rachel walked to and old friends house. She had known him before she was put into the system. It was a long walk and it took her all night and into the afternoon to get there. She hoped he still lived there since it has been a few years. She had nothing to loose so she went up and knocked on the door.