(Note: Ed and the rest will be in chapter 3)
There was a knock on the door. A little girl around eleven walked down a hallway to the door and opened it smiling, but her smile was wiped from her face from what she saw. There was another girl the same age but she was in bad shape ,all bloody, and it looked like her right arm was broken. Serenity stared she never saw anyone this badly hurt before and then realized it was her cousin Chastin.
"Uh.. Daddy, Daddy come quickly, Daddy Chastin hurt.." she yelled not wanting to touch Chastin just in case it was really serious. A middle aged man hurried down the hallway towards her and her bloody cousin. He had light brown hair and it looked like he was trying to grow a beard.
"what do you mean Chastin is hurt" he asked worriedly he pushed the door open more so he could see better. When Chastin saw her uncle she tried explain but broke out in tears. Her uncle brought her in carefully not to touch her bad arm.
Serenity didn't understand, no one could possibly hurt Chastin like this she was quiet and very kind to others. Who could've done this? Serenity was still standing shocked in the door. Her father peeked around the wall
"Serenity….Serenity….Serenity!" serenity came back to and turned slowly towards her dad
"….w..what?"
"Close the door and lock it then bring some warm water and a cloth to my room please"
Serenity nodded and obeyed her directions. She locked the door and walked into the bathroom and grabbed a bowl and filled it with warm water and she took the towel hanging on the towel ring. She walked back slowly because of water but really she didn't want to see her cousin again like that. When she got to her fathers room she saw Chastin still in her bloody clothes, but her face looked a little better she had a cut across her eye that looked like it might turn in to a scar that would never go away. Her father looked at her
"Thank you honey now bring it over here and set it down" Serenity never left Chastin's side. She was with her in till she was healthy enough to move.
Finally Chastin could move with out hurting and could do a lot of things with Serenity, Unfortunally her arm was still broken but she didn't care.
"Breakfast girls!" Serenity's father yelled up at them. The two girls came racing down and into the kitchen they both tied. They had pancakes and bacon for Breakfast, after they finished Serenity's father gave them some money and told them to go to town to get some food. When they get to town they walk into the store and got some food that could last them couple more days. They walk out
And see a crowd of kids Chastin points it out to Serenity
"Maybe we should stop them?"
"Chastin ,no, your arm is still bad, come on Father is expecting us home soon"
"Serenity what if the kid gets really hurt though?"
"Then the kid gets hurt it's not our business" she walks ahead Chastin doesn't follow her and walks towards the group of boys.
"Chastin why do you always have to stop fights and stuff what hap-….Chastin?" she turns around and sees she's not behind her. She looks towards the group of boys and sees Chastin walking towards them.
"Chastin you fool……Chastin stop!"
Chastin ignored her and continued on, she pushed through the crowd until she was in front and saw what was going on. There were three boys the two bigger ones were ganging up on the smaller boy. Chastin still had the bag of groceries in her hands, she couldn't stand fighting even though she was good at it herself.
"hey guys stop it!" she said sounding worried "cant this be handled differently instead of fighting"
Some of the boys in the crowd just noticed Chastin was there and were yelling at her to leave, but she ignored them. Serenity pushed a few boys out of the way so she could get up in front next to Chastin.
"Chastin! Lets go now" Serenity grabbed her arm but Chastin wiggled free
"Serenity we have to help there going to seriously hurt the boy…..please"
She steps forward and in front of the two boys
"Stop this nonsense cant you handle what ever it is a different way" Chastin pleaded. The two boys were stunned a girl actually tired stopping them .
"Leave us alone girl!" one said
" We don't want to hurt you too" said the other "Move!"
Chastin glared at them
"no I wont!" she yelled at them
The biggest boy pushed Chastin down making her drop the bag of food. Luckily she didn't fall on her broken arm. Serenity got pissed and went after the two boys
"Stop this now!" she yelled at them
The boys looked at her then glared at her
"Get out of here girl before we hurt you just like your little friend"
"you wanna make a bet"
"Get before I hurt you and I'm not a afraid to do it either"
"not if I hurt you first, now you have one chance, stop this fight say sorry to my cousin, if not well you don't want to find out"
The boys laugh at her and circle her. Serenity rolled her eyes
"Boys always have to act tough……..Chastin you owe me one for this"
She throws her bag up in the air really high and starts punching one of the boys he falls the other boys runs at her from behind she kicks him in the stomach. The other boy who was punched got up and charged at her again, her bag of groceries fell and she caught them punching the boy in the nose breaking it. The other boy crawled away afraid. She looked around at the crowd
"Now if anyone else wants to fight you better step up now." she looked around at the boys glaring at them they all look stunned and walk away.
The boy with a broken nose staggers away. Serenity kneels down and helps Chastin up. Chastin picks up the food on the ground then looks at Serenity glaring at her.
"what?……don't tell me your mad because I just kicked their butts for you and that kid who was getting beat up…….hey I gave them a chance like you told me to do before I fight so don't get mad at me"
The kid who was getting beat up walked up to them slowly
"I..I just wanted to thank you for-" serenity interrupted him
"hey you need to learn how to fight" Chastin glared at serenity for saying that
"your… Your welcome" Chastin said shyly. The boy walked away, the girls walked home when they got close enough to see the front door it was wide open.
The girls thought that was kind of odd Serenity dad never left the door open like that. This scared Serenity and she started running to the front door with Chastin close by. Serenity slowed down when she got to the front door, and walked in slowly the house was a mess furniture and tables tipped over or broken when they made it to the end of the hall and both peeked into the living room they saw Serenity father laying face first on the ground dead.
