Chapter I
"It all started at the beginning of this year of school," Lil paused, "he would do things to me whenever our parents weren't home." She started to cry.
"Who would?" Dr. Shanks asked.
"My brother, Phil." Lil said.
"Okay. What would he do to you?" he asked.
"He would come into my room, and, and he would sometimes and just beat on me." Lil tried to stay together as the shrink jotted down notes on his pad, "He told me not to tell anyone unless he would hurt me." She bursted out in tears.
"Oh." Dr. Shanks handed her the box of tissues.
"Thanks." Lil took them.
"Would anything else happen?" asked the doctor.
"When my parents were home, they would treat me like a maid." Lil said.
"What do you mean?" he asked.
"They would make me do everything! I have to do everyone's laundry, wash the siding and windows, and any other thing that popped into their minds. While Phil would sit on his butt, they thought he was the world." Lil got mad. The doctor talked with Lil for a little while longer. She was relieved that she got this stuff off her chest.
"Okay, see you in October!" Dr. Shanks said as Lil walked out the door. As she walked down the hall, Lil thought what Phil would do to her if he found out that she told someone.
When Lil got home, she went strait to her room and locked the door. She put her head into her pillow and cried.
"What are you doing in there?" Betty asked, "You are supposed to be working at the Java Lava!"
"I quit there." Lil said.
"Now why would you do something like that?" her mom said.
"Because I wanted too. It's my life!" Lil told her.
"You should be more like Phil, he would never do anything that stupid. Well, I and your father are going out tonight." Betty walked away. Lil cringed at those words. She sat waiting for him to come in. Phil finally did.
"Are you ready for a night of fun?" Phil asked. He walked closer to her.
"Why do you have to do this?" Lil asked.
"Because I can." Phil started to hit her.
That night, Lil lied in bed crying. Trying to figure out why Phil does that to her. She couldn't think of any reasons why anyone would do this to anyone. Lil finally fell asleep. When she awoke the next morning, she had an idea to move out of the house. Lil got a hold of her principal to see what the student-living are.
"You get a weekly check to pay for heating, lighting, etc." Her principal explained.
"Okay, would it be possible for me to get that?" Lil asked.
"Yeah, are you planning to move out?" the principal asked.
"Yeah." Lil said sadly.
"Why don't you come and talk to me on Monday? Bye." The principal hung up. Lil started to pack.
"What ya doing?" Phil asked.
"I am moving out." She replied.
"Why?" he asked.
"To get away from you!" she slammed the door in his face.