I climbed out of bed and walked over to my closet. I pulled out a white tank top with glitter along the collar line. After slipping it on I quickly glanced at the mirror. When I was about to walk away, I noticed my bruise was showing. So, I quickly changed into a quarter sleeve Abercrombie shirt and capris before walking downstairs.
To create any tension between me and Linda, I just grabbed my bag and walked out the door. I had decided to walk to school with Lily that day so I could "explain" what happened last night. I double taked down the road and waited for a car to pass before jogging across. Lily's house was very nice, a beautiful garden spread across the front lawn and around trees. Her mom had always been stay-at-home, so what better to do than sit out in the sun playing with dirt? Yeah... I could name quite a few other ways to pass my time, but like I even had the time to do that. Right when I was about to knock on the door, Lily opened it. "Hey Miley, come on!"
Lily and I walked down her driveway to the sidewalk. "So, how come you logged off IM last night?" she asked. And, as I had anticipated, the questions started to come.
"Oh, my internet died," I lied, remembering my fibbing plan from last night.
"Well you never did tell me why you couldn't come to the movies last night," she added.
"Well, my dad said he wanted us all to spend some quality time together." I felt so bad lying to my best friend, but sadly I felt I had no other choice.
Well, actually my other choice was one I would gladly lie in order to avoid any day.
The school was now in sight and I spotted Oliver standing beside a bench, most likely wating for us to arrive. I called his name andafter looking up he smiled and picked his back off the ground. Once we were closer, Oliver greeted us. "Hey guys. I am so tired! I stayed up late last night finishing my math booklet that is due today. I didn't have any of it done, so I had to do it all last night! Have you ever tried to finish an eighty page booklet in one night? Well let me tell you something, it's not something you want to have to do."
"I finished that thing months ago! I mean... sorry about that Oliver," Lily said. I chucked and for the first time in a while, I actually let a real smile creep across my face.
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It was Friday, so Linda was at work until 8:00. But this weekend, dad was going out of town which meant Jackson and I were stuck staying home alone with "her". I threw my bag down by the door and sat down on the couch beside my dad. "How was school?" he asked. I huffed and looked up at him.
"Boring, as usual." I walked upstairs and went into my room before pulling out my phone. I punched in Lily's number and pulled it up to my ear. After a few rings, she picked up.
"Hey Lily, got any plans tonight?" I asked, fingering a piece of fuzz I picked from my blanket. "Oh, okay. Well, can't talk long, I've got lots of homework to do. Talk to you later, bye." I hung up the phone and sat it on my nightstand. I laid down on my bed and sighed.
A few hours later, my dad came upstairs to say goodbye. "Okay, I'm headed out. Linda should be home in a little while and I'll call you once I get off the plane. Love you." I wrapped my arms around him and he planted a kiss on my forehead. Luckily, the trip was only going to be a few days. So all I had to do was try and be good until her got back. He turned around and walked out of the room, and I fell back onto my bed. Wouldn't be long now until Linda come home.
After a half hour of what seemed like only a few minutes, Linda walked in the room. I gulped as she came closer. She came closer, her shadow soon hovering over me. I flinched as she began screaming at me, using words unnameable. The emotional pain was what hurt most now, not so much physical. But soon enough, she would do something to leave a mark, as if saying "I beat up this kid, whatcha gonna do about it?" That's what I hated most about this, the bruises and scars on my body and inside.
Once she was gone, I began crying in large, yet controlled sobs. But I soon stopped, realizing if I kept on, she might hear me. I climbed out my window and went down to the beach, my only safe place at the time.