"Mother." I mumbled.
"Gabriella!" My sister ran up and hugged my leg.
"We just missed you SO much we HAD to come home early" My mother gave me a sympathetic smile.
"I've been just fine." I fake smiled
She looked at my dress with her eyes fierce. "Kelly, go to your room and unpack. Me and you sister need to talk."
Kelly nodded and ran upstairs with her bags.
I grabbed my moms bags and walked them to the kitchen counter.
"you look… dressed up." She whispered.
I smiled. "I am. Because im going out on a date tonight."
My mom laughed a long laugh. "Oh no. you aren't going anywhere."
"Mom, remember you cant hurt me for another 3 days. It has NOT been 2 weeks. And I am willing to take twice the punishment on the fourth day."
"you want TWICE the punishment. Twice the punishment is death Gabriella."
My heart sank. I looked at my mom only to see her furious and dead serious. "you would kill your own daughter?"
My mother smiled and shrugged. " I hate you."
I felt a silent small tear fall.
I looked away and noticed Taylor's jacket sitting on the chair. I tried not to panic.
"Mom what do you have planned for me."
"Something new. Something I did to me once. Because I was in love with a boy. Who didn't like me? Just like you. Troy hates you."
"Mom, troy loves me."
"Troy hates you. Like every body in this world. Face it."
"Im not a nobody." I whispered.
"That's what you wanna think. Keep telling yourself that. It might make you happy."
"Mother, this whole time you've been gone; this is the happiest ive felt in the longest time." I smiled. "I actually was happy! Does it kill you inside to see me happy?"
"Yes." My mother jerkily grabbed my wrist and threw me to the ground.
I yanked my hand. "Mom, please. Not today" I begged.
"Oh yes; today." My mother took her hand back and punched me square in the jaw. "dirty rotten little pig." She muttered.
Just then Taylor came down "Gabriella what's taking so long!"
My mother hit me again and then turned around "Get out of this house!"
Taylor ran over to me "Get off of her!"
Just then my mother did something I would have never expected. She winded back and slapped Taylor hard across her face. "This is our business. Not yours, stop being so nosey!"
Taylor grabbed her face. "What kind of a cruel mother are you!"
"Taylor, get out of here!" I screamed starting to cry. My jaw hurt, and my mother was doing the unthinkable. I was scared for the first time of my life. Scared to death.
"No! im not leaving!" Taylor picked me up, "we are leaving!"
"Taylor, escort yourself to the door or you will face the consequences. And per say you tell anybody about this miss happening, your best friend here." My mother grabbed my back, "is dead! Understand?"
Gabriella nodded silently, "Taylor, just listen to her."
Taylor frowned and nodded. She ran out the door grabbing her jacket.
Gabriella waited till he door was shut and mumbled "don't hit my friends."
"don't hit my friends." She mocked me. "Shut up."
I stumbled to the kitchen chair. "So anyways, what IS in store for me."
"Oh nothing just anorexia."
"Anorexia?!" I spit out "what the hell do you mean!"
"Calm down and don't swear." My mother sat across from me. "Its just something I would like to try out on you. I went through it too. Don't worry."
"Don't worry! Anorexia is a terrible terrible thing mother."
"OH MYGOD!" MY mother looked surprise. "is it? Oh then I definitely shouldn't do it to you. But I will" she smiled evilly.
"You may never eat again in this household. Or anywhere else."
"You wont even be able to tell!"
"Im taking all the money out of your lunch account."
"Your actually serious about this." I sat quiet.
"I am dead serious."
"So I cant eat!" I spat out again.
"Well duh. That's what anorexia means."
"I cannot believe you would do this."
"Well start believing" she pulled out a bag of chips and started to eat them.
I heard my stomach growl. I let out a huge moan. "Mom, please! Anything else!"
"Oh is someone hungry!" She stuffed her face. "So sorry."
"Well, I think ill be going to my room now." I pouted.
"Well right after this." My mother stood up and came over beside me.
She slapped me one more time, one that I would remember, "don't over disobey me again."