Bleeding Mascara

Chapter 2: Alyssa Lies

My little girl met a new friend, Just the other day. On the playground at school, Between the tires and the swings. But she came home with tear-filled eyes, And she said to me "Daddy, Alyssa Lies". Well, I just brushed it off at first, Cause I didn't know how much my little girl had been hurt. Or the things she had seen, I wasn't ready when I said you can tell me And she said

"Oww…owww…" God there has to be another way to get this shirt on with out it hurting. Ok Spencer one arm in at a time, ok ready. One, two, three "owww!!!" Jesus ok that's one arm, ok one more, come on Spencer. "Shit oww." Ok you did it, good.

Today's going to suck, I have to lie once again. I hate lying, it's like this web. You know the ones that everything gets caught in, and you have to struggle to get free. Ya well it's like that, everyday I have to come up with a new lie to hide where I really got the bruise, or the cut. Hell, I remember having to make up something for my broken rib, haha ya that was a great story I must say.

I was in gym class and we had to change for swimming. And you know me always having to wear a two piece never thinking of buying a one piece. I was trying to cover up with a towel and say I was sick, but nooo the teacher made me get in. That's when the lie comes in, Chelsea had to ask. "Whys your side all black and blue Spencer?" I had to lie, I couldn't tell her the truth. So I came up with the best answer I could for a big black and blue bruise on my side. "Fell down." "Fell down what?...a mountain?" ya I wish it would have been that simple. "Stairs." "Oh alright." Wow it was to easy to lie to her, plus I've gotten use to it by then.

Wish it was a broken rib he got this time, he got my shoulders. Pushed me against the wall so many times, just because I wouldn't tell him why I wasn't in lunch. God he didn't need to know I was in the girl's bathroom all lunch hour. God only if he knew why. He wouldn't stop pushing and slamming me against his door frame. I finally broke down and told him…a lie. Told him I was studying for my math, he bought it.

Alyssa Lies, to the classroom. Alyssa lies, Everyday at school. Alyssa lies, to the teachers. As she tries to cover every bruise