-Angel's house-
Cody was playing in the living room with his playstation when Richard walked in. Cody heard him but decided on ignoring him so he continued playing his game.
"Angel where are you?" Richard yelled glaring at Cody.
Angel came walking in from the kitchen and quickly looked at Cody then at Richard. She saw that he had a pissed off face on him, and knew he had a bad day at work, and realized that she was going to pay for it.
"What took you when I call you I want you here immediatley" Richard yelled his voice sounding fierce, but he still was staring at Cody.
Angel rolled her eyes and before she could stop herself she was talking back to him "I was cooking dinner I can't get here that fast." And like she predicted Richard's head snapped to her and he walked towards her.
"What did you just say?"
"Nothing Richard I'm sorry" Angel said slightly backing up.
"Where the hell you think your going" Richard then grabbed her throat and slapped her across her face "Don't you ever talk to me like that do you hear me?"
"Yes" Angel said having trouble to speak and breathe.
"Now why isn't my food ready and in the table?"
"I'm sorry Richard"
"I'm sorry…is that all you have to say, you sound like a damn broken record"
Angels looked over quickly and from the reflection of the mirror she saw that Cody was already standing up and facing them, his little hands curled up into fists.
Richard them looked over at Cody "Cody go to your room"
Cody ignored him not wanting to leave his mothers side he knew once he left Richard was going to beat her…
"Now Cody get your ass moving to your room"
"Cody…baby…go please"
Cody looked over at his mother sadly and then glared at Richard with hatred showing through his eyes, he then walked to his room.
Once he closed the door behind him he grabbed his chair and placed it under his doorknob, putting pressure on it to lock it. He then slid down the door once he heard his mothers cries. He heard the hits Richard was placing on his mother. Cody wrapped his arms around his legs that he brought up to his chest. Tears where streaming down his face when he continued hearing his mother cries. He then looked up outside the window to the dark sky.
"Dear God, please help me and my mom, especially her, she's suffering and I cant take it anymore. Please God send someone to help us please do something…and…and if you sent Jeff to us to help us, please let it be…please let him be that savior we need" Cody then laid his head on his arms and fell asleep.
-30 minutes later-
After the beating, Richard picked up his bag and went to his office. Once he closed the door behind him Angel got up slowly feeling sore, she then walked in the bathroom and cleaned the blood from her lip and eyebrow. She carefully lifted up her shirt and saw bruises already forming on her stomach. Then she saw hand imprints on her wrist and forearm that were quickly turning purple. Once Angel had the blood stop she walked back to the kitchen to finish cooking. She then set up the table with two plates just for her and Richard since he doesn't let Cody sit with them. Once she had everything exactly the way he wanted, plates placed in front of his chair, two beer bottles already opened by his plate and soft music playing in the background. She went to his door and knocked twice and walked back to the table sat and waited for him.
20 minutes later Richard comes out, sits down and begins eating, he then looks over at her. As a rule she is not allowed to eat until after he is done eating but he decides to test her. "You can eat I give you permission"
Angel twitches a little and looks at her empty plate her stomachs starts to growls. She dare not look at him but is confused by his command. She knows that he never allows her to eat with him but why now?
"Thank you but I'm not hungry" Angel says low as to not get him mad.
"Screw you then" Richard then finished up and goes to his room. But before Angel is allowed to eat he walks back out with a suitcase and his jacket.
"Alright listen im going away for 2 weeks I would bring you with me but I don't feel like dragging you with me. DO NOT do anything while I am gone because I will find out" He then drops his bag and walks over the Angel, grabs her by the hair and pulls her up.
Angel lets out a scream from the pain "Do I make myself clear?"
"Yea…" Richard then throws Angel and she lands on the glass coffee table. He then grabs his things and walks out to his car and drives away ignoring the fact he just pushed her into a glass table.
Angel started whimpering from the pain, she felt cuts all over her body, then her sight started getting darker. She was soon going into the darkness when she heard a small voice calling her.
"Mommy" Cody said from the door. Angel lifted her head against the pain and saw him.
"Mommy are you okay?" Cody walked closer to her.
"Yea…I'm…okay" Angel lied not wanting to scare him.
"Mom you need to go to the hospital"
"No, no hospital I'll be fine" Angel started getting up but the pain in her body throw her back down on the glass causing more cuts. Angel screamed out in pain from the feel of her skin tearing.
"Fine then no hospital but I'm calling Jeff" Cody got up and ran for the phone.
"Maybe he can help. He might understand" Angel thought to herself. She heard Cody talking on the phone but couldn't make out what he was saying, as the darkness started coming back but at full force.
"He's coming mom" She heard Cody say but from afar as she was swallowed into the darkness.
