Ember's POV

"Hello?" I looked around and saw I was back home. "No…anywhere but here."

"Ember! Amber!" My mother screeched. "Get down here! Your father needs a drink!" We were maids for our mother and father.

"Ember!" I knew it was Amber shouting. She was in the doorway looking worried. "You okay?"

"Yeah I'm fine…" I said unsurely. "Let's go."

Amber and I made our way to our parents. It was early in the morning. We only had a few minutes left until it was time for school. "Get me my drink already! I don't feed you worthless children for nothing!" He threw an empty bottle at us. "Get me another! NOW!"

I quickly went over to the fridge an got him another. "Get moving!" Our mother shooed all three of us out the door. Father got into his truck. Amber and I moved quickly. It was never good when our father got into his truck.

"Move it girls!" Our father shouted speeding towards us. He thought it was a fun 'game' for him to try and run us over.

Amber and I ran for it. I pulled her with me into some trees. I knew that our father wouldn't ruin his precious car. He honked at us and I thought he had driven away. I walked out and there he was ready to hit us.

"Run!" Amber shouted. We both went as fast as we could. He was never this persistent in his little 'game'.

Amber and I had no choice. We had to jump off a small bridge and into the creek bed. There was no water in it just a bunch of dirt and rocks.

I woke up breathing heavily. That was not the most pleasant memory to wake up from. Amber was in my bed with me. She must've had a nightmare as well.

"Girls?" Suzy came up. Penny was still fast asleep. I could hear her snoring from her room. "You feeling all right?"

"I had a nightmare, again." I said.

"You want to tell me about it?" I shook my head. "I'll be fine." She nodded and left. 'Suzy would make a great mom someday.' I thought. I looked over and saw that my sister was still asleep.

Suzy's POV

I was not happy. Tim, Curly, and half of Tim's stupid gang came all wounded. Stupid rumbles. They never prove a dang thing. Angela was not leaving me alone. She was attempting to help while I was trying to get all the cuts cleaned.

It wasn't all that bad. Tim's gang had won. Some of his members were made at me. "Don' you dare smoke in 'ere!" I shouted at someone.

"Suze calm down." Tim said.

"I won' ya come in here an' known' I'd help ya'll. I don' need ya'll commin' in here at midnight! All moan' and groan' about tiny little cuts!"

"Next time I'll tell ya my plans okay?" He was still attempting to calm me down.

I glared at him. I slapped the bruise on his arm. He winced, but tried so hard not to show it. "I don' need this when the girls are havin' nightmares."

"I thought you talked to them."

"I do, but it' ain't helpin' much."

"Then do something else." I hit him again. He wasn't too happy about that one.

Darry's POV

"Darry you want cake?" Soda asked me. "I just made a new one."

"Soda can't we have anything normal for breakfast?" Pony asked.

"No that's what Suzy's is for. Everything normal."

"Nothing is normal over there." Pony told him.

"Exactly!" There is something seriously wrong with Soda. Especially, since he started school again. "Come on Pony we're never going to get to school with you going so slow."

"Soda did you get any sleep last night?" Steve asked.

"No."

"That explains so much."

"Darry you okay?" Pony asked staring at me.

"Yeah, I'm fine." I just hope they don't tell Suzy. "I just want to ask you guys something." They all looked at me. "What if I ask Suzy to marry me?"

"We're going to get a sister!" Soda cheered. "I won't be the only good looking one!"

"Just don't tell her."