Anna sat in her car outside her house. She had parked the car on the side of the road. She climbed out of the car and sat on the hood of it and watched the house. After a few minutes she saw the curtains in a room upstairs moved. She waited another minute and the front door opened and her brother Skyler came walking out of the house.

"What the hell is wrong with you?' asked Skyler. "Running off with Tim Riggins? Have you not heard what these people say about him?"

"I had to, Sky, and you know it. I had to get away from dad," said Anna. "If I didn't I would've ended up like mom, beat up and alone."

"Mom was a drunk," said Skyler.

"You say that because Dad told you that," said Anna. "You were seven when she died. I was nine; I think I would know a little more about her and her habits. That's why she had me in karate at an early age. She knew that once she was gone he would turn to me as a punching bag."

"You are lying," said Skyler.

"I wish I was," said Anna placing a hand on Skyler's cheek. "If you refuse to believe me, go talk to Kyle or Mark."

Anna kissed her brother on the cheek before she climbed back in her car and drove off. She drove to the edge of town and checked in at the motel. She still needed to sleep and then go withdraw from the school. She collapsed on the bed and set the alarm for later that morning before she drifted off to sleep.

Billy woke up the next morning and walked out into the living room. He looked over to see Tim missing from the couch. He walked over to Tim's room and listened; it was quiet. He opened the door to see Tim asleep in the bed. He closed the door and looked out the front window to see Anna's car missing from the driveway. Billy walked back to Tim's room to wake him up.

"Yo man! Get up! Anna's already gone for school!" shouted Billy.

Tim sat up in the bed and looked at his brother, everything he had said sinking in.

"She's been gone since early this morning," said Tim running his hand across his face trying to wake up.

"What?" asked Billy.

"I got up at three and she was gone. Clothes and all," said Tim walking into the bedroom.

Billy stood there dumbfounded for a minute before he shrugged his shoulders and grabbed a beer out of the fridge. Tim jumped in the shower and got ready for school. Hopefully she would be there today so he could talk to her. When he was done with his shower he got dressed and grabbed his book bag and walked out the front door.

Anna's alarm went off at ten o'clock. She rolled over ad turned it off. She sat up in bed and though about everything that had happened the day before. She rolled out of the bed and grabbed clothes for the day and jumped in the bed. Once she was showered and dressed she grabbed her bag and walked out of the hotel. She turned in her key card and loaded everything up in the car.

Anna pulled into the parking lot of Dillon High at ten-thirty in the morning. She parked the car and climbed out. She was in a pair of jeans and a UT Knox t-shirt with Chuck Taylor's on her feet. She looked down at her phone, classed would be letting out soon. She sighed and walked into the school. She was halfway to the office when the bell rang for classes to let out. She spotted Tim walking out of his class and she ducked into the office before he saw here. She smiled at the lady at the front desk as she walked over to Mrs. Taylor's office.

"Mrs. Taylor? Do you have a minute?" asked Anna.

"Yeah. Come on in, honey," said Mrs. Taylor. "What can I do for you?"

Anna walked into the guidance office and closed the door behind her. She sat down on the couch and let out a sigh.

"I need withdrawal papers," said Anna.

"Ya'll moving again?" asked Mrs. Taylor digging for the paper.

"I am," said Anna.

"Oh," said Mrs. Taylor. "Just you?"

"Uh, yeah. I'm going to move in with my Aunt," said Anna.

"And your dad can verify this?" asked Mrs. Taylor.

"Um, no. He, uh, he doesn't know," said Anna finding her fingers very interesting at that point.

"And why doesn't he know?" asked Mrs. Taylor.

"I haven't told him, and I have no intention of telling him. Can I have the paper?" asked Anna.

"I can give you the paper, but I can't file it without your father's signature," said Mrs. Taylor.

The door to the guidance office opened to reveal the principal of the school.

"I know you are talking with someone now, but we need you in the hallway, like, now," he said walking away.

"Wait here," said Mrs. Taylor getting up from the desk.

She followed the principal out into the hallway in front of the office to see that a circle had formed around a fight. Tami Taylor and the Principal and a few other teachers started getting the kids to go to their classes. Once the students around the fight started to disperse they could see who was actually fighting.

"Tim Riggins! Skyler Hamilton!" shouted Mrs. Taylor. "I want you in my office! Now!"

Both men started walking towards the office. Tami squeezed by them and stopped in front of her office. She pointed to two different chairs and told them to sit. She opened the door to her office to find Anna pacing back and forth. Skyler saw Anna and started to move. Tami told him to sit back down and closed the door behind her.

Anna sat back down when Mrs. Taylor closed the door behind her.

"Now, back to what I was saying. Your dad will have to sign off on the withdrawal form," said Mrs. Taylor. "I can call him and have him come down here and we can talk it over with him and get his opinion on it.

"NO!" shouted Anna. "I, uh, mean no, that's okay."

Skyler was sitting outside the office and heard Anna shout no. He jumped up from his heat and burst through the door.

"Mr. Hamilton! Take a seat outside!" said Tami

Skyler ignored her and looked at Anna, who found her nails interesting, again.

"What's going on, Anna?" asked Skyler.

"Nothing," said Anna grabbing her bag and standing.

"Sit down," said Skyler.

"Bite me, Sky. I got two years on you," said Anna still standing.

"Want to fill me in on this?" asked Tami.

Skyler turned to the guidance counselor and told her that he and Anna were siblings, but Anna had changed her last name to their mother's maiden name. Tami Taylor sat there awestruck for a moment before she regained her composure.

"What's going on, Anna?" asked Skyler.

"I'm trying to withdraw from school," said Anna.

Tim, who had been sitting outside the office listening to the whole conversation got up and walked into the office.

"TIM!" shouted Mrs. Taylor.

"Why are you leaving?" asked Tim.

"Dude, back up. This is none of your business," said Skyler shoving Tim.

"I think it is my business if I had to take her out of the hell hole you call a house," said Tim, shoving Skyler back.

"BOYS!" shouted Mrs. Taylor. "Sit down, you too Anna."

All three of them complied and sat down on the couch, Anna in between both of the guys. Tami sat back down in her chair after she closed the door and took a deep breath.

"Now what are you talking about Tim?" asked Tami.

Tim turned to Anna, who had a tear sliding down her face. Tami grabbed a tissue and handed it to Anna. Anna took the tissue and wiped her eyes. She grabbed the water bottle Skyler had in his hands and wet the tissue before she ran it across her face. Slowly the makeup started to come off, and slowly the weeks old bruises started to show; along with new bruises.

"Oh my god," said Tami covering her mouth with her hand. "Did you know about this Skyler?"

"I didn't know it was this bad. Our dad is a firm believer in corporal [punishment," said Skyler.

"This is more than corporal punishment, Skyler. This is abuse," said Tami.

Tami stood up from her chair and walked out into the main part of the office. All three of them listened as she told the lad at the front desk to call Mr. Hamilton and tell him to come the school and to call Dillon Police. Anna started to cry. Tim wrapped his arm around her and pulled her close to him and let her cry on his shoulder. Skyler patter Anna's leg half-heartedly.

"Mr. Hamilton is already here at school. He is in a meeting with Coach Taylor," said the lady.

"Call down there and tell Coach Taylor to send him my way when they are done, Teresa," said Tami walking back in the office. "Skyler, Tim, go to class."

Skyler jumped up from his seat and walked out of the office without having to be told twice. Tim stayed put on the couch with Anna.

"Tim, I need to talk to Anna alone," said Mrs. Taylor. "You need to go to class."

"Mrs. Taylor…I can't leave her like this," said Tim.

"I know it has to be hard, but you have a future to look out for as well; your own. Now get to class," said Mrs. Taylor.

Tim nodded and hugged Anna once more before he stood up and walked out. Tami got up and closed the door behind him and sat down next to Anna, who started to cry again. Tami hugged her and ran her hand up and down Anna's back trying to calm her down.

Coach Taylor was talking with Derek Hamilton about a few of the players on his team, mainly Brian 'Smash' Williams and Tim Riggins. The phone on his desk rang and he answered it.

"Coach Taylor," he said. "I'll be sure to do that."

Coach hung up the phone and looked over at Hamilton who was looking at the plaques on the wall.

"The guidance counselor wants to meet with you when we are done," said Coach.

"Well, I think we are done for now since neither one of them are seniors yet," said Mr. Hamilton. "I will be in touch with you over the next few years. UT Knoxville is quite excited about those boys."

Coach Taylor and Mr. Hamilton shook hands and walked out of the office. Mr. Hamilton walked out of the locker room and made his way back to the front office. Teresa pointed him towards Mrs. Taylor's office. He knocked on the door and walked in. Tami was sitting at her desk going over some paperwork. She looked up when the door opened.

"You must be Mr. Hamilton," she said shaking his extended hand.

"I am. Coach Taylor said you wanted to meet with me. I assume that this is about Brian and Timothy," said Mr. Hamilton sitting down.

"Actually, no it's not," said Tammy motioning to someone outside the office. "This is about your daughter, AnnaLeigh."

"Excuse me?" he said looking at Tami. "And just what has she done that has garnered a meeting between the two of us?"

Tami didn't say anything. Mr. Hamilton looked at the door when two officers from Dillon PD walked through the door.

"What is this about?" asked Mr. Hamilton.

"We need to ask you a few questions about your daughter," said Deputy Clarke.

"Is she alright? Nothing's happened, right?" he asked.

"Have you ever laid a hand on your daughter in a harmful way?" asked Deputy Clarke.

"What are you insinuating?" asked Mr. Hamilton. "Are you saying that I've hit my daughter? I can tell you that she it lying about that. There isn't a mark on her at all."

"The right kind of makeup can do wonders," said Mrs. Taylor. "These were taken a few minutes ago by one of the officers."

Tami handed over a few photos of Anna with the bruises showing on her face.

"This is absurd. If she has them, then she has gotten them from someone else," said Mr. Hamilton.

"There are bruises on her face from, at most, two weeks ago, and some a fresh as a few days ago. Are you saying you didn't know about this? That she is constantly wearing makeup?" asked Deputy Clarke.

"My job keeps me away from home. I don't get to see her much. So I wouldn't know," he replied.

"We pulled you sons out of class and talked to them, to see if they knew where they came from," said Tami. "And they all have the same answer; you, Mr. Hamilton."

"I'm telling you…" started Mr. Hamilton.

"It is six statements against your, Mr. Hamilton," said Tami.

"Derek Hamilton, you are under arrest for child abuse," said Deputy Clarke hand cuffing him.

All three of them walked out of the Tami's office and towards the main office door. Anna hand walked up to the principal's door and watched as her father was carted out in handcuffs.

"I'm going to get you for this, you little bitch!" he shouted as he was pushed out of the office and down the hallway.

Tim wrapped an arm around Anna and pulled her close. Tami called her back into her office and told Tim and the boys to get back to class. Tim kissed Anna on the top of the head before he walked out of the office.

"Here is your withdrawal paper. Have your teachers initial next to their name and turn this into Teresa at the front desk and you will be all set," said Tami. "No signature required."

"Thank you," said Anna taking the paper.