"Beep, beep, beep."

"Bella you better shut that thing up or I'll shut you and it up!" Charlie roared from down stairs. I quickly shut off the clock and raced to get ready. I only had about 3 minutes to be out of the house before Charlie would come up and decide I needed a good beating before school.

Today was not my lucky day. As I was walking down the stair Charlie came up behind me with out me noticing and said, "I think you need a beating this morning for not waking up on the first beep of the alarm clock."

Then pushed me down the rest of the stairs I hit most of my bruises from last night but nothing horrible. When I started to get up Charlie pushed me back down, he kicked me in the ribs so many times. Then he kicked my bad leg, the one he pretty much broke last week. He kicked me so many times in that same spot. I felt silent tears slide down my face. He kicked and kicked intill he finally decided it was time for me to get to school, and him to work.

He left then and I had to get up no matter the pain. I limped over to my bag and grabbed it then left. I now had to walk the 3 miles to school, just great. My pain started to catch up with me then, it hurt so bad. I started to cry as I walked I was going to be late to school. Then they would call Charlie and then I would get worse tonight. I cried and cried the whole way to school. If you have ever had a broken bone then you know about half of what I am feeling right now.

When I finally got to the school I knew I'd have to hide the limp and hide the pain. I had had years of practice so it really was not that hard. I walked into the main office to get a late slip.

I walked to the front desk and with my best everything is ok voice said "Mrs. Cope?"

I noticed her looking up so with my best please be nice to me voice I said "I'm sorry to bother you. But this morning I was on my way here some one drove in a puddle and got me all wet so I had to go back to my house and get clean clothes and now I'm late. So I need a pass." I was lying but that was something I had to do, with the way my life was.

She finished typing on her computer and then said "Sure dear. But you know we have to call your father, right?"

I started to cry silent tears and then with my best please don't voice I said "Please, please, make an exception! Mrs. Cope you just can't call my father!" I cried silently in my head hoping and praying that she wouldn't call.



Mrs. Cope reached for the phone and I almost wanted to dive for the phone , but then she pulled her hand back and said "Alright Bella, but this is the last time I will make and exception. Alright dear?"

I silently cried and again , and with actual happiness in my voice I said "Thank you, thank you, thank you! This will be the last time, I promise!" I knew that this wasn't going to be the last time , but with what went on at home I had to lie.

"Bella, could you do me a big favor? We have new students today and there guide is out sick. Could you show them around for me?" she asked. Great more students to make fun of me and beat me up, and say that I am not good for anything.

I looked at her and then with the best sure great voice I said " Sure Mrs. Cope I love to."

She got this big smile on her face and then said "Ok Bella, you wait outside of the office and I will tell them what they need to know. Ok?"

I nodded and limped out of there I sat down on the bench outside of the office. And put my head in my hands. God why do I have to live this life, what did I ever do to deserve this I thought to myself. I felt silent tears fall down my cheeks.

I had never understood what happened to change my father to what he is now. Before my mom left he was the best dad ever, but now he hates me. He acts like it is my fault mom left and it is. It is my fault, she didn't want me and he didn't want to give me up, so she left. No one could ever want me, or love me.

Some one cleared there throat, I slowly brought my head up, not wanting to be tormented for crying. I saw 5 beautiful faces looking at me, all looking very worried. I sniffed and wiped the tears from my face , and put on a happy face.

I looked at all of them with the best not still crying voice I said "Sorry about that. So umm… you're the new students right?" I tried really hard to not start crying again because of the pain I felt in my leg.