Okay, sorry to anyone who read the previous chapter eleven...I accidentally added chapter ten twice, but I removed it and posted the actual chapter eleven. So here it is, enjoy! Read and Review!
AUSTIN'S POV
Today was finally the day Ally was allowed to leave the hospital. She was probably excited, and I was excited for her. Anna was making sure she had the directions to my house right, because she was taking us home.
Apparently, neither one of Ally's parents had answered the phone when they checked her records for phone numbers. Because it was an emergency, 'life on the line' type situation, everything was free. No charge on any medicine or procedures. That was good, because I definitely couldn't have paid for anything.
Ally came walking out of her room, and towards the waiting room where Anna and I were. It was the first time I had seen her walk on her own since that day at school. The doctor gave her a few more tips and precautions to be aware of and sent her on her way. I tried to make small talk, but of course, I was ignored once again. It was a silent ride the entire way back home, Ally ended up actually sleeping most of the ride. I thanked Anna one last time, and woke up Ally to get out of the van.
Once Anna had drove off, we were both standing in my driveway. Ally watched intently at her house with a depressed look. I shuddered as I remembered the condition of the house. She looked up at me, to her house, then back up at me.
"You okay?" I asked.
She simply nodded. "I just,...don't really want to go home." She muttered.
I didn't want to mention the fact that I went into her house, because she seemed to already hate me enough.
"Why not?" I asked innocently.
"It's not really any of your business. I don't want to talk about it anyway." She said snappily.
"Oh...alright. Well, I guess you'll go where you wanna go, but just know, that I will always be here if you need somebody to go to. Oh, and try not to run off again." I said in a light, yet serious tone.
She rolled her eyes at me.
I patted her back with my hand before turning towards my house saying, "I love you."
She never turned back to face me, she just slowly started taking steps towards her house.
ALLY'S POV
I was officially allowed to leave the hospital. I was happy to get out of here, but not so thrilled to be returning to where I came from.
I rode back home with Austin and the woman who apparently drove us here in the first place. Austin kept trying to start a conversation, but I honestly don't know why he tried. I ignored him and pretended to sleep so it would be less awkward for the both of us.
I was woken up what seemed like two hours later, and had to get out to go home. If I could even call it home. I talked shortly to Austin. I was debating on whether or not I should thank him, but decided against it, because honestly, I wasn't that happy to be back. He patted my back, told me he loved me, and walked into his house.
I couldn't even think about that right now because I was actually scared of what could be waiting for me at home. What if my dad got mad at me for running away? He would probably try to start hurting me again. I decided that it was now or never and slowly started crossing the street.
I had gotten to the front door, and already smelled the hazy stench of beer. I laid my hand on the doorknob and turned it slowly. I didn't hear anything, so I continued inside. I gagged. I thought I would be used to that awful odor by now, but I had been away from it for so long, that it was like smelling it again for the first time.
The power was out, because I tried the switch and it didn't work. None of them did. The house was more of a wreck than usual, if that was even possible. Then I did something that took a lot of guts.
"DAD!" I yelled through the seemingly empty house.
There was no reply. I continued to the upstairs and walked into my room. It was just as I had left it. I continued walking down the hall to my dad's room. The floors creaked, and other than that, it was complete silence. There was an eerie, uneasy feeling in the air. I knew something was wrong before I even saw it. I opened the door anyway, and stepped in. Right when I saw what was in that room, I gasped and turned my eyes away immediately.
My dad was laying on the floor, motionless, with a puddle of old, dried up blood that had leaked out of his mouth. He laid there with an empty broken bottle around his hand. His clothes were dirty and stained, and the room was destroyed. I bent down next to him and checked his pulse. Nothing. His skin was cold. The color had drained from his body, and his eyes as well. His once brown eyes, were a faded grey. There was no hiding it, or denying it. He was dead. He had finally drunk himself dead.
I ran downstairs, trying to escape the house that had once built me up, and now destroyed me. Once I was in the front yard, I didn't know where to go. Nobody other than Austin even knew that I was alive. But his house wasn't an option. Not for me. He is a big part of why my life is the way that it is. I can't just keep running to Trish. I didn't feel like running away to the woods again. Instead, I collapsed right there in the front yard.
I cried. I cried for mercy. Life had officially taken everything away from me. There was nothing left for me to hope for. I had been thinking that my dad would one day return to his sane ways, and help me through. But now, that last percentage of hope was gone.
"Why?! Why did you do this to me?! What did I do to deserve this?! You've taken everything else! You might as well just take me too! I'm done!" I screamed with pure hatred, at the top of my lungs.
I hated feeling like this. I felt like life was against me just to bully me like everyone else. But I'm stronger than this. I was done letting life push me around. I was done hiding behind my pain. I was going to forget about all of this. I was going to go back to school. I was going to make it through this. Here is me, standing up to life.
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