Chapter 4: Finding the Truth
As the year went on, Hiccup and Sunset became best friends. But Hiccup has noticed something about Sunset. She never invited Hiccup over to her house, she didn't talk about her family, and she always seemed to be getting hurt.
He always seemed to notice that Sunset had bruises, bumps, she even came to school with some burns and cuts a couple times. One day when they were leaving, Gobber stopped Hiccup.
"Hiccup, I've noticed that Sunset has been coming to school with injuries. Do you know how she got them?" he asked.
"I don't know, she keeps saying that she's clumsy, and bumps into things."
"Hmm, keep an eye on her for a while would you?"
"Sure thing, Mr. Gobber."
And he left.
When Hiccup left the classroom, he saw Sunset leaving school. He knew Sunset would never tell him how she kept getting hurt, so he decided to follow her. So he quietly followed her to her house. When she went in, Hiccup went up to the house, hid in some bushes, and looked in the window.
He saw Sunset walk in, and saw her heading to a man about his dad's age in an easy chair.
"Hello, Father." greeted Sunset quietly.
"Wha, oh you're home." he said in an unkind voice.
"Well...I'll just go to my room now." she said turning away.
"Hold it." he said, as he tightly grabbed her arm.
"You didn't tell anyone about your "clumsiness" did you?"
"No, Father."
"Good, now get out of my sight."
"That's her father?" Hiccup asked himself.
He waited a while, and saw Sunset's father get up from his chair.
"Girl!" he yelled, and Sunset came running down quickly.
"Yes, Father?"
"Get dinner ready, I'm hungry." he ordered her.
"Yes, Father." replied Sunset, as she went to the kitchen.
Hiccup saw how hard Sunset worked hard to cook a meal for her father. When it was ready, she called him.
"I made some beef stew."
She sett a bowl of stew down in front of him. He took a sip of stew, and then spit it out.
"This is too salty, you useless girl!" he shouted.
"Sorry, Father."
"I ask you do a simple task, but you can't even do that!" said her father, as he pushed her into the wall, causing a picture to fall off the wall, and break.
"Now look what you've done."
"I'm sorry, Father."
"You're the most pathetic excuse for a daughter I've ever seen, now I got to go get my own food." said her dad, as he headed for the door.
Hiccup quickly hid in some bushes.
"And clean up this mess, and it better be spotless by the time I get back." said her Father, and he left.
When he was gone Hiccup looked back inside, and saw Sunset cleaning up the mess. It took a long time, and by the time her dad got home, she was done. He brought back dinner for himself, but none for Sunset, so she was forced to eat the beef stew, even though she was a vegetarian.
Hiccup had seen enough, and he ran all the way back home. He couldn't believe what he saw, Sunset's own father was abusing her, both physically and verbally. When he got home, he was greeted by his parents.
"Hiccup, where have you been?" asked Valka.
"Yes, you should've been home hours ago." said Stoick.
"Sorry, Mom, Dad, I had...to do something." explained Hiccup, as he went up to his room.
He flopped down on his bed, and Toothless came in, and licked his face.
"Hey, Toothless."
He didn't know what to do, his best friend was being abused, and he needed to know what do. Sunset needed help, and she couldn't tell anyone or he'd abuse her even more. It was up to him, to get Sunset some help and quickly.
That's chapter 4, plz review and comment