Erin was hiding in her room, her mums boyfriend Ross was shouting at her mum again and she knew what was happening downstairs.

Ever since Erin was 7. Erin never did anything to stop anything happening because she knew she was going to get in trouble more than when Ross comes home drunk.

Erin was cowered in a corner off her room, she was shaking in fear just incase something happened to her mum and herself.

She heard her mum scream and then it all went quite, Erin worried incase something happened to her mum.

Erin's pov

Mum came home from work just like every other day and as well as that Ross came come from the pub, DRUNK. I knew what would happen, it always does, Ross comes home drunk if mums home he uses her as a punching bag, if mums not home he uses me, that's how
it's been for about 4 years now.

I was so scared, I heard the usually screaming and shouting and then all off a sudden it went quite. I hid in the corner off my room not moving a muscle just incase Ross comes upstairs.

The quietness scared me and something told me mum was in danger, more than normal. A load of questions ran through my mind like 'what I've he's killed her' and many more, by then I thought I needed to stay positive. I slowly and quitely stood up and headed
to my door opening it without a sound.

Once my door was open I crept out and down the stairs, I stood still when I saw mum laying on the floor wth blood all around her and a KNIFE laying beside her and that was also covered in blood.

I run back to my room and my door makes a slamming noise, I knew Ross would have heard the door but I go back to my corner in my room hiding hoping Ross wouldn't come up to my room.

I hear footsteps storm up the stairs and I bite my lip in fear, I didn't want any more bruises, the footsteps walk past my room and into mums and Ross's room. It was around 10 minutes off him in the room before he walks out and comes barging into my room.

"Right Erin-Maye if anyone asks we've been watching a film and we both heard screaming downstairs" Ross stars "Do you understand!"he then shouts alittle. I nod nurvesly as he leaves my room.

Once I knew it was safe I got up and went over to my bedroom window, my next door neighbors were in their garden on the phone and I ducked down. Who was she talking to, I thought to myself before sitting on my bed and hearing a knock on the door.

Ross must have answered it because I soon hear footsteps up the stairs and checking all the bedrooms, I quickly get under my quilt and hide hoping they wouldn't come in here whoever they were. "Hello are you Erin-Maye Roundhead" I hear someone say
from my door and I look at at the person.

It was a woman "I'm Mel Carter, I'll be your social worker, we are taking you into care because your mum had been murdered and your dad" Mel starts before i stop her "he's not my dad" I tell her "well he's been arrested for killing your mum, the police
will want you to give a statement if you saw or heard anything, but we also have heard that he hurts you so it's for your own safety" Mel tells me and I nod slowly

"Would you like some help packing?" Mel asks me and I nod slowly. Mel gets my suitcase from the top of my wardrobe and starts to pack my clothes while I pack my school bag with my school things

Mel soon had packed my clothes and I clutch to my rabbit teddy which apparently was from my dad before I was even born. I was scared, you hear a load off things about care but I guess nothing is as bad as being here with Ross, or Louisa and David.

Mel took my suitcase and I guess it was to the car and I stayed in my room. I looked around one more time and pick up my two bags

I sling my black and White bagpack onto my left shoulder, this was my school bag and it had all my school things in

Once my black and white bag was on my shoulder I pick up the black bagpack which has blue flowers on. In this bag it had my teddys and my blanket in, I would never leave them here.

I also clutched a teddy which I always hug and keep nere me when im alone or scared or anything really

I went downstairs and saw mums lifeless body and police around.

Their were tears in my eyes and I knew I was going to break down crying if I stayed any longer. I dash to the front door and break down. "Erin-Maye are you alright?" Mel asked me and I ignore her. "Can I go into the kitchen, I need to get something?"
I ask my social worker and she looks at me "okay then we have to be off, got a two hour drive to Ashdene ridge" Mel tells me and I nod.

I walk past the living room and into the kitchen, I walk over to the cupboard and open it, it had my purse with my savings in and then their was mums saving jar, she would want me to have it wouldn't she? I took it and put it in my flower bag and nod
slowly to myself.

I take my phone off charge and put that in my bag before I went back to the door and stood saying by to mum "I'll never forget you mum" I cried softly and went with Mel to her car.

Mel puts my things in the boot off the car and I get into the front. "The police down nere the home will have to question you about what you have heard or seen" Mel tells me and I nod "would you tell me how you got those bruises?" Mel then asks me and
I stare at her blankly.

"How did you get them?" Mel asks me and I frown to myself, he would come after me if I told I was really scared. "It was Ross, when mum wasn't home he would use me as his punch bag." I tell her and she starts to drive to my new home

The car ride was long and boring but I entertain myself by turning Mels car radio on. It was all boring songs but their was nothing else on. A hour into the drive it was now 4pm and I was now even more bored than I was when we started the drive.

"Are you scared?" Mel asks me and I role my eyes, 'of corse I'm scared, my mums been killed by my step dad and I'm being placed in a strange place' I thought to myself before plastering a smile onto my face "not at all" I smile.

"Well if you ever need anything then you could always call me" Mel tells me and I nod another hour and we pulled up in front of a rather large house and she gets out getting my suitcase.

I got my bag outs the boot and put one on my back and hung the other one in my arm while clutching my teddy from earlier.

It was brown with a smaller teddy and yeah it looks a bit tatty but I love it still (I know the picture doesn't look tatty but imagine it does)

Mel take my suitcase to the door and I stood behind her as she knocks on the door. I knew this was it, the first day of probably the rest off my life

A/N

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Jess xx