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Flashback

I sighed as I opened the door to my very run down house. As I entered I tried not to gag from the stench. If smells could kill I would've been dead by now. Months ago even.

I passed John's room quietly and checked if he was there while passing. He was passed out on the bed with a bottle of beer in his hand and there were other bottles scattered around his room.

John is my Dad but I don't consider him as my Dad he is the worst person to ever exist, the very spawn of  Satan. How I wish I could escape here but I know I can't.

I went into my room and sat down on the almost broken chair and started to do my homework.

"AVERY! Come down here right now!" John yelled. I looked down at my books and continued to do my homework as though I didn't hear him. My breath hitched in my throat as I heard him come towards my room but I kept my poker face on. I know if he saw how scared I was he'd feed off my fear. Sounds creepy, I know.

"Did you not hear me call you?!" He yelled as he stood at the entrance of my room.

I shook my head but kept my eyes down looking at my book.

"I thought I told you to look at me when when I address you." He slurred coming closer to me. I tried to keep calm but I couldn't help shaking.

"Look at me." He ordered. I shook my head again and he grabbed my chin tightly forcing me to look at him in the eyes. His nails were full of grime, he reeked of beer and his eyes were as dark as night.

"Next. Time. Follow. Orders. Properly." He hit me after saying each word causing me to fall backwards off the chair and onto the floor. I wanted to cry, the pain was excruciating but I couldn't do anything because I knew he would do something far worse than hitting me if I ever tried to.

"OK." I said plainly still with my face showing no emotion whatsoever.

"I don't think you've learned your lesson enough. Maybe I should keep on punishing you until you get it."

"No! I'm fine!" I yelled and I cursed myself for talking back. Now I'm in for it.

"Didn't I tell you no talking back either!?" He yelled. He took a step closer to me on the floor and I squeezed my eyes shut knowing what was coming next.

I heard him take off his belt. "Now Daddy's gonna teach you a little lesson."

He beat me until I was almost unconscious. My body was filled with bruises and blood oozing out of all the cuts made by the metal of the belt.

End of flashback

I woke up with a start and took a deep breath.

" Did you enjoy your nap?" I looked up to see my math teacher glaring at me.

"Yeah it was great, your teaching was like a lullaby. It lulled me right to sleep. " I said looking her square in the eye.

"How dare you." She said.

I felt the eyes of students on me. "Take a picture it'll last longer!" I shouted at the rest of the class and they quickly averted their eyes somewhere else.

In school I don't have an friends and I'm more than happy to keep it like that. It's not like when schools done I'm going to see them again. I get into a lot of fights since people are just plain stupid, I've been arrested countless times for stealing, fighting even underage drinking but I don't give a damn. Life has already screwed me over so there's no point in trying to fix it. I probably should see a therapist but I'm broke as hell and I wouldn't even trust them anyways.