Forever Running, chapter 1
Forever Running
I awoke from my deep sleep to the sound my older brother Jamie blasting his rock albums. It was 6:30 in the morning for gods sake! He always did this so I suppose I should be used to it by now; Mum letting him do what he wants when he wants. There was no point in telling him to turn it down, he'd just hit me like last night when I asked him if he had taken birthday money. He said no and when I asked him again he grabbed me round the throat and pushed me up against the wall. I still have the marks around my neck. He was violent not just to me, but to everyone who crossed him. No one could reason with him. Not Mum, Dad (who left five years ago when I was ten), Dave (Our Step-Dad) or even his Ex-Girlfriend. We were all just waiting until he got arrested. That would be the day.
I put the pillow around my ears and closed my eyes. I wanted to leave this place so bad. There was no use in staying anyway. I had no friends. No Boyfriend, every boy I went out with was scared away by Jamie. He wasn't looking out for me he was doing it to hurt me.
When I opened my eyes I saw Jamie in my room. He had one of my old teddies, he was cutting through it with a knife.
"What are you doing!" I screamed. Jamie slowly glanced over at me. Oh no what have I done. I was so scared. I sat up and my eyes were torn between the teddy and Jamie's eyes filled with evil.
"Get up"
"What?" I questioned. I know I shouldn't have asked.
"GET UP NOW!" He screamed at me. It startled me. Now I was scared. I managed to stand up. Jamie dropped the teddy. He stepped closer to me. Jamie stood over me, suddenly he seemed like a giant.
"What have you done to my gun?"
"Umm... Nothing" I had no idea what he was talking about. I knew he had a gun, that's what kept me living in fear.
"You've taken my gun haven't you?!"
"No... Course I haven't" I trembled. Now he was getting angrier with every word that I said.
"I took your gun" I heard Mums voice say. Oh no what was she getting herself into? I felt scared for Mum.
"WHAT?!" Jamie demanded.
"I took you gun, NOW LEAVE HER ALONE" She screamed halfway through. I ran out of the room quickly so Jamie wouldn't hurt me. I scurried into the bathroom and fumbled to lock the door. I slumped to the floor and began to cry.
I awoke from my deep sleep to the sound my older brother Jamie blasting his rock albums. It was 6:30 in the morning for gods sake! He always did this so I suppose I should be used to it by now; Mum letting him do what he wants when he wants. There was no point in telling him to turn it down, he'd just hit me like last night when I asked him if he had taken birthday money. He said no and when I asked him again he grabbed me round the throat and pushed me up against the wall. I still have the marks around my neck. He was violent not just to me, but to everyone who crossed him. No one could reason with him. Not Mum, Dad (who left five years ago when I was ten), Dave (Our Step-Dad) or even his Ex-Girlfriend. We were all just waiting until he got arrested. That would be the day.
I put the pillow around my ears and closed my eyes. I wanted to leave this place so bad. There was no use in staying anyway. I had no friends. No Boyfriend, every boy I went out with was scared away by Jamie. He wasn't looking out for me he was doing it to hurt me.
When I opened my eyes I saw Jamie in my room. He had one of my old teddies, he was cutting through it with a knife.
"What are you doing!" I screamed. Jamie slowly glanced over at me. Oh no what have I done. I was so scared. I sat up and my eyes were torn between the teddy and Jamie's eyes filled with evil.
"Get up"
"What?" I questioned. I know I shouldn't have asked.
"GET UP NOW!" He screamed at me. It startled me. Now I was scared. I managed to stand up. Jamie dropped the teddy. He stepped closer to me. Jamie stood over me, suddenly he seemed like a giant.
"What have you done to my gun?"
"Umm... Nothing" I had no idea what he was talking about. I knew he had a gun, that's what kept me living in fear.
"You've taken my gun haven't you?!"
"No... Course I haven't" I trembled. Now he was getting angrier with every word that I said.
"I took your gun" I heard Mums voice say. Oh no what was she getting herself into? I felt scared for Mum.
"WHAT?!" Jamie demanded.
"I took you gun, NOW LEAVE HER ALONE" She screamed halfway through. I ran out of the room quickly so Jamie wouldn't hurt me. I scurried into the bathroom and fumbled to lock the door. I slumped to the floor and began to cry.
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