Chapter 2 – Moving To NJ

The next day
I was packing my stuff when I heard a yell at the front door.

I ran and saw my dad who had hit my mum as I came in. She was crying on the floor holding her jaw when she looked up at me and told me to run off.

I ran to her room and quickly blocked the door with some furniture and grabbed the phone and called the police. I told them what had happened and where I lived. They said to stay away from him and wait till help had arrived. I Put down the phone and I could here mum screaming.

When I yelled out leave her alone Dad yelled out “ OH SHUT UP! YOU’RE A STUPID LOSER OF A DAUGHTER AND I NEVER LOVED YOU”

I fell to the floor it was as if my life was just collapsing. His words were tearing me apart I wanted to burst into tears but I knew if I did and he heard me he would probably say something to make it worse.

He then yelled to me “Did you call the pigs on me?”

“No dad” I tried to make this sound as confident as I could.

He replied, “ Good I hope you don’t mind a bit of a bashing”. I tried not to cry but it was no use my eyes filled with tears and I let out a cry and I covered my mouth trying to make sure he didn’t hear. But he heard “You baby you should toughen up life is like this all the time” He yelled to me.

Then I could hear the sirens. Finally the cops had come it was such a good relief. He yelled “YOU LIAR YOU SAID THERE WAS NO COPS”.

Then I heard the door being kicked in and I heard my dad yelling every curse word under the sun as he was being arrested.

I pulled the furniture away from the door and ran to my mum she was unconscious on the ground. A female police officer came over to me and tried to give me a hug but I refused it. I just didn’t feel like anyone trying to touch me I wanted to be alone with mum.

She said, “Were you the brave girl that called us?” I replied to her in an angry tone “ I’m not a fucken baby” I tried to calm down and fight back tears “ Is my mum gonna be okay?” She smiled at me and said “She’s gonna be fine”. I tried to smile but ended up bursting into tears. She hugged me this time but I didn’t fight away.