Chapter 1 - Daddy Dearest....

-...in August a 17 year old girl reportedly killed her father in self-defense. She told authorities that her father had repeatedly beat her since she was 10 years old...-

Thump - Thump
I can hear him walking closer...
Thump - Thump
His footsteps echoing in the hall...
Thump - Thump
What did I do this time?
What did I do wrong?
Thump - Thump
The smell of beer and whisky drifting closer, overpowering the once sweet perfumed air, choking my eyes.
Thump - Thump
Please, no... I'm sorry.
Thump - Thump
My cuts haven't healed, my bruises aren't gone.
Thump - Thump
The knob turns slowly, the click of the lock echos through out the cold, uncaring darkness.
I hide my head, maybe he won't find me here beneath my blanket, my shield.
...Thump - Thump
Please, just stop... Don't make me do it. My heart beating in my ears, the sharp, cold steel gripped in my hands.
Thump - Thump
Thump - Thump
His fist flung out into the darkness, swinging, aiming, reaching for me.
I only get one try, one shot, to make him stop. To make him pay.
My hand struck out into the deafening darkness, blinded by rage and tears. I hit something...
...Thump...
The red river flows.

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