Tangled Love

Moments pass and I hear Trevor retreat back down the stairs, his feet slamming down hard onto the steps in rage. He's leaving me alone?

"I swear it to you, I will kill her slowly if she gets in my way again!"

My blood runs cold at his words.

My hands begin shaking profusely and I drop my bag to the floor in shock. My phone and clothes spill out but I don't care. I walk over to my bed and slide down onto the floor beside it, feeling my body and mind turn completely numb. Kill me.

The thing that disgusted me the most was that my own mother didn't disagree with him. She didn't argue back or stick up for me. A normal mother would call the police, kick him out the house in fear for their daughter's safety.

I feel bile rise to the back of my throat and run to the bathroom, nearly missing the toilet bowl. My eyes sting and I let out a tiny gasp, kneeling against the toilet for support. Tears roll down my cheek and I whimper, my entire body shaking in fright.

hit me all at once and I fing it impossible to breathe. Every single beating runs through my mind, Trevor's cruel taunts and

I have to get away from here.

would I go? Trevor would

choice, I'm

running through my entire body. I lay against the

out, kicking the wall opposite me

"Why Dad, why?!" I yell at the bathroom ceiling, feeling my cheeks soaked with tears.

my hair. Despite the strands being locked around my fingers, I feel no pain. Instead my thoughts begin to swirl around my head, going so fast

I tug at my hair harder,

I not strong?

since my father left me alone in this cruel world, I began to slowly fall apart. A