Not a picture-perfect girl

Chapter 1

Neil's POV
  Waking up is surely hellish considering my life.
   I struggled to get up from the bed, whimpering from yesterday's beatings.
    I stood in front of my mirror looking at my bird's nest of hair.
      Well a little introduction wouldn't hurt.
I'm Neil Carson, I'm 17 and I'm in my final year in highschool. I'm 5'3 tall. A little bit on the short side.
   My hair color is just a ratty brown color and it's short but just to the neck length though.

      Let's prepare for school, shall we??
I throw on a black hoodie that says "Life sucks" cause it sucks to me.
I matched it up with a black ripped jeans and a combat boots.
I'm a tomboy but I could be a girly girl but with a price.

   I did my make-up and went downstairs to meet my "parents".Note the sarcasm.

"Mom, I'm going to school."
"Do I look like I care?? Go to school,kill yourself,I don't care. She slurred."

  I looked around for my pathetic excuse of a dad.

  "Where is dad??"
"He's dead,she said lackadaisically"

I looked straight into her eyes,stunned and unable to construct a sentence.

    "Oh,quit the look, he's sobering up"
I rolled my eyes because he never sobers up not after the incident. Tears welled up in my eyes.

"Now is not the time,my subconscious mind told me

"Anyways,mom I'm out."
"Yeah yeah, don't bother coming back alive,she said bitterly

  I nodded.
I'm used to it. Off I go to school.

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