Down Under

Chapter 1: New beginnig (kinda)

Marinas Perspective
Imagine, having to move far far away from your home, knowing your never coming back. Knowing that your family and friends are gonna be there and you'll most likely never seeing them again. Yeah, exactly how i feel.

It all started when my mom died. My family and I were devastated. When my mom left us, I had to deal with my 18 year old (and very annoying) brother, Brandon and my Dad, David.

You might ask yourself. "How is that bad?" Well...

I heard a smash of glass breaking in my house and running up the stairs. "Marina! We need to hide now!" Brandon says nearly shrieking while grabbing my hand to go hide. "Wait what why?" I asked. "Dad is drunk again and I don't want you to get beaten up by him again." Brandon says leading him through our house.

I look at Brandon's arm. "Brandon your bleeding!" I worriedly whispered.
'The glass breaking" my mind immediately went to that. "Did dad throw a beer bottle at you?" I questioned. He ignores me.
God Damnit Brandon...

Yes, my dad physically and mentally abuses my brother and I. You may be asking "Well why don't you go to the police?" It would be no point. My dad used to be a police officer. He used to be a pretty good guy, mind you. Even if he was charged for child abuse and sent to jail, he would be able to escape. After my mom died, his life came crashing down. He lost the love of his life. He thought he could forget about her by drinking and doing drugs. You know what they say, Once your at your high, there's always a low.

My dad got high or drunk just to forget everything. But every time he does it, he ends up beating us up. This always happens. Even my brother is scared to come home from school or work because he'll come home to me either being beaten up by my dad or my dad beating him up. My dad is the strongest person both my brother and I know. And we sure as hell are scared of him.

Resuming back to both my brother and I hiding for our lives.
"WHERE ARE YOU BASTARDS?" My dad yells across the house. I hold back a cry. My brother is protecting me by holding me. We hear grunts going into the room we are hiding in. We are in the closet, holding our breaths for dear
life.

And then someone had perfect timing when rapid knocking comes to the front door.

A/N: Its a short chapter I know. But hey its a cliffhanger and I know you guys love cliff hangers :) What do you think will happen next loves? I haven't downloaded wattpad in so long and I got it only 4 days ago. But I hope you guys like the chapter and I'll see you in my next one. Judy's signing off! Bye bye!