Into the Darkness

Chapter I

I step off my bus on to the sidewalk, I check my phone then slip it into my back pocket. I start to walk across a small street to the house. I see Carly attempting to watch my mom tend to the tomatoes in the front garden, she seems a little preoccupied with a wild flower stranded in the grass, I watch her slowly bend down and pluck it from ground.
She quickly looks over at me as I step into the yard. "SISSY" she yells and races up to me, I squat down as I drop my backpack on the ground behind me. She jumps up into my arms, quickly catching her and swaying her side to side. I slowly set her back down to her feet.
"How was your day Car?" I ask looking down at her. "Awesome, Look what I got for you sissy" she holds out the little wild flower she had just plucked. I take it from her and slide it behind my ear along with some stray blond hair. I look back at her. Her face beaming up at me as I slowly stand up and say let's go inside. I grab my book bag and she takes my hand and we walk inside the house.
I head to the small art/music room upstairs where Carly sits and paints a picture on one side of the table, and on the other side of the table I am working on my algebra homework. I am quite good at math so it didn't take me long. I look over at little Carly and smile,"Watcha painting?" I say," Daddy" she responds happily ... I go stone cold for a moment. Dad?
I know she can't understand... she's only seven years old,but, it still hurts me. If this is her way of coping, then I support her anyway, even if it hurts me to talk about. "It's beautiful Car." I say after a few seconds. "Thank you sissy" she responds. I used to get upset with her calling me that. Now I don't mind so much, it's super cute.
After we finish our art/homework session I ask Car to set the table while I chop up some vegetables. Mom walks in the room. She comes closer to me then sets two large ripe tomatoes on the cutting board. I cringe at the thought of her trying to help. I could very well go and pick tomatoes myself. I snatch up a tomato and start dicing. "How was your day Cam?" She asks.I hate it when she calls me Cam," Cammilla" I mumble but she obviously didn't hear me. I chop a little faster now. "Okay well I had a great day myself thanks for asking" she replays to her own comment. I am now chopping tenfold! I can't take it. One more word comes out of her mouth and I am so done! "What's for dinner?" She blurts out. I prepared myself to scream in her face as loud as I could... " Ouch!"
I race to the kitchen sink and run my finger under cold water. I cut myself so deep I swear I could see some bone...I race to the cabinet next to the pantry. The cut was spewing dark blood. I reach and grab a bandaid and quickly wrap it tightly on my finger ."Are you okay?" My mom says. I couldn't tell if she was genuinely worried but I couldn't care less, "GET AWAY FROM ME!" I shout. The room grows silent. We both turn towards Carly sitting at the kitchen table.
I pause for a second looking at her eyes, tearing up. Then I race upstairs. I slam my door. I sit down on my bed. " What was I thinking!" I say to myself. I promised him I'd stay strong for Carly, I Can't go back down there, But I have to... For her.
After a while of staying upstairs, I slowly walk down the stairs, I stop for a moment and take a deep breath. I see Carly staring out the window in the living room. I walk over to her, I sit down beside her and look at the breeze moving through the trees, and the sun going down. " did you already eat?" I say quietly. She nods her head slowly. " okay" I say as I stand up. I put my hand on her shoulder for a second then I walk out of the room.

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6/26/17
Hey guys, My plan is to come out with a new page every other day if possible sorry if I don't though... This is only the beginning of the story. Mwahahaha!
P.s- sorry if it needs edits

~Kayla_Isabelle