The music was blaring so loudly, pounding into my ears. It was ridiculous, but anything to drown out the voices that were carrying up the staircase and into my room. Anything to not hear them fight.
I turned the dial up a bit more, and started saying the words in my head, concentrating solely on the lyrics.
Crashing and banging came from downstairs. I huddled into my bed. Realizing that it wasn't great shelter, I took my radio, stuffed animal, and phone into the closet where I piled things in front of the door to keep it from opening properly.
Terrified, I snuggled into an extra pillow. I couldn't hear the fighting anymore. The lyrics swam around in my head, and I eventually fell asleep.
