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M E M O R I E S

Three years Ago...

My heart Skipped a beat when the Sound of glass hitting the wooden floor made its way into my ears. I Stood in my Room, Door Shut and locked. Heart racing and ready to Pop out of my chest. "MICHAEL!, Get your ass down here NOW!" And with that, Another Glass broke. "You little Bi- MICHAEL!" My father yelled clear enough threw the wall. Although The walls are Damaged They can still put a barrier Around you so no one can Smash their way in.

Footsteps were Heard from outside my door, Getting closer by seconds. "Michael open up this Damn door!" Bangs Erupted my small room, My door shaking. "Michael I Swear to god i will break down this Door if you don't open It!" Glass shattered on the other Side of my door, Making me jump. He huffed, Mumbling things I can't understand. "You're Just making things Difficult Michael" He growled. "Open this door" My father Spoke lowly.

A Loud bang hit my door Making it slightly shake. I Quickly jump out of my bed And rushed to my Window. "You know what?" He mumbled. I Quickly slide open my rusty Window. loud Bangs Were heard from My door until He kicked it open, Making a loud Noise as it Hit the ground. My father stands there, A Bottle of Jack daniels in his hand. My eyes widen as he stomps towards me, Jaw clenched and eyebrows furrowed. I Quickly hop Out the window. Painfully Landing on my knees But stumble Up to my feet.

"Michael!" his Voice was heard from behind me. I Look back to see My father Struggling to climb out the window. I Push myself To sprint, Feeling the Ache in my legs. I Took a sharp Left, Running down the street.

It was minutes until I found myself in a dark Ally. I Bent down, Catching my breath. My eyes closed, feeling the breeze hit my body.

"Michael!, I haven't Seen you In forever!, How are you?" A Deep voice Spoke. My eyes Wandered the Dark ally, Looking for the owner of the sudden voice. "Over here Buddy" The voice was Closer. I Looked directly to the sound to see a man with Jet black hair and dark Brown, piercing eyes. He wasn't in the Ally. He was In the opposite Side from where i came from.

"W-who Are you?" I asked Shakily, taking a  step Back. A Cigarette Was placed in Between His lips. His brown Eyes bore into mine, A Hint of threat in them. "My name is Charlie" He smirked, Stepping closer and Pulling out his hand. "I'm a friend of your fathers" He said "Nice to meet you... Again" Charlie chuckled. "I've never met you" I Took another step back "Maybe" He shrugged "But I've seen you before, Your father doesn't say Very good things about you. He said you quit football because you almost Broke your ankle"

"He said you're a little Wimp. I Guess you got that from your Dad" He shrugged his Shoulders Lazily. "I'm not a wimp" I Clenched my jaw, eyebrows Creased. "Sometimes you just have to accept it" he smirked "But I Can change that" He stepped closer "Do you want money?" He asked, Raising an eyebrow.

"Yeah" I Quickly nod "Then why don't you sell this" He stuffed his hand inside his Pocket then brought out a little clear bag with Something green in it. My eyes widened as i took a step Back, Bumping into a Trash bin. "What?, You're scared?" He chuckled once more. "I-I don't do that, I Have to go, Um Bye" I Spin on my heel and Speed Walk anywhere but home. His loud chuckle was heard from behind. I Shook my head, Thoughts scrambling threw my mind.

I Can get money Another way. I Can get a job. Mom already has a job and she's Fine... Right?. Even if we don't have the Best house we're Still fine...

I kept my pace as the sun slowly went down. My mom usually comes home around eight which means she should be coming home soon. Sometimes My dad yells at her, accusing her that she's cheating. She probably is. Any man is better than him.

Kids stared at me for some reason. I don't have a threatening face... well maybe I do. People say I'm a mixture of my mom and dad. My dad has a threatening look on his face but my mom, she has a sweet yet threatening look.

Mom gets attention wherever she goes. She's
Truly beautiful. She still looks young even though she's only thirty three. She had me when she was eighteen. I was an accident and that's why her and my father are still together.
I'm basically the glue to their relationship but you could say I'm Elmer's glue. I don't work very well.

They have no love for each other. While my dad wanted nothing but her body, my mom wanted actual love and a healthy family. Sadly, she didn't get that. Although a lot of men throw themselves at her she still doesn't accept.

The weather got colder as the sun went down. Shivers took over me so I took out my phone and called the only actual friend I have.

I clicked his name and placed the phone to my ear. It rung for a few seconds until he answered, panting like a mad man. "Hello?" He spoke out of breath "hey Andrew, can I come over? My dad almost beat my ass" a nervous chuckle came out of my mouth as I spoke. "Yeah! Dude I just got this new gam-" I hung up.

I slowly walked to his house which isn't far from mine.

Once I made it to his house, I pressed the doorbell and seconds later, his little sister came into view. "H-hi Michael" She stuttered.

She's always done that and I found out she likes me. I ignored it since we'll probably never get together. That was my thoughts last year. I was fourteen and she's a year younger than me. We kissed and now she acts all nervous around me.

"Hey, can I come in?" I asked her, already bored of this conversion. "Y-yeah, what are you doing here?" She tucked a piece of brown hair behind her ear. "I'm here for Andrew" I simply said, kicking off my shoes.

"Oh Andrew" She muttered. I walked up the stairs and into Andrews room, ignoring her stare. "Come on, COME ON!" He threw his hands up in the air, making the controller fly across the room. Large headphones were on his ears, his brown hair Was wet, Sprawled out on his head. He was wearing sweatpants but no shirt. "FU- Michael?" He glanced at me then widened his brown eyes and ran to the corner of his messy room.

"Oh shit, OH SHIT!" He picked up a broken ps3 controller. "Oh Fu-" he immediately covered his mouth, eyes shooting to the door where I am. I furrowed eyebrows until I'm pushed away. A small body storms into the room with a rag in -what I see- her hands.

"Maldita sea, yo le dije que no maldecir en esta casa"

(Translation) God damn it I, told him not to cuss in this house.

She mumbled as she stomped up to him. Compared To him she was tiny but that didn't stop her from hitting him with the rag in her hands. He whined, putting his arms over his face and blocking the hits. "¡Lo siento mamá!"

(I'm sorry mom!)

He Squealed. "Don't cuss in this house Andrés!" She said. Her thick Spanish accent Made her sound like she isn't speaking English. She Went for the door until she saw me. Her face completely changed as A giant smile formed on her lips. "Michael!, it's nice seeing you again!" She wrapped her arms around me tightly. I groaned, patting her back. She's like a second mother to me. I've known her for years.

"Are you staying for dinner?" She pulled away, her hands still on my shoulders. "Probably, is it okay if I stay over?" I Asked. "Well..." She looked into blank space, her eyebrows creased.  "you two better go to school tomorrow" She patted my shoulder and left. "I'm guessing that's a yes?" I slightly shouted but not to loud since she'll probably beat me with the rag. "Yes!" She shouted back.

"Hey" Andrew awkwardly said "Hey, you can't believe what just happened" I widened my eyes at the memory and closed the door. "What?" He asked as he grabbed the broken controller. "So you know the usual. My dad gets home, he yells at me and beats me up but this time I got away"

"Yeah, Let me guess, he was drunk?" Andrew raised an eyebrow, Sitting on the floor in front of the tv. "Yeah but when I left the house I saw This guy. He said his name was Charlie and he knew my dad" I continued as I sat on his bed. "He asked if I wanted money and I obviously said yes. Dude he brought out Weed. WEED!" I threw my hands up. I raised my eyebrows and lazily laid my back in his bed.

"Shut up!, my mom will hear!" Andrew whispered "And your dad knows him?" He asked, raising an eyebrow in disbelief. "Yeah that's what he said" I huffed a strand of black  hair out of my face. "Crazy. Wait, you didn't take it right?" His eyes widened "no I'm not an idiot" I mumbled. "Dude you're not an idiot?, Diana Sanchez tried hooking up with you but you rejected her" He shook his head, eyes focused on the screen. He must've gotten another controller.

"Eh, I already did. She isn't all that" I shrugged "ISN'T ALL THAT?!" He suddenly yelled "she's so HOT, how is she not 'all that'?!" His eyes Widened once again. "Calm down" I muttered, rolling my eyes "I might see her tomorrow at lunch but I have my eyes on someone else" I smirked. "Who?"

"Her name is Camilla. I don't know her last name but I saw her checking me out the other day"

"I know a lot of Camilla's" He muttered "What the hell?!" Andrew rage quits and slams his controller on the ground. "Chill dude, Chill"

Word count- 1733

A quick peek of what Michaels life used to be like.
Again, I ended it weird lol.

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