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Concrete Angel:
A Child Abuse Story.
Chapter 4

I finish the day in silence, only talking to teachers when they talk to me.

I pick up Joy form school, telling her to immediatly go to her room as soon as we get home, knowing my dad will be upset with me
about the whole chemistry thing.

Joy dashes up the steps to her room the minute we walk in. My dad is waiting for me, his fingers drumming on the table, and a half-empty beer bottle in his fist. My stomach drops a million feet.

"I got a call from your school today," He breathes, standing up, "seems you exploded something? So you really are that stupid." He puts his face infront of mine, his breath smelling like alchohal and cigaretts. "Well I'm disappointed."

He slaps me, and grabs my throat with his gripping fingers, smashing the beer bottle on the floor. He slams me down, and with satisfaction, he says,"Clean this up, you stupid b/tch."

I may just be too numb to cry, or just too scared. Not because of what happened, actually
–I'm used to that– but I turn to see that Joy has come down from her room, she saw everything.

My dad pushes her down and walks up the stairs. "I told you to stay in your room." I say, helping her up.
I hug her. "I'm so sorry."

I clean up the smashed bottle and work on my homework in my room.

******

Getting ready for bed, I examine my wounds in the cracked mirror leaning against my wall. I have a minor cut on my forehead, some bruises on my arm, and my neck is still red from his iron grip.

"Amber," I turn to see Joy standing in my doorway with her teddy bear and blankie. "Can I sleep with you tonight?"

I smile warmly. "Of course you can." I tuck her into my bed, and get myself in. I sing her lullabies and rub her cheek until she's sound asleep.

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