Crestfallen

Chapter 5: 5: Pancakes at 4:30 AM

"Hey, dad?" I said from the other side of Macy's phone.

"Who is this?" He asked drunkenly.

"This is Casey, your daughter." I reminded him. He seemed to be thinking it over, so I continued, "I was wondering if I could stay at Macy's tonight."

"How can you be there if you're right here?" He asked through the phone. I scrunched my eyebrows in confusion as Macy watched my curiously.

"I'm not there, dad. I don't know who that is, but it's not me." I informed him worriedly.

"Oh." Was all he said.

"I'll be right over." I told him, hanging up. "Sorry Mace, I gotta go."

"It's okay, I get it." I really doubted that she did, I mean, how could she? Her parents were still married, she was an only child, she lived in a nice suburban home, her life was honestly nothing like mine. Even if I was more than a little jealous, I tried as best I could to make sure that it didn't interfere with our friendship.

I hurried out of the house, saying goodbye to Macy's parents as I left. I may not be athletic, but the one thing I can do is run.

I was a track star last year and the practice I get is running home to my dad. I ran a kilometre and a half - the distance between Macy's and my house. I barely noticed the heavy snowfall because I was so determined to reach the house quickly. When I arrived, I unlocked the door to find my father sitting at the dinner table with the life-sized doll that he had bought for me six years ago.

doll to my room. His eyes were bloodshot from the alcohol that he'd been drinking, I could smell it on him. His breath reeked of the distinct smell of vodka. "C'mon, let's get you to bed." I said, helping him up. Dad was an emotional drunk as I had learned, so he just walked with me. He was too

my mother, as we

decided that I'd go to bed too. I found a bottle of Jack beside his bed so I took it and hid it in my room so that he couldn't

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I called out.

was my home, trying to find her.

her. I enveloped her in a hug, but as soon as I touched her she disappeared. Tears rolled down

called from behind me. Their voice was high-pitched and squeaky. I turned around and found Valerie right behind

touching her for fear that she'd

did you let them take me?" She

took you from me,

mine were white. When they hit the floor, the darkness disappeared. Val and I stood in our childhood home, the one that we

ripped off and a giant Dave stood over us. He laughed evilly as he reached in the house and took mom from the kitchen, she didn't even struggle. Dad fell to

arms. She cried out for me as her hands slipped from my grasp. Dave turned

"You promised!" From the lips of my sister. I fell to the floor

up with a start, real, salt water tears falling from my eyes. I quickly sniffled, using the tissues beside my bed to wipe my eyes and blow my nose. I refuse to cry over spilled milk. These past four months have been painful, especially because I couldn't visit my sister since they moved

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