***Chrissi's POV***


I waited to make sure Gerard and Mikey were completely out of view before I began squealing like a little girl. Damn that Gerard guy is cute! And now I'm pretty sure I had a date with him. Score for Chris.

I walk to the back of the shop, and find my sister and her boyfriend, Erik sitting on the floor, looking through wedding magazines. Erik had just proposed a week ago, and i swear Alice couldn't be any happier. I don't think I've ever seen her this excited about anything. It was nice to see her enjoying herself. I smile to myself and sit on the floor next to them.

"Who were they?" Erik asked

"Just some customers." I smirked.

"I saw the way you looked at that boy, Chris.." Alice nudged my shoulder

"Hey! No boyfriends until you at least 18." Erik messed up my hair.

Erik was like the dad I never had. And Alice has been a mother figure to me ever since i can remember. I've never had the best relationship with my parents.. Ever since I was born, i felt as though I weren't really part of the family.. I never felt loved by them. After Alice was born, they didn't want another child. But then i came, I was a mistake, and I'm reminded of that everyday. Things didn't start to get too bad until 8th grade. That's when the beatings happened.. Whenever my dad gets home from work, he comes into my room and beats me. My mother is too busy getting high to even notice that every night, her husband is beating the shit out of me. Around freshman year, i had finally had enough, and decided to turn to self harm as the answer to my problems. I've been cutting ever since.

"Hey Chris. Its closing time. You wanna catch a movie with Ali and I?" asked Erik

"Nah I think I'll pass. You two have fun though." I really didn't feel like going anywhere. All I wanna do is go home and get some sleep.

"You sure Chrissi? It'll be fun!" said Alice

"No, No, I'm fine.. go have fun."

"Alright Chris, but please, just be careful okay? If dad tries to hurt you, I want you to call one
of us, and we'll come pick you up." said Alice. I know she really worries about me a lot.

"Okay. Thanks Ali. Now go. Go have fun!" I said practically shoving them out the door..

I lock everything up, and head to my car. On my way home, I start to tense up. The thought of going back to that hell hole scares me. I get home and slowly open the door. The houes reeks of drugs and alcohol. I try to make my way up the stairs to my bedroom as fast as I can before my dad notices me. I get to my bedroom, which is probably the only part of this house that doesn't smell like booze. I get undressed and take a shower to relax myself before going to bed. When I finish my hot shower, I get into a pair of big fluffy pajamas and begin to draw. I draw until i hear the sound of my door opening. Thats when i see my dad standing there, with an angry expression on his face.

"What the fuck makes you think that you can hide from me?" he says in a horrible tone

"I-I didnt mean to I-I'm sorry." I managed to stutter out.

"Oh your gonna be sorry." he says in a harsh tone

"Can you please just leave me alone for tonight?" I begged

"And what on earth makes you think I would do something like that? Hmmmm?" he slurred

Before I could protest, his hand made contact with my face. He kept beating me until my lip and nose were gushing blood. About 5 minutes later he finally got up, and gave me one last kick to the stomach, and left me there crying me eyes out on the bedroom floor. I was in way too much pain to even move, so i decided to just sleep on the floor, hoping that i would be able to move in the morning. I wish that i could just live with Alice and Erik. I would do anything to be able to live with them, but i can't. I don't want my dad hurting Alice too. She's been through way too much in her life, and she does not deserve this bastard making her life even harder. After crying for a good half hour, I finally drift off to sleep.