Monday, May 27, 2013
9:30 A.M.
Hood River, Oregon
~*Memorial Day~*
Hanna's POV
Ugh, more people! How many are we supposed to get anyway?! It was sad before, but now I miss being alone. It's hard to sleep at night with Jay constantly snoring and talking in his sleep, and Nathan always having to get up to freaking pee! Siva and Kristin are fine though, they're quiet. But that doesn't matter. It's not like I sleep anyways. I'm always in the tree. What does matter is, is that I have nothing to myself anymore.
Tired and quietly getting out of bed, I made my way to the bathroom, -thank God Nathan wasn't in there- to get ready for the day. Checking the time, my eyes widen. It's Memorial day, and the parade's about to start! I went downstairs and was relieved that Nancy was still sleeping. She'd usually scold me for getting up early; I really don't know why.
I went into the kitchen and poured myself a bowl of cereal, and then made my way into the living room to watch the parade. I jumped as the television was left on a high volume when I turned it on, causing me to curse under my breath for probably waking the whole house up and getting milk on my clean shirt. I didn't bother to change it though; the milk will dry up later anyway. I munched on my cereal as I watched my school's band perform at the parade.
I've always wanted to know what it'd be like to be in a school band, playing all the instruments and just having fun with people who know music, like me. But of course, I was they shy, awkward, lonely girl who always kept to herself. I was afraid of judgement. And the reason why I'm so mean is because I'm afraid that I'd get bullied for no apparent reason, so I'd be mean, just to seem tough enough... Sometimes I don't intend to be mean, I guess the idea's been stuck with me for so long, that the only thing I can do is... Be mean...
I set the bowl of cereal down beside me as I watched the people smiling brightly, marching down the road. I suddenly heard a set of footsteps coming down the staircase. "Oh crap." I whispered to myself while turning off the television. But sadly, the person caught me ready to retreat from the living room.
"Hanna?" Kristin. I turned around and sighed.
"What are you doing up?" I said bluntly.
She frowned at me, "Well, I don't really know. Sorry for disturbing." She said and turned around, ready to walk back up the stairs.
"Wait," I sighed, "I'm sorry."
She turned around and gave me a small smile before walking up the stairs and back into the room. I sighed and sat down again, thinking, I need to start being nice...
***
11:00 A.M.
"Hanna, you need to go get the next two from the airport today." Nancy said, walking down the stairs with Chuck hanging off her waist. "You don't have to take the others with you today. They are going to stay here and do," She paused, "Work." She evilly smiled at the end. Oh no.
"Alright, Nancy, but can the others come with me? I would prefer them to." I said grabbing my converse from next to the door.
"No!" Chuck snapped.
I backed into the door. He walked closer to me and I was starting to smell his stench of smoke and God knows what else; I could also feel his disgusting breath on my face. My eyes flashed over his shoulder, looking at the stairs seeing if anyone was there. Sadly, they all were there. Kristin looked almost scared, she was hiding in Siva's side. Jay was in front of them with Nathan crouched next to his feet.
"Wh-Why not?" I asked, I didn't want to Chuck to think I was weak. He knows that I get scared easily, so he can do almost anything to me if he wanted.
"Because they need to stay here and do work. Now hurry up and get the other ones from the airport like Nancy said!" Chuck snapped with his hand raised.
I closed my eyes waiting for him to hit me. Nothing came, but a soft hand on my cheek, a thumb running over it gently. I opened my eyes coming to face Chuck's dark forest green ones.
"You know if you weren't so stupid and helpless, I would do things to you that you would never forget, and that you would love." He whispered in my ear, biting it slightly, before looking back to my face.
His lips touched mine for a moment, before he walked away from me, smirking. His lips on mine was something I was almost used to. When Nancy wasn't around he would hold me down, touching me, kissing me, doing things that I always cried about after I was out of his eye sight.
"Hanna, hurry up! The plane will be landing in two hours!" Nancy shouted from the kitchen. I felt around for the keys. They weren't in my pocket so the must be in the room.
"I am, Nancy, sorry! I just left the keys up stairs! I will be out the door in a minute!" I called back to her. I looked up the stairs, seeing everyone still stood there. I ran up stairs grabbing Nathan and Jay's hands, pulling them with me, Siva followed behind with Kristin still hidden in his side.
I got into the room, and felt like I was going to break down. I grabbed the keys from my bed side table, trying to go out the door, but Jay and Nathan stopped me.
"Hanna, what was that?" Nathan asked. He had a very conserned look on his face. It's the first time I have ever seen it.
"It was nothing." I said, trying to go past him again. He stopped me once again, this time pulling me into a hug. I could now feel the warm tears falling down my face.
"It wasn't nothing if you are crying." Siva said also hugging me.
"It's just Chuck! That's how he is with me. He likes to play with me, and you know... It scares me." I sighed, knowing that I need to start trying to protect them. I'm the only one that knows what Nancy and Chuck are really like. "Look, you guys... Just do what they say all day and no one should get hurt. If you do, then... Then go out back into the woods, all of you. There is a tree house up in a couple of trees. Hide in there for a bit. I always do, they never care to look. I will come for you when I get back, okay?" I looked them all in the eyes.
"Okay, but Hanna, you can't go alone... We need to stay in some kind of group." Jay said, now somewhat pacing around the room.
"I don't think that Nancy or Chuck will let that pass." I said.
