3 Chapter three

I wake up and hold onto Stevein, since we've been living with them Sara has gotten used to us. I yawn and rub my eyes. I get up and walk downstairs. Sara is sitting at the table. I walk over and softly place my head on her back, just like I do every day.

"Feeling any better?" I ask in a hushed voice. She turns to me and hugs me.

"I told you to stop worry about me" Her voice is soft and a little shacky.

"And I told you both to get more sleep," Kathie says walking over.

"Hi mom" I hug her and go back to Steveins room. I cuddle him and go back to sleep. After a while, Sara and Kathie come in. I yawn and sit up, Stevein not seeing them sits up and kisses my neck. I blush and lean on him. They clear their throats. I blush and look at them.

"Oh hey," I say nervously.

"Sorry about that," Stevein says blushing as well.

"You two are still not used to us coming in are you? Haha, well you have to go to school." Sara says putting her hands on her hips.

"But momma" I whine

"No, but's you have to go both of you," Sara says looking more serious.

"Come on if I have to go so do you," Stevein says smiling at me. I groan them smile.

"I hate that your right." I pinch his nose and get up. I change into an orange shirt that has no sleeves and it goes around my neck I put on pink hoop earrings and black leggings.I brush out my hair and it waves into my eyes covering one of my eyes. I slide on my shoes and wait downstairs for Stevein.

I smile when he comes down we get in his car and drive to school. I sigh and hug him the leave. After school we head home I tell him about my day. We pull in and go inside. I see our bags packed, my heart breaks.

"Come on Arisa grab your school stuff we're going." Sara says grabbing her and kathie's bags and putting them in the car.

"Already? How far away is it.." I ask grabbing my back pack.

"Only an hour away, you'll still go to the same school." I frown and grab onto the starecase.

"No."

"No?" Sara asks

"I'm not going! I love it here! This is home!" I yell.

"Don't you dare raise your voice at me younge lady." Sara says madly.

"Please mom don't make me!" I yell again.

"You acting like a child!" Sara grabs my arm and throws me in the back of the car locking everything and putting the child's lock on. I try to get Stevein comes out looking miserable. I pound on the glass crying now.He waves goodbye and goes inside. Sara and Kathie come out and get in.

"What is wrong with you! Your taking away the only thing that makes me happy!" I yell madly. Kathie turns and looks at me.

"She has a headache, shut up." Kathie says turning back to Sara and kissing her cheek.

"NO!! I WILL NOT BE QUIET WHAT IS WRONG WITH-" Sara hits me across the face, hard. Tears swell in my eyes and I slowly put my hand on my cheek.

"Did you not hear her! She said shut up!" Sara yells turns back and drives away. I'm quite the rest of the hour. I pull my hood on and tuck my legs into it. I cry silently the whole time. When we get there I quickly get out and put my stuff in the new room. I close the door and lock it.

I walk over to the mirror and see my cheek is swollen and has a long cut down it. I cry more and climb onto the bed, laying with my back facing the door. I curl up and don't move. The only thing I can hear is the fan in the corner and my sniffs. I hear someone try to open the door.

"Arisa open the door." Sara's voice comes through the door even though it's muffled I can make out the words. I say nothing.

"Arisa I know your in there I can see your leg's." Sara says annoyed now. I still say nothing.

"Fine, no dinner then." Sara leaves the door and I keep crying. Hours pass me crying, getting water from the bathroom sink and going back to crying. I get in the shower and my stomach growls. I look at the time 1 a.m. Surely they won't be up.

I get out of the shower and change into shorts and a tank top. I walk out of my room with a flashlight so I don't have to turn on any lights. I walk down the creaky stairs then walk to the fridge. I open it and a lamp light clicks on.

"I know you'd come down," Sara says in a hushed voice.

"Yeah well, you caught me, good for you," I mumble grabbing the leftovers out of the fridge. I grab a fork and head toward the stairs Sara blocks the stairs.

"Please let me apologize.." She says softly she stares into my eyes frowning. I push past her.

No, it would just be a fake apology. I don't accept fake apologies." I go up to my room and eat the leftovers. I can tell Kathie made them, she always spices food just to my liking. Sara doesn't spice anything, she thinks ketchup is spicy. I set the empty container down and drift off to sleep.