I'm Alexia Denvers, I'm 17. I live with my mom Sandra, my elder sister Clara, 19 and my little brother Theo, 12. I lost my father Larry three years ago when I was in middle school, he sacrificed himself to keep me safe. 

3 years ago :
 
    I was walking home from school a friday afternoon, I usually take the bus but I missed it while chatting with my friends  so I decided to walk home. I was a bit hungry so I went to buy pastries at my favourite pastry shop which was near my school.

I came out after buying some cream puffs then continued walking. Around 5 minutes later,  I felt some presence behind me, following me so I started walking faster when I felt someone push me so hard I fell unto the ground , I turned around and saw five of my bullies laughing at me

" hey Denvers, still eating ? Every time I see you, you are eating " one of them said

" yeah, you will end up fatter than are already are " another one said

" you will become so fat that your parents will have to carry you with a trailer to school " another one said  making the other ones laugh too

" fattylexy"  one said

" please leave me alone I just want to go home " I said making them laugh again

" please leave me alone I just want to go home " one mimicked me

" you are not going anywhere today b*tch, we saw you today laughing with your friends like you run the world "

" yeah acting like all innocent when you're actually a big fat sl*t "

" no please let me go I didn't do anything wrong " I said, begging them

" oh really b*tch " one of them said and slapped me leaving a red hand print on my right cheek.

Then, they started to beat, kick and punch me. I shouted for help but no one seemed to hear or if they did they ignored me. After what seemed like hours when I was about to faint I saw my dad running towards us with groceries in his hands telling them to leave me alone. He managed to push them away from me and told me to run while resting my hands on his shoulders, when he saw I was too weak to run, he lied me down next to the recycling bin he saw in alley 2 min after we started running.

" Alex my darling are you ok ? What happened ?"

" I-I-I  told them to leave me alone and  they started insulting me and beating me " I told him crying

" What! Why! When I catch those boys, I will make them regret the ..."

" no dad! Please those guys are dangerous and violent, let's just leave this place before they find us, I promise I will tell you everything when we get home ..."

" but..."

" please dad..."

" Ok " he said sighing. "Can you walk ? "
" I don't think so..."

" ok no problem, I will carry you on my back and we'll make a run for it. Okay ?"

" ye- "

" Denvers, we know you are here. You better come out now or when we find you we will beat you black and blue" one of them said

" yeah and we don't care your father's here we'll beat him too if he don't cooperate he's probably as f*cked up as you are  " another one said

" change of plan , I will distract them while you run to the closest public place you can see and call the police, can you manage to stand up ?" he whispered

" but I can't let you do that, it is way too dangerous " I whispered back

"Are you underestimating your dear father?! I'm stronger than the five of them united, you know" he whispered again

" it's not that dad, I know the way they fight and they are pretty violent. I just don't want you to get hurt " I whispered with tears in my eyes

Everything would have been easier if I didn't forget my phone at home today, I would have called the police and on top of that, my dad lost his' when we were running away from the boys.

" darling please just run and go call the police, Okay, I'll be alright" he said standing up.

"  hey, I don't know why you thought beating someone is something normal  to do but I surely will make you pay for touching my daughter you little maggot " my dad said going out of the alley and getting closer to them.

" we're not afraid of you old fossil" they said going toward him.

" oh really? well, you should be..." he said taking one by the arm

They started throwing punches at my dad who is doing his best to dodge them. I took that as my cue and tried to ignore the sharp  pains throughout my body and stood up. I looked around to see where they were since I didn't hear them anymore and saw them 300m behind me still fighting with each other. I started limping out of the alley, going as fast as I could to find a public place where I could call the police. Suddenly I heard shouting so I turned around and saw the boys pushing my dad on the road kicking him there  then I saw a red car speeding toward dad still on the road, I screamed as much as I can, telling dad to leave the road but it was too late. All I heard was my dad's bones crushing in the collision. Before I knew it I was running toward my dad and saw the boys running  away, when I finally reached him, I tried calling him and shaking him, in vain, his eyes were closed and blood was dripping down his now white as a sheet face...

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