"Annika get in here now!" Mom screamed at me. "Yes mom?" I asked nicely hoping I wouldn't get hit. "Did you do your chores?!" She yelled at me. "Yes mom I did." I said in the nicest tone I could. "Then what is this?" She screamed at me holding up her vodka bottle. "You told me to leave it be. You were drinking it." I said starting to raise my voice. "Well you were supposed to take care of it!!!!" Mom screamed at me. I did not say a word I just braced myself for what was gonna happen next. Mom slapped me telling me how stupid I am and cussing at me with every word under the sun. Sure enough dad walked in and started hitting me with out even asking why. It was not as bad as the last time they both beat me though. Last time they both beat me I had a big long cut going down my neck leading to my chest from a broken liquor bottle mom threw at me. Johnny helped me stitch it up though. He said that putting stitches in it would make less of a scar when it healed though. I wanted a scar. It would make me look tuff. Johnny stitched me up anyway. Man it hurt like heck. I almost punched Johnny in  the nose. I needed something to make me look tuff. Looks wise I don't look as tuff as I really am. I am 18 years old. Two years older then Johnny. Everyone thinks Johnny is older though. Johnny tells me something and i listen to him. Johnny is even taller then me. I am smaller built with longer black hair that I dye the ends of gun metal gray. I have big green eyes that Johnny always says reminds him of a Disney princesses. Johnny is my happy place. He is the only friend I have. I have not been out of the house since after i got out of 8th grade. My parents have kept me in this house since I was 14 beating me almost every day. I always think of Johnny when my parents are beating me because he makes me happy. I don't feel the pain as much when i think of him. They finally both stopped hitting me after about ten minutes. I ran to my room before they changed their minds about stopping. I was trying not to cry for about ten minutes when I heard Johnny come in. Mom and dad always let Johnny leave the house hoping that he would runaway or go kill himself or something like that. I heard them cuss Johnny out then say that they were gonna go and that they would be back soon. Not that I really cared anyway. They had been gone about five minutes when Johnny knocked on my door. "Come on in Johnny." I said. Johnny opened the door and walked in. I was facing the other way so he didn't see my newly formed bruises. "I brought you a book." Johnny said walking in. "Thanks Johnny." I said turning around to look at him. He looked at me and cringed a little. "Is it that bad?" I asked. Johnny slowly shook his head yes. Johnny sat and talked to me for about ten minutes about something one of his friends dal did. Johnny only really ever told me about Dallas because he said that I acted like him. The way Johnny talked it seemed like Dallas was a big deal or a least he thought he was. After about ten minutes of Johnny talking the phone rang. "I'll get it." I said running to the phone. "Hello." I said. "Is this Annika Rose Cade?" The woman on the other end of the line asked. "Yes this is her." I said. "I regret to inform you that your parents have just died in a car wreck. Since you are 18 years of age you are able to take custody of your younger brother Jonathan Cade. Do you want custody of him?" The women said. "Yes I want custody of him." I said my voice a little shaky from shock. "Tomorrow you will need to come to the court house and sign some papers regarding the loss of your parents and the custody of your brother." The women said her voice sounding harsh and mean with no emotion in it. "Ok." I said. "I'm sorry for your loss. I will see you at the court house tomorrow." The woman said before promptly hanging up the phone. I put the phone down and turned around to Johnny. I was in shock. We both love our parents deep down even though they didn't love us. "Johnny. Mom and dad just died in a car wreck. I have to go to the courthouse tomorrow to sign papers." I said barely chocking out the words. Johnny seemed to be thinking close to the same thing I was. He ran over and gave me a hug. We stood there together for a while just like that. "What are we gonna do now?" Johnny asked me. "What we have to do." I said with a small sigh. "I'm gonna have to get a job. Or at least try. I wanna try and fix up this old house to sell and buy us something better. And I'm gonna have to fix up that old car that's in the driveway so I can drive again." I said thinking. "I will get a job to." Johnny said. "Naw Johnny you ain't gotta do that. You stay in school and make something of yourself. I'm not smart enough to even think about going back to school even night school." I said. "Well Annika two of my friends are really good with cars." Johnny offered. "Johnny I wanna meet your friends." I said. "Right now?" Johnny asked a little excited. "Yes right now." I said with a slight smile at Johnny's excitement. "Ok. They will be so excited to finally meet you!" Johnny said walking out the door. We walked for about two blocks before Johnny turned and walked into a house. I was so excited I finally get to meet Johnny's friends!!!!!

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