A family Member no more

by Gage Negley
(Houston Texas)

thats me right before the beating happened

Parents are gone, just me and my sister
something wasn't right in the household now
Something did not feel right
I turned around there she was my sister
drunk and angry
Not very good combinations
I turn right, i turn left she follows my every move
not one sound was there not a peep
but then came
the very first strike, then another, and another, and another
throwing me on our rock hard floor
hitting my head
then came the blood
but she kept on hitting- i ask why---but no response to the violent attacker
to the bitter feeling of it
that night my life was changed forever and permanently with my sister
who i trusted
I didn't really know what was happening until i felt the thickness and warmness of the blood
I was being severely beaten by a family member
Feeling betrayed there was chaos throughout the big empty house
and still remains till this day

I was severely beaten when i was 15 and now im 16