Until Ruin by Adriane Leigh & Boom Factory Publishing

Author:Adriane Leigh & Boom Factory Publishing [Leigh, Adriane]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Boom Factory Publishing, LLC
Published: 2022-04-07T16:00:00+00:00

Eighteen

Ruin

Every time I’m with Avalee, it just feels as if we were never apart to begin with. But when I think about it, memories start to resurface. Some good, but more often not. Now, combining a night spent with Avalee after seeing my half brothers for the first time in ages, that brings up the darker memories. Ones I’ve tried to block from my memory. I can remember one night very clearly—and for some reason, I can’t stop looking at the moon as I’m driving back to my house. I concentrate on the bits and pieces and go into autopilot the rest of my drive.

I sat at the kitchen table, staring at my bowl. Chili again. The table was one my mother had picked out to fit the retro theme she wanted. Even the chairs were metal with red cushions to match the set. Aside from a dull overhead light, the kitchen was very dimly lit. Then, my father opened the fridge, throwing light and shadows around the room. He took out another beer, popping off the top with his teeth before pulling out two more and handing them to my half brothers, also seated at the table with empty bowls before them.

They belched, also popping off the caps to their bottles with their teeth—insanely barbaric and ridiculously matched. The two, Snake and River, couldn’t have been closer carbon copies of my father if they’d tried.

The overhead light flickered with a quick power surge, something that happened often in the low-income community. My left eye was swollen shut from when Snake punched me earlier for asking a question. I couldn’t remember what it was I asked, but it was probably something simple like, “Can I use the bathroom?” It really didn’t take much for them to hit me. It was even painful to eat my food, but I wouldn’t give them the satisfaction of knowing it actually hurt. I worked my jaw, which was loose, and wondered if the ache was anything like what Ronnie went through. It made me feel only a little bad for the prick, but he deserved it for what he did to Avalee at the dance last year.

Oh, Avalee. My eyes burned, but crying was definitely not an option. Not with Snake and River there. I only just found out a few months ago that I even had any brothers, and already, my father favored them over me. Not that it surprised me any. They were exactly like him, so of course, he was proud of them. I was nothing like him, so naturally, he hated me.

I picked up my bowl, scooted my chair back, and placed it in the sink. I gripped the sink for a moment to steady my feet; my back and sides were bruised from more of Snake and River’s assault. Apparently I was their newest and most favorite punching bag, and my father got quite a kick out of watching them punt me around like an old football. I pushed

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