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Eighteen year old Hannah Reynolds had not expected too much from life, but she had dared to hope for more than she'd actually got. She threw clothes and possessions into a large backpack with desperate haste, working her way rapidly around the little room she had in the apartment she shared with her father.
Up until she was 15, her childhood had been an uneventful one. Then her mother had been diagnosed with an inoperable tumour and barely three months later, she had died. Most of Hannah's father had been buried with the woman he loved and as he threw himself into the nearest bottle, Hannah's young life imploded. Her loving father became volatile and bitter, promising one minute to care for her forever and then the next, resenting Hannah as a burden. It didn't help that she looked a lot like her mother and sometimes when he was drunk, Hannah caught her dad looking at her in ways that made her feel uncomfortable.
Things had escalated gradually. Dad's job had gone, his self respect had gone and after that his level of drunkenness could be accurately judged from the cash left in his pocket. Hannah began accompanying him when he got his social security payments, just to ensure the rent got paid and there was food in the cupboards. Then one day, tired of her bitching and interference, Hannah's father had backhanded her across the face and yelled at her to get out of his sight. In the months since that happened, he had lashed out at her with increasing regularity. The final straw came when he started asking Hannah whether she had a boyfriend and commenting on how much she had 'grown.' He had shown precious little interest in her life, her friends or her academic career so she was highly suspicious. Hannah did not like the look in his eye these days and she was not about to stick around and find out what happened next. Hannah had had no time for boyfriends because her grades were her only ticket out. She never had the money to socialise and was not about to invite anyone home so she had simply never got that close to most of her classmates.
That night, Hannah had discovered he had raided the money she had made from a Saturday job in a diner. When her father rolled home drunk, she let rip at him. Once again he had tried to thump her but Hannah had dodged out of the way. Having over-reached himself, her father went crashing to the floor, where he now lay unconscious. Hannah had until he came around to pack up and go. She did not want to be here when he woke up and realised what had happened.
Her plan was to walk to her best friend's house, which was about 5 miles away. She figured she could make good time even with the weight of her backpack. She had hardly any cash on her and not much in her checking account so she was just going to have to go on foot. Samantha would understand, she was the only person Hannah had confided in about what she was going through.
There was a grunt and some movement from the hallway. Hannah took a last glance around the room, zipped up her bag and threw on a light leather jacket. With no further hesitation, she marched out into the hallway, stepped over her father and headed out into the night.
A couple of miles into her journey, Hannah was tired and footsore. Her pace had slowed and she cut a pitiful figure as she ambled along the street. She had managed to leave her cell phone plugged into the charger in her room so she had no way of telling Samantha that she was coming. Her bright idea was starting to tarnish somewhat but she persevered. Her iPod kept her company as she marched along to the beat of her favourite records.
Up until she was 15, her childhood had been an uneventful one. Then her mother had been diagnosed with an inoperable tumour and barely three months later, she had died. Most of Hannah's father had been buried with the woman he loved and as he threw himself into the nearest bottle, Hannah's young life imploded. Her loving father became volatile and bitter, promising one minute to care for her forever and then the next, resenting Hannah as a burden. It didn't help that she looked a lot like her mother and sometimes when he was drunk, Hannah caught her dad looking at her in ways that made her feel uncomfortable.
Things had escalated gradually. Dad's job had gone, his self respect had gone and after that his level of drunkenness could be accurately judged from the cash left in his pocket. Hannah began accompanying him when he got his social security payments, just to ensure the rent got paid and there was food in the cupboards. Then one day, tired of her bitching and interference, Hannah's father had backhanded her across the face and yelled at her to get out of his sight. In the months since that happened, he had lashed out at her with increasing regularity. The final straw came when he started asking Hannah whether she had a boyfriend and commenting on how much she had 'grown.' He had shown precious little interest in her life, her friends or her academic career so she was highly suspicious. Hannah did not like the look in his eye these days and she was not about to stick around and find out what happened next. Hannah had had no time for boyfriends because her grades were her only ticket out. She never had the money to socialise and was not about to invite anyone home so she had simply never got that close to most of her classmates.
That night, Hannah had discovered he had raided the money she had made from a Saturday job in a diner. When her father rolled home drunk, she let rip at him. Once again he had tried to thump her but Hannah had dodged out of the way. Having over-reached himself, her father went crashing to the floor, where he now lay unconscious. Hannah had until he came around to pack up and go. She did not want to be here when he woke up and realised what had happened.
Her plan was to walk to her best friend's house, which was about 5 miles away. She figured she could make good time even with the weight of her backpack. She had hardly any cash on her and not much in her checking account so she was just going to have to go on foot. Samantha would understand, she was the only person Hannah had confided in about what she was going through.
There was a grunt and some movement from the hallway. Hannah took a last glance around the room, zipped up her bag and threw on a light leather jacket. With no further hesitation, she marched out into the hallway, stepped over her father and headed out into the night.
A couple of miles into her journey, Hannah was tired and footsore. Her pace had slowed and she cut a pitiful figure as she ambled along the street. She had managed to leave her cell phone plugged into the charger in her room so she had no way of telling Samantha that she was coming. Her bright idea was starting to tarnish somewhat but she persevered. Her iPod kept her company as she marched along to the beat of her favourite records.
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