I woke up, and rolled over to look at the red letters on my digital clock. 5:30 AM. I rolled onto my back, and looked at the celling, thinking about Andy. He told me he loved me. Nobody had ever told me that, apart from my mother. I smiled, and sat up. I could hear my dad walking about downstairs. I sighed, and got out of be to get ready for school. I got out a pair of blue wash jeans, and a long sleeved black top out of my wardrobe. I grabbed my coat and bag off the back of my chair, and I heard somthing tap on my window. I looked, and saw Andy, throwing mints at my window. I giggled, and opened my window. "Do you mind."
"Well I had to get your attention some way."
"Well what did you want?"
Apart from you mean?" He said, andI laughed.
"Yes apart from me."
"Well I was wondering, do you want to walk to school together or is your dad taking you?"
"It depends what moods he's in, but I usually walk."
"Ok well if you walk, I'll see you then, if not, then I'll see you at school."
"Ok. Love you."
"Love you to babe." I blew him a kiss, and he blew one back. I shut my window, and went downstairs. Dad was sitting at the table, reading his news paper. "Morning dad. Do you want tea or coffee?" I asked, switching on the kettel. "Coffee." He snapped, and I poured the kettel, and placed his coffee on the table in front of him. I poured myself a small bowl of cereal, and sat down, eating. "Did you get enough sleep?" I asked, eating quickly. "Yes actually.The bed is was better there than it is here. You should start making the bed better." He said, and I looked down into my cereal. "I will dad."
"You can't do anything right."
"I know." I said, finishing my cereal. I got up, washed the bowl up, and got my bag. "I'm off to school dad." I said, lightly kissing his cheek. I left the house, and walked slowly past Andys house. He was sitting by the window of his front room, daydreaming. I smiled, and his gaze fixed on me. He smiled and dissapeared. He reapperaed at the door, and walked next to me. "You ok babe?"
"Yeah you."
"Yeah." I heard a car engine start behind us, and Andy turned. "Don't stop walking." He said, and he slowed down, and I contiued to walk. I saw dads car drive past me, not noticing me, and drive down the road, and turn the corner. Andy caught up with me, and snaked his arm around my waist. "Thanks for that."
"No problem." He said, removing his arm from my waist, and intertwinding his hand with mine. I smiled, and he kissed my cheek.


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I got home after school, and went straight upstairs to sort dads bed out. I turned the mattress over, and changed the covers. After I had done that, I went back dowstairs to make dad some tea. I made it, and put it on the table, along with my own, and after we had finished, cleaned away the plates. "Anything else dad?" I asked as he plopped himself down on the sofa, opening his 5th beer. "Nope." He said, and I went upstairs, and opened my sketch book. I heard something tap against my window, and saw Andy there. I opened my window, and talked to him.


I heard dad stomp up the stairs, and I turned to Andy. "Listen I have to go. I can hear dad coming up stairs and I can't risk him hearing us talk." I whispered, and Andy nodded. I shut the window semi shut, and pulled the curtians shut to. My dad burst into my room, a look of pure anger on his face, reeking of beer.


ANDYS POV

I sat there, continueing the song I was writing about Midnight, when I heard her bedroom door being flung open, and her dad mumble somthing. I stopped still, straining my ears so I could hear. "I ask you to do one small thing, change my bed, and you can't even get off your ass to do that." He snarled. "I-I did make your bed. I turned over the mattress, and changed the covers." She stuttered.
"Don't lie to me you little slut!" He yelled, and I heard a thud, and Midnight scream. I froze, and covered my mouth to stop a gasp coming out. Tears fell from my eyes as I heard more thuds and slaps, and Midnight continued to scream. There was one massive final thud. "That'll teach you not to lie you bitch." He said, and I heard him slam the door. I few minutes later, I heard him leave the house, and I saw him walk past our house, and turn right towards the pub. I climbed out of my window, and over to her window. The window was open ajar, and I pulled it open, and pulled the curtian back. I saw Midnight. She was lying on the floor, curled up into a ball, her hair covering her face, shaking slightly. I kneeled down beside her, and she fliched. "It's me babe, I'm not going to hurt you." I said, pulling her up into a hug. She burst into sobs on my shoulder, and rocker he back and forth, letting more tears fall from my eyes. I picked her head up my the chin, assessing the damage. She had a split lip which was bleeding, a red cheek, and both arms were also red. I kissed her ingurys lightly, and she sniffeled as she stopped crying. "How did you-"
"I heard everything." I said, letting a few tears drop. "Don't cry you silly billy its nothing to be worried about." I stared at her, shocked. "He's hitting you Midnight. It's not something to be taken lightly."
"I'm not hurt that much, it's just the shock of it."
"Midnight. He's hit you hard, and he's busted your lip. Thats not just nothing."
"It is. I'll be fine." She said, pulling a bow out from under he bed. It had some bandages in there, some plasters, tissues and a compact mirror. She got out the tissues, and the mirror, and dabbed at her lip, trying to stop the blood flow. I took one to, and dabbed at it lightly. After a while, it stopped bleeding, and I kissed her gently again. "Please Midnight. Let me help you."
"I'm fine Andy. I'll be fine."
"One day you won't be though."
"I'll manage. Now you better go back now before my dad gets back." I got up, kissed her one more time, and left through the window. I got into my bed, and turned off the light, letting the tears fall.

Notes

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Mak-a-doodle


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