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Lex quietly crept down the stairs, careful to not step on any of the steps that creak. She’s had these stairs memorized since she was 7.
She barely peeked her head out into the living room, checking to make sure her mother was actually still asleep; she still lay on the couch with her eyes closed, which Lex took as a yes.
Richard had pulled a chair up close to the TV and was playing Fortnite on the Xbox he bought with the money that was supposed to buy them food. He seemed to be distracted by his game, mumbling angrily to no one in particular.
What a filthy fucking prick.
All the disgusting comments Richard lets slip to Lex when Pamela isn’t around fill Lex’s head.
Sugar shitter.
Gorgeous.
Sexy.
Lex wanted to puke at the thought.
Lex tiptoed into the kitchen, opening the cupboard as quietly as she could. She surveyed the subpar options the Foster family pantry had. She delicately selected a 2 months old bag of chips to hold Hannah off, and went to close the door.
“Alexandra.”
Shit.
Against her will, Lex dropped the bag of chips out of shock and slowly turned to meet Pamela Foster’s cold eyes.
“And just what the fuck do you think you’re doing young lady?” Screaming would have been better than this, but her mother’s voice stayed cool and calm. This scared Lex more.
Lex was so scared. She opened her mouth to respond but her brain fell short. She couldn’t break away from Pamela’s unwavering icy stare.
“I asked you a fucking question!”
There’s the yelling.
“I- Hannah was hungry, sh-she hasn’t eaten in a couple days-“
“I think I’ve made myself crystal fucking clear that you ungrateful lazy children aren’t allowed to take food from the cupboard. If she was hungry, she would’ve finished her damn dinner!” Lex’s mother spat at her.
“Did you forget that you and Richard just fucking disappeared the last couple days?!”
Fuck.
She shouldn’t have talked back, let alone swore at her mother.
She thought she was scared before?
“Excuse me.”
No…
“Is that any way..”
No!
“..to talk to your mother!”
WHACK
Lex fell to the floor, her hand shooting to the side of her face.
“I let you stay in my home, that I pay for! I fucking raised you and Hannah, and this is the thanks I get?!”
WHACK
Just as the stinging was starting to go down, Pamela hit her daughter once more.
“Why I outta..”
Pamela lunged for Lex, but her instincts finally won against her shock. She booked it for her and Hannah’s room, because she knew once Pamela was done with her, Hannah was next.
Lex threw the door shut as soon as she made it into the room, back pressed against the door as hard as she could.
“Hannah. Get in the closet. Now.”
Hannah shot up from the shared bed, terrified.
“What-“
“NOW!”
Hannah raced to the closet and shut herself inside as the banging on their bedroom door started.
“OPEN THE FUCKING DOOR YOU LITTLE BITCH. YOU THINK YOU CAN STEAL FOOD FROM MY HOUSE AND GET AWAY WITH IT?” Her mother screamed from the other side of the door.
Lex struggled to keep the door shut, until her mother finally overpowered her 10-year-old strength and forced the door open, slamming Lex into the wall.
Pamela grabbed her by the shirt and shoved her to the ground.
“This will teach you to not be ungrateful!”
And then the kicking started.
And then the punching.
Lex cried as her mother kicked her over and over. Her nose was bleeding by this point, and her entire body was starting to ache.
Lex tried to crawl away, reaching out for something, anything.
CRUNCH.
Lex screamed out in agony as Pamela stomped as hard as she could on her wrist.
Hannah heard screams louder than she’s ever heard Lex scream before. She covered her eyes even though she couldn’t see what was happening as she tried to muffle her sobs.
Pamela had decided she’d gotten bored of beating her daughter and stormed out of the room, slamming the door shut.
Lex silently cried as she hugged her shattered wrist, curled up on the floor. Hannah, against better judgement normally but according to Webby, it was safe for her to come out, opened the closet and ran to Lex.
Lex looked up with tears and blood running down her face at her poor baby sister that had to listen to all of that.
Hannah hugged Lex’s waist desperately, careful to not go anywhere near her arm.
“Lexie Lexie Lexie…” She sobbed out.
“I’m so sorry Lexie!”