" Well you definitely took your sweet time getting home." Annabelle's mother said as Annabelle walked in with Tommy and Charlie.

" Sorry mom. Gram made us stay until the cookies were done, we brought some with us as well." Annabelle said offering her mother a cookie which made her mother curl her upper lip in distaste.

" Alright. Well keep those away from Becka. I don't want her ruining her dinner." Was all Annabelle's mom said before stalking away.

" Has our mother always been this much of a bi....big rude person?" Tommy corrected himself mid sentence when he saw Annabelle's expression.

" Since always. Sorry to burst your bubble." Annabelle chuckled quietly before making her way into the kitchen where her mother was stirring a pot of instant macaroni.

" Need help?" Annabelle questioned while leaning against the counter.

" Yes, make something to go with this." Annabelle's mom snapped before continuing to stir the pot even though the macaroni was clearly already done and beginning to burn.

" Alright." Annabelle agreed and walked over to the refrigerator before pulling out a package of beef and setting it onto the table.

Annabelle swiftly rolled up her sleeves and turned on the sink where she washed her hands before proceeding to take the meat and squish it into the shape of a burger.

Annabelle dropped the patties into a pan, rinsed off her hands and quickly turned on the stove tops where she set the pan down on it.

" Hurry up, Annabelle." Annabelle's mother snapped as she put the cheese into the macaroni without draining the water.

" Alright, mom." Annabelle said quickly flipping the patties as they crackled and began to cook.

Annabelle's mom stirred the mac and cheese before walking over to the table, leaving the macaroni cooking as she began to set up the table for dinner.

Annabelle quickly flipped the patties again before skillfully taking the metal spoon out of the macaroni pot, she then set the spoon down onto a napkin without burning herself.

Annabelle's father walked into the house right after Annabelle finished the hamburgers.

" Hey, babe." Annabelle's mother smiled, kissing her husbands cheek.

Annabelle's father said nothing in return and sat down in his chair with a weary sigh.

" Hard day?" Annabelle's mother asked while smiling reassuringly at her husband.

" Yeah." Was all Annabelle's dad replied with.

" Do you want talk about it?" Annabelle's mother asked.

" No Jane. I don't." Annabelle's father said flatly.

" I was just trying to be a good wife, Carl." Annabelle's mom, Jane snapped.

" Whatever. I'm tired, just let me have some quiet." Carl muttered not looking at her.

" Dinner is ready." Annabelle murmured as she approached with two plates of food.

" The macaroni looks disgusting." Carl said with a look of disgust.

" Annabelle made it." Jane said with a roll of her eyes.

Annabelle glared at her mother as she set the two plates down in front of her parents before quickly making her way upstairs to where the boys were.

" Tommy, Charlie, dinner." Annabelle said peeking into Tommy's room.

" Okay, thanks Anne......wait did you make it?" Tommy asked hopefully.

" Yeah but mom made the macaroni so don't eat it....it's probably poisonous." Annabelle whispered making the two boys laugh.

" ANNABELLE, GET BECA! SHE'S IN HER ROOM!" Jane yelled from downstairs.

" Alright!" Annabelle called back.

" You better get downstairs, I'll be down there soon." Annabelle told the boys before making her way towards Beca's bedroom.

Beca sat on the floor playing with a very old doll that had been Annabelle's when she was younger.

" Hey sweetheart." Annabelle smiled and picked up her little sister.

" Hi." Beca said with a small, shy smile.

" You hungry?" Annabelle asked as the two walked downstairs.

Beca simply nodded yes in reply but stayed silent, she had always been a shy little girl and rarely spoke.

Annabelle walked into the kitchen and sat Beca into he assigned chair which had a little booster seat on it.

" You can go now." Jane said without even considering if Annabelle was hungry.

Annabelle said nothing as she exited the room and ran up to her own room where she plopped down on her bed, tears starting to form in her eyes.

As she lay there, starring at the ceiling her phone chimed once signalling that she had a text.

Realizing that she hadn't checked her phone all day, she picked up her phone and unlocked it before realizing that Sandy had called and texted her at least a dozen times earlier that day.

" I guess she really was worried." Annabelle mumbled before checking her calls and froze.

The call that had almost gotten her caught and...raped last night...was from her ex boyfriend, Mike.

Annabelle frowned and checked her messages from Sandy

Where are you?

I'm going home.

Are you okay?

You kind of disappeared at the party..

Anne?

I'm going to bed...message me later.

It's morning.

Hello?

Annabelle sighed feeling bad for worrying Sandy but she'd been too busy to reply.

There was another message from Mike who was trying to get Annabelle to hang out with him but he was a major creep and Annabelle wanted nothing to do with him.

A message from an unknown number caught Annabelle's eye and she opened the message to see she had a message from Robby.

Hey Belle. It's Robby. I'm kinda bored so if you're not busy...wanna talk?

Annabelle smiled lightly and added Robby to her contacts before replying.

Yeah I'm here.

Hi. Were your parents get all pissy when you got home?

No I told them I was at a friends house

Nice...hey I was wondering if you wanted to go see a movie with me tomorrow.

Sounds fun. What time?

Five?

Great! See you then. Goodnight

Goodnight.

Annabelle let out a happy sigh as she stared at her ceiling yet again.

Annabelle's mother turned off the lights outside and entered Annabelle's room, flicking off the light switch leaving Annabelle in complete darkness where she stayed until she fell asleep.