This is a small section of one of the chapters of the story. I'll clear things up a bit One neighbourhood is poor and the other is rich. The two boys are real brothers, the reason that the dad treats the MC worse than the other brother is something to do with their mum, it's kind of complicated to explain here! Hope I helped a bit
My dad was coming to pick up Will and me at around eleven, so we had another hour, or so to do whatever we wanted.
"What's the deal with your mum?" Jade suddenly appeared in front of me.
"What the hell is it to you?" I said, annoyed with her.
"God, I just want to know." She sniffed.
"Bog off." I spat at her.
"How dare you do that, you disgusting pig?!" She yelped. "You don't act like someone from Amber Fountains at all, I mean look at what you're wearing!"
"Will is a right dick isn't he?!" I laughed, "We don't live in Amber housing estate."
"What do you mean?" Jade asked, not understanding. How could someone as thick as this go to a school like Amber high?
"We live in Crystal Fountains, for God sake!" I answered.
"What?! William said that you live in Amber Fountains." She looked angry.
"Well, Will's a liar, then, isn't he?! We live in Crystal Fountains, with all it's scrubbing glory!" I laughed as I turned away from her. I knew that Will would hate me for that, not that he didn't hate me already, but I didn't care. I also knew that Will would tell dad when we got back but I also didn't care about that although, I knew I would when we actually got home. I didn't speak to Jade Pritchard after that, I didn't speak to Will either. I stayed with Connagh and Sharky instead, they're both in my band. Sharky isn't his actual name though, I'm not sure what his real name is. Everyone calls him Sharky because he gels his blond hair up so it looks like he's got a fin on the top of his head. Connagh hasn't got a nickname though, neither have I. I was talking to Connagh about all of the diffirent ways you can cut a melon when I felt a tap on my shoulder. I sighed, it was probably Will saying that my dad was here because it was ten past eleven by now.
"Charlie Black?" The man wearing the suit stood behind me.
"Yea..." I answered, narrowing my eyes.
"Can I speak to you for a moment please?" The man had a posh voice.
"Sure," I shrugged, getting up off my seat.
The man in the suit led me to the lobby so I could hear him clearly where it wasn't too loud.
"My name's Edward Westwick." He begun.
"Mint." I answered not really listening to him much.
"Umm... okay." Edward Westwick continued obviously not very amused with my lack of interest. "I'm the head of performing arts in Amber Fountains secondary school. I was very impressed with the singing and dancing you were doing earlier."
"Thanks." I answered, smiling. He immediately caught my attention after he said that.
"I would like to offer you a scholarship for Amber Fountains secondary school," Edward Westwick said.
"Cool, thanks," I answered casually although I felt absolutely amazing.
"If you want to accept the scholarship then you must come to the school during the summer holidays to get a place." He said next. "Oh yes, you must also have a note signed by your legal guardian allowing you to attend the school."
The second he said that, my smile vanished. Like my dad was going to let me go to Amber high. I felt like a right prick standing there.
"Thanks." I said, trying to smile again.
Before I could say anything else, I saw Will coming towards me and he didn't look happy. He completely ignored Edward Westwick and grabbed my arm, pulling me towards the main enterance of the club. I didn't get a chance to say anything else.
"You are in so much trouble." He sniggered, laughing in my ear. "Dad's been waiting for you for quarter of an hour and don't worry, I told him about telling Jade where we live."
"Tell him I didn't." I begged, suddenly panicking. "Please Will."
"You should have thought of that before you told Jade then." He spat in my ear.
Oh God. My dad was going to kill me. Why had I been so stupid and told Jade the truth?
Will pulled me around the corner and the first thing I saw was my dad waiting impatiently in the car. The second he saw me, he began glaring at me. Oh God. I was terrified of getting into the car, I knew that my dad would be really angry. Will got into the car and I followed. I wasn't even properly in when my dad pressed his foot down on the accelerator. I had to close the door while the car was moving. As we drove past the clubs entrance, I realized that I had left my guitar behind. I was about to tell my dad but then I quickly stopped myself because that would just make him even angrier. I looked down at my hands. The were shaking wildly. My whole body was shaking wildly. I was absolutely terrified. Neither Will or me said anything on the way home. It was silent as the three of us entered the bungalow. I was beginning to think that maybe my dad had forgotten about me being late and maybe Will hadn't told him that I'd wrecked his chances with Jade. How wrong I was.
Will went into his bedroom and I was about to do the same when my dad grabbed my arm and pulled me into the living room. Oh God. I began shaking again. My dad held me up against the wall, still grabbing my arm.
"What the hell is wrong with you?!" He hissed in my face.
"Wh-what do you m-mean?" I asked even though I knew the answer.
My dad shoved me harder against the wall, this time making me bang my head against it. "Do you know how long I was waiting for you?" He replied. "Fifteen minutes. Then your brother comes into the car and tells me what you told that Jade girl he likes."
He pulled his arm back and punched me like he had done earlier except this time he didn't let me go. I tried to think of something to say, the right thing to say, but I was way to panicked to think. I looked over my dads shoulder and saw Will in the doorway, smirking.
"Look at me!" My dad screamed in my face, punching me again.
I don't know why I did what I did next. I should have just apologized to my dad but I was too scared and seeing Will smirking int the doorway turned all of the fear inside me into anger. I somehow managed to push past my dad and run towards Will, before punching him as hard as I could on the nose, knocking him to the floor. That was the biggest mistake I had ever made in my life. The next thing I knew was my dad grabbing me and shouting in my face.
"How dare you!" My dad screamed.
He pulled back his arm and punched me harder than he ever had before, knocking me to the floor. He kept hitting me then and no matter how much I begged for him to stop, he wouldn't. He just kept hitting me and hitting me. Will had gotten back up by now and was watching his father beat up his brother on the living room floor. That was the first time in my life I wanted to die. I wanted to die and never have to wake up again. My dad kept hitting me. I didn't bother trying to get back up, there was no point. After what seemed like longer than a lifetime, my dad finally stopped.
"Will, get to bed." My dad said calmly, changing his tone completely.
I attempted to get up but I was too weak. My head was killing me and my whole body felt like jelly. I turned around so I was lying on my back, struggling while doing so. I lifted my shaking hand to my head and brought it back down to see it covered in blood as well as the sleeve of my shirt. I wanted to cry but I was to weak to even do that. All of a sudden, I felt my dads breath on my neck.
"I'm actually happy that your mother's gone," He whispered. "That way she doesn't have to see how much of a disappointment you are."
"I'm sorry dad." I suddenly burst out crying.
"You better be." He breathed in my ear.
My dad got back up, kicked my chest and left the room, slamming the door behind him. I couldn't cry before and now that I was crying, it felt like I would never be able to stop.
"I'm sorry." I whispered, my eyes overflowing with water.
Rating changed to R for language and violence.
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