"Two men held him while another one beat him on the head with a piece of pipe. He was down and bleeding by the third time he was hit. By this time, mo...re men had come in and were tearing up the furniture. I ran to try to help Grandfather and to stop them from breaking our stuff, but I was just not strong enough to fight them off. Three more grabbed Grandmother and held her on the bed. They were still beating on me when Nyx and Phobos showed up."Martha asked, "How did you come to live with your. .” I don’t get to finish my sentence because from within the house come a loud sound like something is tearing a chunk out of the wall or the floor.I stumble backwards with panic pumping adrenaline through my system and as I do the back of my legs connect with the bed and I collapse backwards onto the bed, a loud bang comes from the same area in the house and I scramble away from the edge pushing Heather behind me. We stay huddled in the corner of the bed terrified and unable to move or sleep. "No thanks, Ma," Travis started and was rudely cut off by his father."What? Your mother's cooking isn't good enough for you anymore?" We'll take whatever fruits and vegetables you have, Mrs. Doherty," Anya imposed herself, "we must have eaten something that upset our stomachs yesterday and we're trying to be careful today. May I help?", and without waiting for a reply, she walked over to the refrigerator, leaving the two men alone."I got us a new contract with Rosenblatt, Dad," Travis laid the. My face turned a little red I'm sure,giving me natural blush in my cheeks."Let me take this off then" I said, motioning to my face to get rid ofthe make up."No Leave it! Please..."I looked at her and she gave me those puppy eyes and pouty lips."Ok fine.. but let me get my sunglasses then." I also grabbed a smallcross body purse from my mothers closet and put the essentials in it.I was so fucking nervous just walking to her car. My whole body wasvibrating the whole drive to the shop. Here I.