Angel was up in her room,her long blond hair up in a messy bun and her blue eyes completely red from crying. It was 6am and she had been up all night waiting for her Uncle to come home. She started thinking of what was next. 'How am I gonna tell Lucas? How did this happen? What am I gonna do?' She knew her Uncle well. He really didn't care for her and only allowed her to stay there because her mother sent home hundreds of dollars every week-money he blew on drugs and alcohol without her mother knowing. Katherine always knew her brother could get in trouble from time to time,but the things he hid from her she would never expect. Now that Angel's mother was dead,and her father had tragically been killed in a car accident when she was 5, there was nothing that could stop Lucas from doing whatever he wanted to Angel. And exactly what he would do,well,she really wasn't sure. She heard the front door shut downstairs, ' He must finally be home.'
She ran downstairs and seen her Uncle sitting in their big dark green recliner. He was 5'10" and rather slender. His dark blonde hair was messed up,as usual. He had his shirt half way un buttoned with one cuff rolled up and the other down. "Hey kid," he said with his eyes half open."Why aren't you in school?"
She looked at him rolling her eyes. She always hated seeing him come home hungover or high. "Are you high?" Angel knew she wasn't gonna tell him about her mom when he was half out of his head.
"No,just a little hungover. Now why aren't you in school? And why do you look like crap?"
She took a deep breath as her eyes filled with tears again. "I got a call last night. Mom,uhm,passed away."
Lucas looked at her for what felt like a few minutes. "Is this a joke?"
"No,of course not." She replied seriously.
"What happened?" He asked almost seeming completely emotionless.
"I..I don't know. The police called. Then I had to call the...the ...coroner,and she told me to have you to call her ASAP. They aren't allowed to give out much information to me since I'm a minor."
Lucas sat up in his chair gently and stared at her. "Why didn't you call me?!",he yelled.
Angel stepped back a few steps. She hated it when he got mad. It scared her because sometimes he got violent,especially if he was drunk. Fortunately he was only hungover.
"I didn't want to interrupt you. You were out drinking. I couldn't just call you and tell you while your drunk."
"You listen here,I'm not a drunk. I'm not always out drinking.So don't even go there."
He got up and walked towards her as she was backing up. She knew what was coming next. She started running towards the stairs,as he ran after her. She got up the stairs and grabbed a hold of the doorknob ,but Lucas had grabbed her as well. He took her by the waist and pulled her towards him,then slamming her against the wall,one of his hands on her waist and the other tightly on her throat.
"Don't ever disrespect me again. All these years I've held back from really beating the heck out of you just so Katherine wouldnt find out and she would keep sending money for me to take. Not anymore ." He lightened his grip on her throat and stared her in the eyes."Now there's no money,you're gonna quit school and get a full time job."
Angel was shaking,trying to catch her breath,and more tears streaming down her face. "But,this is my last year. And I'm supposed to go to college. Mom had my college money saved back."
Lucas smiled,his teeth being half broke off and the other half crooked. "In the bank account that has my name on it."
Angel stared at him in disgust."You wouldn't."
"I already have.",he laughed.
"What?"
"You don't think the cops called me first? I'm your legal guardian, ofcourse they would. Last night they called me and I told them to call you. I didn't want you worrying your pretty little head about what I would do,being out alone knowing my rich sister just died. I thought,'If she knew that i knew,maybe she would try to stop me from withdrawing that money.' So I wanted you to think I didn't know. Let me tell you, 10,000 dollars helped soothe the pain."
Angel called Lucas a foul name,which resulted in him giving her a harsh slap on the face. "I will never support your lifestyle. And I'm not quitting school!" She yelled.
Lucas got right up in her face,still holding her against the wall."Listen here you little blonde -, either you get a job and give me money,or I can just sell you to some guys that won't treat you as well as I do. And don't test me,because I will do it if I have to."
Lucas let her go,walking away. Angel stood there,in shock and fear. She knew the one thing she could always say about her Uncle Lucas is that he rarely lied. He turned back for a quick second."It's your decision. Think about it hard."