I awoke to quickly darkening skys. I slowly rose to my feet,quikcly regreting this i stumbled over. Casting my gaze over to my broken ankle as it began to bleed.

"Great."

I whispered sarcastically.

I slowly rised up and tried desperatly not to put any weight on my left foot. Rain slowly began karessing my body "Uh oh." I whispered, i only had roughly 10 seconds to find somewhere to hide. I quickly ducked under a cave.

my legs tingled as i flopped onto the floor, i flicked my tail and let out a groan. Incase you havent figured it out yet im a half mermaid and homeless. I was abused by my farther he thought I was a freak I ran away from home roughly a month and ago . I couldn't take the constant beatings. My dad was tall, strong and had dark hair. His face, haunted me every night I never got any sleep. I always keep an eye over my shoulder in fear he would find me.

He used to 'homeschool' me. He basically kept me at home and made me do all his chores. I happily agreed to do them because if I didn't he would get physical. Sometimes he would make me stand out in the rain for hours. I used to cry myself to sleep never loud enough for him to hear, I live inconstant fear of him. He was capable of so much more than others thought. If I told anyone he would beat me to death.

On the odd occasion we went out, which was roughly once a month, I would have to fake a smile. Which was more painful for me then any of his beatings. I blame myself for all of it. I often used to think about suicide. Every day was harder to take than the last.

Sometimes I wondered why he hadn't killed me yet. Then I realised that he would torture me. I never wanted to wake up in the mornings. He often took me shopping to buy me foundation, to cover up the bruises if we had too go out. If he was drunk he would use a golf club, it was so painful I used to cry but I had learned not to scream it would only make him more angry.

I remember once he got so angry he started using the club on my prior bruises it hurt like hell. I don't remember much about that because I had passed out.

"Does that hurt!" He used to yell.

I used to fee; so helpless.

until one night, he snapped...

I saw him digging a rather deep ditch in the back yard, a grave. I began to shake thinking of what he would do and due to being so scared i vomited all over my carpet. I slowly stood up and opened my window. it was about a 10ft jump I could handle it but it would probably break something. I was sitting on the window frame contemplating the jump.

"oh Holly!"

He called

I pushed off the frame and landed on my feet. a sickening Crack echoed through the streets. Yep definitely broken. I did my best at running left it was the darkest, less streetlights, more chance of him not seeing me. As I ducked into an alley I heard my front door open. I began shaking vigorously, scared of the thought of him catching me. I thought of the one place he cant catch me, under water.

I darted out of the alley and past Greasys diner. I kept running. My ankle screaming out in protest. Finally I reached the lake. I had heard legends of a gobble-wonker living in there. Any monster is better than my dad. I dived in and began to swim downwards. I felt my legs mold into my tail.

I spent two days under there until I finally summoned the courage to swim up to the surface. I searched around the edges of the lake and saw a forest. I dashed towards it. I clambered out of the water and used my powers to dry my tail off. I stood up but fell back over like a rag doll. I looked at my ankle. It was swollen and purple.

I carefully stood up and hopped into the forest and i didn't look back.

I decided to stay in Gravity Falls but I usually sheltered in the deep parts of the forest. I knew he would come looking for me so I tried not too stay in one place for more than two days.

I raised my hand and used my heat powers to dry me off. My tail transformed into a pair of bruised,dameged,cut and scarred legs. I hated my legs them reminded me of my past.

i ended up falling asleep in that cave while waiting for the storm to pass. When i awoke i was blinded by a bright light. The storm had . I cleared over i slowly stood up avoiding my left ankle.

I hopped out of the cave and begin to limp north.

Roughly a hour later i couldnt hop anymore and sat on a log. The log rolled back and took me rolling down a hill with it. I hit the floor with a thump and my vision went black.

"I think shes waking up!" Said a oddly high pitched male teens voice.