Pilot 1/2

14th August 2018

Three AM. Rainy night. Everyone was asleep. Except Angel. Every night at three am she knew everyone was asleep. That was her time of peace, quiet and alone time. Some time to think about herself and her life. One hour before her mother came back home. Every night was the same.

One hour of silence when Angles older brother was asleep. Until her mother came home. Every night drunk and with another guy. The time when Angel got scared and locked her door until the next morning she woke up. This had been going on for six years since her father died on a business trip. Angel and her brother were devastated of course. Their mother on the other hand, didn't seem to care. Never did and probably never would.

Angel laid awake in bed as the time ticked by. She stared at the ceiling and listened to the soft rain outside. She looked at the clock. 03:36 am. 24 slow minutes until her silence would be disturbed. She looked outside at the dark night. The moon was slightly visible between the rainy clouds. Every single detail was nice in the peace and quiet… She didn't realize how quickly the time passed. When she heard the front door open and close and heard her mother's laugh while talking to another guy, she jumped out of bed quietly walking to her door to lock it.

She walked back to her bed sitting on the edge for a moment, before taking her headphones and putting them on. She turned on her music and laid back down. It took her a while to fall asleep… But she eventually did… And the next morning she woke up to the lovely sound of her mother yelling at her brother. She got up, got dressed, did all the normal morning stuff and left her room. Downstairs she sat down at the table as her mother didn't even bother to greet her nor say good morning. At least her brother did.

She grabbed a piece of bread, saying good morning to her brother too before eating it. She was going to be 19 in a week. She should just start looking for somewhere else to stay. She did have the money after all. She slightly glanced at the guy who sat with them at the table. That was probably the guy their mother came home with the previous night. He looked creepy. The way he smiled at her and glanced at places he shouldn't said enough. She excused herself to her room and locked the door once she got there. She sat down at her desk booting up her pc, but doesn't do anything… Instead, just sits there and thinks…what would moving do if she still had to live so close.? And she didn't want to leave her brother behind… Although they could just leave together. Wouldn't that be expensive though…? She wouldn't be able to afford rent for two people since her brother didn't have a job…

She turns of her pc and right on cue, someone knocks on her door. She pushes her chair back getting up and walks to her door opening it. Thankfully… Or maybe not so it was her mother. And she seemed mad. She pushed past Angel stepping into the room. "Did you… Need anything mom?"

Angel asks shutting the door, before turning to look at her mother. She notices as her mother looks around the room… "You're a little too old for toys like these aren't you now?" her mother says pointing at some figures Angel had on her shelf.

"Never got anything good to say" Angel mumbles barely loud enough to be audible.

"Anyway... Did you need anything?" Angel asks again as her mother turns to face her with a disappointed look, "I expect you to be out of this house in the next month." her mother starts, "and if you're not, i'll make sure you'll be out of here" she says sitting on the edge of Angel's bed. "One month.? Are you serious? I have to move out and Mike doesn't? How does that make sense?!" she answers to her mother, watching as she doesn't even bother to calm her down or offer to help with anything.

"Do NOT raise your voice at me young lady. You have one month and that's that!" her mother responds standing up again, walking over to Angel. "So how about you get your lazy ass down and Start looking for somewhere else to live." she finishes before leaving the room slamming the door shut. Angel just stood there in the middle of her room, staring at the floor in confusion. She was basically being kicked out. And she had one month. How would she figure things out in just one month..?

She sat down on her bed gripping the sheet slightly. It was quiet. The only sound audible was the ticking of the clock along with the faint sound of her mother talking with someone on the phone back downstairs. She buried her face in her hands biting back tears. She groaned slightly and looked back up at the clock. 11am.. It had barely been an hour since she woke up, and she was having a bad day. "Fuck..." she mumbled and stood up from her bed walking back over to her pc and sitting down.

She turned on the pc and just stared. This was really happening. She was being kicked out. And had one month to figure everything out.

What felt like hours passed as she researched some basic things about moving out and tried looking for some apartments. Nothing seemed affordable. Nothing seemed possible to her at the moment. It felt like some big fever dream which she yet had to wake up from. She slouched in her chair and sighed. She got up turning off her pc and walked over to her window opening it. She just stood there letting the cool afternoon air hit her face. She could always just text a friend and ask if she could stay there for a bit until she figured things out.

Yet again she didn't want to bother anyone with her issues. After all she didn't even know if anyone would be able to take her in, even if it was only temporary. She shut the window and just sat down on her bed, laying down and stared at the ceiling, lost in thought. Time passed as she laid there staring up. How could things go so wrong for someone in the matter of a day..? She eventually went to sleep, being exhausted from simply having to think. What a great day... And so she drifted of to sleep deciding to think about everything the next day... With clear thoughts... And well rested.

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