When Alex got home her Dad hit her "Get to work shitface" He snarled, she nodded and started cleaning

When Tay got home he set down his bag. Since he lived by himself he usually didn't mind the quiet. But today he hated it so he went for a walk. He wandered for a while before stopping in front of a house. He looked at it for a few then sighed.

Alex scrubbed the floors tiredly, she was terrified of her parents and didn't know what to do

As Tay walked past a window he looked in. When he saw her he tilted his head. She looked terrified and it concerned him. He stepped into the shadows of the trees and watched.

She cleaned some more, her mother kicked her in the face and she whimpered