Creative Writing #3

Here is my third creative writing piece and this time it's about conflict, specifically person (small group) verses person. This piece of writing is an extension my earlier composition, so it would make a little more sense if you read the previous write up.

    Katerina was lying on her light aqua coloured bed sheets, trying to fall asleep. She was still wondering whether or not to move to Hollywood or to stay with her mother and younger sister, Gabriella. Their father was a nice guy, most of the time, but whenever he was drunk it was chaos; he was like a loud, raging animal. Especially now, since he's been under a lot of stress at work. He usually doesn't drink much, but even just a bottle of beer can make go berserk.

                Katerina, Gabriella, and their mom usually went out to Katerina’s small apartment. Even though she lived at home she got her own place if anything bad ever happened, to stay the night with her mom and sister. Though sometimes her mom had to deal with the problem, every now and then their father would stop drinking for a few months and it was great, they were all a happy family. After time went by he would start drinking and even if their mom tried talking sense into him, it would not work. Sometimes their mom would get bruises that would last a few months. Not only did it scar their mother, but also hurt them emotionally. It was hard for them to live with that, but it was what it was. Every now and then Katerina, Gabriella and their mom had talks about what would happen if they reported him into the police. Every single day they thought about it, but what would that do, their father was a cop, he could just say that they were crazy and were lying. Once their mother said that she was going to leave him and he screamed “NO! This marriage is over when I say it’s over!” Their mother was crying for the next few weeks, and it really punctured a hole in Katerina’s, Gabriella’s and their mother’s heart.

                Katerina was just about to fall asleep when she heard her father come through the front door.