A fist slammed into her face as she walked out of her room. The smell of alcohol burned her nose. "You stupid brat!" her father, Breaking Dawn roared. His brown eyes glint with malice, as his pale yellow hand gripped around her throat as he lifts her into the air. He then threw Silent against a wall.
She curled up in a fetal position as he kicked her with his hard boot. "Why don't you talk you stupid mute!", he barked. Tears ran along her creamy brown face, her icy blue eyes glittered with pain. He grabbed her by the brown hair of her head and dragged her in the kitchen. He took a beer bottle and smashed it against her face. Blood dripped from the new cuts on her face.
She opened her mouth trying to scream but no sounds came out of it. Her father has always been like this. He's been even worse since her mother died in her sleep. Ever since she was a baby, she was always mute. The doctor said it might be permanent. Instead of talking, Silent writes in her notebook.
She then ran in her room in their double-wide trailer, as her father ran after her. She slammed her door shut and locked it. Her father pounded on the door, "Open the door, you muted freak!, I'm not done playing with you, yet!" Silent leaned against the door, sliding to the floor as she silently wept. As he finely gave up, she went to her bed and got out her phone to text her pen pal, Fluttershy.
Fluttershy r u awake? She then put down her phone. A few minutes later her phone buzzed.
I am now. Silent Dawn, are you alright?
I need help, I need to escape my dad, He's gotten worse!
Hold on Silent, I'll call a bus to pick you up. You just pack up and head out of there immediately! Wait until he is asleep!
She went into her closet and got out of her backpack. She packs up her clothes, undergarments, hairbrush, pajamas, and her favorite stuff dog "Stuffy" her mom gave her. She went to her mirror and stare at her face. Her eyes widened in horror at the cuts across her face. She touches one of them and flinched in pain.
She slipped on her sneakers and tipped toed across the living room. Her father was slumped over holding a beer in one hand with the TV on. She crept over and turned the TV off. She slipped into his room and open his safe. She grabbed his money and his gun. She then slipped outside and ran to the bus stop.
The bus was already there. "Heading to Canterlot City!" the bus driver yelled. She got on and paid the fee. She got on the back of the bus and sat down, sighing with relief. She then fell asleep against the window. When she wakes up she found out she's not there yet.
So, she got out her notebook and pen and drew a dog. She always likes dogs, that's why Fluttershy and she are great friends. Soon she told Fluttershy of her condition and her abuse. She's been helping her escape for months, by telling her parents and her brother. Fluttershy told her that Mr. Shy letting her stay at a double-wide trailer he's renting out for her. She's also getting a job at the city animal shelter as a dog walker.
She got out Stuffy and hug him tightly, petting him like a real dog. She wanted a real dog but her dad told him he hates dogs. He told her if he sees one dog he'll blow it's head off. So her mom got her a Tramp plushie.
She opened her other pocket and took out a book. She loves the Survivor Series by Erin Hunter. Her favorite character is Martha and she cried when she died. Martha reminds Silent of her own mother who had died. She put the book back in and took out a heart shape picture necklace and opened it. It doesn't have any pictures in it yet, but it was a gift her mom gave her before she passed.
Soon the bus arrived at Canterlot City at noon. She looked outside as it past tall buildings. She got her phone out to text Fluttershy that she was on her way to the station.
As the bus finally arrived at the station she spotted Fluttershy and her dad near a four-door green car. She grabbed her backpack and walked out to greet them. Fluttershy ran up and hugged her tightly. "Oh, thank goodness you're alright. I thought you never escape that awful monster of a father. And your face is bleeding!" she fretted as she removes her gold streak bangs from her face. Her eyes widened with horror as she looked at the cuts across her face.
Mr.Shy wince as he looked closer. "Jeez, you look pretty cut up," He grabbed her book bag and put it in the trunk of the car and shut it. He held out a green hand and she took it. "You may call me Mr.Shy, I'm sorry you have to go through that much pain from that horrible monster. I don't understand what father would do something so horrible to her daughter, especially one who can't even speak up." He said in sympathy.
He opened the back door and gestured her to get in. Mr.Shy went into the driver's side and Fluttershy sat at the passenger. They drove to the rest of the town as Fluttershy told her the name of the buildings. They then slowly drove up in a driveway by a house surrounded by animals scurrying about. As the got out of the car, Fluttershy grabbed her by the hands and dragged her in the house.
She led her into a bathroom where she got out a first aid kit and a black bottle of peroxide. She poor some peroxide on a cotton ball and dabbed it on her cuts. Silent cringed in pain. Fluttershy apologizes and dabbed it gently. She then got out some large bandages and put them on her face. "Come on, it's lunchtime." She led Silent into the kitchen. There stood Mr and Mrs.Shy and her brother, Zephyr Breeze. "Hey, Sis, Who is this?" asked Zephyr. "This is Silent Dawn, so be on your best behavior, Zephyr, She's from a terrible home."Fluttershy told. They sat around the table where Mrs.Shy made sandwiches and ice tea.
She bit into her sandwich with relief and sipped her tea. When they are finished, Silent grabbed her bag to follow Fluttershy into her room. Before she got to the stairs Mr.Shy pushed gently pushed her aside. "You'll be staying here tonight and tomorrow I'll be showing you your new home," he told her. She nodded her head.
She went up the stairs and went into Fluttershy's room. She looked around. The whole room was decorated in butterflies and in a picture frame was a picture of a cute white bunny rabbit. The same rabbit was sitting on the bed looking at her curiously. Fluttershy walked up and picked him up. She showed him to Silent. "This is Angel Bunny, Angel Bunny meet Silent." she introduced. Silent reaches out a creamy brown hand and stroke him behind his ears. Angel smiled as he kicked up his foot in delight.
Silent smiled as she went to her backpack and pulled out Stuffy. Fluttershy looked at her with a smile. "Is that your "pet" Silent?" Silent nodded with a smile. "Does he have a name?" Silent grabbed her notebook and pen. She wrote it down and showed it to Fluttershy. "Stuffy?, well, that's a really nice name. Lady and the Tramp is one of my favorite movies as a child. "
After dinner, Fluttershy laid out her sleeping bag on the floor. Silent got in as soon she's done changing in her pink paw print pajamas. Fluttershy wished her good night as soon as she turned off the bedside lamp. Silent then curled up and held Stuffy against her chest and quickly fell asleep.