Ryan Carver
Ryan hopped up quickly when she heard Dan knock on the door. If she didn't get down to the front door in a few seconds her father would yell something demeaning to her in his drunken slur and she'd have to explain it to Dan. 'I DON'T want to deal with that today' she thought anxiously. As she passed her father in the living room she could see that he was already irritated with her. He gave her THE look and took another swig of his beer. She lowered her head and answered the door. "Hi!" she said happily, throwing her arms around his neck. Then she kissed him softly and gently pushed him out of the doorway. "Lets go" she smiled softly as if nothing were wrong. A purple splotch was developing on her cheek but its was barely noticeable, she figured Dan wouldn't notice it.
She loved his car. It was so nice but it seemed to fit in nicely with the neighborhood. It was one less thing her father could complain about. He didn't want her dating a "hood rat", but he met Dan and liked him. Ryan had to beg him to be nice that day. "So, where are we going tonight?" she smiled and kissed him again. Before they pulled out, her mother pulled into the driveway. She saw Ryan but acted as though she didn't exist. Ryan was used to it. It wasn't uncommon for her mother to ignore her completely.
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