Jess stepped into the frigid snow. Her arms and legs in pain from the cold. She herd her abusive stepmother, Kathy, yelling as Jess Closed the door ready to run.
Jess looked back aas her numb feet started to run. She ran all the way to Mark, her boyfriend's, house. He lived 2 miles away and she knew that if she didnt run fast enough, Kathy would catch her. She ran as fast as her legs could carry her.
She was the captain on the soccer team but in January weather, that was a whole nother story.
As she reached Mark's house, out of breath, He opened the door to let her in, shocked. They sat down. Got her warm and she told the whole story. Just as she finished, there was a knock. Everyone went silent. Even Mark's dog Tom, a doberman, was quiet. Mark's mom, Angie, got up and answered the door. And sure enough it was Kathy with...