Mafia twins

Alexis POV I was shook awake by my twin Alexander but I call him Alex we are identical twins except for the obvious. All we have is each other our parents are abusive, they drink and do drugs. We don't mention any of the crap that goes on at home in fear of getting separated , I know I wouldn't survive without him. "Lexi wake up now is our chance," Alex whisper yelled Everyday is the same we have to sneak out of the house, because if either of them see us they immediately get pissed off and start yelling or worse hitting, I peel the blankets off of me I wore the clothes I was going to wear to school to bed we both do less time we have to waste the quicker we can leave this hell of a home. Alex takes my hand s we tiptoe down the stairs being as quiet as possible. We both peek Around the corner both of them passed out beer and liquor bottles litter the living room evidence of drugs white powder on the table needles on the floor, "Come on if we are quick we don't have to deal with them." Alex whispers I nod we tiptoe through the living room avoiding bottles and cans Thankfully we made it out of the house this time it rarely happens but I am grateful we were not discovered I don't think I will survive another beating. Last night I forgot to take the garbage out dad beat the snot out of me, I have my face covered with foundation my stomach is covered with bruises. I am having a hard time breathing I'm sure I have broken ribs. "How are you holding up?" Alex asks breaking me out of my thoughts "I'm okay." Say with a shaky voice "We should runaway..." I say "You know that never works, either they find us or the police ." Alex says I don't say anything because he's right .we always get caught. "Well at least today they are taking us to the lake house." He says I nod Only so they can meet with their drug dealer... but I don't say that out loud, "Why do you think they had us if this is what our lives we're gonna be like?" I say thinking out loud "We were probably just unplanned nothing more." Alex say It does make sense why they hate us so much, why they take so much anger out on us. I squeezed Alex's hand. "I'm just glad we were twins, I don't think I would've survived this long without you." I say smiling at him "Same here, and I will always protect you no matter what." He says "Wonder what it would've been like to have a family that loved us, protected us... maybe even have some siblings." I say looking up at the sky "Don't dream about a life that will never happen, you are just torturing yourself that way. It's not a reality and never will be." He says as we enter school "But it would be nice wouldn't it?" I say "We are all we need that's how it will always be okay." He says I nod smiling at him "Okay." I say as we make our way to our first class