Chapter 1
I heard screams. I quickly got up and I walked out of my room. I walked into the living room to see the worse thing. My dad was beating my mom. I screamed and yelled at him to stop but he just pushed me off. I tried again but this time he just hit me. He kicked my mom one more time and she had blood coming out of her mouth. My dad walked away and I walked up to my mom. I tried to shake her awake but she didn’t move. I screamed her name but no moving. I heard my dad come back out with a knife. At first I thought he was going to kill me but then he cut my moms throat and more blood came out. But he put the knife in her hands for her handprints.
“This never happened,” he said sternly to me. “Your mom commited suicide. You never talk about this.” he said and then I heard an ambulance outside. They came running in and took her body. I had tears running down my face as they took her. My dad grabbed me and hugged me to his chest. One of the police officers came up to him.
“Excuse me sir, can you explain everything that happened tonight?” the officer said to him.
“Well she came home and she started drinking.” my dad said and stood up with me still in his arms. “Then she started going crazy so I took my daughter into her room and put her to bed, but when I came out she had a cut throat.” he said and he made tears go down his face.
“Is that all?” the officer asked.
“Yeah,” my dad said. Then the officer walked off.
I was only 10 then but now it is 6 years later. I’m 16 now. We still lived in the same house. We had everything the same. He beat me still. Ever since that night he did. He blamed me for what he did. He said that if I would have stopped him then it would of never happened. I have gotten beaten every single night since then.
I stood there and looked at myself in the mirror. My shirt was off and I looked at all the bruises on my body. I rubbed my hands over it. My ribs poked out. My dad only fed me twice every two days. Ugh. I hated him. But then I heard someone beating on my door.
“Ember! Get the fuck out here now!” he screamed and beat on my door. I quickly threw on my black tank top and brushed threw my long blonde-white hair. I quickly grabbed my black hoddie and threw it on.
“Yes?” I asked him when I got out into the living room.
“I’m going out tonight and I will be back later, now if I see any food that wasn’t suppose to be eaten I will beat you till you almost bleed to death!” he said harshly and then he walked out of the house. I heard him start the car and then leave. I stood there shocked that he did that. I looked at the clock and it said that it was 7:45 A.M. I quickly walked out the door and walked to school. When I got there everyone was in the parking lot. I passed them and they were talking about a new family that moved here. I ignored it and walked to my locker. I grabbed my books and then walked to my first class. I walked in the classroom and then walked to the very back and took my seat. I laid my head on the desk and closed my eyes. But then I heard the room go silent. I opened my eyes and saw the most gorgeous guy that I have ever seen. He had shagy brown hair. His eyes were a dark blue but with a hint of red in it. I stared at his features but then he looked at me and I quickly looked away. I looked down at my notebook but then I heard someone sit next to me.
“Hello, I’m Jack.” he said to me
“Selene.” I said and then looked at him. I noticed how pale he was.
“Nice to meet you.” he said. Then the teacher started to teach.
The whole time I tried not to stare at him. But every now and then I would. But I could tell that he looked at me. But when the bell rang I quickly got my stuff together and walked out of the room. I walked to my locker and but my books in there. Then I grabbed them for the next class. I walked into the classroom and saw he was sitting right next to where I sit. I starred at him. I started to walk back there but then someone tripped me and I dropped all my stuff. Everyone laughed at me. My face went beat red! I was so embarrassed! I quickly gathered my stuff and walked to the desk.
I sat everything on the desk and then took my seat. Everyone looked behind them and at Jack. I looked at him but he was looking at me. I looked at someone of the girls and they were glaring at me. I glared back but then the teacher started. They all looked ahead up then I looked at Jack and he was still looking at me.
“Do you need something?” I whispered to him.
He looked at me.
“Hello? Anyone there?” I whispered again.
“Yeah,” he whispered.
“Yeah you need something or yeah there is someone there?” I asked.
“Someone is here.” he whispered.
“Why do you keep staring at me?”
“Your beautiful,” he said and looked into my eyes. Am I really beautiful? Wait. I shouldn’t be thinking that. It’s only one guy that thinks that. I stared at him.
“Do you really think that?”
“Yes I do,” he said.
“Ok, I guess.” I said and then took out my notebook. I dooled on a blank page.
“You don’t believe me?” he asked me all of a sudden.
“No, I don’t.” I said.
“Why?”
“There’s a first for everything,” I said, and then the bell rang. I grabbed my stuff and walked out. I walked to my locker and I heard someone behind me. I turned around and Jack was standing there.
“What do you want?” I asked him and then put all my stuff in my locker.
“I was wondering if you would like to sit by me at lunch,” he said.
“Uhh, I guess.” I said. Then we walked into the lunch room. I looked at the food as he put it on his trey.
“Don’t you want anything?” he asked me.
“No,” I said. I knew this was my only chance of eating but just seeing it repulsed me. He grabbed some more food and then he walked to a table. I sat across from him and watched him eat.
“Are you sure you don’t want anything?” he asked.
“Yeah,” I said. I started to get hot. I quickly took of my sweater. Jack stared at me. “What?” I asked him.
“Where did you get that bruise?” he asked me. I wanted to ask him which one, but I didn’t.
“I ran into a door.”
“Oh,” he said. Then I looked behind him and saw people walking tword’s us. They looked like Jack so I figured they were related. They sat next to him.
“Hi! I’m Rose!” this girl with long black hair said.
“Selene.” I said. I looked around and saw two guys sit next to Jack.
“Selene, these are my brothers Cody, and Cameron.” Jack said.
“Hi,” I said and they nodded to me. After that it was quiet. They sat there and ate. I felt my stomach growl. I ignored it and then the bell rang. We all got up and walked to the cafeteria doors.
“Selene.” I heard someone say my name. I turned around and it was Rose.
“Yeah?” I asked her.
“How did you get the bruises?” she asked me.
“I fell down the stairs a few days ago.” I lied. I could tell that she didn’t believe it. “Trust me.” I said. She looked at me and then nodded. I walked to my class and sat there.
The rest of the day flew by like that. The next thing I knew I was walking home. I was just leaving the school when someone pulled up next to me. They honked there horn. I turned around to see Jack in a black Pontaic. I looked at him.
“Come on get in!” he yelled to me.
“I can’t,” I said knowing what my dad would do to me if he found out.
“Why?” he asked.
“Just because,” I said and then I kept walking.
“Come on!” he said and pulled up next to me.
“No! I’ll see you tomorrow!” I said and then ran threw the yards. I finally got home and walked inside the apartment building. Yeah, we lived in an apartment. I walked to the very top and unlocked the door. I quickly walked into my room and changed. I put on a pair of sweats and pulled up my blonde curly hair and looked at myself in the mirror. I noticed all the bruises on my body. I saw some one my neck and then my arms and my back. I quickly ignored it, and sat on my bed. I laid on it and stared at the ceiling. But then I heard my dad come in. he walked into my room and grabbed me by my hair and pulled me off my bed. I screamed out in pain. He threw me against the wall. I tried not to scream but I did. I laid there and he kicked my stomach. I started to spit up blood. But then I heard a knock on the door.
“Go answer it!” my dad screamed at me, and then he walked into his room, and slammed his door shut.
I slowly got up wipped the blood from my mouth. But when I answered the door it was Jack.
“Oh my God,” he whispered when he saw me. I quickly walked out ignoring the pain and closed the door. “What happened?” he asked.
“Nothing. Don’t worry about it.” I said.
“Not worry about it! Look at yourself!” he said.
“Just leave it alone. Ok. It’s fine.” I said and then walked back into the room.
“Wait,” he said.
“What?” I asked him.
“Uhh, never mind. I’ll see you tomorrow,” he said and then walked down the stairs. I closed the door and turned around to see my dad. He punched me in my eye and I fell to the ground.
“I’ll be back in two days. And don’t try anything funny Guy will be here.” he said. Then he walked out. I laid on the ground and soon fell asleep.
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