MCLEODS DAUGHTERS
Alex's Exile
Alex's P.O.V. Chapter 1 Alex - 16 years old
NICK! Alex yelled as he awoke in both a cold sweat ,I guess I must have nodded off alex thought but then his blood chilled and I froze as I first heard and then saw hustling footsteps when I following the sound of the front door of the hospital opening which terrified me a good bit after looking over to see that it was 3 o'clock nearly 4 o'clock in the morning.
The smartest thing to do would probably have been to have called the police but like my father had said to me months ago at the hospital at which nick had been rushed to as a result of... Well my stupid teenager attitude of living in the moment. Harry had said to me after he had gotten me a hotel room and a ride home tomorrow , at which I jumped at for I didn't want to see my little brother nick for the main reason being that I had nearly killed my little bro, even so I had crippled him, with that bulls help.
Though my mother was nowhere to be seen I knew where she was to be found, with nick. Harry would not allow me to see my little brother, but it was better this way I could not have faced him anyhow. Then before leaving me at the hotel room all by my lonesome he yelled after back handing me then grabbed my shirt and yelled at me cold rage in his eyes, I would not be surprised if before I went home tomorrow at the chance of having a black eye at least.
" DAMN ITALEX! WHATEVER HAPPENED TO NO LYING!?" " HUH"!? WELL ANSWER ME !" Harry yelled but I didn't respond , due to the one pure fact that I was so ashamed of what i had managed to do . For I had not in not even a days time nearly killed my little brother nick and then I felt an indescribable force connect with the left side of my face , but I was not surprised for I had known that Harry was bound to hit me by the end of the night.
Then at this moment in time I felt my shirt ripped off my back then hearing Harry's belt removed from his waist I knew what was coming. Dad! Alex this is just a little taste of how much trouble you are in! You've almost certainly crippled nick! Scared both your mother and me to death, so you might as well take this whipping willingly cause it won't be pretty if you don't.
As Harry walked towards me grabbing me by the arm shoving me up against the wall I struggled against him which was probably the worst mistake that I could have possibly done.
ALEX YOU'RE GOING TO GET A BELT LASHING WHETHER YOU LIKE IT OR NOT AND THEN WHEN YOU GET BACK TO KILARNEY YOU WILL PACK ALL OF YOUR THINGS AND THEN GET YOUR HORSE AND HEAD TOWARDS DROVERS RUN BECAUSE THAT'S WHERE YOU'LL BOTH BE LIVING, STAYING, AND WORKING UNTIL I CAN STAND TO EVEN LOOK AT YOU! DAD!
I MEAN IT ALEX!YOURE NOT GOING UNPUNISHED FOR YOUR ACTIONS THIS TIME! ITS ALL BECAUSE OF YOUR DAMN STUPIDITY AND YOUR DAMN IRRESPONSIBILITY THAT HAS PUT NICK IN THE HOSPITAL! AND IT'S ALSO ALL BECAUSE OF YOU AND ITS YOUR OWN DAMNED FAULT THAT NICK WIIL MOST LIKELY BE PARALYZED OR EITHER CRIPPLED FOR THE REST OF HIS LIFE!
Then all I felt was a white hot pain on my back that seemed to last for hours but I didn't utter a word for if I did then the pain would only have intensified for Harry had told both ... Nick and me one day that Ryan's especially me as a result of being i older could not show pain and that we would, mainly focusing on me during this statement as he had said that we would have to "Suck it up."
As I lay stretched out my stomach upon the bed glaring at my father who at this moment chose to turn around and enraged at me yelled angrily about how he couldn't believe at how I even had the gall to glare at my father" after which he whipped me on the back ten more times, which reopened the bloody sores from just moments ago, but I had earlier forbade myself from showing any reaction to pain, the pain was unbearable as he walked out to the car, leaving me wondering what sort of punishment was coming next from Harry, but he suddenly reappeared at the doorway with something for me to change into tomorrow.
Then turning on his heel Harry said not even looking in my direction " you should thank your mother she was the one who had both the generosity and kindness to grab you a pair of clothes to wear in the morning." Then after stopping at the door he stopped then said to me " The Mcleods will be here at ten o'clock tomorrow morning so you had better be ready to go by then, and dont you dare ask for the mcleods to buy you breakfast on the way to Kilarney tomorrow don't you dare beg and don't accept any offer of food on the way.
Also there is one more thing that I want you to both understand I'm in no way dis inheriting you nut if you show up on Kilarney without either Claire , jack or anyone from Drovers Run you had better run, because I will lay into you if you even come within a hundred yards of Kilarney do you understand me boy?!
Yes sir... I muttered before I saw darkness begin to surround me because of all of the pain from both my back and from the blow to my face that I had received earlier that night from Harry.
Then as Harry began to close the hotel room door said one last thing before I lost consciousness " And don't you even dare make an attempt towards running away because remember that Killarney has the chopper. Then all I saw was darkness as I lost consciousness as I was then overcome by the immense pain of the sores upon my back caused by my fathers belt.