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Chapter 3: Ty's Punishments
Kim's POV
"Where do you live?" Jack desperately asked. I had no idea what was going on. He just grabbed me and ran out the door.
"Take a left up here." I said.
"What's going on?" Milton yelled.
"I-uh-need to be somewhere." Jack said. We got to my house a few minutes later. Jack quick looked at the paper. I noticed some bold writing on it.
"Thanks Kim. Bye." He said, turning away, but I snatched the paper and read it. Jack reached out to grab it but I moved away.
"Jack, what's Ty going to do to you?" I asked.
"Ty?" Milton asked, me ignoring him.
"Don't worry about it." Jack said, grabbing the paper and running into the house.
"Milton, I think something bad is going to happen." I said. We ran up to one of the windows and peeked in. Jack was against the door, looking at Ty.
"I warned you not to be late!" Ty yelled.
"B-But I'm only a few minutes la-" Ty punched him in the stomach, making him fall on the floor.
"I don't wanna hear it!" He yelled, grabbing Jack's shirt and pulling him up the stairs. We couldn't see them anymore.
"What's going on?" Milton asked again.
"Jack's staying with Ty and gets abused." Suddenly we heard a crash and Ty yell at Jack again.
"If you aren't in this room when I get back you get worse!" He walked down the stairs and out the door. We jumped behind a bush so Ty wouldn't see us. He got into his car, which was parked on the street, and drove off.
"I'm gonna make sure Jack is ok." I said getting up.
"I'll text you if Ty comes back." Milton said. I nodded and ran into the house and up the stairs. There was three doors upstairs. One of them had a lock on it. There was a key next to it on a nail. Desperately I unlocked the door and ran inside. I gasped by what I saw.
"Jack! What'd he do to you?!" He was propping himself up on one arm, and was wiping blood away from his mouth. He was sitting next to what I assumed was a shattered glass.
"Kim, don't worry about me."
"No, you need help." I grabbed his arm and helped him up.
"You need to leave before Ty comes back." He said.
"Not without you." I pulled him out the door.
"You're really doing this for me?"
"Yes. That's what friends do." His looked a little surprised.
"Friends?"
"Yeah, we're friends. Milton's your friend too. Eddie wants to be your friend." I told him. He just stared at me. "You don't deserve this. Now come here." I opened my arms, inviting him into a hug.
"Thanks." He said, accepting my offer. I hugged back. Something wet and warm dripped on my shoulder. Blood.
"Jack, your mouth is still bleeding." I said softly, looking at the blood running down his chin. "What did he do to you?"
"Punched me in the jaw." He said, wiping some blood and looking at his hand. "It's fine. My lip just got cut on my teeth."
"And the glass?"
"Whacked me on my arm with it." Across the hall I saw a bathroom with a box of tissues. I walked past him and pulled some out of the box.
"Here." I said, handing them to him. He wiped his chin and then the inside of his mouth. "Now PLEASE come with me!" I begged.
"But if Ty comes back, he'll kill both of us. I don't want any of my friends hurt."
"Please Jack." I begged.
"Fine, let's go."
"Thank you." I grabbed his hand and pulled him down the stairs. We got out the door when I called "Milton, I got him. Let's get in my house."
"Milton's here too?" Jack asked. Milton came out from behind the bush.
"Hey Ja-what happened to your mouth?" Milton asked.
"I...it got scratched."
"Jack, we're your friends. You can tell him." I reminded.
"Ty punched my in the mouth." He said, looking down.
"Let's just go to my house." They both nodded. We walked across the lawn to my front door. I pulled the house key out of my pocket and unlocked the door. We all walked inside.
"My mom is still at work. We can watch some TV."
"Thanks for letting me stay Kim." Jack said.
"Well we are friends."
"I'm still a little confused. What's going on?" Milton asked. Jack sighed.
"Well, I'm living with Ty since my parents...passed. He abuses me every single day. I only get to go outside for an hour. He locks me in my room the rest of the time. I'm his human punching bag. This is the most attention I've gotten from anybody that's not bullying me in a year."
"Well we see what nobody else saw." Milton said. Jack raised an eyebrow.
"What's that?" He asked.
"A kid who is nice and would make a great friend if you just give him a chance. You don't fight back after all that people do to you. I think you should join the dojo with us."
"Really?" Jack's face lit up, but he shook his head "I can't. If I join, people will make funn of you guys for having me in your dojo."
"That's another thing about you, Jack. You care about us and don't want us embarassed." I said.
"Yeah. So please join to dojo." Milton begged. Jack took a minute to think about it. He looked up.
"I'll join." I hugged him. "Ow-ah-my arm, Kim."
"Oh, sorry Jack." He rubbed his arm.
"It's ok. You just forgot."
"What happened to his arm?" Milton asked.
"Ty cut my arm twice with a sword."
"What? Is it ok?"
"Yeah. It just hurts if you touch it." He looked out the window and ducked "Ty's back." He whispered.
"Don't worry. We won't let him see you." I said, closing the curtains.
"Can I stay here?" He asked.
"Sure. You can stay in the guest room."
"Thanks. I really-"
"JACKSON!" We heard Ty yell, making Jack jump.
"Crap. He knows I'm not there." Jack whispered.
"Well he probably won't come here. He doesn't know you're here." Milton said.
"Well since he's home, I guess we can't go to the dojo or he'll see you." I said.
"I ruined your plans." Jack mumbled.
"Not really. We can always hang out here. Play a few games. Watch a movie. Could be pretty fun." Milton said.
"You're right. We could have a sleepover." I suggested.
"Sure. I'm gonna run home and get a few things." Milton said.
"Ok." Jack said.
"Great. I'll call the Eddie and Jerry." I said. I walked out of the room and called Jerry.
"Hey, Jerry. We're planning on having a sleepover. Did you wanna come?"
"Sure, but I'm grounded."
"What'd you do now?"
"Gave my little brother a noogie. Talk about overreacting"
"Well maybe you come to the next one."
"I know. Maybe next time. Sorry Kim."
"Ok, bye."
"Bye." I called Eddie.
"Hello?"
"Hey Eddie. Me, Milton and Jack are having a sleepover. Did you wanna come?"
"Sure. I'll be there in a few minutes."
"Ok, great. See ya in a few."
"Bye."
"Bye."
I went back into the living room. Milton had come back already.
"Eddie's coming. Jerry isn't." I said.
"So let's begin a game of Truth or Dare." Milton said.
"Sure. Let's see what happens." Jack said.
"And we won't make you do anything to get hurt." Milton said.
"Thanks. You don't have to do that for me."
"Well, you've been through a lot. It's the least we can do." I said.
"Thanks. Well, let's start the game." Milton grabbed a bottle from the kitchen and set it down on the floor. We all sat around it. Milton spun the bottle. It landed on himself.
"Truth or Dare?" I asked.
"Dare."
"I dare you to...lick Jack's foot."
"What?! What about all that bacteria?" Milton yelled.
"Come on Milton. Just do it."
"Is he licking my foot or not?" Jack asked.
"Yes, he is." Jack nodded and took his sock off.
"You can't pay enough to do this." Milton said. He stuck his tongue out and leaned into Jack's foot. Jack kicked his foot out, slamming into Milton's face, making him scream.
"Jack, take it from me, you'll fit right in with us." I said, laughing.
"Thanks." He said, laughing at Milton, who was running into the bethroom screaming "Germs!" There was a knock at the door. Through the window I could make out Eddie's figure. I opened the door and let Eddie in.
"Hey Kim." He saw Jack "Hey Jack."
"Hey..." He said.
"Eddie." I whispered him.
"Eddie." Jack repeated.
"Where's Milton?" Eddie asked.
"In the bathroom cleaning foot germs off of his face." I said.
"We were playing truth or dare and he had to lick my foot." Jack said.
"Awesome!" Eddie said, offering Jack a high five, which he accepted. Milton came back into the room.
"It wasn't that funny." Milton said.
"Depends on whos point of view it is." Jack said. We got back to the game, which went on for another hour. My mom had called, saying she got stuck at work. Since it was getting dark, we all decided to get ready for a movie. Everyone went into different parts of the house to get ready. I showed Jack where the guest room is.
Jack's POV
"Thanks Kim."
I got pulled my phone to check for any messages. Seeing that I didn't have any service, I walked over to the window to see if I could get any. For no reason at all, I looked down at the window in my house. Ty was walking around and looked out the window. I frose when his eyes met mine, then I quickly shut the curtains. I ran downstairs.
"Jack, what's wrong?" Kim asked.
"Ty saw me through the window." I said. There was a knock at the door. Eddie opened the door to see who it was. Ty was standing in the door.
"Can I help you?" Eddie asked.
"I'm just here for Jackson." He said, with a smile.
"Don't let him take me." I whispered to Kim.
"Sorry, but he's spending the night here." Kim said.
"Oh, well, I need him at home for a minute."
"No." Milton said sternly. Eddie looked confused. We hadn't told him about Ty yet.
"Excuse me?" Ty almost whispered.
"We know what you do to him and we won't let it happen." Milton replied.
"I'm sorry, but you don't have control over Jackson. I do." He walked in and grabbed my arm. He had pulled me out the door when Kim pulled my out of his grasp.
"We know you're abusing him and he's not dealing with it anymore." Kim said. Now he was mad.
"I'm taking him home and that's final!" He yelled, reaching out to grab me, but Kim pulled me back into the house and slammed the door. She locked it.
"JACKSON! GET OUT HERE RIGHT NOW!" Ty yelled, banging on the door.
"Don't worry, Jack. He can't get in." Kim assured me.
"I'm confused. What's happening?" Eddie asked.
"I live with Ty and he abuses me." I told him.
"Well he's not leaving without Jack. We should call the police about harassment and abuse." Milton said, picking up the phone. The banging on the door just stopped.
"Maybe he's gone." Eddie whispered. Suddenly the door unlocked and Kim's mom walked in. Talking with Ty.
"Hey Kim. I was just talking to our new neighbor. He's wondering if his son could come help him with something." Of course.
"Um...Jack was actually helping me with something in the kitchen right now." Kim lied, pulling me into the kitchen.
"Thank you." I whispered so only Kim could hear.
"Yeah, we were...going to make a pizza and som other things for the sleepover." Milton said, going with the plan.
"Well I'm sure he can help you with when he comes back." Her mom said. All could think was "Please, please no. Don't let me go with him. I can't go through another one of his beatings." I was already in pain at the thought of what happened this morning.
"That's right. You can always come back later." Ty said, wrapping his arm around me. His thumb jabbed into one of the pressure points on my shoulder, which caused pain. I tried not to show it, but Kim could see it. Ty pushed me out the door. "He'll be back later." He called out. "I warned you." He whispered to me. I felt sick.
"Please Ty. Please don't hurt me." I begged. He pushed me into the house. "I'm really sorry. Don't hurt me, PLEASE!" He picked up a baseball bat.
"You need to learn your lesson." He said. I had backed up into the wall.
"I'm sorry. I won't do it again. Don't hurt me, PLEASE!" I pleaded. He ignored it and hit me in the side with the bat. Then he hit me in the arm, the stomach, the gash on my arm which began bleeding again. "PLEASE, STOP!" I begged.
"Have you learned your lesson yet?" He asked, hitting my stomach again.
"Yes, I have! Just please stop!" I pleaded.
"Good, now get in your room. If you ever do anything like this again you'll wish you had died with your parents!" He yelled. Terrified, I ran upstairs and into my room, closing the door behind me. I just sat on my bed, clutching my arm. The pain was getting more and more intense. Now what? There is no way I can get past Ty without him seeing me.
"Jack!" I heard someone call from outside. I walked over to the window. Kim, Milton and Eddie were all standing outside.
"Guys, what are you doing?" I asked.
"Seeing if your ok. Which you aren't." Kim replied.
"How do you know that?" I asked.
"We can see you holding an arm with blood running down it. Can you come back?"
"No. Ty won't let me leave."
"We'll get a ladder." Eddie said. Him and Milton ran off into Kim's garage. They came back with a ladder.
"You were serious?" Kim asked. They set it up and carefully leaned it against the bottom of my window.
"No, I shouldn't-"
"C'mon Jack. We're not leaving without you." Kim said.
"Fine." I said climbing onto the ladder. I climbed down, followed by them all hugging me. "My arm!" I almost yelled.
"Sorry." They all said in unision, backing away.
"Let's go back inside." Kim said. They got the ladder back into the garage and we all went back inside. Kim got some paper towels and helped me clean the gash up.
"What happened?" Kim's mom asked.
"Our new neighbor took Jack home so he could abuse him." Kim said.
"I'll call the police." Kim's mom said, running out of the room.
Ten minutes later...
"Calling the police on me? You'll regret this!" Ty yelled, getting pulled out of his house. He managed to get out of the police's grasp and grabbed me by the neck, trying to strangle me. The police pulled him back and handcuffed him.
"Jack! Are you ok?" Kim asked.
"Yeah...I'm...fine." I said in between coughs.
"Do you anywhere to stay?" A police officer asked. I turned to Kim with begging eyes. She nodded.
"Yes." I said. After a few more questions they left.
"I'LL KILL YOU JACKSON!" Ty yelled from the car. The police drove off.
"Jack?"
"Yeah?" I said turning to Kim.
"I'm glad you're ok."
"We all are." Milton said.
"He's right. You're a great friend." Eddie said.
"Thanks. Now let's get this sleepover on the road!" They all cheered and hugged me. So this is what it feelings to be cared about.
Sorry if this chapter was long. I've been working on it for a while now. Thank you for all the great reviews. Please review and hope for a new chapter soon. Thank you.