Hola people-
Here is another chapter! I know I know…you're so excited you can barely sit still. Lol.
Italics: Drake thoughts. The ones I feel like putting in italics. Lol.
Disclaimer-----If I owned any part of D&J would I be on fan fiction? No? There's a genius in the house!
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I was contemplating what to do. Sure I didn't want to tell him, but I knew he was trustworthy. And I need to tell someone, or I fear I will go crazy.
I wasn't ready to tell anyone just yet though. "Er…nothing." I said. I quickly put a shirt on and ran out the door.
"But Drake-"Josh asked but stopped when I ran out of the room.
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I was just in disbelief. I couldn't believe I had been so careless. I had spent years perfecting ways to do things so my back would not be revealed. Then In one careless moment, it all went down the tubes.
Excuses I could tell Josh were running through my head in a whirlwind as I drove to my gig. I knew none of them would work though, Josh is way to smart.
I really don't want to go to this gig, but I can't let the band down. We had worked so hard for this gig. It was in one of the bigger clubs in San Francisco and the band would flip if I was a no show.
I was really preoccupied during our set. I think the band, especially Scottie, was extremely pissed at me. I was messing up a lot and everyone knew we wouldn't be playing in this club again.
After our set Scottie pulled me aside. "Dude. Drake. What was up with that? We sucked! What's wrong?"
I knew I could tell Scottie. He already knew about my dad. Not the whole wreck thing, but of my dad and my baseball team.
I said, "Josh saw my back." It was as simple as that.
"Oh." Scottie said. "Well did you tell him?"
"No. I said 'er…nothing' then I ran away." I informed Scottie.
"Drake. You should tell him before he asks your mom."
"Shit." I said. I hadn't thought about that. "You're right. I gotta go"
I ran to my car and sped home. Trying to get there before Josh asked mom.
AS soon as I got inside the whole family was sitting on the couch looking at me.
"Please have a seat Drake." Audrey said.
Oh no. No no no no no. This is not happening! He asked her. He freaking' asked her! I minds well drop dead now. What am I going to say? I cant tell them!
"uhhh…I got to go to the potty room." I told them and tried to get away.
Walter got up and took my arm. He led me over to seat on the couch inbetween my mom and Josh.
"Drake" my mom began "Grandma Parker called. She was crying her eye out. She says you told her you hate your dad. That isn't true is it?"
YES! Josh didn't ask her. But he's sitting right here listening to this conversation. He's going to piece it together. He's not a dumbo. But what to tell mom? I don't want to tell her the truth, but I know she'll believe Grandma Parker over me.
"yeah it is." I answered. Oh no. Josh is looking at me. He has figured it out. Shiz. I give Josh a look saying 'keep your trap shut. I'll explain later.' He does.
"Why would you say that Drake? He never did anything to you." Ha. Yeah right.
"You wouldn't understand." I say. I'm so confused right now. This is all happening way to fast. I just get up and leave. They don't try to stop me.
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I'm just laying in my bed, thinking. I hear a soft knock at he door.
"What do you want with me people?" I say.
"It's Josh" is the quiet reply I receive.
"Come in"
"Drake, your back and your dad are connected aren't they?"
I roll over and look at him. "Yeah" I say.
"He hit you? And what's with mom? She doesn't know? How does that work?"
To many questions Josh! Slow Down!
I looked away from him. "Yeah. He hit me. And no. mom doesn't know."
Josh looked confused. How does a mother not know her child is being abused?
"I know what your thinking Josh. How did my mom not know? The answer is he only beat me when we were the only two home. I was also very secretive. I wouldn't let her help me in the bath. By age 3 I could dress myself. I was very independent."
All Josh said was "oh." Then he looked like he remembered something. "is this what your good dreams nightmares have been about?"
I smirked. Good dreams nightmares? Ha ha. "In a way. They're about the car wreck. There's a whole different side to the wreck."
Josh gave me a look hat said "continue".
"Well you know how me and Scottie have been friends for a really long time?" He nodded. "Earlier that day I told him about my dad. Later I was in my room playing when me dad stormed in and picked me up by my shirt. While he was screaming at me he carried me downstairs and threw me in his truck. He was slapping and hitting me when I screamed at him about our rule to never hit where it showed. Then he told me-"I looked away. I knew I was going to cry.
To my surprise Josh came over on my bed. "It's okay brotha. You don't have to go on."
"Yes I do." I said. "I have to tell someone."
"I'm here for you brotha," josh told me.
I took a deep breath before I continued. "he told me he was going to kill me." I could feel the tears rolling down my cheeks. I hate you dad.
Josh looked at me in disbelief. He whispered, "Your own dad told you that?" I nodded.
"before I knew it he was choking me. He looked at me and started to tell me how he really did "love" me. He never finished. We went over the cliff. I don't know how I survived."
Josh looked away. Great. Now he's crying.
"I sorry brotha." He said.
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