Ok guys, here's chapter 6, thanks for the reviews so far and I hope you continue to enjoy the story
*There is mentions of sexual abuse in this chapter but not too much detail*
Chapter 6
Cal sat back on his seat and sent a text to the officer collecting them to hold off for a little while, knowing that this conversation needed to be had before they went back there.
Looking around at the crowded Café he sighed speaking to Ethan "how about we go somewhere a little more private Eth"
Ethan nodded and they made their way to the memorial garden inside the hospital grounds that was deserted at this time. Ethan sat on the bench and Cal sat next to him. Cal chose to ignore the fact that Ethan scooted closer to him when he set not wanting to draw attention to it as he didn't think Ethan knew what he was doing at this point.
Ethan took a deep breath before he began
"The first 2 days she would just come in, with food, or a book that I had to read she would test me on it in the night when she came back again, or she would put me in a bath clean me up and change me, she always called me 'Matthew'
His head dropped to his chest as he relived the rest
"The third or 4th day I forget which they kind of all blurred into one, Sorry"
Cal shook his head knowing Ethan was delaying and motioned for him to continue
"Well that day it changed, she came in and I'd had an accident and she seemed different, she pulled me into the 'bathroom and cleaned me up, but she never gave me new clothes then she said that we were going to have some one on one Mammy and Matthew time"
He looked up at Cal with eyes begging him to tell him to stop and Cal placed a comforting hand on his knee before speaking
"Ethan, you can't stop you need to get it out before we go there, it's ok whatever it is we'll deal with it and nothing that happened there was you're fault"
Ethan stood up pacing before nodding and continuing
"she led me through the corridor, it was cold and dark but there were lights and I remember trying to cover myself up as I was naked and I was cold she pushed me passed an open room and I saw Laura, she was chained up, I tried to get to her to help her but Sweetie, pulled me from the door"
He paused before going on "Sweetie laughed and said that 'Laura was beyond help', I called out to her and looked up when she saw that I was wearing no clothes she began to scream and shout 'leave him alone' she managed to get to the doorway and grab my leg she scared me and I started to cry which got Sweetie all worked up and I was dragged to stand in front of a door I could hear Laura telling me to run, Sweetie didn't have a grip on me I could have run"
He sat next to Cal and broke down "why didn't I run" Cal pulled him close to him answering him
"You know why, you were 12 years old, you were scared that's all it doesn't mean you wanted whatever happened to you to happen"
Ethan shook as sobs ravaged him "don't make me go on ppplease"
Cal pulled back "sorry Eth, you need to do this if you don't, then we don't go back there, you may think I'm doing this to punish you, but I'm not you need to get to out, I need to know how you may react down there and If I don't know what happened I won't be able to"
Ethan knew that Cal was right, going back there would unlock everything including what happened behind that locked door he sniffed looking at Cal, he leant into Cal's touch, not knowing whether this would be the last time he would comfort him he took a deep breath
"she opened the door and I wanted to run, I've blocked out a lot, but I remember there being a few bodies lying there just staring into nothing, I tried to turn around but she had a firm grip on my shoulder and she led me over to a table in the middle of the room, all the time she kept trying to comfort me about the bodies 'oh I'm sorry Matthew, these were all bad Matthews, but you're a good boy for mammy aren't you'"
Ethan looked up at Cal who had gone pale and decided that he needed to get it out the way
"she then picked me up and I tried to kick out at her but she soon had me laying on the table, I heard Laura yelling, telling me to close my eyes and pretend I was somewhere else, I didn't understand what she was going to do then I saw her getting undressed and she climbed on to the table and she, she …
Ethan had to stop to gain some composure, he couldn't look at Cal, and he just carried on talking
"it went on for a about 15 minutes then she got up got dressed and pulled me back down the corridor, I was sore, I was hurting, and I had no idea what had just happened to me, I sat on the bed and cried and that was where I was when she came the next morning, and it all happened all over again"
Cal stood up and started to pace back and forth and Ethan knew this was the part where Cal would walk away from him he begun to rock back and fore
Cal was angry, he wanted to march into the hospital and kill olive for what she had done to his brother, but a sound from the bench brought his attention back to said brother who was sobbing uncontrollable and muttering, Cal was kneeling in front of him in seconds and was shocked when he heard what he was saying
"Please don't leave me now, I know that I don't deserve you, but I can't do this alone, please, please don't leave me"
Cal pulled Ethan to him "Ethan, no, no please don't ever say that, I would never leave you, and what happened was not your fault, please calm down, I'm here, I'm not going anywhere"
Ethan calmed when he heard Cal's words but struggled to get out of his arms and Cal not wanting to scare him let him go
"No Cal, I don't deserve you and is wrong of me to ask you to stay, I saw you, you were mad, and I get why, I didn't fight, I'm dirty and I'm damaged and you shouldn't have to be burdened with me"
Those words struck a memory with Cal and he remembered a 12 year Ethan telling him the same thing he knelt to look in his eyes before speaking
"You listen to me, I will never leave you, you are not to blame and you are not a burden, Sweetie is the one that is in the wrong and nothing you could ever tell me will make me walk away, I know what you told me was hard, but she has no hold over you now Ethan"
He looked at Ethan and continued "Ethan, you are my little brother and love you, and I am so sorry I couldn't protect you from her, yes I was angry but I was angry at her, never at you"
Ethan heard Cal's words and saw the tears on his face and fell against him knowing that his brother would stay by his side no matter what.
Cal didn't care that they were sat in the memorial garden on the floor with Ethan sobbing into him, didn't care that he too was crying, all that mattered was he had Ethan and that he was safe.
Ethan begun to shiver again and Cal pulled back realizing that an hour had gone by and he broke the silence
"if we're going to do this, then we need to do this now, what do you, how about we put the final nail in her coffin, let's make sure she never sees the light of day again"
Ethan nodded and smiled feeling stronger than he had in ages, knowing that Cal would be by his side he nodded his agreement when Cal got his phone out to call the police so they could get this over with.
As they waited Ethan pulled Cal into a hug before saying "you don't get to feel bad about not being able to protect me, if I don't get to feel bad about what Sweetie did, deal"
Cal smiled at Ethan "deal, but don't blame me if I never let you out of my site again"
Ethan laughed, but stopped abruptly when he saw the police car pull in and he couldn't help the whimper that escaped him he felt Cal take his hand as his mind was telling him not to go back to that place.
So what do you think guys? Ethan's secret is out, do you think it will make going back there easier?
I will try and get the next chapter up by the middle of the week.
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Thanks C xx