Chapter nine

Carly's POV

iFight Back

I lay in my bed and cry my heart out, I haven't cried in a long time and it seems like I can't stop. I miss Freddie so much, I can't believe I lied to him like that it tears me apart inside, and with Colin and all this physical abuse it's making it worse. I hate him it's like I can't get away from him-he's everywhere.

"Mommy is everything okay," Natalie asks as she and Connor stand at my open door. I wipe my red puffy face.

"Everything's fine, baby." I say.

"Then why are you crying."

"Mommy's just doing some thinking, okay, come here kids." I stretch my arms as if I am reaching for them. The run and jump on the bed and fall into my arms.

"I love you guys so much," I say hugging them grabbing the back of their heads. "And I will do anything to protect you." I Colin is not going to mess with my life any longer.

"I love you to mommy," Connor says catching me off guard. The feeling linger for a minute but I quickly wipe it away and move on.

"Kids I need you guys to go pack a bag of whatever you want and meet me here in five minutes.

"Why Mommy?" Natalie asks.

"You're staying at Aunt Sam's now go hurry. I lightly push them out, find my guns, unload them, and hide the bullets. I grab my cell and call Sam. It rings once, twice, three times, and goes to voicemail "this is Sam you know what to do." The machine voice "Were sorry the following mailbox is full" I slam my phone down. Freddie! I dial his number off the caller I.D. onto my cell phone. He answers on the first ring.

"Hello," his voice answers crackling.

"Freddie this is important I need to come and please pick up my kids and take them somewhere safe I need you're help please Freddie please." I am now crying again.

"Oh my god Carly are you okay?"

"I'm fine right now just please, please come get them I-" he cuts me off.

"I was already coming to well uh apologize; I'm right around the corner." I hang up the phone and put on some sweat pants and a Puma track jacket. Freddie's car pulls into the driveway I push the kids out the door.

"Mommy what's going on? I thought we were going to aunt Sams?" Natalie asks.

"I'm scared," Connor says. He begins to cry I push them in Freddie's car.

"Carly what the heck is going on? What are you doing?"

"Just go Freddie and hurry."

"Carly are you okay?" he asks again.

"I'm fine," I scream, "Just go please." I say crying harder "Call Sam." He jumps on it instantly and speeds off.

I go back into the house and pick up the unloaded gun; it feels odd and heavy in my hands as if it doesn't belong. I jump when I hear a loud crashing noise of Colin bursting through the door. He opens and slams doors walking down the hall lookin for me. I stick the gun in the back of my shirt so he won't see it. He finally gets to where I am and violently pushes open the door.

"Where are the kids?" he yells loudly

"Gone,"

"Gone where Carly?"

"What does it matter!" I snap loudly, this triggers him instantly.

"Who do you think you're talking to like that!" he says coming closer and grabbing me by my shoulders and shaking me.

"God darn it I'm talking to you Colin!" I yell back shoving his hands off me. Then it happeneds he slaps me across my face. I grab my cheek feeling the sting where his hand has just left my face. I feel myself burning hot inside, my skin tingles feeling the anger surge through my body. I knee him right where it hurts he grunts in pain, I grab the gun from the back of my shirt and smack! I whack him over the head; he starts cursing at me and tries to gain his strength back.

I see him staggering in pain his face bleeding, he deserved it all of it I cruelly think to myself.

"What's has gotten into Carly." He wipes his face of with his sleeve. I back out into the hallway as he inches closer. He swings at me again but misses. I turn to run but he already has a tight grip on me.

"You like that, huh don't you?" he asks as he grips my neck tighter and tighter.

"Stop let go," I try to say but it comes out as a mixture of the three words sounding like shop leg.

"I'm sorry babe you have to speak clearer than that couldn't quite make out what you were saying." He snickers as he still grips my neck.

I open my mouth to speak but instead he readjusts his grip presses onto my pressure point sending a sharp pain through my body. I feel faint, lack of breath, and hot I try to speak again but everything goes black.

Endnotes

Sorry peeps I haven't updated this story in ages, I had bad writers block on many of my stories. Well I'm back now (Yay yippee), I really hope you enjoyed this chapter. I'm thinking about making the next one a flashback let me know what ya think. Don't you hate Colin he's such a jerk! Well anyway thanks for reading…. As always, read, enjoy, and review! ~ Thanks!