The rest of the day went by fast. Tutoring went well, Santana could see how much Brittany's Spanish had improved since she started tutoring her. Brittany and Santana even shared jokes with one another which Brittany really appreciated. It was nice to be around someone who made her laugh. It made her feel good, happy. Brittany couldn't help but admire how cute Santana looked when she laughed. She loved the Latinas dimples and how beautiful her smile was.
Brittany lay on the bed with her hands behind her head thinking about her day. She sighed when she heard her mother arrive home a little while later. Her mother was screaming down the phone at someone, god knows why. Brittany was intrigued, she sat up and tried to understand what the conversation was about.
"NO! I NEED THAT CONTRACT." Mrs Pierce screamed down the phone. Brittany wondered what contract her mother was referring to. "I understand, I should have called you last night to confirm it...I was distracted by something though. Please, I'm begging you. GIVE ME THAT CONTRACT!" After a long pause Mrs Pierce continued. "FINE YOU BASTARD, I JUST HOPE YOU KNOW IT'S YOUR FUCKING LOSS!" Mrs Pierce hung up and threw the phone off the wall. Brittany jumped in surprise.
After a few minutes of silence Brittany heard her mother walking about downstairs. The stairs creaked as Mrs Pierce ran up them. Brittany was startled when her mother threw her bedroom door open and looked at Brittany.
"You little shit, this is all your fucking fault!" Mrs Pierce pointed to Brittany as she stormed in her room. Brittany's eyes widened as she watched her mother raise her hand. Before Brittany could reply, Mrs Pierce struck her across the face.
Mrs Pierce suddenly jumped on top of her daughter and pinned her down. Brittany screamed when Mrs Pierce grabbed her by the neck and started to strangle her.
"IF I DIDN'T SEE YOUR UGLY FACE LAST NIGHT I WOULD HAVE REMEMBERED TO CALL THEM! THIS IS ALL YOUR FAULT, EVERYTHING IS YOUR FAULT!" Mrs Pierce shouted. She kept a firm grip on Brittany's neck until she noticed her daughter struggling to breathe.
Mrs Pierce let go of Brittany and stared at her for a moment. Brittany's breathing was uneven. She was terrified, her mother was still on top of her. Brittany started sob.
"P-please don't hurt me." Brittany begged. Mrs Pierce was cold faced, she showed no sympathy towards her daughter. She quickly grabbed her daughter by the hair and dragged her off the bed. Mrs Pierce stood over her daughter who was now curled up in a ball on the floor crying.
"You do nothing but cause problems for this family." The older woman hissed. "Do you know what happens to bad girls?" She asked. "Bad girls get punished Brittany." Brittany screamed as she felt her mother kick her in the stomach. Mrs Pierce continued to kick the weeping girl until all the anger she had was out of her. Brittany's body was battered and bruised. Mrs Pierce was careful not to kick her in the face just in case someone saw and asked questions. When she had finished abusing her daughter she stormed out of her daughters room and slammed the door behind her.
Brittany could barley move, the pain was excruciating. She waited until she heard her mother leave the house before crawling across the floor towards her phone. She picked up her phone with shaking hands.
ToPuck: It's happened again.
Brittany only had to wait a couple of seconds before receiving an immediate response.
FromPuck: On my way.
After waiting a few minutes, Brittany heard her front door open. Brittany heard footsteps rushing up the stairs. Her bedroom door opened, Brittany looked up from the floor to see Puck standing in shock. He rushed over to his friend and wrapped his arms around her. Brittany cried in the crook of his neck.
"It's alright, I'm here. You're safe now Brittany. She can't hurt you now." Puck kissed his friend's forehead.
"I didn't d-do a-anything I s-swear Puck." Brittany stuttered through small sobs.
"I know you didn't, it's not your fault she did this. She's a horrible woman Brittany." Brittany didn't reply. The blonde continued to cry for a few more minutes. "Lets get you out of here. You're coming to stay with me Britt." Brittany nodded and let Puck help her get to her feet. He guided her towards the foot of the bed where the blonde slowly sat down.
Puck walked across the room and opened Brittany's closet. He grabbed a large bag and started throwing Brittany's clothes inside. He shut the closet door and walked over to Brittany's chest of drawers. He opened one of the drawers and threw bras, panties and socks into the large bag.
"Anything else you want to bring?" He questioned.
"No, I don't think so." Puck nodded his head and held the large bag with one hand, with his other, he wrapped it around the blonde. He carefully guided her down the stairs and out of the house. They slowly walked over to Puck's white Peugeot 308.
A short while later they arrived at Pucks house. Puck lived with his older brother Michael. Michael was a football coach at Carmel high. Puck and his brother got along really well. They never argued about anything, ever since their father walked out on them they've had a special relationship, they're both really protective of one another. Brittany was like the sister they never had.
"Brittany's staying with us for a while bro." Puck told Michael as he walked through the house. Puck helped Brittany get comfortable in the guest bedroom before leaving her for the night. Brittany tossed and turned all night, her body was aching.
The next morning Puck drove them both to school, they walked across the car park and said their goodbyes once they entered the building. Brittany's mood went from bad to worse once she looked at the text she had just received.
FromMom: Where the fuck did you go last night? Came home to an empty house, where are you? You better be home tonight or else I WILL fucking kill you.
Brittany's eyes started to water as she walked down the corridor towards her locker. She couldn't understand why her mother hated her so much. Why was she doing this to her?
"Are you okay Brittany?" Rachel questioned the blonde as she walked towards her.
"I'm fine, please leave me alone." Brittany replied not meeting Rachel's gaze.
"You look upset..."
"FUCK OFF RACHEL!" Brittany screamed startling the brunette. Rachel didn't say a another word, she quickly walked off leaving Brittany alone. A crowd of people stared at Brittany wondering what was going on.
"WHAT THE FUCK ARE YOU ALL LOOKING AT." The students fled down the corridor not wanting to meet the wrath of Brittany. The blonde slammed her locker shut and headed towards the bleachers.
She sat down on one of the recliners and opened her backpack. She took out a bottle of vodka and a packet of cocaine. She sniffed a large amount of cocaine before slumping back in the recliner chair and drinking the bottle of vodka, straight. Brittany had too much on her mind that she forgot all about her meeting with Miss Pillsbury. The way Brittany was feeling right now, she couldn't give a fuck about that. She couldn't give a fuck about anything any more.
Brittany stayed under the bleachers for a couple of hours. Now and again she was joined by Quinn and Lauren but the two didn't stay for very long. The school day was nearly at a end. Brittany was drunk more than high. She threw the empty bottles of alcohol on the floor and slowly stood up. She stumbled across the field tripping up a few times.
When she entered the building she saw a bunch of students staring at her. Brittany walked over to the small crowd and punched one of the young girls in the face knocking her to the floor. The crowd quickly helped their friend up off the floor before moving out of Brittany's way. Brittany laughed as she saw the fear in the students eyes.
The school bell had already rang. Brittany stood still in the corridor watching the students leave the school. She walked further into building, the blonde wanted to apologize to Rachel for the way she acted this morning. She knew Rachel would be in the choir room so she headed in that direction. As she walked towards the choir room she saw Miss Lopez walking towards her, her eyes filled with worry.
"Brittany?" The Latina barley whispered. "I spoke with Miss Pillsbury, she told me you never showed up to the meeting." Santana stood directly in front of Brittany causing the blonde to stop walking. Brittany looked up at Santana. Brittany's pupils were dilated, her face was as white as a sheet and the smell of alcohol clung to her.
"I can't talk to you right now, I'm busy." Brittany slurred her words. Santana's eyes widened as she smelt Brittany's breath.
"I think you should come to my classroom and sit down Brittany." Santana watched Brittany sway backwards and forwards.
"No...I need to see Rachel. I need to tell her I'm sorry. I need to go." Brittany stumbled backwards, Santana quickly grabbed Brittany by the waist to prevent her from falling.
"AHHHHHHH!" Brittany screamed as Santana grabbed her battered and bruised body. Brittany quickly reacted and pushed Santana backwards. The Latina stood in shock, she had no idea what had just happened. Brittany's eyes started to water as she bent forward a little and grabbed her aching stomach.
As Brittany held her body, the hem of her shirt came up. The Latina noticed the bruises on the blondes exposed skin, she gasped in shock.
"Oh my god, Brittany." The Latina whispered. "What's happened to you?" She asked.
"Nothing!" The blonde exclaimed. "Leave me alone." Brittany said as she suddenly broke down in tears. The Latina quickly tried to comfort Brittany making sure she didn''t touch the blondes body.
"Please come to my classroom Brittany." Santana said softly. When the blonde nodded her head, the Latina guided her up the stairs and towards room 36. Santana opened the door and let Brittany walk in first. The blonde sat down in a seat at the front of the class.
The blonde hated crying, the only person who had ever seen her in a state like this was Puck. She never liked crying in front of people, she felt comfortable around Santana though.
Brittany couldn't take it any more, she was crying uncontrollably on the verge of having a panic attack. The fact that she was extremely drunk and high didn't help the situation. The Latina noticed that Brittany was about to have a panic attack, she didn't know what do. She didn't want to touch Brittany just in case she hurt her, but she didn't want to watch the blonde having a panic attack and not doing anything about it.
Santana sat down in the seat next to Brittany. She shifted the chair so she was right beside the blonde. Brittany immediately rested her head in the crook of Santana's neck and wrapped her arms around the Latina. Brittany never wanted to let go of Santana. It felt so nice, it felt right being like this. Brittany listened to Santana's heartbeat, this calmed her down a lot. She was no longer crying uncontrollably, just a few sobs here and there.
Santana carefully put her arm around Brittany and held the blonde. They stayed like this for a few minutes. Santana started rubbing the blondes back, Brittany never wanted her to stop. Brittany's head was still in the crook of Santana's neck, the blonde inhaled the scent of Santana, the Latina smelt like cinnamon. Brittany loved cinnamon, she loved the way Santana smelt. She could happily stay there forever in the Latinas arms inhaling her scent. Once Brittany had stopped sobbing completely the Latina was the first one to break the silence.
"Would you like to tell me what happened?"
