A/N: I am so sorry guys for taking so damn long to update. Anyways, I'm not going to bore you with an explanation so I'll just let you get into the chapter. Hope you guys enjoy!
Disclaimer: I do not own glee.
Santana's POV:
Dani immediately withdrew her hand from mine and when I turned, her face was pale, her hands were shaking in her lap, and her eyes were on the verge of tears. I turned back so that I was facing the man who had entered the room and knew that this cold, sinister looking man was Dani's father. I looked into his face and saw nothing but anger and rage, but for once he wasn't looking at Dani. He was looking at me. I returned the glare, my own anger boiling inside of me as Mr. Schue caught the sudden change in the room and led her father out into the hallway. When he was finally gone, I turned so that I was facing Dani, but she looked completely broken.
"Dani, you can't go with him," I whispered into her ear, but she didn't even flinch. "Dani, please just look at me," I begged laying my hand on top of hers. She immediately withdrew her hand from mine and turned to me with a single tear escaping her eye. She slowly shook her head before Mr. Schue came back in with Dani's father quickly following behind.
"Dani, your father needs you at home," Mr. Schue said sadly. Dani immediately got up and walked towards her dad without even glancing in my direction, her dad's icy stare never faltering from me the whole time. When she got to the door her father gripped her arm and quickly pulled her out of the room. My heart clenched and I could feel so many different emotions churning inside of me. I wanted to chase after her and save her from this hell that she was living in, but I knew that it wouldn't get me anywhere. I sat there trying to hold back my emotions and I suddenly felt a comforting hand rubbing circles on my back. I turned my head slightly and noticed that Quinn had taken Dani's seat. She gave me a small smile, but at this point nothing was going to cheer me up. When glee finally ended, I made my way to get up and leave, but Mr. Schue stopped me before I could.
"Can I talk to you for a second Santana?" he asked motioning back to the chairs in the back. I sighed and nodded my head before I went to take a seat. I was relieved when Quinn followed me and took the seat next to me.
"Um, Quinn could you give Santana and I a moment alone?" Mr. Schue asked, but I shook my head not wanting to lose the little amount of relief and comfort that Quinn provided me with.
"It's okay Mr. Schue, she can stay," I said knowing what he was going to ask me about.
"Okay," he started taking a seat and looking up at the both of us. "Santana, is there something going on with Dani and her parents?" he asked and I couldn't handle it anymore. I couldn't hold back the tears that were threatening to escape the whole rehearsal. Quinn grabbed me in a hug and I cried into her shoulder, as everything was just too much for me to handle anymore. After a couple of minutes, I composed myself enough to look back over to Mr. Schue, but I was still clutching onto Quinn.
"You can tell me Santana, let me help," he said with a small, reassuring smile.
"I know Mr. Schue, but I promised I wouldn't tell anyone anything," I choked out and he nodded.
"I understand Santana, but this is serious. She may not want you to tell anybody, but she needs you to," he finished and I sighed before realizing that he was right. I had to tell him. We had no other choice and if Dani never forgave me for this, I would be able to live with myself as long as I knew that she was still alive and well.
"Her father is abusing her," I choked out finding it too hard to say anything more. His face fell before he took a small breath and responded.
"Thank you Santana for telling me. I promise I'm going to get her the help she needs," he said before standing up. I broke away from Quinn and made my way over to Mr. Schue before grabbing him in a hug.
"Thank you, Mr. Schue," I said relieved as some of the weight on my shoulders had finally been lifted. Quinn followed behind and when I broke away from Mr. Schue, she wrapped her arm back around my waist and led me to the parking lot. When we got to my car, she stopped me before I could get in and looked at me.
"I don't think you should be driving right now," she said and I nodded before handing her the keys and getting into the passenger seat. She drove me home and walked me inside before we both collapsed onto my living room couch.
"Do you want me to give you some space?" she asked and I shook my head before laying my head on her shoulder. She wrapped an arm around me and we stayed like this for a while until I heard her phone vibrate in her pocket.
"Are you going to answer that?" I asked and she shook her head.
"No San, it's not important enough," she said before I pulled back slightly.
"How do you know if you don't even look at it?" I asked and she sighed before grabbing her phone and opening it up. Her lips curled up into a small smile before she immediately let it falter and quickly stuffed the phone back into her pocket.
"Who was that?" I asked my suspicions growing.
"Um n-nobody important," she said wrapping her arm back around me and pulling me back into a comforting embrace, but I broke away.
"You met someone didn't you?" I asked and her face flushed red before she quickly shook her head.
"No, why would you even think that?" she asked trying to cover up her panicked tone.
"Because your face lit up when you saw the text. Now who is it?" I asked reaching for her phone, but she quickly slapped my hand away.
"It's nobody, I swear," she said and I shook my head.
"If it was nobody, you wouldn't have freaked out when I went for your phone," I teased and she sighed.
"Fine, yes I met someone. She just wanted to know if I was free tonight, but I told her I was busy," she finally admitted.
"Why would you tell her that?" I asked and she shrugged.
"Because I'm with you and honestly I want to make sure you're okay before I go anywhere," she said and I pulled away from her completely so that I could look directly at her.
"Q, I'm fine. Go out with this girl. Whoever she is, she's lucky to have you and I don't want to ruin anything you might have going on. So get your ass out of my house and go out with that girl," I finished and she chuckled before grabbing me in another hug.
"Thanks San, are you sure you're okay?" she asked as we broke apart. I nodded my head and she smiled before standing up from the couch.
"Um how the hell am I supposed to get home?" she asked and I laughed before handing her my car keys.
"Take my car. I know you'd rather ride in style than in your mom's van anyways," I said and she laughed as she took my keys. "Just come over to my house before school tomorrow morning and I'll just drive you to school," I said and she nodded before walking out the front door. Immediately after she left, I got up from the couch and grabbed my phone before heading up to my room and collapsing onto my bed. I checked my phone hoping that I would have a message from Dani, but there was nothing. I sighed and turned on my music, trying to drown out all the negative thoughts that were running through my mind.
Dani's POV:
When I left the glee club, my father immediately took me home and the minute he closed the front door, he turned to me with rage in his eyes, his face beat red.
"What did I tell you this morning!" he shouted getting closer and closer to my face.
"I know dad and I'm sorry," I whispered, but was immediately silenced when his hand slapped my cheek.
"Don't you dare talk back to me," he yelled as I gripped my cheek from the searing pain. "I can't believe I raised such a repulsive little bitch!" he shouted slamming his fist into my already sore stomach. This blow was followed by another, which was followed by another and pretty soon I was on the ground clutching my ribs, the sting of fresh tears sliding down my raw face.
"Pathetic," he snarled leaning down and reaching for my pocket. "You won't be needing this anymore," he said taking my phone and putting it in his own pocket. He gave me one last icy glare before turning around and walking into his bedroom. I continued to cry, finding the pain from moving unbearable. I turned my head ever so slightly and noticed that my mother was at the top of the stairs looking at me. She had seen the whole thing and she didn't even have the courage to say anything to help her only daughter from the devil she married. She gave me one last sympathetic look before stepping away from the stairs to leave me in a broken, painful heap on the floor. I slowly willed myself to get up and I clutched the walls as I did, unable to balance my weight on my own. I carefully made my way up the stairs gripping onto the railing the whole time. When I finally made it to my room, I carefully laid down on my bed. The minute I closed my eyes, my door swung open and my breath hitched as the devil was back.
"I'm leaving tonight for a week on a business call, so you will be answering to your mother. I've already explained to her all the rules and if she tells me that you have disobeyed me in any way, there will be hell to pay when I get back," he warned slamming the door on his way out. I sighed relieved that I would have a week to heal from the fresh wounds, but knowing that the minute they healed, new ones would swiftly follow. The emotions inside of me were suddenly just too much for me to deal with. I was numb and I had nobody to help me anymore. I reached over to my nightstand and opened up the top drawer, my eyes immediately locking onto the cool silver blade screaming my name. I stared at it for what seemed like forever and before I knew it, the blade was in my hand inches away from my already scarred wrist. I was about to close the distance when my mind suddenly thought about the beautiful latina that plagued my thoughts. I closed my eyes and quickly threw the blade as far away from me as possible, knowing that I could never go down that path again. I laid my head back down and was immediately met with a new set of fresh tears. I cried myself to sleep, praying that when I woke up my nightmare would be over.
And there's chapter 10. Once again I'm sorry it took me so long to update. Thank you guys so much for reading and reviewing. Let me know what you guys think about this chapter in the reviews if you'd like. I hope you all had a wonderful valentine's day! Until next time, I love you guys!