Guys, I need to start off my saying that I am terribly sorry for the way I've been acting, snapping, and treating you guys. I've been so depressed and stressed out lately…my fiancée is taking me to the doctor tomorrow. It could be Post-Partum Depression, unfortunately. I most likely do. I can't sleep, I'm so bitchy to everyone, I'm so withdrawn, I haven't been eating well, I'm not bonding with Nathaniel as I used to, and I've been cutting again :( They say signs of it sometimes won't show up for months after having a baby. It's been 5 months TODAY since I've had Nathaniel…so…we'll see what happens. Again, I'm so terribly sorry for my horrid attitude. I'll get better, I promise. For you guys, I will :)
Doggy Dog Day
Digidestend Angel
I Do NOT Own Victorious
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Chapter Eleven
The Nightmare of a Lifetime
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(Beck's POV)
You know…this whole being a dog thing is kind of weird.
You have to go to the bathroom at random times. And as a dog, when you gotta go…you gotta go!
I jump up to my feet, remembering I'm in Andre's house. I look at Cat's peaceful, innocent, yet bruised face. It looks worse than yesterday- OH MY GOD! I HAVE TO PEE!
I rush out of the room and go into the room next to Cat's, which is Andre's. I jump on his bed, feeling like I was flying, and climb on top of him. "ANDRE, OUTSIDE! BARK! BARK!"
Andre pushes me off and glares at me when he sits up. "Dude, it's flippin' 6 in the morning!"
"I GOTTA GO PEE!" I scream. I've never heard myself to desperate, but my eyes are watering. "I GOTTA GO, GOTTA GO, GOTTA GO RIGHT NOW!"
Andre grumbled as he stood from the bed and walked downstairs with me. "I've always hated that commercial."
"Would you like me to sing "Meow, meow, meow" over and over instead?" I growled as we were getting closer to the backyard.
"Please, don't."
I'm whimpering and waiting at the backdoor as he takes his precious time getting there. When he opens it, I practically flew off the porch and into the bushes. I lift my leg and sigh in relief. Thank you, Jesus. I pee for a while, shockingly, and then rush back to the house where Andre's leaning on the door, asleep. I walk in and nudge my paw on his leg. "Wake up, loser." I tell him as he snaps out of it. "Good morning, sunshine."
"Good morning my butt." He glares at me as we go back upstairs. "I'm going back to sleep." I see him go back in his room, mumbling something about never getting a dog, and fall back on his bed.
I chuckle and go into the guest bedroom where Cat isn't in bed. My heart stops. "CAT?" I scream out. "BARK! CAT! BARK!" I look under the bed, but she's not there. "CAT! BARK!" I rush to the hallway, where Andre runs out of his bedroom and we race to the hall bathroom. Andre bangs on the door. "CAT! BARK!"
I hear the toilet flush.
Oops.
Soon she comes out and almost collapses into Andre's arms. Cat groans. "Beck, your bark is so loud and annoying."
I roll my eyes as Andre helps Cat back into bed. "Lil' Red, don't go anywhere without me or Beck, alright? I'm sorry, but you're just too weak to be up alone." He softly scolds her, tucking her back in. "Do you need anything? Ice? Tynolal?"
"Both, please." Cat whispers, wincing in pain.
Andre nods and rushes out of the room, I hear him running down the stairs.
I jump on my back legs and put my front paws on the bed, looking at Cat. She smiles to me. "Hey, babygirl." I greet her in a gentle voice. "How are you feeling?"
"Beck…I don't want to go to the police, but I don't want to go back home." Cat gets tears. "I don't know what to do. I want to stay with you, but I can't. If I go home, he's going to kill me."
I whimper. "No, he can't. You can't go back home."
"What can I do though?" She whispers. "Maybe I should let him kill me and get it over with."
"NO! BARK!" I shouldn't have done that, since it made her jump and she cried out in pain, holding her side where her broken ribs are, but I couldn't help it. "Don't die!" I lean up more and nudge her face. "I need you."
She snakes her tiny arm under my neck and wraps it around. "I love you, Beck." She suddenly giggles. "I can't believe you're a dog."
"And you're laughing…why?" I ask in disbelief.
"Because it's freaking hilarious." Andre comes in at that moment with a tray of a couple icepacks, a bottle of water, and two little pills. "Alright, girl, here's what's going to happen for today," He says as he sits her up to take the pills. "I'm staying home from school, and obviously so are you."
"What about Beck?" She asks in an innocent voice.
Oh, my girlfriend…only her.
Andre blinks. "Uh…yeah, Beck is staying home too." He plays along and shakes it off. "Anyways, we're going to go to your house and grab a few pairs of clothes and bathroom stuff for you. We'll figure something out tonight. I know your dad works all day, so he's not going to be home later."
Cat nods. "You're right."
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As we sit in silence on the way to Cat's house, I hear a beep and look up to the dashboard. My car is on 'E'. "Dang, Harris, where have you taken my car?" I ask him with a growl. He looks tense. "I filled it up when we went to Robbie's before I turned into this freak show!"
"You're not a freak show." Cat mumbles. "You're handsome."
"That is not important right now, baby." I try to tell her nicely. "Look, Cat's dad isn't home. I'll help Cat pack while you go put some gas in my car."
Andre nods. "Sure, no problem." And then he sighs in relief.
"Don't get too comfy." I tell him with a threatening voice. "When I turn back, I'm pummeling you."
"You know, I liked it better when you only whimpered and begged, not to mention didn't talk at all. Can you go back to that?" Andre suddenly speaks up.
Cat giggles at that.
I pout as I lay down in the backseat. We pull up to her house and Andre helps Cat out and to the front door. "I'll help her up the stairs. We won't be long."
"Neither will I." Andre told us. "I'll be maybe 20 minutes."
"See you in a bit then." He walks out the door and Cat shuts it.
Little did the three of us know that the next 20 minutes were going to be the worst minutes of our lives…
She looks to me and leans on me. "Alright, let's take one step at a time, Cat." I tell her as we talk on the stairs. It takes some time, but we make it. We walk in her room. Cat leans against her dresser. "Are you okay?"
"No, it hurts." She breathes heavily.
I move towards her walk in closet. "Come on, girl, let's find you-" Suddenly, someone rushes in her room and it's her dad. He's drunk. Damn, why didn't we check the garage to see if his car was here? We're so stupid! I growl at him. "BARK! BARK!" He surprises me as he uses a baseball bat and hits me square in the face. I yelp in pain and fall back towards the inside of the closet.
"BECK!" Cat screams in horror. Suddenly, her dad shuts the closet door, with me trapped inside. "BECK! BECK! HELP ME!"
I jump on the door to open it, but it doesn't budge. He's moving the dresser in front of the door. "BARK! BARK! BARK!" I scratch and bite at the door.
"You little witch!" Her dad snarls.
SLAP
Cat cries out in pain as I hear a thud. "Daddy, please, stop!" She screams and then cries out in pain again when I hear him kick her. "BECK!"
"CAT!" I scream for her so she knows I'm still here. Her dad is too drunk to hear me anyways. I sob as I continue scratching and digging at the door. Nothing's working.
"I'm going to murder you!" Her dad yells out as I hear him punch her over and over…and over…and over…
Oh my god.
"NO!" I scream again. "PLEASE, DON'T KILL HER! BARK! BARK!"
He keeps grunting, like he's hitting her, which he is…
Soon, I can't even hear Cat anymore.
I hear him throw her against the wall and then spits, most likely on her. "I hope you rot in hell, you little slut." And he walks out. I hear his heavy footsteps going down the stairs and the front door slams open and shut.
"CAT?" I bark, scratch the door, and whimper.
No one is coming.
I can't hear a peep from Cat.
A few minutes later, the front door opens and shuts. "Beck? Cat?" Andre's voice calls out as he's walking up the stairs. "Are you guys done?"
"BARK! BARK! BARK!" I push on the door, but it doesn't budge. "ANDRE! HELP US!"
I hear him run in and he gasps. "CAT!" He slides and I hear movement. "Cat! Cat! Oh my god! No! Be okay! BE OKAY! Where's Beck? BECK?"
I scratch on the door. "I'm here! I'm in the closet!" I shout.
"Okay, man, give me a second!" I hear him moving. "Hello, hi, my name is Andre Harris! I'm at 14441 W. Main St. in Hollywood, CA! My friend! My friend, she's been beaten and she's unconscious!" After Andre talks a few more minutes, I hear him lay Cat down. His footsteps come closer to me. "Hang on, man." He grunts as he's pushing the dresser out of the way and then he opens the door. I rush out, catching my breath. "Are you alright?"
I ignore him as I run up to Cat's limp, bloody body. "No! NO! NO!" I nudge her face. "Cat? Cat, please, look at me!" She isn't waking up this time. I look to Andre. "CHANGE ME BACK!"
"I can't, man!" Andre is crying. "Robbie called me on my way back though! He said he found someone who can help! I'm going to call Robbie back on the way to the hospital, alright?"
I sob as I lay down next to Cat's broken figure. "Stay with me." I whisper in her ear. "We're getting out of this godforsaken town after I change back. We're going to run away together. I promise." I hear the door open and shouting. Andre runs to the bedroom door and tells the paramedics to come up. Everything's a blur when they examine Cat and take her out the door. Andre says he's going to take me back to his house and then go to the hospital, since I can't exactly go with him inside there.
I wait at his front door, staring and waiting for him to enter and tell me Cat's okay.
I want my girl.
Aw, poor Beck…and Cat…and Andre…and- okay, I think ya'll get it.
CourtsxBatFan, AODiva1978, AmehaKay, VictoriousForever10, xScreamingxAngel, Glittergirl123, LittleMissVictorious, KoalaBear95, Mishy1, MariaLuvsYew, kktrbg (I just so happened by random to go on your profile and I read your bio…thanks for saying that about me. I'm glad you like my stories. Because of you writing that and me reading it, I snapped out of this depression problem and realized…I have a problem and something is REALLY wrong. Thank you :) you're a wonderful author.), CRAZYbutLOVABLE, AppleFlame12: Thanks to those who have reviewed the last couple of chapters as I was swinging from mood to mood :) Again, I'm terribly sorry. Thank you to kktrbg :)