Chapter 12

Hanna's POV:

I woke up at 5am I guess? That was what the red clock told me next to the bed, my head hurt and my eyes felt like I've been crying for days.

I didn't realize where I was until I felt an arm tight around me. I looked over my shoulder and found Caleb sleeping next to me-and realized how close he was to my body.

I felt at peace, but still got the chills. I sighed and let sleep wash back over me.

"DON'T EVER TALK TO YOUR FATHER THAT WAY !" Mom said as she kicked me down the stairs, Eric laughing from the chair in the living room watching the whole thing.

"LAST I CHECKED HE WASN'T MY FATHER" The room went silent for a brief moment, Eric got up from the chair, picked me up off the ground and threw me into the wall-I felt my back crack in ways a person should never feel.

I was punched in the face then pulled by the hair into my parents room.

"I am going to make sure you show proper respect to your elders missy!" Eric pulled me onto the bed and griped my arms so I couldn't escape, "No please, I am sorry, please don't."

I sobbed but my tears meant nothing to him. I peered over his shoulder and noticed my Mom just standing in the doorway hand over her mouth like she was seeing this for the first time.

Eric's belt somehow became undone and his pants were sliding as his smelly body was on top of mine crushing every bone, "NO PLEASE STOP, I'm SORRY!" I shouted.

I sprung up like someone just dumped cold water on me, I was sweating.

I looked myself over and realized it was just a dream. I laid back down and tried to relax.

I heard Caleb sigh next to me and started to wake slowly. I could feel him looking over at me, "Nightmare?" I looked up at the ceiling and only nodded as tears rolled down my cheeks.

"Do you want to talk about it?" He asked moving to his side to face me. I didn't answer him, I just let more tears roll down, probably for the best for now.

He moved his hand over to my arm as an attempt to relax me but I flinched at the touch.

"Han." I looked at him red eyes and all but before he got a chance to speak there was a knock on the door. "Caleb, I need to talk to you."

It was Caleb's Aunt. I sprinted out of the bed grabbed my bag and headed for the closet.

"Come in." Caleb sat on the bed, his aunt walked in with a basket..oh no! I am busted now.

"Got some laundry I want you to put away and I wanted to get your hamper from this week, it's in the closet right?"

I looked down and there was the hamper and I have nowhere to hide.

"Uh I will get it don't bother, can I bring it out when I put everything away that way you have 2 buckets?"

I tried ever so slightly but landed on some shoes and wacked my head on the wall.

"What was that?" She caught me, I am dead..dead while I am still standing, or sitting in this case. "Nothing. Really I will bring it down to you-it's not a problem."

"Sweetie it's right there" I could hear footsteps coming closer, I tried my best make myself into a ball.

Patty opened the door, didn't even bother to look around the closet and pulled the basket out, but my gym bag was on top of it.

I closed my eyes wishing to be anywhere but here. The only thing I was thankful for was that it was a boy color and that it was zipped up.

"Do you have clothes in here?" She asked, "NO!" Caleb said quickly, she looked at him oddly, "Okay. I get it.

Everyone is entitled to some form of privacy. Don't hide in here all day will you?"

She walked out of the room but I didn't move until I heard the door shut behind her.

Caleb opened the closet and helped me off the floor.

"That was freaking close." I started to laugh, "I thought she was gonna bust me the second I fell.

I got some shoe up my ass, you know how hard it is to sit there while your basketball shoe is up my ass."

We both started to laugh-it felt like the first time I've laughed in months. I took a change of clothes out of my gym bag.

"Do you have a place to stay tonight?" I didn't look up from my bag, the question took me off guard.

"No." Caleb nodded and sat on his bed. "You can stay here as long as you need you know, I don't mind. And you're somewhat good at hiding from my Aunt, but I am sure if we pull it off in a way where my uncle isn't home when she is she would let you stay. She is pretty cool about stuff like this."

I thought about it for a minute and followed his gaze to my right arm, I covered it. "How long have you been doing that to yourself?"

I sat down next to him, "Since I was a freshman." Caleb's jaw tightened. "He never should lay a hand on you." I laced my arm around his and laced my fingers with his, a perfect fit.

"I promise I will never let him hurt you again." I shook my head, "You can't promise something like that, because eventually I am going to have to go home and I am going to get hurt again-it's a cycle and there's nothing I can do about it."

I put my head on his shoulder and he placed his on mine. "There is, you can stay. With me."

He tightened my grip of his hand in mine, "I have to get more clothes and I guess meet your family in order for that to happen." He smiled.

"You can stay here secretly for the weekend and then Monday I will talk to my aunt about it." I looked up at him with as much hope that I had left.

"Just don't make me any promises, I can't deal with that sort of commitment."

"Deal, hey I still owe you a date tonight. My family is going out tonight leaving me by myself."

I thought about it for a moment. "Can we just stay in then? Walk around the rest of the house or something. I don't think I am in much condition to do anything."

He nodded, "Yeah I am going to get you ice for that eye though, it's swelling worse than it was last night."

Caleb got up and step out of the room. For the first time in a long time I felt I was at peace.

I just wondered if my mom and Eric noticed I was gone yet or even cared.

A/N: Sorry I am not current on my postings, I was at my freshman orientation today. And this chapter was kinda all over the place because I wasn't really sure how I wanted to start it off or end it. I am just wicked tired. I will try and post tomorrow and promise not to let it get this all over the place. Bare with me it's 1:04am here…and I've been up since 7am June 11, 2011 lol. I am really glad you guys are enjoying this story! I am so pumped for the show to come back. Love Caleb3