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Chapter 21

Jade's POV

Suddenly, the car stops. My father gets out and opens my door, pulling me by my legs and sitting me. I use the time to look around. I haven't been to this lake since me and Beck broke up. He brought me here a few times after I told him that my father used to take me here when I was little. Those are the only good memories I have with my dad, and now he is trying to ruin it.

"So, Jade, do you remember coming here with me?" He asks, sarcastically.

I ignore him. I'm not going to play along with this fucking game. I'm not a piece of shit that he can do whatever he wants to. I'm not his slut. I won't make him happier by saying what he expects to hear. I'm not-

My thoughts are interrupted when he slaps my face, strongly. "I said: do you remember coming here with me?" I remain silent. He breathes roughly, and then raises his hand. He doesn't hit me again though. Strangely, he just strokes my head. "You're a bad girl. Do you know what I do with bad girls?"

He grabs a fistful of my hair and pulls it. I do my best to hold back any sound of pain, but a small groan creeps through my throat. It seems to satisfy him as he releases his grip and takes my hands. Then, he takes a rope from his pocket and wraps my hands with it.

"Let's go, promiscuous girl." He says as he pulls me up. I can barely stand, and my stomach hurts every step I give. "Let's swing."

Tori's POV

Beck puts his hand above my mouth, but it's too late. Jade's father turns to look at us, then whispers something in Jade's ear. She shakes her head negatively. What did he say to her? I don't have much time to think about it as I see him pushing her harshly, making her fall and scream loudly in pain. My stomach twists, my body trembles, and my heart stops when she doesn't move.

I look at Beck. He clenches his fists, and starts running towards Jade's dad. I try to hold him back, but I stop as I see Mr. West's foot in the air, preparing to kick his daughter. My gaze keeps switching between them, and fear takes me when I realize that Beck won't be there in time.

"Stop!" I shout, trying to get Jade's father's attention. He looks at me for a brief second before turning to Beck. He only has time to prepare for the impact before Beck hits him, throwing them both on the floor.

I freeze for a moment, seeing them rolling around and fighting to be on top. Then, I run to Jade. I have to take her out of there. Without taking my eyes off of the fight, I manage to get to Jade before someone hurts her. I lift and turn her around carefully, but she still moans in pain. She has a big purple bruise on her face, and her arms are filled with small ones. I take the rope off, freeing her hands. I caress her cheek with my thumb, trying to hold back the tears. She is so hurt. I can't believe I let this happen. I promised to her that I would protect her, and here we are. What did I do?

"T-T-Tori?" Jade's voice is barely a whisper.

I smile, weakly. "Hey love."

She opens her eyes. "A-am I dead? 'Cause I t-think I'm in H-Heaven."

How can she? She is so injured, and is still trying to hit on me, to make me feel better. "No, you aren't dead silly." I say, wiping a tear of my cheek. "I'm sorry Jade."

"I-It isn't y-your fault, T-Tori." She tries to move and groans. I hug her softly. "It's m-my dad's."

I take her in my arms, remembering the first time I did that. She was also hurt, and it was also by her father. She is right, it's all his fault. And he is going to pay for that.

"T-thank you." She says, bringing me to present. "T-thanks for not l-leaving me."

I look at her. "How could you think that I was going to leave you?"

"I don't k-know." Her voice cracks.

"Jade." I say as I sit her in the house porch. She will be safe here. I kneel in front of her, looking in her eyes. "I would never leave you. None of us would."

"U-us?" She moves her head to look behind me, her face showing how painful this act is. I hold her head to stop her movements, switching my position so she can see what's happening. Her eyes suddenly widen, making me turn around. I gasp in fear as I take sight of the playground.

Jade's father is above Beck, punching him furiously. For a moment, it seems that Beck won't get up. Jade grabs my hand. "I c-can't let t-this happen."

I look at her. "What do you mean?"

She sighs, trembling. "H-he wants m-me, Tori, not B-Beck."

I shake my head. "I won't let you d-"

I'm interrupted as we hear a loud scream. I look at the fight again, expecting the worst. Beck is the one on top, though. He has pinned Mr. West's hands above his head with one hand while he punches him with the other.

Jade's grip on my hand tighten, and I turn to her. She smiles, and I caress her cheek with my other hand. "H-he is w-wi-"

Another scream. I turn around fast, and what happens next is so quick that I don't have time to gasp. Jade's father manages to take his hands out of Beck's grip, and pushes him harshly. Beck falls to the side, and Mr. West kicks his ribs. Beck arches in pain, and Jade's dad climbs over him again. He puts his hand inside his pocket, taking off a silver object. I gasp as he opens it and takes a knife off. He tosses the box aside, and whispers something in Beck's ear. Beck tries to move as he lifts the knife, preparing to use it. I can't stand looking, so I close my eyes. I want to help, but I'm too afraid to do it. Jade's father has hurt three of the most important people in my life, and they are stronger than me. What can I do? What sh-

"You're not going to kill anyone today." I hear André's voice. Sighing in relief, I open my eyes to see him holding Mr. West's hand, while Robbie takes the knife of him.

"I told you we were coming." Trina says, making me jump. I look at her and Cat. Cat is walking slowly, still showing some pain on her face. She sits by Jade's side.

"H-hey KitKat." Jade says. "I w-was worried a-about you."

"I'm fine, Jadey." Cat smiles, hugging Jade slowly and carefully.

I look at the playground. Jade's father is trying to hit André, but he is too fast. Robbie punches his back, making him fall in surprise. He gets up too soon. Robbie isn't expecting, so he has no time to prepare for the punch he receives. He falls on the ground, moaning.

"I'm going to help." Trina says, walking out of the porch.

"T-Trina, no!" Jade tries to scream. "He m-may hurt y-you."

I nod. "Don't go, sis."

"I'm not so weak, y'know?" She laughs. "I'll be right back."

André holds Mr. West to stop him from kicking Robbie. The ex-puppet lover gets up and puts his glasses on his face again. He clenches his fists before punching Jade's father face over and over again.

Trina arrives after a few seconds, pushing her boyfriend to the side. "Bye bye, stupid ass hole. I hope you like the jail." She teases him before kicking the top of his head, knocking him out.

André throws him on the floor, smiling at us. He grabs the hands of the 'stupid ass hole' as Robbie takes his feet. They bring him to the porch, and Trina uses the rope that was around Jade's hands to tie his arms and legs. After that, they put him as far from us as possible, without taking him out of our sight.

Beck walks slowly to us, holding his stomach. André runs to help him, sitting him by my side. Then, Robbie and Trina sit, and the nerd wraps his arms around my sister. André is the last one to sit, rubbing my head before doing it.

"Are you all okay?" He asks, smiling.

I nod. "Better now. Thanks guys."

"You'll have to explain some things to us though." Robbie states and blinks an eye to us.

"W-we will." Jade says, trembling a little. I put an arm around her, carefully.

"You'll have time." Trina says. I look at her, frowning. "We still need to wait the cops."

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