Chapter 25

Hanna looked in the mirror with a shaky body, she took a picture of the back of her head with her phone. Then studied her reflection, tears were pouring out like a waterfall until she heard pebbles being thrown at her widow.

She rushed and saw Caleb standing underneath her window. Hanna went to her bedroom door and checked down the hall to Eric's bedroom to make sure he was still sleeping. She took a deep breath and went to her laundry room and grabbed her stuff she packed the night she moved in for just incase purposes. As much as she liked the new house, it wasn't home. Her home was with Caleb and his family, and if Eric didn't know that then he was dumber then she thought.

Hanna went back to her room, opened the window and threw the bags out for Caleb to catch. He texted her after he put it in the car to flick the light twice to make sure she got to the living room safely before coming out.

Hanna grabbed her backpack and uggs and quietly shut her bedroom door coming out. She held her breath while she walked down the hall, during the day she took memory to what parts of the floor squeaked.

When she made it to the foot of the stairs she looked over her shoulder, she was safe as long as she heard the loud snoring from the first bedroom. Instead of walking down the loud stairs Hanna swung over the banister and slowly started to slide down it, outsmarting the loud stairs and the man upstairs. Once she reached the bottom she walked over to the lamp on the inn table and flicked the light twice, but as she reached for the lamp she stopped to wait to hear the snoring..after a moment of silence Hanna's heart started to race. She could hear someone behind her, smelling of beer and cigarettes.

"And just where do you think you're going?" the voice said darkly behind her.

20 minutes before…

Caleb hung up from a sobbing and scared Hanna, had called Aria and told her to wait outside her house in five. Caleb grabbed his keys and made a dash out of the house and to his car. If he touches a hair on his head I swear to God he is dead.

Caleb thought to himself as he gripped the wheel tight turning down Aria's street, she was sitting on the steps waiting for him. When he pulled up Aria sprinted to the car and got in. "Okay mind telling what the hell is going on? I am missing gossip girl for this and I-" "Hanna is in trouble. She called me crying on the phone, she was so scared she couldn't form a proper sentence all she told me was that I need to come get her."

Aria stared at him with wide eyes he waited for her response. "Well what are you waiting for, 2012? Lets go!" Caleb punched the gas and took off as quick as he could. Once they pulled on to her street Aria broke the silence. "Park across the street." Caleb was broken out of thought, "Why?" Aria rolled her eyes, "Because he knows what kind of car you drive." "How? I just about it." Aria shock her head looking out the widow once he followed her instruction, "I talked to her yesterday..she was on the computer and she saw her history on the internet apparently her dad was checking out all of us, our families what kind of car we have, or what cell phone we have. He knows everything. So do what I say alright."

Caleb nodded now feeling dirty knowing that the girl he loved had a father who knew everything about her friends. "Text her saying you're here, tell her to throw any bags out the window and that once she gets to the living room to blink the light twice." Caleb looked at her in shock. "How do you know how to do all this?" Aria smiled, "Haven't you seen the movie enough?" Caleb shook his head and Aria rolled her eyes, "The movie with Jennifer Lopez…" Caleb laughed, "Oh yeah, great movie." Aria glared at him, "Typical male, you definitely didn't watch the movie for the message, you just liked JLo." After Caleb did Aria's instructions, they waiting on the edge of their seats for Hanna to flick on the light, Aria heard Caleb whisper 'come on Hanna' and it made her happy to see for herself how much he fully cared for her, even if they were separated.

"It's been 10 minutes where is she?" Caleb asked getting impatient and Aria shrugged not knowing what to say to make him less tense.

"Where do you think you're going?" Eric asked getting louder making Hanna flinch as she backed up against the door, "I'm..umm" "What's wrong, cat caught your tongue? You're sneaking off to Caleb aren't you?" When Hanna shook her head know Eric slapped her across the face, "Don't you lie to me little girl."

Tears were starting in her eyes but she swallowed them, moved the hair out of her eyes and looked up at him. "What, you going to try and stand up for yourself now?" "You don't ever touch me, I am not a rag doll you throw around for shits and giggles, you drunken bastard." She said backing off the door stepping closer to him, Eric balled his hand into a fist and punched her across the face causing Hanna to hit the floor with a crash.

Caleb heard it from outside, "Did you hear that?" Aria unbuckled her seat-belt and her and Caleb rushed out of the car, "STOP IT!" Hanna shouted trying to crawl away but Eric was standing over her, kicking her in the ribs. "When are you going to learn little girl, you're never going to win." Suddenly Eric stopped when Caleb charged through the door kicking it down with Ezra beside him. Hanna was on the ground shaking, "Who the hell are you?"

Caleb looked at him with evil eyes, "The reason your daughter won't be coming near you ever again." Eric looked down at Hanna, "Is this the little shit that you're whoring around with?" Eric spat, about to kick her again. "If you touch her again I will call the police!" Ezra shouted, Aria rushed in and went to Hanna's side, ignoring the wreckage and the boys all glaring at each other.

Hanna was helped out of the house by Caleb and Aria, Eric was at the door way, "You can run away Hanna. But I'm going to find you, wherever you are I'll always be one step ahead of you." Hanna turned around and glared at him as she was gently placed in the car, Aria went home with Ezra, Caleb and Hanna took off. She was gripping his hand tightly, "We should get you to see a doctor."

Caleb said calmly and soothingly while they drove in silence, Hanna remained looking out the window. "There's no point." Caleb glanced over at her confused, "In what? Seeing a doctor?" Hanna shook her head in silence, "There is no point in doing anything anymore, every time I get better and heal, he comes back around and turns everything to shit. I am tired of people risking anything for me, if they did it would be worth it in the end, and now that it's not..well there's just no point." They drove to the parking lot of the hospital and sat in a comfortable silence.

"You're worth saving Hanna, even if we have to keep repeating this , whatever it takes. To me you're worth it." Hanna let a tear slowly roll down her cheek. She pulled out her iphone and was wrapped up in looking something up, "Hanna what are you doing?" Hanna looked up but avoided her eyes, "I'm going to finish what he started-my way." With that she got out of the car and took off, yes she was in pain.

Her ribs were screaming while she was running in the bitter cold of October but she had to keep moving. She came to a stop when she realized she had found the address and slowly walked up the steps wincing in pain, she didn't even notice that Caleb never followed her or tried to call her back.

She knocked on the door until someone opened it clearly pissed that they were woken at such a late hour. "Can I help you?" the man asked a little uneasy about Hanna's appearance, "Yes. Will you teach me how to fight?"