A.N.: Wow the final chapter! Well there's Nothin' much to say here except I
really hope you enjoyed this story. This came to me after having a really
terrible nightmare and I'm glad I got to write it. Thank you all for
reading it and reviewing it. I really had fun writing it. The song in this
chapter is called "Walking away" and it's by Craig David.
I'm walking away, from the troubles in my life
I'm walking away, oh to find a better day
I'm walking away, from the troubles in my life
I'm walking away, oh to find a better day
I'm walking away
"Alexandra we have got to get you out of here!" Liz said pressing a towel to Alexia's eye. She'd been cut and bruised right beneath it, which explained why she winced.
"Look I can't leave. Not until my birthday and then I'm a legal adult!" Alexia said. She and Liz were in her room and her father was out again. She'd woken up barely able to move. Her clothes were torn and she thanked god that there wasn't an aching pain between her legs. She'd made her way to the phone by crawling and called Liz. Liz was furious and walked to call Shaun and send him after her father. Alexia told her no and to just come over and help her. She wished that she'd never come back.
She wished she'd stayed with Matt and Jeff and Amy. She'd cried herself to sleep everyday since she'd left him. Inside she felt like she was dying, physically, emotionally, and mentally. She took a glance at herself in the mirror when Liz turned to wet the cloth and wipe away more blood. Her face bruised in every possible place and her body laced in sweat with the effort to stay in her current sitting position. Her clothing barely hanging off of her. She cursed her father for doing what he'd done. She damned him to hell in her mind hatred that only the Devil could understand formed in her heart.
"Hey Alex. You're going to get out. OK? New Years you're leaving this place and he can go to hell." Liz said continuing to clean her up.
Sometimes people get me wrong, when it's something I've said or done
Sometimes you feel there is no fun, that's why you turn and run
But now I truly realize, some people don't wanna compromise
Three days went by and Christmas came. Alexia sat in her room silent tears falling down her face like a rushing waterfall. Her eyes were red and puffy and she had her bony arms wrapped around herself. Rocking back and forth she closed her eyes and imagined someone else holding her. Her mother or maybe Matt comforting her. She'd locked the door to her room and pushed furniture In front of it. Her father would bang on the door and she could hear him pulling off his belt and hitting the door with it. Each time it happened she covered herself in pillows and closed her eyes while diving under the sheets. Snow was falling outside as she saw from her window. She wondered vaugely if it was snowing where Matt was. She removed the things from the door and poked her head outside. She saw nothing and no one and crept down the halls. She'd done it before to get what little food she could. Opening the door to her father's room slowly she peeked inside. He wasn't home. Dashing to the phone she picked it up and dialed Matt's number.
"Hello?" Matt picked up the phone. He was at his dad's house for Christmas dinner. They were all watching Jurrasic Park 3 in the living room. He was trying to have a good holiday but all he could think about was Alexia. Every time the phone rang he'd get excited and be let down when it was just a relative or a friend. No one answered him on the other line he glared down at the number and his eyes widened. "Alexia?"
"Hey Matt?" Alexia said a bit unsure of herself. "It's me."
"Alexia. How are you? Oh my God where are you? Do you need me to come get you? Don't worry I'm coming right now." Matt began gathering up his jacket and keys when Alexia's voice sounded over the phone.
"Don't. Matt I just called because I really miss you. Things have gotten worse and I'm really hurting. He brought a friend 3 days ago and it was terrible." She took a shaky breath. "I'm sorry I have to make this short but I don't know when he'll be back. Where will you be the day before New Years?"
"I'll be here Jeff and I are off that day. Why?" Jeff had looked up when Matt said his name and cocked his head to the side in question. Matt shook his head and began pacing in anticipation of her response.
"I need directions to where you're staying or to a hotel or something. I'm leaving here Matt." Alexia said her voice shaking. He didn't reply for what seemed like hours.
"Thank God. But won't he come after you?" Matt asked her.
"On New Years I turn 18 he won't legally be able to hold me." Alexia said hearing a car turn up the drive way. "Quickly Matt he's home!"
"Ok ok how about I meet you at the bus station?" He asked and she held her breath not hearing her father open the car door yet. He was being slow and quiet. For him that meant he was completely plastered. She exhaled.
"Alright. I'll see you then. I love you Matt Hardy." She smiled into the phone at the words she said.
"I love you too. Please come to me safe." He said.
"I'll try. Merry Christmas." She replied. A car door slammed and she jumped at the sound. Slamming the phone down she rushed to her room.
"Merry.." He heard t he phone slam down and a buzzing sound. "Christmas." He hung up and walked back to the living room a big smile on his face.
"What are you smiling about?" Matt's father asked.
"Nothing. Just…lets watch the movie." Matt sat down on the couch next to his brother and turned his attention to the movie.
Well, I saw them with my own eyes spreading those lies, and
Well I don't wanna live my life, too many sleepless nights
Not mentioning the fights, I'm sorry to say lady
"So she's coming back?" Amy asked Jeff on the following Monday. They were laying down on his bed. Fully clothed and bundled up between blanket upon blanket. He had his arms around her and her head rested on his chest.
"Yeah she'll be back in two days." He leaned in and kissed her. " So when are you going to tell him?"
"I already did." Amy said kissing him back. "He was really quiet like he expected it."
"Did it bother you?" Jeff asked.
"No but I think everything will be good now. I hope it stays that way." She replied snuggling closer to him.
"Are you sure about this?" He asked her.
"Yes the past is finished and tomarrow isn't promised. Lets just live now, in the moment." She smiled at him and they kissed falling asleep in each others arms content, satisfied, and happy.
I'm walking away, from the troubles in my life
I'm walking away, oh to find a better day
I'm walking away, from the troubles in my life
I'm walking away, oh to find a better day
I'm walking away
Two day's later Alexia waited for her father to leave. He seemed to sense something was wrong and it took all her strength not to gloat and laugh or cry at every given second. She stayed in her room as much as possible. Keeping her bags hidden and encountering more close calls than her heart could handle the hour was approaching. The sky turned dark and the stars came out dancing carelessly around at midnight. She looked at the clock. 12:01 and her father knocked on her door. It was odd since he never knocked. Before she could do another thing he pushed the door open and rushed at her. She closed her eyes and dodged him. He fell on to her bed drunkenly and she ran as fast as she could down the hall and to the front door. The ice cold breeze caught her but she couldn't stop. Stopping would mean a death not physical but purely set in the mind and heart. The snow wet her jeans and she ignored the fact that her thin sweater wasn't enough to fight jack frost.
"Where is she?" Matt said aloud to himself. He had been at the bus station for an hour waiting for Alexia. An unsettling fear swooped down on him like a hunter on it's prey. It seized him and almost knocked the wind out of him. Could her father have gotten to her? He closed his eyes and prayed. He prayed to God that she'd be there soon.
"Liz.. I'm at the Texaco station." Alexia yelled into the phone. The wind was blowing hard and her hands were frozen. She could barely hold onto the reciever.
"I'll be there in five. Just hang on!" Liz said. Breathing out a sigh of relief that Alexia was out of the house at least, she grabbed her jacket and car keys and sprinted out the front door ignoring her parent's questioning. When she didn't get the call she'd been terrified that Alexia had been attacked by her father again. She gripped the steering wheel hard and hit the gas pedal with an imense pressure. She made it to the Texaco station in record time and hustled Alexia in the vehicle. Her little Ford Focus sped down the road to get to the bus station.
"Sir you'll have to wake up." A young man with a mop poked him in the arm. Matt sat up with a jump and nodded standing up. He stretched and yawned. Walking to the ticket seller he asked if they'd seen her and they replied no. Checking his watch once again he shook his head at the time. She wasn't coming.
"4 am and no sign." Matt muttered blowing out some air.
Well, I'm so tired baby
Things you say, you're driving me away
Whispers in the powder room baby, don't listen to the games they play
GirlI thought you'd realise, I'm not like them other guys
Cos I saw them with my own eyes, you should've been more wise and
Well I don't wanna live my life, too many sleepless nights
Not mentioning the fights, I'm sorry to say
"C'mon c'mon." Alexia whispered rubbing her hands together trying to keep them warm. It was a four hour drive there and she hoped that Matt had waited. What if he got fed up? What if he called her house and decided to come get her? What if he just didn't come? She thumped her self on the arm. "He wouldn't just leave you." They pulled up at the station and she was the first one off the bus and with no luggage she raced into the bus station.
"Alright Alright I'm coming home." Matt said and hung up the phone. He walked to the exit and turned and looked back. No busses were pulling in and no one was there. Alexia didn't come back to him after all.
"Matt!?" Alexia yelled out coming to a stop in the middle of the bus station. It was empty. A young man about her age was mopping the floors and she looked around and ran a hand through her raven and still blue hair. She wrapped her arms around her body the thin, white, sweater still not enough. She looked towards the exit doors and ran to them.
Matt pushed the button to his car and the doors unlocked as well as the front lights flashed. He heard nothing but a bus pulling up in the back and stopped. It couldn't be her could it? He shook his head and opened the car door. He leaned his head in the steering wheel and let the disappointment settle in. With that disappointment came fear. He had to go get her. If she wasn't' there then she had to be still at her house. He just didn't care. He'd ride around the entire town to find her new house and get her out of there. Starting up the car he saw something in his rearview mirror that made him stop cold.
"MATT?" Alexia called out her eyes scanning the parking lot. Only five or six cars were parked. Most looked like employee's cars.
"Alexia!" Matt nearly fell out of his car trying to get to her. She turned and smiled at him as he swept her up in his arms and swung her around.
"You're here." He said when he finally set her back down. "I was so worried."
I'm walking away, from the troubles in my life
I'm walking away, oh to find a better day
I'm walking away, from the troubles in my life
I'm walking away, oh to find a better day
I'm walking away
"Shh." She smiled up at him and kissed his lips.
"Isn't this Illegal?" He asked her.
"Not anymore." She pulled him in for another kiss and suddenly didn't feel so cold anymore. She was in his arms and that's all that mattered. She felt like she'd come home.
*grabs tissues* they're together *sniffle* I always cry at happy moments such as theese.
Thank you to all who read and reviewed *hugs and kisses*
BYE!
*bubbles flies off to watch the "MothMan prophecies"*
I'm walking away, from the troubles in my life
I'm walking away, oh to find a better day
I'm walking away, from the troubles in my life
I'm walking away, oh to find a better day
I'm walking away
"Alexandra we have got to get you out of here!" Liz said pressing a towel to Alexia's eye. She'd been cut and bruised right beneath it, which explained why she winced.
"Look I can't leave. Not until my birthday and then I'm a legal adult!" Alexia said. She and Liz were in her room and her father was out again. She'd woken up barely able to move. Her clothes were torn and she thanked god that there wasn't an aching pain between her legs. She'd made her way to the phone by crawling and called Liz. Liz was furious and walked to call Shaun and send him after her father. Alexia told her no and to just come over and help her. She wished that she'd never come back.
She wished she'd stayed with Matt and Jeff and Amy. She'd cried herself to sleep everyday since she'd left him. Inside she felt like she was dying, physically, emotionally, and mentally. She took a glance at herself in the mirror when Liz turned to wet the cloth and wipe away more blood. Her face bruised in every possible place and her body laced in sweat with the effort to stay in her current sitting position. Her clothing barely hanging off of her. She cursed her father for doing what he'd done. She damned him to hell in her mind hatred that only the Devil could understand formed in her heart.
"Hey Alex. You're going to get out. OK? New Years you're leaving this place and he can go to hell." Liz said continuing to clean her up.
Sometimes people get me wrong, when it's something I've said or done
Sometimes you feel there is no fun, that's why you turn and run
But now I truly realize, some people don't wanna compromise
Three days went by and Christmas came. Alexia sat in her room silent tears falling down her face like a rushing waterfall. Her eyes were red and puffy and she had her bony arms wrapped around herself. Rocking back and forth she closed her eyes and imagined someone else holding her. Her mother or maybe Matt comforting her. She'd locked the door to her room and pushed furniture In front of it. Her father would bang on the door and she could hear him pulling off his belt and hitting the door with it. Each time it happened she covered herself in pillows and closed her eyes while diving under the sheets. Snow was falling outside as she saw from her window. She wondered vaugely if it was snowing where Matt was. She removed the things from the door and poked her head outside. She saw nothing and no one and crept down the halls. She'd done it before to get what little food she could. Opening the door to her father's room slowly she peeked inside. He wasn't home. Dashing to the phone she picked it up and dialed Matt's number.
"Hello?" Matt picked up the phone. He was at his dad's house for Christmas dinner. They were all watching Jurrasic Park 3 in the living room. He was trying to have a good holiday but all he could think about was Alexia. Every time the phone rang he'd get excited and be let down when it was just a relative or a friend. No one answered him on the other line he glared down at the number and his eyes widened. "Alexia?"
"Hey Matt?" Alexia said a bit unsure of herself. "It's me."
"Alexia. How are you? Oh my God where are you? Do you need me to come get you? Don't worry I'm coming right now." Matt began gathering up his jacket and keys when Alexia's voice sounded over the phone.
"Don't. Matt I just called because I really miss you. Things have gotten worse and I'm really hurting. He brought a friend 3 days ago and it was terrible." She took a shaky breath. "I'm sorry I have to make this short but I don't know when he'll be back. Where will you be the day before New Years?"
"I'll be here Jeff and I are off that day. Why?" Jeff had looked up when Matt said his name and cocked his head to the side in question. Matt shook his head and began pacing in anticipation of her response.
"I need directions to where you're staying or to a hotel or something. I'm leaving here Matt." Alexia said her voice shaking. He didn't reply for what seemed like hours.
"Thank God. But won't he come after you?" Matt asked her.
"On New Years I turn 18 he won't legally be able to hold me." Alexia said hearing a car turn up the drive way. "Quickly Matt he's home!"
"Ok ok how about I meet you at the bus station?" He asked and she held her breath not hearing her father open the car door yet. He was being slow and quiet. For him that meant he was completely plastered. She exhaled.
"Alright. I'll see you then. I love you Matt Hardy." She smiled into the phone at the words she said.
"I love you too. Please come to me safe." He said.
"I'll try. Merry Christmas." She replied. A car door slammed and she jumped at the sound. Slamming the phone down she rushed to her room.
"Merry.." He heard t he phone slam down and a buzzing sound. "Christmas." He hung up and walked back to the living room a big smile on his face.
"What are you smiling about?" Matt's father asked.
"Nothing. Just…lets watch the movie." Matt sat down on the couch next to his brother and turned his attention to the movie.
Well, I saw them with my own eyes spreading those lies, and
Well I don't wanna live my life, too many sleepless nights
Not mentioning the fights, I'm sorry to say lady
"So she's coming back?" Amy asked Jeff on the following Monday. They were laying down on his bed. Fully clothed and bundled up between blanket upon blanket. He had his arms around her and her head rested on his chest.
"Yeah she'll be back in two days." He leaned in and kissed her. " So when are you going to tell him?"
"I already did." Amy said kissing him back. "He was really quiet like he expected it."
"Did it bother you?" Jeff asked.
"No but I think everything will be good now. I hope it stays that way." She replied snuggling closer to him.
"Are you sure about this?" He asked her.
"Yes the past is finished and tomarrow isn't promised. Lets just live now, in the moment." She smiled at him and they kissed falling asleep in each others arms content, satisfied, and happy.
I'm walking away, from the troubles in my life
I'm walking away, oh to find a better day
I'm walking away, from the troubles in my life
I'm walking away, oh to find a better day
I'm walking away
Two day's later Alexia waited for her father to leave. He seemed to sense something was wrong and it took all her strength not to gloat and laugh or cry at every given second. She stayed in her room as much as possible. Keeping her bags hidden and encountering more close calls than her heart could handle the hour was approaching. The sky turned dark and the stars came out dancing carelessly around at midnight. She looked at the clock. 12:01 and her father knocked on her door. It was odd since he never knocked. Before she could do another thing he pushed the door open and rushed at her. She closed her eyes and dodged him. He fell on to her bed drunkenly and she ran as fast as she could down the hall and to the front door. The ice cold breeze caught her but she couldn't stop. Stopping would mean a death not physical but purely set in the mind and heart. The snow wet her jeans and she ignored the fact that her thin sweater wasn't enough to fight jack frost.
"Where is she?" Matt said aloud to himself. He had been at the bus station for an hour waiting for Alexia. An unsettling fear swooped down on him like a hunter on it's prey. It seized him and almost knocked the wind out of him. Could her father have gotten to her? He closed his eyes and prayed. He prayed to God that she'd be there soon.
"Liz.. I'm at the Texaco station." Alexia yelled into the phone. The wind was blowing hard and her hands were frozen. She could barely hold onto the reciever.
"I'll be there in five. Just hang on!" Liz said. Breathing out a sigh of relief that Alexia was out of the house at least, she grabbed her jacket and car keys and sprinted out the front door ignoring her parent's questioning. When she didn't get the call she'd been terrified that Alexia had been attacked by her father again. She gripped the steering wheel hard and hit the gas pedal with an imense pressure. She made it to the Texaco station in record time and hustled Alexia in the vehicle. Her little Ford Focus sped down the road to get to the bus station.
"Sir you'll have to wake up." A young man with a mop poked him in the arm. Matt sat up with a jump and nodded standing up. He stretched and yawned. Walking to the ticket seller he asked if they'd seen her and they replied no. Checking his watch once again he shook his head at the time. She wasn't coming.
"4 am and no sign." Matt muttered blowing out some air.
Well, I'm so tired baby
Things you say, you're driving me away
Whispers in the powder room baby, don't listen to the games they play
GirlI thought you'd realise, I'm not like them other guys
Cos I saw them with my own eyes, you should've been more wise and
Well I don't wanna live my life, too many sleepless nights
Not mentioning the fights, I'm sorry to say
"C'mon c'mon." Alexia whispered rubbing her hands together trying to keep them warm. It was a four hour drive there and she hoped that Matt had waited. What if he got fed up? What if he called her house and decided to come get her? What if he just didn't come? She thumped her self on the arm. "He wouldn't just leave you." They pulled up at the station and she was the first one off the bus and with no luggage she raced into the bus station.
"Alright Alright I'm coming home." Matt said and hung up the phone. He walked to the exit and turned and looked back. No busses were pulling in and no one was there. Alexia didn't come back to him after all.
"Matt!?" Alexia yelled out coming to a stop in the middle of the bus station. It was empty. A young man about her age was mopping the floors and she looked around and ran a hand through her raven and still blue hair. She wrapped her arms around her body the thin, white, sweater still not enough. She looked towards the exit doors and ran to them.
Matt pushed the button to his car and the doors unlocked as well as the front lights flashed. He heard nothing but a bus pulling up in the back and stopped. It couldn't be her could it? He shook his head and opened the car door. He leaned his head in the steering wheel and let the disappointment settle in. With that disappointment came fear. He had to go get her. If she wasn't' there then she had to be still at her house. He just didn't care. He'd ride around the entire town to find her new house and get her out of there. Starting up the car he saw something in his rearview mirror that made him stop cold.
"MATT?" Alexia called out her eyes scanning the parking lot. Only five or six cars were parked. Most looked like employee's cars.
"Alexia!" Matt nearly fell out of his car trying to get to her. She turned and smiled at him as he swept her up in his arms and swung her around.
"You're here." He said when he finally set her back down. "I was so worried."
I'm walking away, from the troubles in my life
I'm walking away, oh to find a better day
I'm walking away, from the troubles in my life
I'm walking away, oh to find a better day
I'm walking away
"Shh." She smiled up at him and kissed his lips.
"Isn't this Illegal?" He asked her.
"Not anymore." She pulled him in for another kiss and suddenly didn't feel so cold anymore. She was in his arms and that's all that mattered. She felt like she'd come home.
*grabs tissues* they're together *sniffle* I always cry at happy moments such as theese.
Thank you to all who read and reviewed *hugs and kisses*
BYE!
*bubbles flies off to watch the "MothMan prophecies"*