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Disclaimer: I do not own any of the characters that pertain to the movie/book "Holes". They belong to the writer of the book, Louis Sachar.
Chapter 3
Nayel looked up from her coffee at Squid. "Nay why...what...why," he finally said. He couldn't find the words to express the way he was feeling.
"I don't know," she shook her head and wiped her tears away. "I was just scared. Alan I don't know what to do anymore,"
"Leave him," he exclaimed. "Come stay with me. Please," he begged and took her hands into his. She looked down and pulled her hands out of his grip.
"I can't. It's not that simple," she shook her head and got up.
"Nay don't," Squid grabbed her wrist.
"I can't Alan. You don't understand," Nayel walked out of the diner. Squid followed.
"Nayel if you go back to him he is just going to do it again. He has this power over you, leave him. Don't let him get the best of you," Squid looked at Nayel. "What happened? You used to be happy,"
"Alan I was never happy. Ever since you left to that camp my life fell apart," she looked back at him. Tears were streaming down her cheeks. "I hate it. I feel lost,"
"Just come with me please," Squid looked at her with begging and worried eyes. Nayel gave in. Anywhere was better than her 'home'.
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"Here you go sweetie," Squid's aunt said as she placed a plate of food in front of Nayel.
"Thank you Mrs. Smith," Nayel smiled at her. She slowly started to eat. Squid came in wearing a white t-shirt and jeans.
"Aunt Jessie don't get Nay fat," he joked and kissed Nayel's forehead. Aunt Jessie sat next to Nayel and smiled at Squid.
"She was hungry," she protested. Squid got a bottle of water and sat down at the table.
"Sweetheart what happened to your arm," Squid's aunt took a hold of Nayel's arm and looked at the burn mark. She touched it lightly. Nayel pulled it back.
"I burned myself while I was cooking," Nayel looked down at her plate. Squid sighed.
"My aunt is lawyer she can help you," he just said out of nowhere. His aunt looked at him. Nayel shook her head and took a gulp of her water.
"What's going on," his aunt looked concerned.
"Tell her Nay. Please," Squid looked at Nayel. Nayel put her fork down and sighed. "Aunt Jess Nayel has a problem with her boyfriend,"
"What," his aunt quickly looked at Nayel. She was waiting for an explanation about what Squid just mentioned. "Tell me,"
"My boyfriend...he...umm...," Nayel couldn't tell her straight out. She afraid of what Squid's aunt might think of her.
"He hits her," Squid blurted out. "She wants to do something to stop this,"
"Well you could press charges against him. He would serve time or restraining order. Depends on how bad it is," Squid's aunt suggested. "I mean if you feel like you should do this you should. I have worked with people in your situation,"
"She wants to," Squid said and nodded.
"No I don't," Nayel finally spoke for herself. "It's no big deal. I mean he gets mad and it's over. No big deal," Nayel shrugged.
"It is a big deal," Squid yelled. Squid's aunt looked at him like 'shut up'.
"Tell me what he has done to you," Squid's aunt looked at Nayel. "Don't answer Alan," There was an awkward silence. "You don't have to if...," Nayel interrupted her.
"He's punched me. He puts out his cigarettes on my wrists. He throws me against walls. I even...," Squid looked at her. He was pissed now.
"I'll fuckin kill him," Squid shot up.
"NO," Nayel yelled at him. "Please don't do anything,"
"Alan sit," his aunt demanded. Squid obeyed.
"I was pregnant and I lost the baby from the abuse," Nayel was crying now.
"Nayel you have to press charges," Squid's aunt suggested. "No one should take that abuse," she looked at Squid then back at Nayel. "Now what I'm about to ask you, you have the right to not answer ok Nayel," Nayel nodded. "Has he raped you," Nayel looked down.
"That's it," Squid got up and headed to the door. His aunt followed him.
"Alan if you go to see this boy you will just make this situation worse than it already is. If you want to help her you will be a friend to her. Beating up this boy isn't going to solve anything,"
"Well it sure is going to scare the hell out of him," Squid put on his jacket and had his keys in his hand.
"Alan don't do this," his aunt grabbed his arm. "You will hurt this girl," he looked at his aunt. Then there was a knock at the door. Squid looked at the door and opened it.
"Magnet," Squid exclaimed. He looked at Magnet and noticed there was blood stains on his shirt. "Come in man," Magnet nodded and walked in.
"Hi," Magnet said softly. He sounded as is he was in shock.
"Hello Jose," Squid's aunt knew he was. She had met him before. "I'll get you a change of clothes," she went upstairs to Squid's room. Nayel walked over to Squid and Magnet.
"Hey Nile," Magnet looked at her. Nayel smiled.
"Hey," she said. "What happened," she pointed to the blood.
"Oh this," Magnet looked at his shirt.
"Man what's going on," Squid looked at him. Magnet looked back but looked down. "Tell me man," Magnet sighed. He never told anyone his problem but that's why he came to Squid. He trusted Squid and knew he could tell him.
Disclaimer: I do not own any of the characters that pertain to the movie/book "Holes". They belong to the writer of the book, Louis Sachar.
Chapter 3
Nayel looked up from her coffee at Squid. "Nay why...what...why," he finally said. He couldn't find the words to express the way he was feeling.
"I don't know," she shook her head and wiped her tears away. "I was just scared. Alan I don't know what to do anymore,"
"Leave him," he exclaimed. "Come stay with me. Please," he begged and took her hands into his. She looked down and pulled her hands out of his grip.
"I can't. It's not that simple," she shook her head and got up.
"Nay don't," Squid grabbed her wrist.
"I can't Alan. You don't understand," Nayel walked out of the diner. Squid followed.
"Nayel if you go back to him he is just going to do it again. He has this power over you, leave him. Don't let him get the best of you," Squid looked at Nayel. "What happened? You used to be happy,"
"Alan I was never happy. Ever since you left to that camp my life fell apart," she looked back at him. Tears were streaming down her cheeks. "I hate it. I feel lost,"
"Just come with me please," Squid looked at her with begging and worried eyes. Nayel gave in. Anywhere was better than her 'home'.
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"Here you go sweetie," Squid's aunt said as she placed a plate of food in front of Nayel.
"Thank you Mrs. Smith," Nayel smiled at her. She slowly started to eat. Squid came in wearing a white t-shirt and jeans.
"Aunt Jessie don't get Nay fat," he joked and kissed Nayel's forehead. Aunt Jessie sat next to Nayel and smiled at Squid.
"She was hungry," she protested. Squid got a bottle of water and sat down at the table.
"Sweetheart what happened to your arm," Squid's aunt took a hold of Nayel's arm and looked at the burn mark. She touched it lightly. Nayel pulled it back.
"I burned myself while I was cooking," Nayel looked down at her plate. Squid sighed.
"My aunt is lawyer she can help you," he just said out of nowhere. His aunt looked at him. Nayel shook her head and took a gulp of her water.
"What's going on," his aunt looked concerned.
"Tell her Nay. Please," Squid looked at Nayel. Nayel put her fork down and sighed. "Aunt Jess Nayel has a problem with her boyfriend,"
"What," his aunt quickly looked at Nayel. She was waiting for an explanation about what Squid just mentioned. "Tell me,"
"My boyfriend...he...umm...," Nayel couldn't tell her straight out. She afraid of what Squid's aunt might think of her.
"He hits her," Squid blurted out. "She wants to do something to stop this,"
"Well you could press charges against him. He would serve time or restraining order. Depends on how bad it is," Squid's aunt suggested. "I mean if you feel like you should do this you should. I have worked with people in your situation,"
"She wants to," Squid said and nodded.
"No I don't," Nayel finally spoke for herself. "It's no big deal. I mean he gets mad and it's over. No big deal," Nayel shrugged.
"It is a big deal," Squid yelled. Squid's aunt looked at him like 'shut up'.
"Tell me what he has done to you," Squid's aunt looked at Nayel. "Don't answer Alan," There was an awkward silence. "You don't have to if...," Nayel interrupted her.
"He's punched me. He puts out his cigarettes on my wrists. He throws me against walls. I even...," Squid looked at her. He was pissed now.
"I'll fuckin kill him," Squid shot up.
"NO," Nayel yelled at him. "Please don't do anything,"
"Alan sit," his aunt demanded. Squid obeyed.
"I was pregnant and I lost the baby from the abuse," Nayel was crying now.
"Nayel you have to press charges," Squid's aunt suggested. "No one should take that abuse," she looked at Squid then back at Nayel. "Now what I'm about to ask you, you have the right to not answer ok Nayel," Nayel nodded. "Has he raped you," Nayel looked down.
"That's it," Squid got up and headed to the door. His aunt followed him.
"Alan if you go to see this boy you will just make this situation worse than it already is. If you want to help her you will be a friend to her. Beating up this boy isn't going to solve anything,"
"Well it sure is going to scare the hell out of him," Squid put on his jacket and had his keys in his hand.
"Alan don't do this," his aunt grabbed his arm. "You will hurt this girl," he looked at his aunt. Then there was a knock at the door. Squid looked at the door and opened it.
"Magnet," Squid exclaimed. He looked at Magnet and noticed there was blood stains on his shirt. "Come in man," Magnet nodded and walked in.
"Hi," Magnet said softly. He sounded as is he was in shock.
"Hello Jose," Squid's aunt knew he was. She had met him before. "I'll get you a change of clothes," she went upstairs to Squid's room. Nayel walked over to Squid and Magnet.
"Hey Nile," Magnet looked at her. Nayel smiled.
"Hey," she said. "What happened," she pointed to the blood.
"Oh this," Magnet looked at his shirt.
"Man what's going on," Squid looked at him. Magnet looked back but looked down. "Tell me man," Magnet sighed. He never told anyone his problem but that's why he came to Squid. He trusted Squid and knew he could tell him.