Dancing In The Rain
Chapter 5
Hiding the Pain
Dana POV
I turned around and froze. I saw my Dad there in a suit, he was still in his church clothes. How did he follow us all the way to Zoey's house and I didn't see him? This is crazy. He can't control my life. I'm seventeen. He shouldn't be telling me what to do. "Dana." He yelled, so loud my ears were ringing. "Get in the car." He said, even louder. "No." I said, but something stopped me from turning around. He moved his jacket and I saw something in his pocket. He saw me eyeing it and pulled it up, so I could get a better look. It was a gun. My own father was threatening me with a gun. Tell me this isn't happening. Michael saw it, too. "Get in the car Dana and Michael." He said, once again. I was to scared not to, and so was Michael. We walked slowly toward the car, hoping Zoey would come out, but she didn't. We hopped in, hoping and praying we wouldn't be shot. The car ride home was silent, but I knew it wasn't going to be silent when I got home.
My father grabbed my arm and squeezed it, while pulling me into the house. He dragged me into my room, and locked me in it. I hoped I was safe, but a few minutes later he came back with the worst thing I ever saw. "No!" I screamed as I cried, but he already swung his arm up to hit me with the rifle. He beat me with it several times, and then left me there, on the floor, surrounded in blood. "If you tell anyone about this, you know I'll do it again." He said, and he walked out of the room. Click. He locked the door. I heard a car pulling out of the driveway. I looked out my window and saw my dad and mom pulling out of the driveway.
"Dana!" I heard Michael knocking on my door. "Michael!" I screamed, so happy to hear his voice. "There's nothing to pick the lock with Dana!" He screamed. "Then bust it down!" I said to him. "Watch out Dana" He said. I heard him run into the door about five times, and finally, he got it busted open. "Michael!" I said with joy, but still feeling the pain of the bleeding and bruises my father gave me. "Dana, what did he do to you?" Michael asked me, surprised. "I'm fine." I lied to him. "Let's just get out of here." "Dana, your dad told me if we left again he'd track us down and kill me." Michael said, nervous. "Well, then you can stay here, but I'm leaving." I said getting up. "Okay, I'll go." Michael said getting his suitcase and packing.
"Do you see anyone behind us?" I asked Michael, my hands shaking on the wheel. "For the millionth time Dana, no!" He yelled at me. "Your kind of sexy when you get angry like that." I told him, giggling. "Then I'm about to get very sexy." He said to me. I heard Mr. Brightside coming on and I knew my cell phone ringing.
"Hello?" I answered.
"Dana! Are you okay? What happened?" A scared Zoey asked me.
"I'm fine Zoe, and it's a long story. I'll tell you when I get there.
"Well, when will you be here?" Zoey asked me..
"Well, I'm pulling into your driveway riiiiiggghhhttt...now!" I said and I hung up the phone.
"Dana!" Zoey screamed, running to give me a giant bear hug. "Oh my Gosh I haven't seen you for 2 days!" Zoey said happily. "Logan and Chase will get your stuff." Zoey said, still hugging me. "Zoey, I need to breathe." I told her. "Right!" She said cheerfully. I saw Nicole running out of the house. "Dana!" She screamed. "Don't even think about hugging me." I said to her, joking.
We walked inside, and Zoey showed me to the guest room. I would be sharing with Nicole and Zoey, and Michael would be staying with Logan and Chase. Just like PCA.
"Dana, what's that on your arm?" Nicole asked me. She saw a bruise. "Oh, it's nothing. I just tripped in my room and hit the wall as I was falling." I told her. I was trying to hide the pain, hide that my dad was still abusing me. "There's one around you're eye, too." Zoey said suspiciously. "What's going on, Dana?" She asked me. "Nothing." I said, getting up. "Now stop giving me the 3rd degree and lets go get something to eat. I'm hungry." I said and walked out the door.
Zoey POV
I was worried about Dana. There were bruises and cuts all over her arm. What was wrong with her? Why was she acting like she didn't want us to know? I was going to go talk to Michael in a few minutes. Maybe he would tell me something.
"Zoey!" I heard Logan call. He came up behind me and wrapped his arms around my waist. "Whatcha doin'?" He asked me. "Trying to solve a mystery." I said to him. "I'm going to talk to Michael.
"Hey Zoey!" Michael said to me as I went into the room. "What's up?" "What's up? What's up? What's up with Dana? Why are her arms bloody and bruised up? I know you know Michael. Now tell me." I said, getting all of the anger out of me. "She doesn't want me to tell you." Michael said quietly. "Michael..." I started. I knew he would tell me now.
"Dana's dad got a rifle and beat her with it. He locked her up in her room and I busted down the door and got her out. When I busted the door down, though, she was covered in blood. She didn't want to go to the hospital, she just wanted to get away." Michael said to me. After the end of the story, I had tears in my eyes. I heard movement outside the door. I opened it and saw Dana going to the room.
I followed her into the room. She also had tears in her eyes. "Oh Dana." I said. We hugged, and started crying.
I know, it took me long to update! Sorry! R and R!