Chapter 6

Manny's POV

He makes me rub his repulsive feet. My side is throbbing and I still feel sick. Ashley fears Craig now. More than ever. I hold back tears that I know are coming. I haven't seen any sign of Kay...my baby...what has he done to you? I stop massaging and stare at the door Craig said she is behind. I look at Craig. He has opened his eyes and is looking at me expectantly. I smile fearfully and return to massaging. Suddenly I have a plan...a plan to escape.

"Craig?" I ask. He doesn't move.

"Hmm?" He asks, he moans as Ashley massages his shoulders.

"Can I do your shoulders?" I ask. He opens his eyes and looks at me shocked...and happy.

"Manny...I knew you'd give in." He says. "Go ahead," I walk to Ashley. We share a glance for a split second. A glance letting her know I have a plan. I stand behind Craig as Ashley begins rubbing his feet. I look at Craig and kiss him. He does not open his eyes. He simply pulls me onto his lap, his hands roaming up my black croptop. I continue to kiss him while my hands move to his pocket. I search through it until I find a key on a chain and pull it out. Putting it in my pocket I pull away and stand up.

"Not let me do my job," I wink for affect. He turns to Ashley and begins telling her that she needs to be more like me. I give her an I'm-sorry look. She returns with a go-find-your-daughter look. She sits on Craig's lap, that has a slight bulge, and begins kissing his neck. I back away and silently run to the door. With tears streaming down my face I push the key through the hole and twist. Looking into the room I see Kay sitting on the bed; hugging herself and crying.

"Kay!" I whisper loudly and kneel down in front of her She looks at me coldly.

"Not Kay! Katerina!"

Oh my god...what has he done to my daughter?

Kay's POV

"My name is Katerina...my name is Katerina..." Daddy says to keep saying it until it's memorized. He shows me pictures of mommy and says mean mommy, mommy is mean. Daddy says so. Mommy comes in the room and says Kay...who is Kay?

"Not Kay!" I yell, "Katerina!" Mommy looks scared...and angry. I hug myself tighter as she tries to hold me. She's mean. I can't love her...mean.

"Bad!" I scream. Daddy's in the doorway. He is angry.

"You tricked me you bitch!" He yells. He smacks mommy, she doesn't make a sound. She stands up and looks him in the eye. She has fire in her eyes.

"What have you done to my daughter!" She yells and throws a lamp at him, smashing his shoulder.

Daughter...daughter...daughter?

Craig's POV

That bitch! She tricked me! Used me! She'll pay, I'll make her pay! Katerina...all the progress we made almost ruined. Manny hurls a lamp at me...it strikes my shoulder. I bite my cheek, ignoring the shard of glass lodged in my shoulder. So Manny knows now...knows that Katerina is mine. That she will pay for not having her aborted. I will keep her...raise her. Ashley, she will pay too. For ever leaving me. The baby I will make sure she has..I will take it and raise it. It will be mine. As for the girls I have something special planned for them. I chuckle.

"Katerina...go with Aunt Ashley." I say and point to Ashlye sitting on the couch. "Mean mommy and I have something to discuss." I say. Katerina runs hurridly to Ashlye and they sit there silently. I nod in approval and slam the door shut. Locking it from the inside.

"What did you do to her!" Manny yells at me. She throws the shelf at me that she ripped off the wall. "What did you do to Kay!" A drawer hurtles in my direction. I duck and run to her. She is crying...no she is sobbing...hysterically. I lay her on the bed and start to straddle her. She kicks me off and rolls of the bed. She is on her knees. My shoulder is bleeding from the glass inmy shoulder. I pull the glass out of my shoulder growling iwth pain and wrap it with the doll blanket at my side. Manny gets up and hurries to the door attempting to open it. She turns around and faces me.

"Let me out." She says. She grabs the nearest item, which is a heavy book, and throws it at me. It connects with my eye.

"My eye!" I cry and fall to my knees, holding my eye. How could she. She used to love me. My plan is failing. It's ruined. It's all over...but wait. the glass! I can still get her and I can make my plan succeed. I stand and look at her through my less swollen eye. I grip the glass in my hand. Her eyes fill with terror.

"Ashley! Let me out! Get me out of here!" She screams, ahhh...how refreshing her screams are.

"Shut up bitch!" I yell and slashthe glass across her face, she falls to the ground. "I'll make you pay bitch! I'll make you pay!" I straddle her and rip her clothing off...she screams. I slap her with the glass again.Another bloody line forms on her face.

"Craig don't..." She chokes. I laugh.

"You will pay," I whsiper in her ear.

"For what?" She asks.

"For having a child!" I yell and with that...

Manny's POV

Oh god...it hurts so bad...make him stop. It hurts. Oh I'm on fire...I hurt...I feel like he's ripping through me. The glass in his hand if I can get it maybe I can stop him. He's all over me. It's disgusting...it hurts. Our first time was so nice...so great. But this...this is rape...it hurts...he's pushing too hard. He's going to hard! No! I sum up all my strength and push him off. He falls back but pulls me with him. He's stuck in me. I'm on top...I have power...while he remains in shock I pull the glass out of his hand and hold it to him.

"Get out of me!" I say angrily.

"Or what?" He snides.

"Or I'll cut it off!" I say, inching the jagged piece of glass closer. For the first time his eyes fill with fear and slowly and painfully he comes out of me. I wince. It hurts. I stand and kick him in the side as hard as I can.

"Open the door!" I hold the glass to his...I hold the glass to him. His face contorts and smiles. I choke. HIs hand swings up and smacks me. I fall to the side. He retrieves his glass and cuts my thigh near one of my ateries. I gasp, I can't die. I have to live...for Kay.

"Why? Why are you doing this to us?" I ask quietly. He glares at me.

"Because you wouldn't obey...you wouldn't listen...now you will pay!" He swings his hand over and hits me again. I fall sideways hitting my head on the corner of the drawer I had thrown at him. My world goes black.

"Kay," Is the last thing out of my mouth...then...it is dark.

Ashley's POV

I hold Kay close. Manny had told me all about her before Craig had come back. I hear Manny's pleas, her cries, her begging, her scream, and then...her silence. Craig had raped her. Had he killed her? Kay has fallen asleep. She needs to escape all this pain. I pat her head. Craig's plan has been warped. It's no where near what it was meant to be. Manny was brave. She put herself in danger for her daughter...and for me. Manny why are you doing this? Letting him hurt you like this? Why am I? We are strong...we can stop this. I pick up Kay and go to the door and open it easily. Why had we not thought of this? Just leaving? But I know. She wouldn't leave Kay here. Not for the world. Kay shifts a bit in my arms. I look at the sleeping figure in my arms. She's the picture of Manny. Beautiful brown hair, dark skin...gorgeous big eyes.

I wonder if Craig had really loved her...or if it was just cause we were fighitng. Well no time to dwell. I run to the car and set her in it. Then stop. I'm going to get Manny. What if he runs out and drives away? I take her out and put her in an old toybox behind the garage. She wakes up...she screams. I hush her.

"Kay...Kay"

"No! Not Kay! Katerina!"

"Okay Katerina..." I sigh. I remember their converstion about mean mommy. "You stay here and be very quiet. I have to help daddy with Mean Mommy." She understands and nods. "If daddy calls you dont' listen to him. Only me or mean mommy. We're playing hide and seek and daddy can't know where you are."

"Okay!" She says and sticks her thumb in her mouth. I kiss her forhead and close the lid. She giggles.

"Shhh." She stops.

I run inside hoping I'm not too late. Oh...in between my legs...it hurts. I bite back any tears that might come and look around. Nothing has changed in the last few minutes. I find a pick on the floor and find the lock extremely easy to open. I unlock it with a loud click and fling the door open. I find Craig with Manny he's...