Shaun pov

As I tried to sleep I felt as if someone was watching me from behind, and were boring holes through my back. I flipped around in the bed to get a drink of water but was interrupted when I got up to see cara crouched in the corner hugging her knees and taking her ipod headphones out.

"Ahh- woah, what wrong why aren't you in bed?"

"Sorry, sorry don't yell. We'll both die from the wrath of a awoken drunk Jesse." cara stayed sitting on the floor and I slowly forgot about the drink of water. Cara look concerned and stressed. I slowly patted one of her hands that was holding her knees up. She flinch away and turned her head towards the bed, her eyes were slowly glassing over.

"Car... Car..." no answer

"Cara are you okay." I articulated my voice and sounded like I was talking to a two year old.

Cara pov

I could feel the tear coming to my bottom lid, I could hear shaun talking I just wasn't ready to face it.

"Shaun what your going to hear will upset you, anger you and possibly worry you." now still in my mind I never did decided which problem that was the most important I would say.

"Cara, your not caught in a drug slam?" shaun had the serious voice going but the silly grin lighten the mood.

"... but I promise that it's all over." I turned my face to the wall and slowly started explaining which later got into yelling.

"What over! Your so damn confusing and mysterious. All I want to do is understand you yet your pushing me away." there was nothing in the world I would do to keep shaun and myself's relationship. He was my older brother and I was his younger sister or so we acted like it.

"I know, I know. But this will explain it all." I paused at my decision, it had been decided for once shaun had said how mysterious I was. Deep down I kept thinking the more important issue was the baby.

"Well good then it will all be settled."

"This won't be settled for a while I think; ok where to start. As you already know that during the grand prix and events leading up to the Olympics I became obsessed with you. I talked about you constantly to the point where it was sickening. Until one day it was prob a week before the prix when you were sports center." shaun was listening to my story and thinking so much that his eyebrows scrunched up and his tounge peaked out from his mouth. I remember the day that would change my life and started shaking with furry and allowed the tears to fall. Shaun was stroking head and could understand this was a serious problem. My words were broken due to my sniffling

"I was ranting and ra-ving off y-u. this wa-as be-fore we me-t." I was calmer rethinking the night but was still emotional.

"You don't have to go on." shaun considerately asked

"No!." and with one big breathe told the whole scene.

" and I was just sitting watching tv on the floor and they were showing a highlight reel when joe took a frying pan smack the side of my shoulder and face." Shaun's mouth dropped and I didn't stop talking.

" I never understood why joe had hit me. Later on through out the month it happened more often whenever you were mentioned I soon learned to stop talking about you but that didn't work. My wrist slitting was caused by joe. I figured I rather die than get tortured and beat by joe." this part my face was stained and shaun had the anger glowing through his eyes.

"Is that why you never call your dad joe?"

"I never called him dad; he never abused me when I was little he just scared me into doing things I wasn't comfortable in yet."

"Please tell me he stopped hurting you after you stopped talking about me."

"If I did I would be lying." shaun grabbed my arms and looked and what ever was left of my wounds and bruises.

By now shaun had jumped up from the bed and ran to Kari's and Jesse's, he shook then till they were sitting up.

"Didn't you tell anyone?" shaun asked, feeling ashamed at what my answer would be sat on the opposite bed.

"Does molly count, because my mom was in on the plan too."

"Holy shit were calling mom and rodge." shaun was pacing around and shaking his hair about; I didn't stop him from calling his parents would it really make a difference if they found out now or later.

"What, shaun why are you calling mom? Cara what going on." I flopped onto my side and stared at shaun dialing.stepping away from the phone shaun blurted out

"Cara has been getting abused!" Kari's eye lit up and quietly said is that why you've been so reserved.

"Jeez I didn't know it was that obvious."

"Why did someone wake me up... my head hurts." jesse was complaining half dead half alive.\

":Jess, cara is getting abused and your worried about you fucking head, go to sleep"

"Who abused you and is over." kari was now standing with shaun infront of me

"First question joe second... ehh not too sure If it's over yet."

"Ugh god cara!" I started rethinking the situation I was in and slowly started to cry. I felt shaun sit down next to me on the bed and someone else sit on the bed.

"Car, were all here they won't hurt you again. No on will." I was being enveloped in a huge sideways hug by the rodge. I swear I wasn't even a cousin I was more of an add on to the family that why I loved them all so much.

I explained my whole story about a few times and I didn't mind talking about it, I found that talking about it helped others understand me more.

The white family and I spent the whole night in jess ,kari, shaun and mines room untill it was time for breakfeast.

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We left for breakfeast and I felt a huge weight be lifted, so much that I wore a short sleve shirt in public.

It's show time

not for long. Up ahead was a snowboarder that looked awfully familiar.