Continued From Before...... (Chapter 9)
Yumi winced as her father hit her again with the rope belt across her back and a tear slide down her cheek. There was a knock on the downstairs front door.
"Momo! Get the damn door, will ya!" Bill yelled out Yumi's door. Momo sniffled and opened the front door, Ulrick stood there.
"Hello. Is Yumi at home?" he asked.
Momo looked up the stairs and pondered for a moment. 'What should I do? I can't just say; she's home, but she's getting beat right now.' What do I do?' Finally, she thought of an idea. "She's upstairs." Momo stepped aside and let Ulrick in. Ulrick stepped in and started walking up the stairs. "Oh, and Ulrick, whatever happens, be careful. I don't mean to scare you, but make sure they see you. Watch for a bit, then do what you think is right." Momo turned around and walked into the kitchen to wipe her eyes that were starting to get teary.
Ulrick stood at the bottom of the steps, confused. 'What is going on? Why did she say that?' he wondered. He walked up the stairs quietly. He peeked into Yumi's room and saw Bill with a belt in his hand. 'What is he doing in Yumi's room? Is she in trouble?' Ulrick asked himself.
He watched as Bill raised the belt and bring it down on Yumi's bare back. He hadn't noticed Yumi before, but he now saw her on her knees on the floor. She had her shirt off and was clutching it to her chest. There were tears in her eyes.
'Is she crying? What do I do?' Ulrick wondered. He then remembered what Momo had said, '...then do what you think is right.' He stood up, took a deep breath, and walked into the room. 'It may not be the smartest thing to do, but I have to help Yumi.' He told himself.
Bill stopped short. Ulrick pretended like he had not seen anything and looked shocked. "Yumi?" he said. Yumi wouldn't look at Ulrick for awhile. When she did, she was indeed crying. Ulrick looked over at Bill and saw that he hadn't moved from where he was standing. 'Now what do I do?' Ulrick wondered. It seemed like Bill was thinking the same thing.
"What the hell are you doing here?" Bill said, regaining thought. "You shouldn't be here." He yelled at Ulrick. Yumi got up from the floor. She was now between Ulrick and Bill, there was not a big space though. If Bill wanted to, he could easily take a few small steps and be in front of Ulrick.
"Please dad, can he go home?" Yumi asked her father.
Bill grinned, "Oh, he'll be able to go home all right, just not now. Shouldn't he stay and spend time with his little girlfriend?"
"I am not his girlfriend. We are just friends, and I don't know why you always want to say that." Yumi said angrily. As a result of raising her voice, she got a sharp slap across her face.
"You should have learned your lesson by now." Bill said, shoving Yumi backwards into Ulrick. Ulrick caught her as she fell in his arms.
"Yumi, are you ok?" he asked, picking her up from the floor. He then realized she didn't have her shirt on and that she was against him. He blushed and picked her shirt up from the floor where it had fallen and gave it to her.
Yumi looked at it, blushed also, and pulled it over her head, then smiled at Ulrick. Ulrick smiled back as he held her to him. Bill came over to them and pulled Yumi away.
"Ulrick needs to go home NOW." He yelled and shoved Ulrick out the door. He followed him downstairs and closed the front door behind him. He then went to the room that he shared with Momo. "What the hell were you thinking?" he yelled, "Why did you let him come upstairs? You knew what was happening you little bitch!" he swung his hand across Momo's face. "Now it's your turn to be hurt." He said.
To Be Continued... I want to thank those who sent me ideas. They helped! Till the next chapter. Oh, by the way, the next chapter might take a while, cause I can't start it till I get to were we are going for summer. Just two weeks to wait though, maybe.