He didn't know what he was hitting her with, but it wasn't good. Her body was on the ground flinching and he couldn't let her stay that way. He got out of bed and slipped on a t-shirt and a pair of jeans, then grabbed his keys and went. He stopped his car where he had stopped it this evening, a block away from the house. He opened his glove compartment and pulled the gun out. Just in case. The house was completely gated and all entrances were guarded. He knew he had to get to her, she was hurt this time and bad. He started to walk around the gate, pressing on the bars to find a whole. Her and Johnny had to have one somewhere, so if they needed to they could run.

Finally he found about ten loose bars that were together, just enough to slip through to get on their actual property. Just run, run. He had to keep telling himself. At any moment he could be gunned down by a guard, but he needed to get to her. He slipped through the door and made it to the inside of the house. He knew he had to find the basement door, so he thought back to all the dreams he had of her being pulled down there. Soon enough he found the door and walked slowly down the steps. There she was laying in the center of the room.

"Claudia!" He exclaimed getting down next to her on the floor. He put his fingers up to her neck and prayed for a pulse. It was there, but barely. "I have to get you to the hospital." He told her, even though she was unconscious and couldn't hear him. He picked her upand started his journey back to his car. He somehow made it there safely.

"Sonny……?" She whispered as he sat her down in the passenger seat. "Oww, Sonny it hurts." She moaned.

"It's going to be okay, I'm taking you to the hospital." He kissed her cheek softly, before starting the car and speeding to the hospital. The car ride there felt like forever as she drifted in and out of consciousness. Every few minutes he would beg her just to hold on a little bit longer. When they got there a gurney was waiting. They didn't ask him any questions as he waited outside and waited to see if they could save her.

It was an eternity, he could've sworn to it. He sat in that chair outside her room and felt so disappointed in himself. He swore to her that he would save her and it might've been too late. Something in his body jolted when the doctor walked out of the room.

"Is she okay?" He asked immediately.

"She will be fine, her head is free of all concussions, but her bones are just badly bruised. She's lucky you found her or she may not be so lucky." Sonny just nodded his head.

Who's going to fix you

The next time you break down

"Can I sit with her?" The doctor nodded and left, leaving Sonny to stand there looking at Claudia through a window. He lingered there for a few moments before walking into her room. Her eyes met his as she tried to smile. "How ya feeling?"

"A little sore, but I'll live thanks to you." He sat down next to her and lightly grabbed her hand.

"I was so scared that I was too late. That I wouldn't be able to save you."

"You did, though. You know what I just realized?"

"What?"

"It's the first day of Christmas break. I guess I got lucky." He kissed her hand.

"You should probably get some sleep, I'll be here all night if you need me." She nodded her head as much as she could before closing her eyes and falling asleep.

1 month later

She had the crappiest break ever, other than the fact that her and Sonny had become a official couple. She hadn't seen him since that day. Johnny had been the only light during Christmas, he was so excited for Santa that it made up for the fact that she was stuck in same house as her father. The bus finally came though and she knew he was on it. A smile spread across her face when she saw him. He stood up and kissed her. Making all the girls glare and making all the guys on the basketball team to have their eyes bug out.

"Hi." She smiled at him, sitting down right next to him.

"Hi. You think you can come to my game tonight?" He asked hopefully.

"I'd love to, you just have to take me to see Johnny into the car at his school or else I'm in major trouble." She explained, feeling the daggers hitting her back. That made her laugh to herself.

"No problem." He picked up her backpack as the bus stopped and the kids started piling out. She felt better today knowing that someone was in her corner.

XOXOXOXO

Everything had gone off without a hitch. Claudia had seen Johnny off, explaining to him quietly that she would be home late. Now she was sitting in the bleachers, cheering for her boyfriend and his team. She knew that they were his friends, so even though she hated them, she had to cheer for them. At halftime, they were winning 47 to 30. She decided to go to the restroom while she had the time. Little did she know that the other girls followed her. She did make it to the restroom, but then when she came out they stopped her.

"Hey bitch where do you think you're going?!" Brenda called out making her temper flare. She clenched her fists as she stopped and turned herself around.

"Not that it's any of your business, slut, but I'm going back to the gym to watch my boyfriend's game." Brenda's eyes bugged out when she said boyfriend.

"You're not fooling any of us. A hottie like Sonny would ever go out with a whore like you." Carly told Claudia. She wanted to just punch all of them, but there was four of them and one of her. Not exactly a even match.

"You need to teach your cronies some new vocabulary words." Claudia shoved Brenda, who shoved right back. "Bitch and whore. I've been called worse." It started to become an all out girl fight. Hair pulling, slaps, punches, and the occasional name calling. They didn't even hear the final buzzer ring that ended the game.

When Sonny came out of the locker room he looked immediately in the bleachers for her. He didn't see her, which made him worried. Then he heard screams from the girls restroom. He ran up the steps and saw all the girls fighting.

"Stop!" He yelled. They all stopped, Claudia was on the bottom of the pile. He gave her his hand to help her up. He pushed a piece of hair from her face before speaking again. "You guys have no right to beat up on Claudia, because I decided that I like her. Look you guys can be really nice, but we can't be friends if you're going to be cruel to Claudia." He told them before walking off with Claudia.

They sat in the car for a while just looking at each other. She looked so broken to him. Her eyes held no emotion right now, but he knew they were capable of holding deep emotions. He had seen it himself.

"I'm not taking you home, you're coming back to my place." He told her abruptly, making her stare at him oddly.

"I'm not letting John stay there without me, I can't." She ran her hand down his face. "I'm sorry. I know your priority is me, but my priority is Johnny. I promised his mom I wouldn't let anything hurt him and I will keep that promise." She told him.

"Fine, but this weekend I'm getting both of you out of there. One way or another, okay?" She nodded. "Claudia, you are everything to me." She kissed him, before getting out of the car to walk into her house for one of the one last times. She walked to Johnny's room to she him fast asleep. She kissed him on the head.

"Everything I will ever do is for you." She whispered to him, he didn't stir.

For one of the first times in a long time, her father did not abuse her that night. Sonny gave her hope. She knew that her father would not get the best of her.

XOXOXOXO

He laid down in his bed and thought of her. He didn't know her five months ago and now she was everything. He couldn't imagine losing her.

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p.s. the lyrics come from Superman Tonight by Bon Jovi