Chapter 4
Oliver's POV
I was pretty much almost finished with cleaning the wood in the house. I was on the banister of the staircase. I had given Leo some Spaghetti-O's and then put him to sleep in mom and dad's room. Luckily they were done unpacking and straightening things in there. That's when it hit me like a brick. I still had to straighten things in dad's office!
He was going to kill me. I rapidly wiped down the banister and then rushed upstairs to the office. There were a lot of books and files on the table and floor waiting to be straightened out. Plus the curtains weren't hung up and the computer wasn't hooked up.
Not to mention I still hadn't completely finished cleaning the wood downstairs in the living room. That's when out of nowhere the front door opened. They had been gone for 3½ hours so dad was gonna be furious.
I did the best I could by stacking some of the books on the shelf. I hooked up the computer and wiped it off with my sleeve. The stairs were creaking in the process. Oh crap! I dropped the wood cleaning to my dad's deep voice.
He seemed calm but that wasn't gonna last so I didn't bother getting my hopes up.
"I swore I told you to get this office cleaned up before me and your mother got back," he said calmly. But his eyes showed anything but calmness.
"U-um I was but mom asked me to clean everything wooden in t-the house. I-I'm sorry dad. B-but don't worry I'll clean it now I swear," I stammered backing up as he got closer.
"I wanted it done while we were gone... YOU NEVER LISTEN!" he screamed knocking over the books he saw me stacking. They landed with a thud, kinda like I would be doing in a bit.
"D-dad I'm sorry-"
"I DON'T WANNA HERE YOU'RE SORRY... YOU NEVER LISTEN TO A DAMN THING I SAY". I flinched at his scream then he grabbed me by my arms. He started shaking me and threw me against the bookshelf.
Some books fell but luckily they didn't fall on my throbbing head. I tried getting up but then there came two blows to my face; one to my eye and the other to my lip. I felt the warm liquid coming from my bottom lip.
"YOU GONNA PUT YOUR MOM BEFORE ME HUH... YOU LITTLE SELFISH DISRESPECTFUL," he shrieked grabbing at my hair. He threw me into the wall. All I could do was slowly slide to the floor.
I didn't dare fight back or I'd wake up breathing through a tube. I did try to fight back once in my life but when I did he beat me so bad I couldn't get out of bed for two days. I laid there hoping it was over. After two more blows to the face and one more swift kick to my stomach it was finally over.
"Clean yourself up... and then I want this mess up... YOU UNDERSTAND ME?" I nodded unable to hold back my tears or moans any longer. He left the room and went downstairs. I forced my body to get up and get to work despite all the pain. That was the first of many beatings in this house!
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It's been an hour since the beating. Dad had come up stairs to see if I was done. He didn't do anything when he found out I wasn't. When I was done he and mom were setting the table. Mom had made lasagna and garlic bread along with some salad.
Leo was up now and was jumpy as ever. Every time dad gets done beating me up I get more and more happy that he doesn't abuse Leo. He's just way to adorable and sweet to go through the pain.
"I helped mommy make the salad. Do you like it?" he asked watching me chew the food.
"Yea... it's delicious Leo. You're a great chef," I said smiling at the youngster. That's when I noticed him studying my face.
"Oliver, what happened to your face? It's all purple and red". I touched my eye that was still hurting. I more than likely had a black eye and my lips were probably still bleeding. Leo didn't know about what dad did to me also.
He was a blabber mouth. If he told anyone at his school dad would kill me for letting him find out. I hated lying to Leo because he looked up to me, but I had no choice.
"Umm you know how I'm really bad at skateboarding. Well, I tried to do this really cool trick but I got hurt," I lied looking up at dad who glared at me.
"Oliver you're a clumsy duck," Leo stated before eating a forkful of salad. I smiled slightly before looking down at my food. I didn't feel like eating. Mom could tell dad was getting annoyed at that so she broke the silence.
"So why don't you boys tell your father and I about your first day," she suggested rubbing dad's back to cool him down.
"My teacher thinks I'm a bright duck... whatever that means mommy. Ooh and I made lots and lots of friends," Leo said bouncing in the chair.
"Really baby that's great... Oliver?" I didn't even hear her say my name... but I heard dad loud and clear.
"Oliver... your mother wants to know how your day went," he said. I jumped at the sudden burst.
"O-oh I'm sorry mom... it was fine. Met some people but that's it". I sighed, picking at the now cold lasagna.
"Aren't you going to eat Oliver?" mom asked firmly.
"Uh I'm not feeling well... can I just go lay down-"
"Your mom worked hard on that lasagna Oliver. You'll eat it and you'll enjoy it!"
"It's not that big a deal Greg-"shut up Nancy. I'm not gonna let him get away with wasting our food. I work hard to feed your selfish ungrateful face and all you can say is you wanna lay down? Is that all you can say huh... IS THAT ALL YOU CAN SAY?" dad screamed slapping me hard across the face.
Leo winced and ran towards mom afraid he was in trouble. I definitely couldn't hold back the tears now. In fact I hadn't even known they were there.
They were coming out like rain drops. They landed on my lips each and every one of the warm.
"Greg its okay... Oliver will just eat it tomorrow its okay! Come on baby let's go to sleep okay," mom whispered to Leo. Dad was still sitting there staring at me. Our eyes met when I looked up.
"Your mother saved your life you know. If Leo wasn't here you'd be on that floor right now. Clean up the kitchen and it better be spotless!" he said before leaving. I sat there and waited 'til he left. That's when the waterworks came again and I couldn't stop them.
A/N So intense ppls lol poor Oliver. R&R please as always XD I'd rrly appreciate it
