PREVIOUSLY:
"We need to know Claire. Tell us the truth, and No more bullshit."
He stared into my eyes.
"What's going on? Who the hell is doing this to you?"
Chapter 4
"I…I don't know what you mean." I murmured quietly.
The boy turned is head sharply at me.
"What do we mean?" Eve burst out. "Claire, you're completely covered in cuts and bruises, we can basically see every bone in your body-"
"Stop, Eve." The boy interrupted Eves surge of words.
He stared at me, right in the eyes, and I looked away.
"Claire." He said quietly.
I still didn't look up.
"That gash I stitched up on your stomach that was no accident. That was done purposefully by a knife, trust me I know. I also know though that you didn't do this to yourself Claire so-"
'how do you know?" I asked.
"What?" Michael asked, sidetracked.
"Maybe I did do it. Maybe I'm such a low down freak bitch on purposefully trying to get someone in trouble because I'm so bat eyed crazy. It's always me, the sick, stupid, ugly cow, fucking bitch-"
I clamped a hand over my mouth and closed my eyes, counting to ten. I didn't mean to do that. Not in front of them.
They stared at me.
Michael looked like he was about to say something but the boy beat him to it.
"Are you?" he asked quietly.
I store at him shocked, and looked down again. I didn't know what to say to that.
"Why won't you tell us who this is?"
I shook my head.
"Are you scared?" Michael said softly.
Silence.
I suddenly stood up. I wavered slightly but managed to keep my balance.
"I really should go." I said randomly. "It's not fair on you guys for me to impose here. Besides, my parents will be…worried." Yeah right. Worried that there wasn't anyone to blame on the money that was wasted away drinking. Worried that there was no one to have a little fun with.
I kept my head down, my hair covering my face. I couldn't look at them.
"Don't they know what's happened to you?" Eve asked.
"…yeah."
"And?" Michael said. "What did they do?"
"They were…upset."
I shuddered. I remembered that night.
I stayed up in my room, staring at myself in the mirror. Yep. The mark was definitely there. A great ugly gash on my cheek and a black eye. Hopefully, they won't see-
My door crashed open.
Oh god.
"skank, get your ungrateful ass over here." Mum hissed. "your father wants to see you."
I had no choice but to follow.
I walked into the living room, only to be slammed into the wall, held by the throat.
"You little bitch" dad spat in my face. "you on purposefully got those marks to get us done in for. And after everything-" slam head into wall. "we've" slam. "done for you!"
"What, you mean the cuts and bruises? Or the rapes? Oh and which ones? Personally, I've lost count."
I should not have said that.
Dad picked me up by the throat and threw me across the room. I felt my vision start to blacken and grow narrower .They laughed and laughed-
"CLAIRE!"
I jerked back and sat up surprised. I was on my knees, and they were next to me.
"what?" I asked.
They exchanged glances. Eve spoke. "well, you kinda just fell to your knees and started like shaking. And then you started murmuring things-"
Shit. I jumped up and flashed a fake smile at them.
"s'ok. I just got a really bad headache right now. I should go now though." As I said it , I glanced around for my hoodie. It was on the sofa, but it somehow looked different. I walked over, picking it up and smelt it.
It smelt…clean?
"I washed your hoodie. It was really dirty with things like mud and-"she cut herself off there and bit her lip. I didn't look at her. I knew she was going to say blood.
What I didn't understand was why. Why were these people doing these nice things? To me?
I stared at them.
"Thanks for letting me stay over." I gabbled. "And thanks for you know, everything." I turned and dashed out the door.
"wait-!" someone yelled but I was gone.
*******
I slammed the door shut and tried to sneak up to my room.
Someone tackled me from behind. I stumbled and crashed into the table. Grimy plates and cups went flying and someone's hand closed round my neck.
"Think you got away from us? You'll pay for this." Dad hissed into my ear.
I closed my eyes.
Well.
Welcome home.
And there we go! I didn't want her to explain to them just yet though, that comes later ;)
Anyway sorrrrrrry that's its short, I promise to make it longer next time!
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