Chapter 6 Bad Day

Mary got in the car and closed the door behind her, while Joey started it. He pulled out of the lot and onto the road.

"Do you want to go to my house until you get better?" Joey suggested.

"No." She quickly said without hesitation. "I'd…you know how Kevin and Dominique are, I don't want to get them mad."

Joey nodded. "So why don't you just move in? I've been telling you this and you keep telling me they'll get mad! But if you move in they can't make you clean or follow their rules!"

"It's not like that Joey!" Mary yelled. "They'll come back and annoy me!"

"Why? It's not like you'll be in there house and you'll have to see them!" Joey raised his voice.

"Kevin will come and murder me." Mary muttered under her breath.

"What?" Joey inquired.

"Nothing." Mary quickly said, without hesitating.

"What is going on with Kevin?" Joey raised his voice. "I want the truth."

"He is just very angry with me that's all." Mary lied.

"Mary did he abuse you in anyway?"

"Only verbally." She lied once more.

"Mary did he lay a hand on you?" Joey asked seriously.

"Well yeah, but…"

"Mary!" Joey interrupted. "This is serious! How long has this been going on for?"

"Awhile." Mary shrugged.

"Has he hurt you?"

"Yes Joey! He has slapped me, punched me, kicked me threw stuff at me and almost raped me!" Mary broke down into tears.

Joey was lost in words. "You've got to tell someone."

"Joey no! If you tell anyone you'll never see me again." Mary threatened. Joey pulled into his driveway.

"You're staying at my house." He demanded.

"Joey I can't!" Mary yelled. "Kevin will get really angry!"

"Until we settle this you're staying here." Joey decided. "No other options." Mary knew, if she said anything, she'd just be wasting her breath. She wouldn't be able to convince him no. He just wouldn't understand.

They both got out of the car and walked into Joey's house in silence. Mary sat on the couch, while Joey went into the kitchen. He grabbed two bottles of water and went into the living room with Mary. He handed her a bottle and turned on the TV.

"What do you want to watch?" Joey asked as he flipped through the channels.

"I don't care." Mary shrugged, letting a tear fall from her eye. They spent the entire day sitting there, watching TV.

A loud ringing noise met with their ears. Joey bounced off the couch and over to the phone. Mary ignored what he was talking about and sat there thinking. The more she thought the more she cried. Why did she get this life? What did she ever do to the world? A few minutes later and Joey came back. He plopped on the couch, without saying a word.

"Who was that?" She sniffled.

"Kevin." He admitted.

"Joey what'd you tell him?" Mary's eyes widened, revealing fear.

"He asked where you were, so I told him I dropped you off at your house and left. I told him you weren't here and he said he's going to look for you."

"Joey!" Mary shouted. "He's going to come looking here!"

"Mary I'm not going to leave you, so there is going to be no problem." Joey reassured. "And if he comes anywhere near you I'm going to call the police."

"No! Joey!" Mary shrieked. "You can't if you tell the police he's going to kill me."

"Mary he'll be in jail."

"No!" Mary cried. "He told me if I told anyone he'd come and kill me and he said even if he was in jail he has his ways." Mary broke into sobs.

"Shhh." Joey comforted, pulling Mary into a hug. "I'm not going to let him hurt you." A loud boom came from the distance.

"What was that?" Mary quickly pulled out of the hug, looking around the room.

"Stay here." Joey demanded. "I'll be right back."

"Joey!" Mary cried. Joey slowly and quietly turned the TV off and walked to the door. He slowly opened the door and quietly looked outside. It was surprisingly dark out. He didn't realize they spent the day sitting and watching TV. He heard what sounded like a leaf crunching. He turned his head and there he saw a man trying to get in the garage. He couldn't tell if the man saw him or who the man was. He quickly stepped inside, closed the door, and walked over to Mary. He quickly grabbed the phone and turned it on.

"What happened?" She asked. Joey held up his index finger and put it over his mouth.

"Somebody is out there trying to get in." Joey explained in a whisper. "I'm going to call 911 go hide somewhere."

"Joey I'm not leaving you." Mary cried. A loud beep came form the phone, scaring Mary. "What was that?"

"Crap! The phone died." Joey took a deep breath. He reached into his pockets, soon realizing they were empty. "Do you have your cell?"

Mary shook her head. "Dominique has it."

"I don't know where it is." He whispered. A click came from the distance, causing them both to turn their head. The door opened revealing a man, who's face was covered by a burglar mask. They both stood still as possible like a statue. Both hearts pounding like crazy, told them they were in trouble. The man slowly and quietly approached them.

"Don't move and nobody will get hurt." The man threatened, holding a gun towards them. Joey could hear Mary's heart beating and took a step closer to the man and more in front of Mary. "What did I say!"

"Look I'm sorry but…b-but tell us what you want and we'll give it to you." Joey stuttered.

The man pulled his mask off. "I want Mary!"

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