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LAST CHAPTER….

I could remember my dad, when he woke up alone the next morning.

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I knew that my mom was gone, but I didn't know the meaning of her words when she said them. I didn't know the real reason why she left my dad and us kids. I didn't know that she didn't love me or anyone for that matter.

My brother and I thought that she was just going to work late, again.

We later found out that she really was gone. And we thought that she wasn't coming back. But she did. And she ruined our lives all over again.

CHAPTER TWO:

My mom has dated A LOT of men in her life, but none of those men were as bad as James.

He was the one Renee left my dad for.

He was the one who beat my sister, me, and my brother.

And he was the one who was a complete ass.

Rose and I grabbed onto my moms legs, not wanting her to go to the grocery store because then we would be alone with him.

We knew what was going to happen the minute she left, and we didn't want that to happen.

Especially not to Jasper.

(AN: Rose was almost 10, Bella was 6 and Jasper was 4.)

Rose always told us that she was happy that Jasper and I weren't beat as bad as she was.

I on the other hand, was NOT happy. She didn't deserve it. She didn't do anything wrong. She was better than me. I should have been getting beat more than her.

James walked up to me and my sister as my mom walked out of the door.

"Go finish your dinner," he spat at us

We almost ran to the table, not wanting to give him a reason to hit us.

"Ew." I said. It was macaroni and ketchup. Mixed.

That one word pretty much ruined it for him not hurting us.

"What do you mean 'ew'?" he yelled, "This is a great meal; now eat your fucking dinner!"

"Don't yell at my sister," Rose said quietly

But not quiet enough.

He looked at her. Then grabbed her by the hair, and dragged her across the living room floor, making her hit everything in sight.

Walking into us kids' room, he threw her at the bunk bed pole, hitting her square in the back.

He smiled as she screamed in pain.

James was the worst one of all, by far. The worst part was that he threatened us. He told us that he would kill Renee if we told her that he beat us. And we listened.

We didn't tell our mother.

She came home about a half hour after the beating, carrying the groceries in. Rose limped over to her, helping her put them away.

"Why are you limping?" she asked

"I, uh, accidentally fell off of the bunk bed…" she lied easily, sneaking glances at James

My mom started laughing.

"That's just like you Rose, always clumsy. Not as clumsy as Bella, though…." She said after she stopped laughing.

The beating hurt, don't get me wrong.

But the thing that hurt the most was the fact that my mom believed that he didn't hurt us.

Trusted him more.

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I guess that Laurent wasn't as bad as James. He didn't beat us, for one.

He absolutely "loved" us.

Yeah right.

He was only in it for the sex. Just like the rest of them. Though I am sure that Renee didn't mind.

That's the only reason she was in it too.

Laurent owned an ice cream shop, so, of course, Jasper and I loved him. But Rose wasn't so easily fooled. (AN: Rose was 11, Jasper was 5, and Bella was 7)

She knew that he didn't really love us.

She knew what was in the cruel world.

She knew the truth.

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It sounds like we were always with our mom, but in reality, we only saw her one day of the week: Saturday.

I used to ask my dad every couple of minutes when she was going to pick us up.m

In four hours. In three hours. In two hours. In one hour. Soon.

He'd say.

I used to be so impatient when it came to waiting for my mom. I loved her so much. Emphasis on the loved part. I used to love her.

Now I can't even look at her.

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I can't remember this, but I know that my parents went to court to see who got what from the divorce.

I used to ask my mom why she only got one day with us out of the week.

And she would respond with a "Your father got a good lawyer." And I believed her.

But, reality strikes again.

My mom didn't want to go to court for us. We were useless to her. She didn't want us.

She was going to leave us with my dad forever, but my dad convinced her that we needed her, so she didn't go.

She just agreed to see us once a week.

How nice of a mom to do. Right?

Anyways…We hardly saw her or my dad, because he was always working so hard at keeping the house and keeping us well fed.

It didn't exactly work so well. Sure, we kept the house, and sure, we were fed.

But we couldn't even afford cereal.

We would sleep at our house, wake up, walk across the street to our grandparents, eat breakfast, go to school, come back to our grandparents, eat dinner, then go home to sleep.

And then it started all over again the next day.

It wasn't sad, really, we were all fine with it… we just weren't fine with the fact that we hardly saw our dad.

He started the job of being the Chief of Police soon after my mom left.

And would work late most nights… but sometimes he came home… which was pretty awesome.

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(AN: she isn't remembering her past anymore, she is living in the present now.)

I walked out of my room, sadly, and went towards our living room, noticing that Rose was here with her boyfriend, Emmett; As usual.

Rose was pregnant now and living in an apartment near us with him.

This was great, because we got to see her a lot. It was better than not seeing her at all.

Especially after she left soon after my mom came back.

(AN: Rose is 19, Jasper is 15, Bella is 16, and Emmett is 20)

She left because of her. And I will never forgive Renee for that.

My dad calls my room my cave.

Because I never leave it; And because it's always dark in there.

I guess I never really found a reason to leave it.

Just like I never found a reason to live.

Yet I still am, aren't I?

AN: WOW, I am SO sorry…. I was planning on doing more from the present this chapter….SORRY, I promise I will do it next chapter, okayy? And no worries, Edward and Alice will be coming soon enough….just wait

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