This dedication is actually about the real Edward again. I just remembered it not that long ago…ha.

Dedicated to the guy who couldn't make it one lap around the high school track holding a tuba and ended up falling over from the weight of it.

Must Get Out - Maroon 5

October 19, 2012

Kubin Residence

6:00 PM

Abby sighed as she stood outside her apartment. Bryce had once again called her and demanded that she return home.

Abby opened the door and walked in. as soon as the door was shut Bryce and Edward were on her, "I said be home in ten minutes! Your five minutes late!"

"I-I'm sorry! The traffic--"

"Shut up, I didn't ask for an excuse! Late is late! You should have made a deal with the devil to be on time!"

"I would make a deal with the devil, but you two are the devil." she muttered, mistakenly out loud.

"I'm going to pretend you didn't say that you ungrateful girl." Bryce said grabbing her and shaking her, "Now it's time for you to go into that room and strip down. You have avoided this long enough!"

"Four months to be exact." Edward added.

"What are you doing here if that's what he wants?" Abby asked, afraid.

"Gabi, My Gabi denied me every time I approached her, so I'll help break you so you'll help break her and we can be done with this."

"Wh-what?!"

"You heard him."

"No! No I won't let this happen and do you really think that you can get to her like this?! Y-you're wasting time! It won't work!"

"We'll find that out for ourselves! If she wants to save you she'll break and come back to me." Edward smirked as he and Bryce pushed her into the bedroom.

"Abby, it's been four months! It's about time you did you job as the wife." Bryce said, cornering Abby as she used the bed for protection.

"Bryce, how can I when I know you slept with another woman on our wedding night? Sorry but it'll be quite some 

time before I lay with you, if I forgive you for that at all. And if he's going to be a part of this, then you can forget it!"

"You married me! You gave yourself to me that moment you said 'I do.' Don't you try to try to get out of this! And if I say he can, you better well let him, woman!"

"No! I made a mistake that day and I will not make another one! There's no way I'm going to let any child of mine be subject to you!"

"Ungrateful woman!" Bryce backhanded her across the cheek, "I take care of you, don't I? I put up with your little tantrums over my brother, so now you better take care of me."

"You call this taking care of me?" Abby gasped, not believing her ears.

"Get in that bed, Abigail!" Bryce yelled, jabbing his finger into the bed.

"No!"

Bryce grabbed her arm and swung her around roughly before pinning her to the bed.

"Bryce... St-stop!" Abby squirmed and managed to knee him in the groin area making him loosen his grip and she wiggled away and ran for the door, dodging Edward.

"You little bitch! Get back here!"

Abby stumbled out the door and bumped into Ryan.

"Are you ok?" he asked as Bryce walked out of the apartment.

"Y-yeah."

"She dropped some of the good china my mother had given us. My mother is coming for a visit so she's running out to see if she can replace the broken plate." Bryce said quickly, "She's nervous."

"Is that true, Abby?" Ryan asked, remembering that Bryce's mother was dead.

Abby looked down and nodded, "I've been clumsy all day today." she lied, "Excuse me, I need to go find a replacement." she stepped around Ryan and walked down the Hall.

"Don't be too late getting home, Abigail, I need to have a few words with you." Bryce called after her.

October 20, 2012

8:00 PM

Abby stood in the bathroom gently rubbing her old stage makeup on her face to hide the black purple and green 

bruise on her face. She had found that the thick stage makeup worked the best to hide evidence of her husband's abuse. She put powder on her face and put her makeup away as she heard a knock at the door.

She pulled her long sleeves down over her beaten arms and answered the door. A woman with black hair that fell down her back and brought attention to her impregnated belly stood in the hall. The woman's pretty face instantly filled with a confused look, "Excuse me, I'm looking for Bryce Kubin. I must have the wrong apartment."

"No, this is his apartment. Who are you?" Abby asked, very confused.

"I'm Libby McMartin."

"Libby?" Abby's stomach gave a painful twist.

"Yes, and who are you?"

"Abby, Abby Kubin."

"Oh, are you one of his sisters? I'm his girlfriend, and the mother of his unborn child." Libby laid a genital hand on her bulging belly.

"I'm his wife." Abby spat.

"Oh yeah, he did mention you." She replied, smiling.

"Oh, he did?"

"Yes."

"And what did he say about me?" Abby replied with raised eyebrows.

"He only married you because you need to be taken care of."

"Oh? Is that it?" Abby was now extremely interested, "Bryce will be home any minute, why don't you come in and wait for him."

"Thank you." Libby replied, still smiling.

Abby moved to the side to let the woman in.

"So, Libby, was it? How long have you been with my husband?"

"Oh, about two years or so."

"Oh, so he was with you before we got married."

"Uh..." Libby was finally getting uneasy.

The door opened and Bryce and Edward walked in.

"Where's my lun-- Libby." Bryce said.

"Yes, Dear, Libby stopped by to see you, isn't that nice? After all, she's carrying your child." Abby snapped before Libby could say anything. "How dare you! When you called me Libby on our wedding day I just thought you were drunk! No! You're just a cheating bastard like your filthy brother!"

"Hey I resent that." Edward said.

"Shut up, worm!"

"Watch your mouth." Edward hissed, grabbing her already bruised and swollen arm and swinging her around into the wall.

"Bryce!" Libby gasped.

"Watch it! This is your fault." He sneered at Abby.

"Get your hands off me." Abby whispered.

"What?"

"Don't touch me!" Abby screamed and tried to push him away, "I-I'm sick of this! I-I won't!"

Bryce pushed Abby into a glass cabinet and walked to Libby, "Why'd I marry you? Libby's who I love. Libby, I'm sorry I snapped at you, and I'm sorry you had to see that. It's the only way to control her when she doesn't take her meds."

"Wha-what?"

"Oh yeah, she's crazy." Libby said. She was an airhead, or just brainwashed. Which one it was, Abby couldn't tell.

"Libs, Why hadn't you told me?" Bryce placed a gentle hand on her stomach, "How far?"

"Four months. Our last night together."

Abby's eyes widened, "You! You were that girl that spent my wedding night in his bed!"

"What'd you think? That it was a random girl?" Bryce asked.

"I-If you love her then go marry her! I'm done!"

"Shut up and clean that broken glass."

"You clean it! You broke it!" Abby took off her ring and tossed it into the broken glass then stumbled to her feet and started to the door, pushing Edward aside.

"She's not afraid anymore?" Edward asked himself. It didn't make sense to him.

"Let her go, she won't get far, and she won't talk."

Abby walked out and across the hall to the girls' apartment. They weren't home yet, but she used her key to get in. She hopped in the shower to clean the blood away and examine the cuts from the glass. Luckily they weren't deep and she got the glass out of them. She dried and borrowed some of Gabriella's clothes since hers were full of blood.

When everyone got back, boys and girls, they found Abby asleep on the couch, every bruise, cut and burn visible.

"Oh my god..." Gabi whispered, "I knew something was up but..."

"How long do you think?"

"A while."

"Should we wake her?"

"Let her sleep. We'll talk to her at breakfast."

Sharpay grabbed her bat, "I'll kill him! Both of them!"

"Shar, no! We don't know everything yet." Ryan stopped his sister.

October 21, 2012

Girl's apartment

7:30 AM

Abby woke up to the smell of bacon. She smiled until she tried to move. Then she remembered what had happened the previous night.

"Morning Sleeping Beauty." Chad said sitting on the coffee table next to her staring at her.

"Have you been there just waiting for me to wake up?" She asked slightly creeped out as she sat up.

"Yes, he has." Zeke called from the kitchen.

Abby bit her swollen lip tenderly and realized she didn't have makeup on when she didn't taste it. Her eyes widened and she tried to hide her face and arms in the blanket that someone had put over her, even though she already knew that everyone had seen what she had worked so hard to hide for so long.

"Would you mind telling us what happened? We knew something was wrong, but when we saw you last night..."

Abby lowered the blanket slowly as everyone gathered around her.

"Who did this to you?" Chad asked.

"Was it Bryce?" Taylor asked.

Abby nodded with some difficulty, "Yeah, him and..." she muttered.

"Him and? And who?"

"Bryce and Edward." She whispered and flinched as if waiting for one of her abusers to burst into the room and hit her.

"Abby..."Gabriella said sadly as Sharpay left the room quickly.

"Wait, where's your ring?" Kelsi asked noticing her left hand.

"Don't know, ask Bryce. Maybe he gave it to his girlfriend." She responded nastily.

"Excuse me?" Taylor asked angrily as Sharpay walked past them, bat in hand.

Ryan stayed silent, thinking to himself.

"I'll be back." Sharpay said as she opened the front door. Ryan grabbed her around the waist as Zeke took the bat.

Sorry we've been taking so long between updates! I've (Star) been doing summer school that somehow is keeping me more busy than having a full class load during the regular school year. Go figure. We've also been working on the sequel to BofG and have had a bit of writers block on the first chapter. We promise to have more Gabriella and Troy in it though!