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Austin P.O.V

I woke up on the floor, my head aching. I wrapped my arm up in a bandage that I kept under my bed. Yes, I keep a first aid kit under my bed just in case he gets too violent. I checked the time. It was nearly 2am, so I was out for quite a while. I tried to get back to sleep, but I couldn't. At times like this I feel like curling into somebody's arms and just sob. But, I can't. They'll ask me why, and I'll have nothing to say. I hate lying to anybody. But I have to. I have no choice.

The beatings were only hard slaps when I did something bad at first, but then they got worse. Yesterday, he used a knife. If I tell anyone, he would kill me. I'm gonna go to Sonic Boom and see Ally. I still haven't told her that my mum's gone. Nobody knows, but me, Andrea and dad. Andrea thinks she died in a car crash. But, I know the truth, and it hurts. I offered to help her run the store whilst her dad went on holiday for a few weeks.

''Austin, you never came down to dinner last night, are you ok?'' asked Andrea. My, she does notice when I'm not there.

''Yeah, I was just tired. I'm going to Sonic Boom now.'' I replied, putting my full weight on my ankle. It killed, but I didn't want Andrea to find out. She gave me a hug, putting a hand on my head. Andrea was quite a bit taller than me. I don't know how that was possible as I'm 5ft 7 and she's probably 6ft 2 or a bit taller. She also looks like dad, who is quite short. She has naturally blonde hair, like me, but while I have it bleached more blonde, she does it brunette.

As I limped into Sonic Boom, Ally came running over.

''Hey Austin, are you ok?'' she questioned. Oh no, what do I say?

''I'm fine, honestly. I fell down the stairs yesterday, and that's it.'' I lied, going behind the counter.

''Austin, it's a bank holiday today, so the store's closed.'' Ally followed me, grabbing my arm.

''Ally, I'm fine; it's probably just a sprained ankle.'' I answer. She didn't listen to me. After she showed me into her bedroom (A/N – In this story, Ally and her dad live above Sonic Boom.) she helped me onto the bed.

''Stay there. I'll get you some breakfast, you look hungry.'' Ally rushed out and made me pancakes. She bought some ice and a bandage too. ''You can't have the pancakes until I see your ankle.''

''Ok, I give in.'' I took off my green converse and rolled my sock down a little. As I predicted, my ankle was all swollen.

''That needs ice.'' She put the ice over my ankle. I wince a little, and then she gives me the pancakes.

''Thanks.'' I say to her, eating the pancakes. She gives me a hug for some reason.

''Hey, you're looking a bit down, are you ok?'' she asks, playing with my hair. That's when I break down for the first time in front of her. She scoops me into her arms so that my head was on her shoulder. ''What's wrong?'' she asks again, looking into my red eyes. Another few tears fall from my eyes, which she wipes away.

''D...don't tell a...any...b...body.'' I stutter. ''My...my...mum...she died a f...few w...weeks ago.''

''I'm so sorry Austin.'' Her grip around me tightens as I bury my head into her shoulder.


As soon as I entered the front door, I got a big slap on my face. I knew that my cheek would bruise up.

''You didn't see me in the morning didn't you.'' He whacks me on my head. I fall in pain. Then comes the beating. He kicked me in the ribs a few times till he was certain that he broke a rib. He stopped then. As I was getting up, he again hit me on my head knocking me out just as he left with a big suitcase.

Andrea's P.O.V

I saw the whole thing, the beating and the slap. Luckily, dad was going to be gone for a few days. When I was certain that the coast was clear, I ran over to Austin. I shook him slightly. He stayed unconscious. That jerk that I call dad, he did this to him. I think he's been doing this for a while. I slowly lift Austin's body off the ground and wrap an arm around his shoulders. I put the other arm under his knees and pick him up. I carry him up to his bedroom, grabbing some ice and pain killers.

Austin's P.O.V

I wake up in my bed. I feel an arm around me. It was Andrea. God, I had some explaining to do...


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