Jayden's POV
Mayday, Mayday,
Someone save me I am fragile
Oh somebody rescue me
Oh somebody tell me you will
I cried for hours. I buried my face into my pillow and screamed. My parents didn't understand the prison I lived in. I couldn't live like this anymore. I sniffed and ran one of my hands through my hair. I had to tell my dad. He would understand, he would forgive me. I wouldn't be able to live if he hated me-I'd kill myself first. He would be so upset, so hurt. I could never look into his eyes when I told him. I sighed. I loved Alex. I could run away with him, spend the rest of my life with him. I winced. Spend the rest of my life covered in bruises. I gasped as I got off my bed, my limbs aching from the beating I got today. Tears spilled from my eyes. I pulled out a piece of paper and a pen and sat down to write.
Daddy,
This is a confession. I want to show you my secret life. I'd like to introduce you to my boyfriend, Daddy. You've met him before. You seem him every day. He's the swollen faces and the cut lips and the bruises and the friends I sneak out to see and he's the pain I feel. Did you believe my excuses, Daddy? That I fell down the steps, that I walked into a door? They were lies. I can't lie anymore.
The tears fall on the paper, spreading my pain over my words.
I love you, Daddy. Do you forgive me? Don't hate me, please. God, don't hate me. I'll be home soon. You won't see any more bruises. I love you. Don't hate me.
-Jayden
I would go and see Alex. I would tell him what I had to do. I would come home and my parents would hold me and cry with me and everything will be okay. Everything will be okay.
Tell me that you're going to save me
That everything is gonna be ok
My dad would never even know who Alex is. He would hurt him if he knew. I folded the letter in half, wrote Daddy on the front and set it on my dresser. I could feel something changing deep inside me. I was stronger. I could do this. A caterpillar to a butterfly.
I climbed out of my window and fell to the ground beneath it. I ran to Alex's house, leaving all my problems behind me. I was letting go, getting stronger with every step I took. Alex was outside his house smoking.
I'm screaming but nobody can hear me
Can you save me from myself? No, no, no, no
"Jayden" he said, surprised. "What are you doing here?" You can still go home and hide the note. Dad wouldn't have found it yet. You and Alex can live happily ever after. I cringe. There is no such thing as happily ever after. "We need to talk." I say. "Um. Okay." He says. "Not here." My voice is strong, unwavering. You're never going to touch me again. His beautiful eyes widen. "Let's go to the field." I say, softer. Where we first met. We walk in tense silence until the field is in sight. Alex breaks the silence. "What's wrong?" he said, his voice betraying his fear. Why is he scared? "I can't do this anymore." I whisper.
"What? What do you mean?" Alex said. He stopped walking. He turned to me in horror.
How can that be? I'e tried and tried and tried
But I'm still lost at sea
When did I become the things that I used to hate?
"I can't be with you anymore."
"But…"
"No buts. I'm done. We're over." I didn't notice his balled fists until one of them hit me in the face. Blood spurted from my nose as I staggered. Another blow to the shoulder. "You belong to me!" he screamed as I fell. I raised my arms to protect my head as he rained blows on me. Kicks in the ribs.
I'm stranded to this ship
Left to fall with a crash of the waves
Tell me that you're going to save me
That everything is gonna be okay
He kicked me in the head, right above my neck. Something cracked. I could hear the dull echo in my head. I couldn't feel the pain anymore, I couldn't hear the words Alex said. I knew I was going to die. A calm filled me, a numbing solution that started in my chest. I lay on the concrete, sticky blood pooling under my head. I looked away from Alex, I didn't want him to be the last thing I ever saw. I stared at the stars high above me. The darkness opened, making a place for me in the universe. Accepting me. I felt a small smile creep over my face. I was a butterfly. Do you see me, Daddy? I'm a butterfly. I stared up at the stars as I let go.
Eli's POV
I drove around for what seemed like hours. Where was she? I had found her note. How could she ever think I could hate her? How could she ever think that? Just when I was about to go home and see if she had come home I saw something by the side of the road. Oh God, no. I opened the car door, and let the cold air embrace me. My baby was lying on the ground, blood under her head. I ran towards her, numb. I fell onto the concrete beside her and pulled her into my arms. The next few moments passed in slow motion. I called an ambulance. I held her close as her starless eyes stared up, seeing nothing. I felt desperately for a pulse. There-there it was. It was so faint, but it was there. Tears slashed onto Jayden's face. My little baby girl.
I'm screaming but nobody can hear me
Can you save me from myself? Mayday…Mayday…Mayday
As I waited for the ambulance a monarch butterfly flew down onto my daughter's forehead.
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