So, hey! That last chapter was inspired by a song called 'My Immortal' by Evanescence. It really helped me write this chapter.

I also want to thank MusicalWheaten, because of her YouTube video, 'I've become so numb', was an instant hit in my mind and I really love the way you told the story in the description. Its how this story was born, I tried putting it off until I'd finished other stories, but I kept going back to the video and I eventually wrote this!

I hope you enjoy my next chapter!

So now you know my real inspiration!

Chapter seven: Phone call

Patricia's P.O.V:

I went to bed and wrapped myself tightly in the covers. Tears began to fall, hot and fast as I squeezed myself into ball. I'm innocent and a victim. He's a betrayer and my dad, the one I trusted the most. He needs to go rehab.

I woke with a start the next morning. Joy's alarm clock had been put on full blast, and she was just starting to crawl out of bed, along with Mara.

"Morning sleepy red head! How was your night?" Joy yawned.

"Good. Your looking cheerful, especially since it's the first day back, what's up?" I asked, whilst taking a sip of the water I had gotten earlier that morning.

"School newspaper, she went on about it for an hour before bed last night!" Mara said, walking towards the door, and then disappearing to the bathroom.

"Oh, well I hope you have fun today...at the, newspaper thingy..." I murmured, before remembering briefly what had only happened a few hours ago.

Deep down, I knew the right thing to do was to tell the police, but I couldn't do it. My dad is all I really have, since my mum took off with Piper. I just...well, it's complicated.

It's like I don't know how to love anymore.

I went down to breakfast, keeping my head down and hopefully not making eye contact with Eddie. I was too nervous to talk to him about it, but also too afraid to bring it up. I was just about get a glass of orange juice, when Trudy called me from the hallway, and so I went to see what the problem was.

"Oh, Patricia dearie! There's someone on the phone for you!" She said, happily giggling and passing the phone over to me.

"Hello, Patricia Williamson speaking" I said.

"Hey Trixie! How've you been?"

"Piper!" I exclaimed.

"Yep, the one and only! Mum said I could call, since I don't start school and stuff till tomorrow. So, come on! Answer the question!" She persisted.

I made my way upstairs and went into my dorm room.

"I'm good, but starving! I was just about to have breakfast!" I said, laughing a little. "You always call at the worst possible times!"

"Yeah, sorry about that! How's everyone?"

"Good, Alfie's still Ambers girlfriend if that's what you were wondering..." I said.

"No! And, must you say, 'Good' for every question I ask?" She joked. "No, but seriously! Is Joy getting over Fabian? How was Eddie's summer?"

"Joy seems happy, she's pretty excited for the school newspaper, if Mr. Sweet lets her back in. Eddie went to America, obviously, and his dad visited. We haven't really spoken that much. How's mum?" I asked.

"She's ok, I guess. Sometimes I find her all alone in the attic, looking through old photos...I think she might be having second thoughts about the divorce. What about dad?"

"Well, you know dad. He took it pretty hard, but he's fine now..." I said, trailing off at the end. "Well, anyway I have to go get breakfast otherwise I'll be starving! I'll speak to you soon, bye!"

I heard a faint bye and then cut her off.

I didn't even have the courage to tell my own twin sister what had happened.