I don't own anything! this chapter is dedicated to Eophi!
LISTEN TO 'WHAT DOESN'T KILL YOU' BY KELLY CLARKSON FOR THIS CHAPTER! THE SONG IS ABOUT HER DAD!
I didn't do anything the next day. I just sat in my bed, staring at the ceiling. Maybe with a few extra beatings from my father. I wasn't too beat up to move. I was just not in the mood.
My dad doesn't know that Jack is dead. I haven't told him, yet. Why would he care?
"Crystal, Crystal!" I heard from my doorway. My head snapped up to see Lilly jumping on the bed next to me.
"Hey, Lilliloo(Lilli-loo)." I mumbled. It wasn't that I wasn't in the mood to see her, it's just that this place isn't the best place to talk.
"Lilliloo? That's new. I like it. Just don't call me Lillipop." She said to me. I chuckled. "So why haven't you been going out?" Well, the love of my life, AKA my best friend, just passed away, my dad abuses me, and my best friend, that I mentioned earlier, was the only thing keeping me alive. No biggie.
"I'm just not in the mood. Ya' know, because of the...incident." She winced.
"Yeeaahh."
We just sat there. I was laying in my bed while Lilly played with my hair. Jack likes having his hair played with, Lilly likes to play with peoples hair. Right now she was doing my hair in a fishtail braid. I've gotta hand it to her, she's pretty good with hair.
"So, Crystal..."
"Hmmm?"
"What was that secret that you told him?" We both know who 'him' is. We refuse to say his name out loud, afraid that one of us will start crying.
I shrugged, "Nothing important. Just some...family issues."
"If it's not important then why can't you tell me?" She's got a point.
"Ouch!" I exclaimed as she accidentally pulled my hair. She winced, "Sorry. Answer the question!"
"Ummm...well...-"
"LILLY COME HERE!" Lynette yelled. "Seriously, mom?" She mumbled to herself. I don't want her to leave. Sure she'll ask me the same question but that means my dad won't abuse me. I'm running out of excuses on why I keep getting hurt.
You see, my dad acts like the perfect father in front of everybody else but when we're alone...I either get a new bruise, a black eye, or a broken bone. My life stinks.
"COMING MOM! Bye Crystal!" She ran off.
"What would you do if I died right now?"
"Kill myself."
I take that back. I can't kill myself. I can't just leave poor Lilly alone. She needs me. I was snapped out of my thoughts when I felt a strong slap to my face. The impact was so strong that I was knocked to the floor.
"You told him?!" My father, Rick, yelled to me. Uh oh. He heard. This is exactly why I never bring Jack and Lilly here. If I say something wrong, I get beat. Boo me.
"I-I don't know what your talking about." I said, looking at the ground. Of course I knew what he was talking about! It was worth a shot.
He kicked me in my stomach. "LIAR!" He yelled. He picked me up by my neck. He started choking me.
"WHERE IS HE?" It was getting harder to breathe. I tried to get him hand off my neck but he only gripped me harder.
"H-h-h-he's d-d-dead." It wasn't the choking that made me stutter.
"LIAR! YOU'RE JUST SAYING HE'S DEAD SO I WON'T KILL HIM!" He threw me on the ground. I grabbed my neck. It hurt really bad. I started gasping for breath. It was hard to get air into my lungs.
"I'll go find him myself!" He yelled. He went to the table and picked up a knife with a sharp blade. Wait a minute. When he doesn't find Jack...He'll go after Lilly. I can't let that happen. Too many people have died in that family.
I quickly got up and ran to him. Well, more like stumbled. I grabbed his arm and tried to stop him.
"No! He's dead! The secret's with him!" I yelled. He pushed me down on the ground.
"Yeah right! I know how much you love him! You're just trying to protect him! You're nothing but a worthless piece of trash!" He growled. That's the last straw("Actually you are out of straws!" Who said that line?)!
"You're right." I mumbled. I started to slowly stand up.
"Huh?"
"I do love him. And if he WAS alive, I would be trying to protect him. Everything you're saying is true. But I'm NOT a worthless piece a trash. That's you. You see, I'm nothing like you. I'm actually nice, caring, sweet, and I actually CARE about people. You're nothing but a sick, disgusting, and heartless(Insert bad word here. Sorry, I'm not aloud to use bad language.)! WHAT HAVE I DONE WRONG? DON'T YOU CARE ABOUT ME JUST A LITTLE BIT? I DON'T GET IT! WHY COULDN'T YOU BE LIKE JACK'S DAD? A SWEET AND CARING DAD? HE'S MORE OF A DAD TO ME THAN YOU ARE! AND I DON'T EVEN KNOW HIS FAVORITE COLOR! EVERY SINGLE THING I DO I GET BEAT UP FOR IT! EVERY SINGLE THING I SAY I GET BEAT UP FOR IT! IF I TAKE ONE BREATH I GET BEAT UP FOR IT! I WAKE UP EVERY MORNING TO A SLAP IN THE FACE! YOU'RE NO FATHER TO ME! I DON'T EVEN KNOW IF I SHOULD EVEN CALL YOU THAT! KILL ME FOR ALL I CARE! IF JACK'S NOT IN THIS WORLD THEN NEITHER AM I!" I paused to calm myself down, "I hate you." I said softly, but loud enough for Rick to hear me.
He looked at me, shocked. He didn't say anything before he ran off. I sighed.
I'm probably gonna get killed later, but I'm glad I stood up to my dad.
Wow. That's all I have to say for this chapter! My cousin PMed me and gave me a great idea! Here's the idea...Drum roll please...What would you guys think of...DEATH FOR LOVE: THE MUSICAL!
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