We arrive home and go inside. It smells of smoke, drugs and alcohol. So much it makes me cough. We walk more inside and see Mum on the couch with heaps of guys in the house. I see one guy I recognise, Jimmy. From when my Dad took me, he's the man that touched me. He walks towards me, with a huge grin on his face.
"Willa, how nice to see you again" he smirks.
"I'm leaving" I say, turning to the boys and then walking off.
But someone grabs my wrist and turns me around. Jimmy pulls me to him.
"Get off of me!" I shout, then he is thrown off and Heath smashes him against a wall, which gets everyone's attention.
"What are you all doing here?" Mum asks in shock.
"Mum, call off the party yeah?" Brax sighs.
"No Darryl. I'm having fun, so you can stay, or go" she states.
"Yeah boy, are you staying, or are you going?" a huge man questions, standing right in front of Brax, who looks very mad.
"We want you to go, but not the girl. She can stay with us, we'll show her a good time don't you worry" a man smirks at me.
"We're going" Brax gives in and we all walk out, me rushing in front of the boys.
"Where are we going to go?" Casey asks.
"Matt's" I answer.
We all start walking to his. Matt lives with his sister and Mum, but his Mum works nights. I knock on the door and soon enough it opens to reveal Matt. He looks like hell. But his eyes light up when he sees me.
"Will!" he smiles and I wrap my arms around him tightly.
"Hey Matt" I chuckle, "Can we stay here tonight?"
"Yeah of course, come in" he nods, I walk in and Matt hugs all the guys as they walk in behind me.
Matt gets the boys some blankets and sets them up on the couches. Matt goes up to his room and I sit down on the couch, Brax next to me, Heath on the other couch and Casey on the floor mattress. I sit and stare into nothing. Right now, the girls would be cursing at me as I ate dinner. Then I'd go to my uncomfortable bed and not be able to sleep, thinking that they'd kill me in my sleep.
"Will? Will?" Casey says.
I shake my head out of my trance and look to him.
"Are you alright?" he asks concerned, I look to Heath and Brax, who have the same worried look on their faces that Case has.
"I'm fine. Night" I nod and walk upstairs.
I get into Matts room and hop straight into the bed, pulling the sheets over me and holding them to my chest.
"Do you want to talk about it?" Matt asks.
"Who did it? How did they find him?"
"They don't know, they think it was his Dad, I told them he got beaten and his Dad has done a runner. His Mum called the cops, she found him in the living room" he answers.
I croak in my voice, but do not allow myself to cry.
"When is the funeral?"
"Next week"
"Okay" I sigh.
He wanted to be a doctor, to save people. All he wanted was to get out of this town, he wanted to be free and live. He didn't want to be alone and now he's alone.
"Are you okay?" Matt asks.
"I'm fine" I nod, turning on my side and closing my eyes.
"You're pathetic Braxton, nothing like your brothers or your gang"
"Better watch your back bitch"
"No ones going to save you in here whore"
"You're a worthless piece of trash"
"Better sleep with one eye open Braxton"
"You deserve everything you've got coming"
"You are my worst mistake! I never should have had a daughter!"
"Come here sweetheart, meet Jimmy"
"I'm going to kill you Will!"
I gasp awake, flinging straight up. I breathe fast.
"Will, what's wrong are you okay?" Matt asks worried and shocked.
I catch my breath and then close my eyes tight to stop the tears and nod.
"What's the time?"
"Four in the morning" he answers.
"I'm going down to the beach, alone" I say.
"Wait! Will, are you alright? What was that?" he asks, grabbing hold of my hand.
"It was nothing. I'm fine" I nod.
I put on one of Matts big shirts, put on a jumper and then walk down to the beach, quietly so I don't wake up the boys.