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I had been released from the hospital and had a cast on my wrist. We pulled up outside the house. I grabbed my bag and slung it over my shoulder.

"Let me grab your bag." Mom said.

"I've got it it's fine." I said.

"Take it easy." Dad said.

"You two worry too much. You heard the doctor I've had worse injuries." I said going to open the door Dad beat me to it. "I'm gonna go change." I said walking upstairs.

I walked upstairs and changed before walking downstairs to eat

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I walked upstairs and changed before walking downstairs to eat.

"Are you okay?" Mom asked.

"Yeah. I'm fine." I said going to grab a plate of food.

"Let me help you with that." Dad said going to stand up.

"You two need to calm down. If Daniella needed help she'd say. If she wasn't okay she'd say. Now let the girl breathe and stop smothering her." Blake said.

"I know you're trying to help but I'm used to just getting on with it even if I've got a chunk of cement on my arm. When I shattered my knee I was on my own, shattered elbow on my own, concussions on my own." I said.

"And what about all the other injuries that you've had left untreated?" Mom asked.

"It's not my fault there's nothing in Venezuela. No medical care, no food, no water, if you've got a roof over your head your considered lucky." I said grabbing a plate of food and sitting down.

"So if I asked Sam-" Mom started.

"Sam left before things got bad. Before Alejandro came back. So Sam isn't gonna have broken bones left untreated or more PTSD than a soldier at war." I said.

Flashback

"You got suspended? What for?" Dad screamed punching me in the head.

"Answer me you imbecile." Kicked in the stomach. Punched in the head. Stamping on my shoulder. Throwing into the wall.

"You worthless piece of shit." Punch after punch until I passed out.

Flashback over

"I'm not hungry anymore. I'm just gonna go sleep." I said standing up and walking upstairs. Mom went to stand up.

"Let her go. She'll be okay." Blake said. I walked up to my room and lay down looking at the wall. I felt the bed dip next to me. I expected it to be either Mom or Dad.

"I don't wanna talk." I said.

"Are you sure?" Sam asked. "Liam and Fallon are only asking because they care."

"I know Sam, but talking about it makes me think about it and thinking about it makes me see it all again and I don't wanna have to see or have to think about him being an abusive piece of shit or him injecting me with drugs to knock me out which is why I'm scared of needles. He did some crappy things but they only got worse when you left. I'm talking like taking hostages and killing them or making them watch as he and his goons killed that person's family.  He hurt Iris more. Innocent kids that didn't do anything. He raped people Sam." I said not looking at him.

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