The Power Within: A Rose Full Of Emotions

24. The Perfect Little Town

💙Jake's First Person POV💙
My thoughts can't even express how angry and sad I feel. This family has gone through so much and it seems like Amber is the only one left. But I think she's used to that.

I feel so bad for not saying anything to her when we were younger or in 2011. Maybe I can make it up to her by saying those things I thought about her now. Not all at once of course, but subtly. Make her feel better about herself and maybe she'll open up to me a little.

I would really love to get to know the 3 girls better and learn what they like and all that, but it's gonna be hard. It's gonna be worth it though.

Suddenly I feel a wave of nothing crash over me and the sadness and anger I felt moments ago standing between Amber and her dad, washed away.

Numbness takes over my entire body and I black out. I don't know what I did next but something tells me, I lost it on Ambers dad and I just kept hitting him over and over.

The next thing I knew, Jasper and Jonah were trying to pull me off of him but I shoved them away with all my force. I didn't stop hitting her dad but I heard faint screams and shouts in the background.

The voices I try to keep down came out of the shadows and blocked me from the outside world. All I could hear was the force I was using to hit their dad and the voices in my head. My head started to pound as the voices went from whispers to talking all at once.

You will never be a good brother.

You killed your mother. Not me.

Why would you use and kill my girlfriend?

Why are you here.

You should respect me. I'm your mother.

You do not raise your voice at me.

You should show me more respect. I gave birth to you.

It should have been you instead of mom in that noose.

I started having flashbacks of mom hanging from the ceiling and then I pictured me hanging there. My lifeless body just swaying back and forth as my brothers just walk past.

As the background noise faces back in, my head starts pounding even more and I stop hitting the bastard whose laying on the ground, unconscious.

I hate him. I HATE him. None of us deserved any of this. His family, our family...Lizzy, Adam, Amber, and their mom didn't deserve this. Me, Jasper, Jonah, Luke, Mom, Jack, even Max, our cousin, was involved in all this. We definitely didn't deserve loosing Lizzy and our mom. Our caregiver. The only person who wanted to love us but didn't get a chance to.

When I sit against the car , I watch as the scumbag rolls over and tries to reach for Amber.

When Adam steps in and stands, looking down on his father, I can see the betrayed look on his dads face. He can't believe his son would betray him. Well he should have gotten used to it by now. All his kids hate him. He deserves it. Sick Bastard.

Richard, Adam and Ambers father, looks at Adam with a disgusted look. "How could you betray your own father! I taught you everything you know about women! They are toys. They don't deserve love and affection."

Adam bends down, looking straight into Richards eyes. "I think you need a mirror for that look on your face. Cause I know you ain't judging me for being like I am. Like you said. You taught me everything I know. And what I know is your a fucking Asshole who deserves everything he gets." As Adam gets up, he chuckles at his dad's attempt to get up.