Letters To Them

Chapter 45

*Later On*
Cams POV:

Hayes, Daniel, Nash and I are currently playing on the x-box. Matt, Carter and the Jacks are talking. Aaron, Jacob, Shawn and Sammy are upstairs playing guitar and singing and Grace and Lox are sitting with us. I feel something fall onto my shoulder. I pause the game and look.

Grace and Lox are asleep. Grace is leaning up against me and Lox is lying on Nash. We pick them up and carry them up to Graces room. We put them down on the bed. I kiss Graces head and tuck her in.

We then go back downstairs to keep playing. Daniel and Hayes are sitting there laughing. We sit back down on the couch and I un pause the game. We keep playing for a few more hours then decide to go to bed. Hayes fell asleep 20 minutes ago so Nash carries him up to his room. I go into my room and take off my shorts and shirt. I hop into bed and slowly drift off to sleep.

Graces POV:
*Dreaming*

I'm in a cold, empty, dark room. I hear footsteps coming towards me. A door opens and reveals my father. He walks in and I instantly smell the stench of alcohol. He walks over to me and pulls me up by my hair. He shoves me backwards into the wall.

My head slams against it. I rub my head and feel something wet. I pull my hand away and see blood covering my hand. My father steps forward and slaps me. He starts punching and hitting me. Each one harder than the first.

I start screaming for him to stop. 'Dad stop your hurting me,' I scream. 'Dad!' 'It hurts!' 'Stop please!' I feel someone shaking my shoulder. It continues and the image inside my head disappears.

*Not Dreaming*

'Grace. Grace. Gracie,' I wake with a start. Lox is shaking my shoulder. I look over her shoulder at the time: 1:37am. I wipe my eyes, removing all the tears. I take a deep breath. 'Sorry did I wake you,' I ask? 'Yeah but it's fine,' she says turning on the bedside light.

'What happened,' she asks kindly? 'It was a flashback to when I was 13,' I say. She gasps and hugs me. 'I think I'm going to stay with Cam,' I say hopping out of the bed. She nods. I walk out of my room and down the hall. I open Cams door and see him lying there. I gently shake his shoulder.

Cams POV:

I feel someone shaking me. I open my eyes and look at the time: 1:44am. I look over and see Grace standing there. 'Hey what's wrong,' I ask sitting up. 'I had a flashback,' she says, 'can I stay in here?' 'Of course,' I say moving over. She hops in and cuddles up to me. I wrap my arm protectively around her.