Secrets, Bruised and Broken - Part 2 / Danisnotonfire Fanfiction

Chapter 11. Oh Great....

The next morning I couldn’t move, I couldn’t sit up, I couldn’t even answer my phone ( Which rang all morning, I just couldn’t deal with life right now ). I cried almost the entire night, but it wasn’t only because of Jeremy, Dan was a huge part of it too. He didn’t do anything wrong, it was just my feelings for him were so strong, it was only a matter of time before I broke again. I was sick of being sad, scared, mad, I just hated having all these fucking feelings. I laid there in silence, but it didn’t stay quiet for very long. I heard them all before they walked through the door, I was ready for the questions they’d throw at me. They rushed through my flat in a matter of seconds, and then into my bedroom. They all looked relieved when they saw that I was safe. ” Ellie, why the hell aren’t you answering your phone!? ” Alec shouted, I stared at him with a blank expression and shrugged.          ” Well, are you okay? ” Joe asked from behind Alec, I nodded slightly. ” Are you going to work today? ” Joe asked, I nodded again ( I felt empty on the inside, but I couldn’t just hide away ). ” Are you sure you’re okay? What happened last night? ” Alec questioned, ” Nothing ” I sighed. Dan soon pushed his way into the room with a container of food from the cafe, ” Can we talk Elle? ” he asked. I nodded, Alec, Joe and whoever else was in my place left the room, shutting the door behind them.    ” Ellie, are you sure you…. ” he started, but I sat up and interrupted him. ” Don’t even finish that sentence, because you and I know, I’m nowhere near Okay ” I stated, he nodded and sat on the edge of my bed. He placed the container of food in front of me, but I pushed it away. ” I’m not hungry ” I sighed, ” Elle, What’s going on? ” he asked. I looked down, ” They’re coming Dan, my fucking parents are gonna show up, with all there bullshit sorrow and they’ll bring a camera crew, because that’s all they care about ” I explained. He stared at me, ” Don’t worry Elle, you know you don’t have to go through this alone. We’re all here for you, you don’t have to be afraid anymore ” he smiled slightly. I let out a deep sigh, ” I know and I’m sorry I brought you into it ” I stated. He chuckled ” Well, it’s too late to get rid of any of us now “, I smiled which caused him to smile. ” When do you have to be at work? ” he asked, ” 4 pm ” I sighed. ” Then we’re going…. Shopping! ” Caspar shouted walking into the room, I chuckled. ” Why? ” I asked, Caspar casually relaxed on my bed next to me. ” Joe and I are having a party this weekend, so you can relieve some stress ” Caspar smiled, [ It was Thursday ] ” Yeah, Zoe and Alfie will be their too” Joe stated from the door way. ( How could I say no ) I smiled at the thought, I needed a fun activity, I needed a break from after last night, a new outfit would be nice too. ” Fine ” I exclaimed, cheering from the entire room followed soon after.

An hour later I was walking through shops with Dan, Caspar and Joe had disappeared over to the Male section. I had sweatpants and a jumper on, I looked like I’d been through hell and back, but at least I was able to leave my flat. ” You know you don’t have to stay with me ” I smirked at Dan, he nodded. ” I know, but I want too ” he smiled. I rolled my eyes and picked up a very see through / short dress, it was very reveling. ” How about this? ” I joked, he cringed a bit. ” Elle, a dress like that is made for a bad girl and Ellie, you are no bad girl ” he laughed, I chuckled ” Hey, you know what they say. Good Girls are Bad Girls that haven’t been Caught “, Dan rolled his eyes. ” I know you love them, but please don’t quote 5 seconds of Summer ” he smirked, I chuckled and shook my head. A couple more hours went by, I didn’t end up buying anything while we were out. Then I went to work, still in sweats. I just couldn’t relax, I was on my guard the entire day, but they didn’t show up and neither did Jeremy.

[ Friday ]

I wore sweat pants to work again, I was just still on Edge, but I was tired of it, because it was bullshit. It was 10 am and I was still exhausted, probably because Scottie slept on my sofa and we stayed up all night watching Netflix, plus having a take away dinner. I walked into the cafe with Scottie by my side, Dan was already their ( For breakfast, I guess ). Dan still wasn’t fond of Scottie, he thought Scottie was going to turn bad all of a sudden. I went straight to work and didn’t even take a break for lunch, I just wanted the day to be over. It was pretty calm, until a crowd formed outside and I saw a giant camera ( Oh Great, here we go ). Dan, Alec and Scottie all gave me worrying looks, but weirdly I was calm. I had been anticipating this for a while and I was ready to get it over with, I’ve got to move on from all this. A car pulled up and 3 people got out of it, they were talking to what looked like a news woman. And then the large group of people crowded into the cafe ( FML ), their stood my parents, accompanied by Jeremy. My mum and Dad were fake crying, it was obvious. The news woman said a few irrelevant things before turning to me, ” We are here today to say, there has been a miraculous discovery, over two years ago the Dixon’s daughter Natalie went missing. Everyone presumed she was dead, but we’ve learned today that she is alive. Mr and Mrs Dixon, how do you feel about this? ” the news woman said. My mum ( Fake ) sobbed, ” We’re just so happy that she’s okay and we can’t wait to get her back home safely ” my dad stated. Dan moved closer to me, but I wasn’t going anywhere. ” And Jeremy, how do you feel about all this? ” the news woman asked Jeremy, he put on that stupid fake charming smile. ” I’m thrilled that I’ve found the love of my life ” he smirked, I just rolled my eyes. ” Well now, let’s talk to miss Natalie herself. Natalie. Can you explain how you’re feeling right now ” the news woman asked, I looked at Dan and then at Alec. ” My names not Natalie anymore…. I’m pretty annoyed by this whole thing, it’s a bit unnecessary ” I stated, the news woman and my parents looked at me strangely. ” Okay, What is your name? ” my mum asked ( As if she cared ), ” Ellie Cassidy ” I stated with my head held high. ” Why would you change your name? ” my dad asked, ” So you fuckers wouldn’t be able to find me ” I sighed. A few people gasped, ” Why would you speak to your parents that way! And why would you run away and hide from them? ” the news woman asked. I let out a slight chuckle, it was time to finally come clean and let everyone know, that they had been fooled by my parents. Everyone believed that my parents were good, church going people, it was all a lie. ” I left because I would’ve died in that home, if not by them, then I would’ve killed myself. They abused me for my whole life, there wasn’t one day that I wasn’t put through that shit. You people were fooled by child abusers, they led me to run away, all three of them. My mum claims to be a loving / caring mother, but she drank so much, everyday. All she ever told me was how much of a giant mistake I was, it was mental abuse. My dads the same way, except he was abusive in the worst way. He’d beat me every night, for no reason. And Jeremy, well. He clams that he loves me and If I was the love of his life, he wouldn’t of forced me to have sex with him. They stole any innocence I ever had and that’s why I left ” I explained, everyone stood there speechless. I caught my breath and continued, ” And as far as me going back to that prison! I’m happy here, I have a new family and friends, here! I’m an adult, so I don’t have to listen to you anymore ” I stated. Everyone still looked at me shocked, my parents and Jeremy looked as if they could kill me right now.

The cameraman yelled cut, saying that he wasn’t going to film any longer. I didn’t know whether or not people believed me, but when the news woman hugged me, I knew they all did. My parents quickly darted out of the cafe and down the pavement and Jeremy just glared at me for a few minutes, before leaving as well. Everyone that was apart of the news team said how sorry they were and that they understood, but they really didn’t. When everyone finally cleared out of the cafe, I hugged Dan. ” Are you okay? ” he asked me, I nodded and pulled away. ” I feel like a Weight has been lifted off my chest, I can finally breath ” I smiled, ” Good ” he sighed. Alec hugged me tightly after word, ” Hey, I gotta go meet Beth. We’ve got plan’s, I’ll see you guys later ” Dan stated. I nodded and waved Goodbye to him, Alec and Scottie chuckled. ” Come on Grumpy, don’t worry about him. He’ll come around and realize that he needs you ” Alec smirked, I rolled my eyes and sighed, that was that. Everyone now knew my secret, I didn’t have to worry about them finding out anymore. I did feel a lot better, now I just had to fight these feelings I had for Dan.