Escaping you |EDITING|

Chapter 5-Everette

*TW. THIS CHAPTER CONTAINS IMAGES OF ABUSE.*

2 months later ( I'm sorry.)
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"Dont touch her!" I scream at my mother as she grabs Athena by the arm and drags her down our hallway. Athena screaming and crying for me as she pulls her along the floor.

My father is holding me back making it impossible to get to her. I do badly want to escape him, just to get to her, but he threatened to hurt Athena if I did. Badly. I'm forced to watch as my mom puts Athena on their bed and my father hits me over and over again.

I never wanted her to see them hurt me.

I see my father smirk as my mother passes my sister to him.

"No, no, no please let her go. Please I'm begging you." My father sits her on the ground roughly, causing her to fall. Shes screaming and crying and all I can do is stand there.

My father continues holding me as he punches my face from the side. I feel blood run down my face but I don't care. All I am worried about is Athena. I look down at her on the ground, looking at me and our father. Obviously terrified. I don't see any marks on her.

After about an hour of my father punching me he throws me on the ground and is kicking me, my body bruised and bloody.

he finally stops after what feels like an eternity.

I get up. He hurt me but he's pretty weak. I can still move at least. My mother looks shocked. She's known he hurts me. She just stood there every single time. But he's never gone so far before.

I pick up my crying sister and wince as she wraps her legs around the side of my body my father kicked.

"Get out. I don't want you and your sister here. Get your clothes and get the fuck out."

I can feel tears well up in my eyes. Not because we're leaving. That's exactly what I want, at least Athena will be safe. But I am afraid. I'm afraid that he'll come after her. After us.

I go to Athenas room and grab a bag out of her closet. I shove everything I can fit inside of it and pull her to my room. I do the same to my clothes and my school bag. I grab my keys and my phone off the table next to my bed and get in the car. I buckle up Athena who is still crying. I call the only person I can think of. I have no where else to go. James has siblings, and his family isn't too fond of me.

"Hello?"

"Atlas. Can me and Athena come to your house for a couple of hours. Please." I ask her, tears rolling down my face.

"Of course Everette, are you guys okay?"

"I'll explain when I get there, I'm on my way now."

I get to her house and grab Athena who has stopped crying but her eyes are red and puffy. Atlas opens the door and she gasps when she sees my face. I haven't been able to look at it yet but I'm sure it's horrible.

"Oh my god."

Paige walks up beside her and her mouth drops open at the sight of me and even more so at Athena.

"Come inside. Please."

I walk inside and set Athena down. I have to explain this.

"Everette what happened. What's wrong?" Atlas asks me sounding extremely worried while Paige sits on the floor with Athena, examining the redness on her face. "It's my parents. They've been doing this forever. To me at least. They've never gone so far before."I explain, choking up.

"I can't do anything about it because they threaten her. I can't do it Atlas I can't put her in Danger."

She still looks confused.