The School Girl Player

Entry 2

Two weeks later

Today Marinette finally came home. Adrien had already asked his father about staying a couple nights at her place once she came home and he was fine with it.

"Mari!" He ran up to her and just hugged her. Both of her parents saw them and smiled. Tom knew he made the right choice by letting him take his daughter's hand.

"I missed you. I hated being gone but I needed this trip with my family."

"I know. I missed you too. I talked with my father about us living together for university and he is good with it."

"Oh my god yay. I still need to talk with mine, I'm sure they'll be fine with it." They walked inside and when they got up to Mari's room they saw that the journal was still sitting on her bed. She walked over to it and decided to read it again.

"I want to read these with you here." He nodded and sat down beside her as she read.

Today I got a new bodyguard. I wasn't even allowed out of my room anymore. I haven't seen Chloe in a while so I assumed she didn't want to see me anymore. I started to learn piano in my free time while my father was out. I was stuck in my room so long that I became so bored I started learning Spanish. I just want out of my room. The only way I get out is to eat alone at the huge dining table. Maybe tomorrow will be better.

"I forgot you played piano." She looked over and smiled at him. He moved closer to her and put his arm around her waist as she read.

Today my father came home while I was playing on the piano. He asked what I was doing and I panicked. I just told him I was bored and now he's putting me into piano lessons. I only wanted to play for fun but when I protested he hit me again. He also found out that I started learning Spanish and I was told that I can only speak French, English, and Chinese. He took out all my Spanish books and hit me with each one before putting them in the garbage. I didn't even have anything in Chinese so how was I supposed to learn? I'm not sure yet but it'll start tomorrow.

She started to cry again. She hated to read what his father did. She just kept reading and flipped to the next page.

Today I started my Chinese lessons. If I got a word wrong I got a hit. The same went for my homeschooling. I had to have straight As and if I didn't. Well I guess by now I'm used to what will happen. I'm never ready for it but I'm numb to it. He would only hit me in areas that could be hidden easily in photoshoots. Well that's it for today.

"This isn't something that someone should get used to. You should never have to feel that way." He buried his face into her shoulder as he cried. He hated all these memories coming back but it's something he wanted to tell Mari.

Today I was put in fencing lessons. I didn't want to do them but I couldn't tell him no, in fear of what he'd do. Natalie started becoming more protective of me and let me out of my room whenever my father was gone. She would always ask me if anything was going on with him but I said no. I wish I could just tell her what was going on. I was tired of being stuck in fear all the time. I'm only a child and I already have a huge amount of pressure on my shoulders. I hardly eat anything due to the diet my father has me on and I'm starving all the time. He would count out my calories and tell the chefs what I can and can't eat that day. I hope one day he will change is mind.

She couldn't believe how someone could do this to their child. If he couldn't take care of his son then why not give him up.

It's been a while since I've written in here. My father had kept me so busy and I've just been tired. I'm faint all the time due to lack of nutrition. I wish I could just eat. Natalie would sneak me small snacks that could go un noticed. One day my father saw me eating a snack and he hit me harder than normal. He hit my stomach so hard that I actually threw up from the force. He asked me where I got that snack but I just told him I snuck it from the kitchen. Now there is a lock on the doors to the kitchen that only him and the chefs know the combo too. Natalie kept apologizing but she was just trying to help me. I'm not mad at her at all. I'm grateful for everything she's done for me. I started getting thoughts of hurting myself but I hadn't gone through with it. Maybe one day everything would get bad enough that I'd do it.