Black eye child

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-Elizabeth's POV-

I opened my door to my apartment, walking inside with my shopping bags and a Macdonald's bag. Usually, I would just have to cook something healthy, but I'm too tired today.

I closed the door after me, locking it before going to the kitchen, putting everything there. Then I started packing up the freezing food first and put it in the freezer. Then I did the things that would go into the fridge. I just put down a milk when I heard knocking on the door.

Closing the fridge, I went to the door and looked through the peephole in the door, just to see a blonde boy standing there, looking to be about 15 or so. His clothes didn't look like there was from the 2000s. More like the 1800s or close. They had nearly no colour with a black west and white shirt and pants, but no shoes. He also had a red tie, the only thing being colourfull. Helooked right in front of him, his hair covering his eyes.

"I know you're home. I saw you walk in here. Please let me in." He said. I was about to ignore this and go back, I was hungry and didn't want a stranger in my apartment, but was shocked when I heard "I know you're at the door and listening right now, don't go."

I couldn't move. What do I do? He gives off this creepy aura, but he knows I'm here.

"Please, I beg of you, I just need a place to stay tonight. I can't go home. Dad will yell at me if I wake him up. He's a light sleeper."

That gave me this too all familiar feeling when I went home, just speaking without permission, father would yell at me. He wasn't the best.

My hand reached the key to the door and I was about to unlock when he looked up into the hole, right at me.

His eyes was black. Like all black. Not even the white being there.

Retreating my hand, he said "Let me in, just this once. I won't do anything to hurt you. I need to come inside. Let me in, please. I will leave early in the morning."

I slowly took a step back, just to hear him demand "Let me in! I need to come inside! Let me into your apartment!"

That scared me. Covering my ears, I stepped back even more, but he started banging on the door, yelling "Let me in! Just let me in! I won't hurt you! Just unlock the door! All I want is to come inside!"

The lights started to flicker back and forth with the light. Just like in horror movies, scaring me even more.

I crawled up into a small ball, trying to think positively. It didn't work that good with the banging and him yelling, demanding to let him in. Not even talking about those seconds it was dark before light appeared, just for it to he dark once again.

Suddenly, he stopped and I heard him cry instead, making me walk up to the peephole again. The light now on.

"Please, my dad will beat me up if I come home and wake him up. Please, just let me in for the night. I beg of you. I'm all alone and I won't do anything to hurt you. I beg, let me in."

He cried, tears streaming down his eyes now as he looked down and tried to wipe them away, just for more to come.

It's like father. I can't let him go home to an abusive family... no one ever helped me as a child, so I have to help those who is in the same situation.

I reached for the key, slowly twisting it as I looked at him crying through the door hole.

I took a deep breath before slowly opening the door, letting him walk inside. I can't just ignore this. I'm 16 and live without my parents just because of the reason my father abused me. I can't let him go through the same.