Once we got home, Chris and I went into my room. We both sat on the bed cross legged, and Chris took a deep breath.
"So...the doctor told me there could be something that's causing your pain.." he said gently. "I need to talk to you about it, is that okay?"
I nodded, anxiety rising in my chest.
He looked down, taking a deep breath, before looking at me, his blue eyes full of concern. "Were you...hurt by anybody?" He Asked, almost hesitantly.
"What do you mean?" I Asked.
I had to stall for as long as possible. I didn't want to answer. I didn't want to remember it.
He swallowed. "Did they beat you?" He Asked, his voice hardly above a whisper.
It hurt him to even ask, didn't it? He hated the thought of it. I couldn't answer his question truthfully and have him not be heartbroken. And I didn't want to think of me differently.
I looked down, my eyes filling with tears.
The only way to get it done with was to just tell him.
I took a deep, shaky breath. "I-it was my mum and her boyfriend." I Said, a few tears streaming down my face. "They beat me nearly every day ever since I was five.."
Chris's face fell, and his eyes immediately began to fill with tears. "Five?" He asked, his voice breaking. "T-that's terrible.."
"I-I'd be covered In bruises all the time.." I sobbed. "Sometimes I couldn't even stand. The last day they did it was right before my mum killed him..."
I began sobbing loudly, and Chris wrapped his arms around me, pulling me into a hug, I laid my head on his shoulder, burying my head in his shirt as I cried.
"I'm sorry.." he said. "I'm so sorry..."
I could tell by his voice, and the fact that I kept feeling his tears fall on me, that he was crying.
For minutes it was silent, except for the sounds of my sobs.
I don't think he knew what to say, or do now. He just hugged me tightly, I think to let me know I was loved, and safe.
Which was really all I needed to feel.
And with him, I did feel loved.
The two of us just sat there like that, Chris holding me in his arms.
"I love you." He said quietly. "I promise, you're safe now."
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Us Against The World // Chris Martin
Fanfiction"I'm Chris Martin's Daughter?" Aaliyah never knew who her real dad was, and now that her mother's gone to prison for doing something unthinkable, Aaliyah is waiting for her dad to finally be found. And when he is, she finds out he's the lead singer...
