Someone Like You

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Warnings:
-Emotional (attempted physical) abuse
-Mentions rape/sexual assault
-Mentions suicide attempt

Clay's POV

I called my sister to pick me up and she was lifting me into the car as she quietly started driving again. 'I'm not sure if I want you to go home...'

'It's okay, just go,' I mumbled, holding ice against my jaw again. 'If you can help me get upstairs then I'll just lay in bed so my dad won't be able to hurt me.'

'Can you eat? With a broken jaw?'

'Liquid stuff,' I answered. 'I don't want to talk anymore, it hurts.'

She nodded and drove further in silence. We arrived at our place a few minutes later and I felt very nervous which I was trying to hide. My sister lifted me up from the car's sheet so I could sit in my wheelchair and after she locked her car, she rode me to the door.

I sighed softly as she opened the door and pushed me inside, seeing my dad stand up immediately. He looked at me and turned quiet as my sister passed by him.

'Dad, I'm so sick of it now. You're going to stay off Clay forever now. I don't want you to touch him with a single finger anymore. Do you realise what you caused? Do you get it?'

He didn't reply as she looked at him.

'A broken jaw, a broken nose, two broken ribs and his whole body is full of bruises. He can't eat, he can't walk for the upcoming weeks. Do you realise he's your son? Do you understand that or is that too difficult to understand in that oh so little brain of yours. You beat your own son to death and you don't even care.'

She opened the door and lifted me up very carefully.

'DON'T TALK TO ME LIKE THAT!' he suddenly screamed as he ran up to us. He pushed me down and I winced as I fell forwards on the stairs.

'I had enough pain already,' I whispered, trying to get up.

'It's your own fault, Clay! You're the reason I hurt you, I'm not the problem here!'

'What did I do?' I mumbled.

'You're a failure. I want you to do good in school, but you suck. You're so bad at anything you do and you haven't gone to soccer practice either. Your trainer called me!'

'I was going until you beat me up so I couldn't walk anymore,' I mumbled, holding the ice back on my jaw.

'You're just such a failure! You even broke up with your girlfriend because you raped her!'

'SHE RAPED ME!' I yelled, immediately regretting that since it hurt a lot.

My sister immediately looked at me in shock and my father started back at me. 'She didn't rape you, you broke up with her for George didn't you? You're gay too?'

'I'm not gay, I don't want to be together with someone in a romantic or sexual way anymore. George and I are together in a platonic way. We love each other, but we aren't in love and we don't have sexual contact together.'

'There's no such thing as platonically being together,' he scoffed. 'You're just gay.'

'Have you ever heard of friends? Oh sorry, of course you didn't. You never had friends.'

My dad walked up to me and was about to hit me as my sister pushed him away with all the strength she had. 'YOU BEAT HIM WAY MORE THAN ENOUGH. You should have never been allowed to beat him once!'

'I HATE YOU, KILL YOURSELF!'

'I tried that,' I answered. 'Guess I'm still here.'

My sister pushed him further away and closed the door as soon as he was far enough. She slowly helped me get up the stairs and laid me on my bed as she stared at me shortly.

'You got raped and you attempted suicide?'

'I attempted suicide and then George that absolutely idiot jumped in front of the car to save me. I love him so much, but he really didn't have to do that. He's still in the hospital, he luckily woke up from his coma...'

'And your girlfriend?'

'Ex-girlfriend,' I immediately corrected her. 'I don't want to talk about it. She raped me multiple times, that's it. I want to sleep and take some medication for the pain.'

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I woke up the next morning, feeling incredibly sore and in a lot of pain. I breathed out slowly and tried to lift myself up, giving up a second later. I reached out for my phone instead, remembering it didn't turn on anymore.

To make sure I put it on the charger and I smiled brightly when I saw the screen light up. I grabbed it and waited for it to turn on, seeing multiple messages from George this morning.

George
I feel better :) I woke up from my coma a while back and I've been regaining my ability to move, speak and think normally. How are you doing?

George
Also, I fractured my spine, broke my leg and my shoulder was dislocated. Luckily I don't have brain damage :) I can't wait to see you again

You
Good morning <3 I love you and I'm so happy you're okay :) I'm just really sore right now, but I'm okay. I don't think I'm going to school any time soon

George
Is everything okay at home?

You
Yeah, I guess. My dad wanted to hurt me and he swore at me, but my sister stood up for me and he left me alone after that :) she's taking care of me.

George
My parents work all day, otherwise I would have taken you to my place... I'm not sure where to go myself since I can't move

You
Maybe... I don't know either :( I thought Sapnap, but I think he lives in a foster family now. I don't know if they would just take us in

George
We can always ask, right? Anyway, I love you a lot. The doctor is taking me for a scan to make sure I still don't have a bleeding in my head. I'll text you when I'm back, stay safe <3

You
Good luck and I love you waaaaay more <3

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