~Hidden emotions~ Dee x fem reader

Chapter 13

~chapter 13 : meet the metals~

~Y/N's pov~

It's been four days since the whole Dee situation and I still haven't been to school. At least it's the weekend though, now I have B/N to keep me company instead of father.

Father was furious that I was taking time off of school, but didn't force me to go. I would thank him if the reason he let me stay home wasn't the extra beatings.

With B/N still at school in the week, father took the chance to hurt me more than he usually would, without anyone finding out. It worked, I'm in pain and yet no one knows. Especially after what happened on the rooftop, I'm determined to not only keep it from B/N, but Dee too. It was too much of a close call last time.

On the plus side, I'm no longer an emotional wreck...kinda. Thank god or I would simply have to evaporate.

B/N is forcing me to hang out at Dee's house. It shouldn't be too bad because I like Dee, I just don't want him to mention what happened the last time I saw him. I don't know what I would reply with. Whatever, it'll be fine.

I get dressed and head downstairs to meet with my brother. We're meeting Dee on the street where we split up when walking home from school together.

When I'm downstairs I see father waiting at the door. B/N must already be outside.

"Where are you off to?" He asks, hatred laced into his words.

"I'm meeting a friend with B/N to study," I quickly improvised.

"Right, remember that I don't trust you one bit child. Oh, and one last thing, don't blow our cover or you'll be the one sprawled out beneath a car with your guts hanging out." He says walking away and glaring in the process.

Well that went well. It sure was graphic, and yet it still sounds better than spending the rest of my life with that cretin of a man. Gosh...

I walked outside to see B/N sat on the curb of the path near our driveway. I walked towards him and tapped on his shoulder. He turned to look at me and his eyes widened.

"Oh thank god. He forced me to wait outside because he, quote on quote, 'wanted a chat with you'. I thought he was going to ground you for something and I was about to spend the rest of my life on this sidewalk." He says getting up and clinging onto me.

I smiled, even though it makes me feel the slightest guilt when I realise that B/N thinks that grounding me is the worst thing that father does to me. Maybe I should tell him. But then he'd have a breakdown and father would be furious with me... maybe not.

"Don't worry B/N, he just wanted to know where I was going," I say. It's a half truth, because he did ask that, so technically I'm not lying, maybe.

We start to walk towards where we're meeting up with Dee and talk about what I've missed while I was off school. Apparently nothing interesting happens without me there. Is that his way of saying that I cause too much trouble?

When we neared the street, I caught a glimpse of Dee walking towards us from the other direction. The direction he always goes after school and the direction I assume his house is.

"HEY DEE!"

...B/N stfu. This is embarrassing, he probably just scared the whole street.

I elbow B/N's side while Dee awkwardly smiles and waves.

~Later~

Me, Dee and B/N are all walking through the streets towards Dee's house. B/N is babbling on about this new band he likes, Dee giving his input every so often and I'm just listening to their conversation. I like it that way, so I don't mind.