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Trigger warning panic attacks, and abuse.

I gasped. "What's wrong baby" Colby said. I could feel my chest tightening as Colby parked next to the car in the driveway. "Hey hey hey hey baby your ok what's wrong" He said. I shakily pointed to the car next to us. "M-Mark" I squeaked out before I started to hyperventilate as the panic attack took hold of me. Colby's voice faded into the back round as a ringing filled my ears. Images of Mark filled my head. Him holding me under the water in the tub and the burning feeling in my lungs from lack of oxygen. Him pushing me down the stairs and me being sore at school the next day.

I don't know how long I was like that before I felt a cold sensation on my left hand bringing me back. I looked down to see my water bottle opened next to me and Colby holding some of its ice cubes in my hand.

"Hey there she is" He said softly "Your ok baby girl your safe he can't hurt you"

"But what if when we are here and your in a different room he try's to do something" I said starting to breathe heavy again

"Hey I will keep you safe just focus on the ice babygirl" he said. I nodded softly

The ice really helped calm me down. And we sat there till it melted. He reached over towards my face. I flinched back and whimpered. "Shhhh its me princess" Colby said and slowly put a hand on my cheek rubbing it softly with his thumb. I sighed and leaned into his hand.

I jumped when someone knocked on my window. I turned around and smiled and opened the door and got out "Grandpa" I said and hugged him. "Hey punk" he said and kissed my head. I heard Colby slowly walk over. 

My grandpa's pretty intimidating to new people. He is 6 foot 1 and 250 pounds. He was in the navy in some pretty heavy stuff that he's not allowed to talk about. He was a sheriffs deputy and then a corrections officer in a jail before he retired. He wasn't super old at all he's 68 years old.

I pulled back from my Grandpa. He looked at Colby with a shocked face. He knows who he is considering I showed him them. My grandpa is the one who introduced me to the paranormal when I was 7.

"Grandpa this is Colby, Colby this is my grandpa Don Howard" I said.

"Nice to meet you Mr.Howard" Colby said and shook his hand "Please call me Don son" My grandpa said. My grandpa turned and starting walking back inside. Colby and I followed behind. I started to get nervous again. "Don't let Mark get to you ok he doesn't matter" Colby whispered as we got up the steps of the porch. I nodded and walked inside.

We walked in and my grandma was in her chair and Elizabeth was on the couch. "What are you doing here" my grandma said smiling. "I wanted to surprise you" I said as Colby and I took our shoes off. My grandma looked up from her crocheting finally. "Holy Shit" she said looking at Colby. My whole family knows who he is because I have showed them him before.

"Grandma this is..." I started but was cut off. "Oh I Know who he is" she said laughing. Colby smirked.

"You didn't let me finish" I said laughing "This is Colby Brock my boyfriend" I said and grabbed Colby's hand lacing my fingers between his. 

"Nice to meet you ma'am" Colby said. "Oh sorry baby this is my grandma Marjorie" I said

"Hey mom" I said. I only called Elizabeth mom to her face same with Mark.

"Hey" she said very monotone.

Mark walked into the room and I gripped Colby's hand as Colby pulled me a little closer. Mark smiled at me and walked over and sat next to Elizabeth.

"Uhhh I'm Gonna go to the bathroom" I said. "Do you want me to come with" Colby asked I shook my head. "No stay here" I said and quickly walked through the kitchen into the bathroom and shut the bathroom door behind me. I did my business and washed my hands running them under cold water. 

When I walked out Mark was there. He pushed me into the office and shut the door behind us. I started to tear up and panic.

"What the FUCK did you tell your boyfriend he won't even look at me" He said and pushed me against the wall. I whimpered as he got in my face. "Look at you your still that same pathetic scared little girl you always have been" he said and grabbed my jaw. I could feel his nails digging into my skin as tears fell down my cheeks.

"Baby are you in there" Colby said outside the door I opened my mouth to scream but Mark quickly covered it with his hand. I whimpered and tried to push him off but he was stronger than me. So I took my foot and kicked the table next to us causing a glass cup to fly off and shatter on the floor.

The door flew open not even a second later and Mark was being pulled of me I stood there frozen as Colby screamed in Mark's face. My grandpa came in took one look at me and knew what was going on and grabbed Mark pulling him out of the room. "Dad what are you doing" Elizabeth said blocking the way. "something I should have done a long fucking time ago" my grandpa said pushing past her with Mark. Elizabeth looked and me and glared before turning and following my grandpa. 

Colby ran over to me as I started to wobble. "babygirl breathe you need to breathe" he said as spots started riddling my vision. "BABY" Colby yelled. "CALL 911" was the last thing I heard before my vision went black.