You're My Angel

Chapter Two

*Tristan*

The next day I was allowed out of my room on the account that I had to go shopping with Aunt Katrina. The only time this happens is when Uncle Sean wasn't in the mood to go with her. We had been gone for hours and didn't come home until the sun was setting. It started raining earlier which caused us to come home faster than usual. Aunt Katrina hated the rain, it made her bones ache, or so she had said.

As soon as we walked in, I immediately knew something was wrong. The house was quiet, and the atmosphere held a tension that I haven't sensed since I was fourteen years old. My body stiffened automatically, and my heart pounded hard in my chest.

Aunt Katrina walked in the kitchen carefully. As soon as I rounded the corner something quickly flashed in front of me and a sharp pain pierced the right side of my cheek. My body slammed backwards against the wall, causing me to fall on my ass.

"Did you think you could hide this from me?!"

Uncle Sean was standing over me looking angry, his face strained and red from his furry. My upper cheek throbbed as I held it and I shook with fear as I look up at him. He was shoving something in my face and what I saw made everything in me drop. I suddenly felt light headed from the dread that was seeping into my system.

There, in his chubby hand, was my cellphone. I look over to Alexia, who had her arms crossed and a satisfied smirk on her face.

"I knew you were hiding something when I saw the state of your room last night, so I figured I would look to see what it was. And what do you know, a cellphone! Last time I checked, you aren't allowed to have one."

Her voice grated on my ears as she spoke. I slowly stand back up and face my angry uncle. Roman wasn't around, which meant he was off somewhere with his friends and my aunt just stood on the side looking shocked. She didn't do anything to intervene.

"Where the hell did you get this? Who got it for you?" He demanded.

I refuse to say it was Sia. If I did then he would never be allowed back to visit, doesn't matter if Aunt Katrina accepted him, there was no way after this he would be welcomed in this house. I keep my mouth shut.

"You will answer me right now boy! Who gave you this god damn phone?!" He was starting to turn purple with his screaming.

Again, I didn't answer, but lowered my head instead. He grabs my sweater and slams me against the wall hard. I gasp out in pain from the brutal force of his fist against my chest.

"Sean!" I hear Aunt Katrina yell, but he ignores her as he gets right into my face.

"So help me, if you don't say something I will beat you so bloody you won't be able to walk for a week." He seethed.

"I found it." I quickly reply.

"Bullshit." Alexia spats while she was observing her nails.

"Open the lock on this, I want to see what you have been doing." Uncle Sean suddenly asks, shoving the phone at me again.

Blood drains from my face. If I opened it, they'll see all the messages from Sia and Cameron. I couldn't let that happen. So, I do the dumbest thing I have ever done in my life.

"No."

That one little word was all it took.

He slams me again against the wall and then slaps me so hard that I go flying across the floor towards the door. I hear my aunt scream and even Alexia gasps. I was in so much pain that I couldn't bring myself to stand.

"This is the last time you'll ever defy me." I hear him taking off his belt and I knew what was coming.

"Sean no!"