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Woww!! Its 10 in the morning.. I guess I woke up late today then. I stood up to the bath tub to wash my face...I closed the tap noticing the sound of drops of water, I finally noticed how quiet the house is....am downstairs now and i don't seem to find anyone even Trisha isn't on her bed.." Where is everyone", I thought to myself...."mum!!,dad!!,David!!,where are you?"I shouted even louder then a call came in,it sounds like Davids voice "Mel, we are at the park, mum SAYS you should come and meet us asap...we are having a picnic and oh, dont forget to lock the doors sis" I would have screamed if they were here because they scared the hell out of me.
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" hey baby, come join us"said dad. I didn't even ask them why they left me at home instead I hid my anger because if David gets to know how scared I got..he'll make jest of me the whole summer and an not ready for that. The snack sure does look good and everyone seems to be enjoying as harmony is cracking his dry jokes again. "Let's play football" Mr Richards demands...."sweet" said the last alien of the house...I wasn't all so cool with it but I have to play in order to avoid David"s dumb questions.
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"Give me the ball aargh!!" I am shouting, trying to drag the ball from David and in the process David mistakenly pushed me to the floor."sorry honey" said dad as he is trying to pick me up from the floor... "Mel, what is this on your wrist?,Melody Wilson don't tell me that you..." "No!!..No!! Dad, "I said interrupting him..." Its just a scratch" I yelled...my dad is really angry and asked "young lady, I said tell me what this is on your wrist..." Dad stop, you are hurting me"....I said crying because he is pressing on the wounds...am on my kneels now and I feel like an earthquake is about to occur inside me..I really don't want anyone to know about this ...."dad its just a scratch" I said while am loosing breath.. But dad is shouting again "melody Wilson I want the.............."....." No dad stop, it was me, I mistakenly scratched her with a knife yesterday when I was making fries" David interrupted before dad could complete his sentence. My dad is suffering from terrible anger issues...so instead he pushes me to the floor.... My vision is blurry...I can only see mum trying to calm dad down... David is looking at me in a disgusting manner....everyone is looking at me , I am weak..no one is helping me....am almost in oblivion "get up!,get up", that voice I heard in the bath tub came back...." Aargh" I shouted running home with my hand dripping blood.... Everyone is busy calming dad down so none of them saw me running.
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"My blade , my cure, where are you?".. I said scattering the whole cupboard...and just as the blood is about to drop again..a call came in..I didn't bother checking who was calling...I need to help myself first. Am taking a deep breath...ahh!! That feeling , its sotheing " let me just cut a little deeper" I thought but my hands are shaking, I can't control the blade...am in tears now because i don't want to end up dieing .Am cuddled up and the only sound I can hear is the sound of dripping blood.
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"Open up".. Said someone as the door is being hit really hard.." Its my dad"...am trembling already...am scared.. All that's in my head is rehab...Am in tears now as am quickly cleaning up the blood, going towards the door.."Mel, am sorry..I should have believed you... I believe you, I know you can't hurt yourself right Mel? My dad asked."dad I can never do that" I said crying as I held him tight..not because of the pain but because of the lie I just told.Am trying to look at everyone and mum,harmony,Trisha,Mr Richard and matt sem to believe that David actually hurt me yesterday with a knife and now their apologizing on dad's behalf... I set my eyes on David...he stared at me in confusion and ran upstairs
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"David, open up please" I begged as I was banging his room door.."I never want to talk to you again" David yelled at me. I know David is angry at me now that he knows my secret. "David please let me explain" I screamed..."no!!! I don't know you, just leave me alone" David said finally.
I went to my room just to turn my music player and listen to one of my best band" passenger " Their music helps me relax a lot and while the song is playing, Trisha walks in saying " you're weird, you need therapy".."the hell did she just say now?"...I thought to myself... "Whatever Trisha, am not in your mood" I replied her.
"I have to check for the number that called earlier today.. " I remembered .It is Eric so I'll just call him back.... "Hey Mel, I called earlier today" he said...."yea, am sorry. .I was busy Eric" I told him...."you don't sound okay Mel, are you sick?" Eric asked with pity in his voice.."Eric am fine" I said again.. "Mel you can tell me anything you know, forget the fact that hat we aren't together again. .I still love you Mel..I can't take another without you because these past two years was hell, I tried searching for your number ....and I have found you Mel..you might not feel the same way towards me again but know I still care and tell me what has been wrong since i left..." Eric said with sincerity in his voice.."Eric"..I don't know what to tell him. Should I fake a laugh and tell him am okay?.. Or should I tell Eric everything that is happening to me.. I'll end this conversation because I don't know what to say.


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