Never Him. Always Him.

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Entering the church, I took a seat at the back of the church away from everyone else. 'this is my sister's wedding and the only reason I am here today is for her. She is about to marry a man she doesn't like because of dad' hearing the music start, I stood up like everyone else and waited for her to enter. When Britney entered, i looked at her face. 'shes going to break down' taking a deep breath, I stayed standing until she reached the stage.
Sitting down, I watched as her eyes drifted around the church. When they landed on me, I held in my emotions as she started tearing up. "BRITNEY ARE YOU OKAY?" 'no she's not fucking okay' "IM SURE ITS JUST EXCITEMENT" within a second Britney ran off of stage and straight to me. Standing up, I let her hold me "I don't want this jadee" "BRITNEY" seeing dad coming, I only held her tighter as she was a balling mess. "Britney, jack.." "can't you see what you have done?" "her future husband is waiting" "he doesn't care jadee" "I know" dad put his head down "Britney. He's waiting for you" I shook my head as I rubbed her back. "You are making a scene" "do you not have one fucking ounce of care. You are a bastard" "jadee don't.." "fuck you. Come on Britney. Don't let them win" Britney raised her head and I wiped her tears. "I'm sorry" Britney continued to let her tears fall. "Britney let's go" "he's trapping me" I swallowed hard "I know. Stay strong. Fight for your freedom" "I WILL" I internally grinned "that's the spirit" Britney looked at the stage then at the doors. "Britney. Hurry everyone is.." Britney did it again and I hid my smile. "I will fight for my freedom" within a second, Britney ran out of the church and I looked at my father "well done you bastard" exiting the church, I watched as Britney continued to run. Running after her, I caught her within thirty seconds. "Britney.." "IM NOT MARRYING HIM. I LIKE SOMEONE ELSE" "you don't need to yell at me. I understand" "I'm going to him" I grinned "I'm proud of you" "BRITNEY. GET BACK IN HERE" "run Britney. Just keep running until you get the man you want" Britney latched on and then took off running down the path as she removed her heels and Threw them on the road. "BRITNEY" watching her continue to run, I smiled. 'i knew she had it in her' getting punched in the back of the head, I immediately turned with a grin on my face "see what you did Peter. She likes someone else and she's chasing him while you look like a fool. I'm proud.." getting two hard hits to the face, I fell. "YOU ARE.." kicking my dad's feet out from under him, I swiftly moved to stand "DONT YOU FUCKING GET IT. SHE LIKES ANOTHER MAN. YOU ARE A FUCKING BASTARD AND I HATE YOU JUST LIKE SHE DOES. YOU ARE SELFISH, AN EGOTISTICAL BASTARD. THATS ALL YOU ARE" walking away, dad got up and grabbed me slamming me to the concrete. "BOTH OF YOU HAVE TURNED YOUR BACKS.." Feeling my head bleed, I held eye contact with my father as he went to punch me "DO IT PETER" dad stopped as his eyes moved to the concrete. "jadee..." Dad went to help me up and I moved as I let my tears fall. "stay away from me. I will stay married to that boring bastard and I will work for your fucking company but don't ever approach me" grabbing my head, I walked away "JADEE, STOP PLEASE.." picking up speed to a run, I grabbed my phone out. "Jadee. it's.." "are you busy?" "No..what's going on?" "I need help" "WHERE ARE YOU?" "running from the church... To down town.." "I'm on my way. Keep running" "I don't know if I can.." "HOLD ON OKAY" running as far as I could, my head was spinning and my vision started getting cloudy. Dropping to my knees as I held a wooden fence, I heard a car slam it's brakes on. "JADEE" Nikki put her arms around me and helped me stand up. "shit your head" "my vision is blurry and my head is spinning" "we need to get you to the hospital" not saying a word, Nikki helped me into her car. "Your car.." "fuck the car. Who did this?" "My father. My sister ran from her wedding and he put it on me" "good on her but this is not okay" "yeah.." "keep those eyes open jadee" "my eyes are heavy" "you have chosen a shit fucking day. Austin is doing an extra shift" "I know he is. He said if he cant be with me, he will work. Don't interrupt him".

"We need a doctor immediately" "EMERGENCY. COME STRAIGHT THROUGH".
"name?" "Jadee Monash. Eighteen" "what happened?" "He punched me in the face twice and slammed my head to the concrete" "we need to send you for a head scan. You may need stitches too. The scan needs to come first".

Nikki.

'how could this asshole do this?' "jadee you will need to rest" "I will" "she will be eating and then getting some sleep" "if you do show any symptoms that aren't normal, please come straight back. For the next twenty four hours you may experience tiredness and aches. If any other symptoms persist, don't hesitate" "thank you doctor. She will be in my care and I will be sure to watch her" "okay. Go get some rest" "thank you".
"Come on miss. Let's get you home where you belong" jadee nodded.
Arriving back at the house, jadee spoke "Home where I belong. I do want to be here more than anything. I wish I did what my sister did. She ran and I am so proud of her" I showed a small grin "we want that too jadee" 'i know she is out of it right now but even with hits to the head and having her head slammed to the concrete, she is saying what she always does'.
"Let's get you some food and then you can rest" "I can help" "no. Please sit" "okay Nikki". 'this poor girl. She does not deserve this. Austin is going to be angry and quite upset. I won't call him. He will be finished in an hour. I am so proud of him'. preparing jadee some food, I then took it out to her. "Come on. Eat up sweetheart" "thank you".

Austin.

"Hey mom" "Austin. How was your day?" "It was alright. I havent heard back from jadee. I'm wo.." "please sit for a minute" sitting down, I had a bad feeling in my stomach. "don't tell me she isn't coming back" mom shook her head "that's not it. Jadee called me today. Britney ran from her wedding and jadee ran to her" "Britney ran?" Mom nodded "jadee.. she took the wrath" "WHAT?" "her father not only hit her in the back of the head, he hit her twice in the face and.." "mom?" Mom put her head down "he slammed her hard to the concrete hitting her head" "WHERE IS JADEE?" "listen Austin. Please lower your voice. She called me for help. I found her disorientated. She had cloudy vision and her head was spinning. She received fourteen stitches to the back of her head and four to her eye brow. She's going to be under my watch for the next twenty four hours" 'he hurt my girl. He fucking hurt her. Jadee didn't deserve this. Wait in mom's care for twenty four hours?' "jadees here?" "In your bed" without hesitation, I stood up. "Austin she may be asleep" "I want to see her" "you may not like what you see" walking to our room, I opened the door and walked in before quietly closing it. Turning to look at jadee, my heart sunk. 'what has he done? She's covered in blood. Her beautiful face is swollen and bruised. I'm sure it will only get worse'. removing my work clothes, I climbed into bed and put my arm over her. "Don't fucking.." "my beautiful woman" "Austin.." 'the way she says my name, it sounds so right' "I wish you had called" "i couldn't pull you away from your position.." "nothing means as much to me as you do" "I'm here and I'm thankful to your mom and to you too. My life has been so much better with you in it" I showed a small grin before kissing her nose. "I hate that he did this to you. I hate seeing you this way. You only deserve the best in life" "I have it" connecting my lips with jadees, she instantly parted. Ever so gently, I kissed her, not wanting to hurt her in any way. My first pay check, I plan to get that ring for her. I want to spoil her rotten.