It's Me Or Him.

chapter 2

-Time skip-

Quickly I took a basket full of food and drinks and ran back to my room, locking the door behind me. I opened my wardrobe door and opened the small hidden door that was in there. Quickly, I pushed the basket through till it reached the hidden room.

When I was 5, my mother paid some builders to put a hidden room next to my room and connect it using a door in my wardrobe. The door was built so I could still fit through it to this day.

The whole point of it being there is so that I have somewhere to hide when my dad is drunk. It’s really good though since I’m not in the way of getting hurt.

Crawling through the door myself I put my snacks in one of the corners by my own bed I made. I wouldn’t class it as a bed, since it was a thick blanket on the floor with pillows and teddies around and then a small blanket on top.

I don’t sleep in here it’s somewhere I just hide till my dad goes to sleep which is normally 1am. My mum messages me when he is asleep.

I crawled back out and put my phone on charge then put my PJs on and grabbed my laptop and slid it through the door. Then I shut the door, just incase my dad came into my room.

I sat on my bed and decided to message riley for a bit.

Me: hey riley

Riley : hey Liv, everything okay?

Me: yeah, father has just got back so I’m almost ready to hide.

Riley : alright, be safe. I’m going to be up all night playing Minecraft so if you need me at anytime ring me.

Me: will do, I’m going to have to go now.

Riley : good luck Liv, love you

Me: love you 2 Riley.

Sighing I placed my phone on my bed and went over to my desk. I picked up my notepad, pencils, and torch. Then I picked my phone back up and crawled in the door to the safe room.

-time skip-

It’s been six hours since I’ve been in the safe room, mum hasn’t messaged me saying he is asleep yet. But the house is quiet, maybe mum forgot to? I thought to myself.

Crawling out of the hidden room I slowly unlocking my door, peeping my head out the door, I slowly tiptoed downstairs and into the kitchen, grabbing myself a glass to do myself a drink.

“So now you come out when the house is quiet.” I heard my father’s voice.

Fear over took my body as I froze on the spot.

I didn’t know what was happening, I screamed out in agony, holding my stomach. I was struggling to breathe, my vision was going.

I brought my hand to my face to see it covered in blood. I dropped to the floor.

This is it. Your life is coming to an end. The thoughts pounding in my head as I thought I was done for.

Hearing my front door being smashed in brought me out of my thoughts, and there I was paramedics, police, riley  and his parents.

“r-riley ” I struggled to say.

He ran over to me with the paramedics.

“Everything is going to be fine Liv, I’m right here.”

Tears forced there way out of my eyes.

“ P-please don’t leave me” I said.

“I’ll stay right by your side.” He said while grabbing my hand.

I let out a weak smile as I finally closed my eyes to leave this terrible world.

-time skip-

Waking up in shock, I looked around the room to see I was in hospital. I forgot what even happened, till I looked down at my stomach to see the stitches there.

I heard footsteps enter the room and I looked up to see Riley.

He didn’t look good at all. The bags that hung under his eyes were ten times worse, his red puffy eyes shown he has been crying. His hair looked like he hasn’t been cared for in a week and his clothes look messy.

He ran over to the hospital bed.

“Olivia your awake?!” He said whilst hugging me.

I nodded my head in response as doctors and nurses came into the room to check on me now that I was awake.

“How long was I out for?” I asked.

“A week,” the doctor started, “you was in an coma from the amount of blood loss.” He finished then left the room.

I looked over to Riley , “what happened?”

“Well,” he started, “after I heard you scream, I ran downstairs and explained to my parents to ring the police and ambulance, I told them that your father was abusive and explained that the scream was yours and you was in danger. After they rang them we got our shoes on and waited outside yours till the police arrived. Once we got into your house, I saw you on the floor covered in a pile of blood, whilst your father stood above you with a knife in his hands. The police arrested him and I rushed to you with the paramedics. During this week you was out, I’ve never left your side. My parents have always brought me food and stayed in here whilst I slept for an hour or two.” He finished.

“Where’s my mum?” I questioned.

“No one knows. The police searched the whole house for her and didn’t find her. We think your dad has done something to her so they are questioning him. And since you have no other family to take care of you, my parents have said to the officers in charged of this case that we will be taking you in and caring for you. They agreed to it, so right now they are moving all your stuff into our spare room in the house.”

I gave him a quick smile and let out a yawn.

“Tired?” He laughed.

“I’m drained, even with the amount of sleep I’ve had.” I laughed back.

We both sat there and made jokes till his parents entered the room.

“Hello Olivia, glad to see your awake”

I gave a little smile, just as the doctor walked in. He explained to them I was able to leave the hospital today.

Giving the doctor a nod, Riley ’s parents went to sign the paperwork as I went into the bathroom to put some comfy clothes on. After I got ready, I walked out the bathroom to see Riley there waiting with a smile on his face while on his phone.

He looked really happy. When he looked up and smiled at me, it wasn’t the same smile like the one he had when he was on his phone.

I had this weird feeling in my stomach, what is this feeling? Ive never felt it before and I don’t like this feeling at all.

Pushing away my thoughts, me and Riley left the hospital with his parents, once we arrived at the house, they showed me the room they have been decorating for me.

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