Mother Dearest | Norray AU (Complete)

Chapter 4

(TW: abuse)

"Hey, mo-"

Ray was knocked down the minute he entered the house.

"Where the hell have you been?!" Isabella yelled.

Ray struggled to stand up, his hand on the wall to stable himself, "I...I was just hanging out with a friend. His name's Norman-"

Ray let out a cry of pain as Isabella's hand collided with his face, causing him to fall back to the ground.

"You liar!" Isabella kicked him, "No one cares about you, except me! You were just trying to run away, you piece of shit!"

Ray covered his head and tried to make himself as small as possible, "No! I-"

"Shut the hell up!" Isabella screamed, kicking him until he was sprawled out on the ground. She grabbed his arm with a her strength, and an audible crack filled the air.

"AUGH!!" Ray howled in agony. Never before had he felt such pain.

"That's what you get for trying to run away!" Isabella left the room, "Now deal with it, and don't tell anyone I did it or I'll break every bone in your body."

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Ray stumbled to the nearest hospital, tears streaming from his eyes and blood from his face. With his arm hanging limp, he continued on, only to pass out in front of the building. Luckily, someone noticed him and took him inside.

When he woke up, he claimed he fell down the stairs. Even though it wasn't the most believable thing with all his bruises, he stuck to it, and was barely questioned. He said he didn't need them to call anyone, and they gave him a cast, some directions, and sent him on his way.

Now he had to find a way to pay for the hospital bill. He thought for a minute about asking Norman, but he didn't want to burden him. Plus, it would be embarrassing.

Hopefully, no one would question it at school. He would still say he fell down the stairs. It would be okay, at least that's what he tried to comfort himself with.