ValleyVille

What Happened

Bellas POV
Im at the bus stop. I decided to come alone. Now Im kinda wishing I had let Spade come. No ones here, as usual. Being alone though... it's sending chills down my spine. I cant even handle the wind blowing at me. I closed my eyes and looked down, trying to block out the sounds. After a minute I heard the steam releasing from the bus and I looked up. A few people got off the bus along with my mom. She walked up to me as the bus left. "Hey, long time no see" she says. I got up and hugged her. "Yeah" I say. She hugged back for a moment before pulling away. "So are we walking?" She asks. "No, I stole my boyfriends car" I say. "You have a boyfriend? Damn, we have a lot to catch up on" she says. "You have no idea" I say.

We're at my house. "This looks like shit. Ash is usually so much cleaner then this" she says. "No ones been here in awhile" I say. She looked at me confused. "Where are your dads?" She asks. I waved her over to the couch and we sat down. I took a deep breath. "In prison" I say. Her eyes widened. "What?" She asks. "They were caught working with the kingsmen" I say. "You know, I always joked with them about being sketchy but I didnt think they actually were" she says. I clasped my hands together and rested my head against my hands. Mom hesitated. "Are you alright?" She asks. I shook my head and kept looking down. She put her hand on my shoulder and I flinched. "Bella, what happened?" She asks. I took a deep breath. I opened my eyes and pulled my head off my hands. I fidgeted with my hands. "What did happen?" I ask myself. Its a good question. One that Ive been avoiding. "The kingsmen were fighting among each other and my dads sided with the good side. As a result, the bad side... kidnapped me" I say. "Oh my god" she says. "And tortured me" I say. "What?!" She yells. Tears welled up in my eyes. "Oh honey, Im so sorry that ever had to happen to you" she says bringing me into her arms. I let go in that moment. I cried into her. "I cant stand my life now." I sobbed. She looked down at me. "I cant watch the things I like because its all too scary now. I jump whenever a door closes or whenever anything is to loud. I was afraid to be alone at the bus stop for crying out loud. I feel unsafe in the car. I can barely walk down the hallway at school. Ive been staying with my boyfriend because Im too scared to stay another night in this damn house. Im too scared to go to the prison to see my dads. Everytime someone asks me how Im doing or if Im ok I just brush it off because the answer kills me. I just cant... I cant-" I say panicking. "Shh, hey its ok. Its ok. Im here now" she says brushing her hand through my hair. "Im sorry I didnt call you sooner" I say. "Its alright. Im not going anywhere until you're ok" she says.

I heard a siren outside. I got up. "Whats going on?" Mom asks. "He's my friend, its ok" I say. I went to the door and opened it. I was thinking Id see Wyatt or Spotter but instead I was met with Spade. "Spade?" I ask. "You stole my car" he says. "So you stole Spotters?" I ask looking behind him at the fire rescue car. "No, Jack gave me the keys" he says. "Sorry babe" I say with a sniffle. He walked in. "Have you been crying?" He asks. I nodded. I took his hand and dragged him with me. "Babe, this is my mom. Mom, this is Spade, my boyfriend" I say with another sniffle. Spade wrapped his arm around my waist. His eyes never left me. "Stop looking at me like that. Fucking simp" I say pushing his face away. He smiled lightly. "Nice to meet you ma'am" Spade says. "Please, call me Jess" she says. Spade nods. "Nice to meet you too. I hear youve been a rock for my kid" she says. "Have I?" He asks looking at me. I sniffled. "Shut up, you know you have" I say. "Thank you Spade. For staying with her" mom said. Spade nodded. "Its my pleasure" he says looking at me. "God you're unbearable" I say walking back around the couch and sitting down. He followed me and sat next to me. "Jack probably needs his car" I say. "He should have thought about that before giving me the keys" he says. I rolled my eyes. "So, what have you been crying about?" Spade asks. "What happened" I say. He looked at me confused. "You dont have to babe" he says. "I know... but if I dont do it now then Ill never do it. I dont want to live like this anymore" I say. "Its alright Bella. Take your time" mom says. I took a deep breath. "Just getting up the mountain was hard-" I started.

Flashback
They have me tied up. My legs are together and my arms are behind my back. Theres a peice of the rope that hangs down and they're using it to drag me up the cliff. Im wiggling and screaming but its not use through the ropes. Diane tugged on the rope. "Shut up!" She snaps. They continued to drag me. My body is scraping against the rocky floor. Its definitely gonna leave a mark. Finally the dragging stopped. "Chain her up" Diane says. "On it" Stephan said. He untied me and I kicked him in the balls. I ran for my life but Diane shot me in the ankle. I screamed and fell down. She picked me up and brought me back. "You cant do anything right. Can you?" Diane asks. She put cuffs around my wrists that were attached to chains on the wall. I was now practically dangling from the wall. Diane took a rag and tied it tightly around my ankle making me hiss. "Cant have you bleeding out. Then our fun would be over to quick" she says. She looked over at Stephan whos still in a ball on the floor. "Ugh. Get up. You look stupid" she says. Stephan got up and wrapped his arm around his lower region. "Its not exactly the easiest thing to recover from" Stephan hisses. "Isnt it? Then lets repay the favor to her" Diane says. She kicked me in my crotch. I flailed my legs and groaned. She pushed my legs together and tied them with a rope. "Ok, now where to start" Diane says thinking. "Did you bring the whip?" Stephan asks. "No, I thought you did" Diane says. He groaned. I struggled in the chains but couldn't move. Stephan took a long chain. "This'll have to do" he says. He slashed the chain through the air and it hit my waistband with a loud crack. I screamed in pain. "Shut her up" Stephan says. Diane pulled a rag around my mouth and tied it tight. Stephan went at it, again, and again, and again, until his desires were met. When he was done, my torso was covered in slashes of blood. The bottom of my shirt was torn to shreds. I knew they weren't done though. "Well if you didnt bring the whip, what did you bring?" Stephan asks. Diane put a thick duffel bag on the small table and unzipped it. Stephan laughed looking in it. He pulled out a metal base ball bat. I started struggling again. Screaming through the cloth. It didnt matter though. The bat connected with my leg in one swift whack. I screamed out again but it was no use. No one can hear me up here except them. He went to swing again but Diane stopped him. "Lets work our way up to the big stuff. Lets just have fun for now" she says. Diane took out her pocket knife. "You're gonna make her look suicidal?" Stephan says with a laugh. "By the time we're done, she will be" I say. "By the time we're done, she'll be dead" he says.

End of flashback
"It felt like much longer than it was. Only a few days went by, but it felt like months to me. Time slowed down whenever they decided to hurt me. Knifes, chains, whips, brass, it was all so slow" I say. "Brass?" Spade asks. "Knuckles" I say. "Oh" he says. "Thats where most of the bruising came from. They used me like a personal punching bag." I say. Mom gripped my hand and I squeezed back. "By the second day I couldn't feel anything anymore. I couldn't move or anything. I just hung there waiting for the next hit" I say. Spade wrapped his arms around me. I stayed silent. I just stared at the ground. "You had to have known we'd come for you" Spade says. "Honestly, I thought that by the time you got there, it'd be to late. I truly believed I was gonna die" I say. Spade put his head on my shoulder. "You're safe now" he says. "Then why do I feel so... not" I say. "Because it takes time. A lot of time. This is something you will carry with you for the rest of your life Bella" mom says. "So Im always gonna feel like this?" I ask. "No. It will get better eventually. You're going through denial honey. You have to accept what happened. Only then, will you start to feel better" mom says. "Did talking about it help?" Spade asks. "I mean... Im not crying anymore. Thats a good thing. Right?" I ask. Spade smiled. "Do you feel any better?" Mom asks. "A little. I still feel weird though" I say. Mom hesitated. "You accepted what happened. I think youve already accepted that for a bit now. I think that what you're having trouble accepting, is your dads betrayal" she says. Spade and I both looked at each other. I dont want to see them ever again, which how I know my mom is right.