A Life I Never Knew

Chapter 20

Luna Pov

"Run! Run! Run faster"! I scream to myself as he chases me through the house. My ten year old body was that of a seven year old.

Ouch!

I fall to the ground after tripping over the litter of beer bottles scattered across the floor.

"I caught you stupid bitch! You dare run from me"?! He said slapping me harshly across the face double times making my head spin.

"I-I-I'm sorry".

"Speak properly you stupid bitch"!

More slaps and punches bruised my face and body he didn't stop until I blacked out.

Clink clink clink

I could hear a noise as my eyes flutter open it's hard to make out the sound my head is throbbing.

"The stupid bitch is awake I see" he said as he hovered over my limp body. I tried to move but I couldn't and that's when I realized I was handcuffed to the bed and my legs were tied up.

"L-let m-me g-go" I cried out

He ignored me and continued to sharpen the knife in his hand. I had figured out that was the sound I was hearing earlier he was sharpening his knifes.. for me.

I struggled and thrashed on the bed trying to get away if possible. I ignored the burning feeling in my side and my throbbing headache that made me feel like I had to vomit.

He slowly approached me with the knife I was so scared I yelled and screamed but he only put a tile in my mouth muffling my screams.

"Even though you were a bad girl for running away from me you can make it up by playing with me right? I think that's fair. How about we play doctor"? He said smiling evilly he looked crazy and scary it made my bones chill.

Not caring that I was moving he started to make his first cut. I realized early on that his games were just torture it was never fun or fair for me.

He slit my skin open over and over again the pain was too much that I blacked in and out of consciousness. "I want to die just kill me like mom" I thought as the knife made contact with another section on skin.

"Luna your having a nightmare it's not real" I could hear a familiar voice. Who is it? How isn't it real when I feel everything?

"Luna please wake up it's me your father"

"Luna your okay no one can hurt you" I hear these words and feel my body shaking.

Opening my eyes to see my family and Tony staring at me I was scared and embarrassed. I didn't want them to see me like this I felt disgusting.

My father told everyone to leave much to my pleasure. He stayed behind and sat on my bed he was quiet for a long time.

"Whenever you're ready we can talk or I can just sit with you until you fall back asleep" he said gesturing for me to lay back down.

I take a minute to regain myself before I slowly return to laying down. He said we could talk I wondered if I really could.

"D-dad" I say aloud for the first time. I could see his face change from surprise to a loving gaze. I opened my arms to him I want to hug him. He realizes what I want and nearly jumped into my arms.

He stroked my hair as my arms squeezed his torso. Burying my head into his chest I take the chance to sniff him to remember his scent. I cried in my father arms without a care in the world. I felt like a little girl being rescued my her father.