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5|| 𝐚𝐛𝐮𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐝𝐨𝐧𝐭 𝐠𝐞𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐲 𝐠𝐚𝐥𝐬

at y/n's home

I walked into my house slowly with James behind me as he started to have bad headaches. That's when the light in the living room flicked on and my dad was sitting in the chair with a newspaper in hand.

"Y/n M/n L/n, where on god's green earth have you been!? Do you know what the time is?" He asked and shot up. I noticed my mom sitting on the couch, tired and upset.

"Daddy, I really was on my way home but...I got caught up in something."

Dad looked to James and scoffed, "Who's this? The hell?! Why are you bringing home another guy without confirming it with us?! Where's Mitch? Huh? Why-"

"Daddy, he did this to him!" I said as James looked away, "This is my friend!! He just moved here in the summer and it was his first day at school the other day and he got beat up! By Mitch and Devan! Just earlier he got beat up by Devan, Luke, and Daniel because...Mitch..."

"What baby? What did he do?!" He asked worried.

I shake my head, "He hurt James."

Dad paused and gulped before stepping closer to James.

"Oh, son...I apologize. Y/n, we're going to have a talk. But...son, let's get you cleaned up and all taken cared of."

James nodded before I led him to my kitchen and started to look for the first aid kit.

"Y/n, when are you going to tell them about Mitch abusing you...?" He asked groggily.

I shook my head, "James, don't be ridiculous."

"I'm not! You need to...I can't stand to see him handle you like that and your parents think of him as a saint. It just ain't right."

I looked at him and sighed before wetting a wash cloth and gently touching his face and cleaning him up. That's when mom came in and rubbed my back.

"He can stay here. It's too late for you to leave, especially in our area and Mitch's friends being out still."

James paused, "But Y/n told them to leave me be.."

She shook her head and rubbed his shoulder, "Sweetcakes, they won't. You can tell them not to touch you and they'll agree and then the next second they're on top of you, beating the piss right outta ya. I don't doubt they're still out there waiting for ya. Since they expect you to walk home after. Even if we were to give you a ride, they'd most likely follow us and then find out where you live which is worse."

James tensed up and looked worried as I cleaned him up some more.

"Momma, I've all ready told Mitch the other day to stay away from James...he said he would and then guess what happened."

I looked at her and she gasped, "Y/n! Your face!? What happened?!"

I nervously hid my face as I shook my head, "Probably fell and got hurt."

She shook her head, "Honey, no. What happened?"

I sighed, "The fight at school got a little heated and I accidentally got hit. I don't know by who but James helped me and so I helped him."

Mom looked at James and shook her head, "Young man, you protecting my daughter?"

He slowly nodded and looked at his bloody knuckles, "Yes, ma'am...even from Mitch."

She paused and made me get nervous, "What do you mean?"

James looked at me as I knew I had to say something.

"Momma..." I slowly turned to her and felt tears well my eyes, "Mitch had snuck in last night when I was on the phone with Samantha and hurt me...that's when I told him to stay away from James and he said he would and then just earlier he rolled up beside me and James with Devan, Luke, and Daniel before...before trying to intimidate James and then hitting me and grabbing my arms tightly. James protected me."

My mom covered her mouth and almost began to cry, "Oh, baby...well. Abusers don't get the pretty gals, so you are not going to be seeing him anymore. If he comes here, your daddy has a shotgun in the closet down here."

I smiled and hugged her as James smiled too. Just then, my mom walked out to tell my dad as James looked at me.

"I'm happy you said something. It was good you did," James assured to me.

I shrug, "I know I haven't known you long but thank you for making me feel comfortable and confident enough to speak up. Mitch hadn't been doing that even though we've been together for months...I just-...thank you."

James smiled and nodded, "I'm happy I can make you feel that way."

That's when my dad stormed in, "MITCH HAS BEEN DOING WHAT?! MITCH PEMBERTON!? OH JESUS H. CHRIST!" He belted as knocking came from the door.

I sighed and patted James's knee, "I'll be back, hun. Stay here."

James shook his head and got off the counter while he followed me to the door.

"If it's Mitch, I'll kick his ass again," James gritted.

I then opened the door and saw Mitch there as he roughly slammed the door open and came in.

"What the fuck did you do!? Fucking leaving me there in the road, running off with this fag?!" He yelled and slapped me again before grabbing me and throwing me onto the floor.

"Stop it!!" James screamed and punched Mitch again before they got into a fight but took it outside.

I couldn't hold back the tears as my mom came to me and held me as my dad ran out with a shotgun.

"Mom! Get daddy back in the house!! Don't let him kill anyone!" I plead.

"I KNOW YOU DID NOT JUST HURT MY BABYGIRL!! IN MY HOUSE!? SON, YOU ARE IN FOR AN ASS WHOOPING!" My dad screamed.

That's when I got up and ran outside to see Mitch's parents run over, holding dad back and Mitch as Mitch was leaping at James and my dad. James was bloodied up again and so was Mitch. I didn't care for Mitch, I ran to James and held his face as he looked at me, still tensed up.

"James, are you hurt!? I mean- you look hurt but anything severe?" I asked, still holding back tears from Mitch.

James shook his head and softened a little as I heard Mitch scream at his dad.

"I didn't fucking hurt her!! She's a liar! She hurt me!! She's the abuser!!" He began to fake cry and go weak.

"What is going on!?" Mitch's dad asked.

"Your fucking son hit and threw Y/n to the floor, I saw it with my own fucking eyes!!" James yelled at him with rage.

"Why would she lie?! She's always loved Mitch!!" My mom yelled.

My dad was being held back by the neighbors as the shot gun was on the ground.

"If your son of a bitch son comes anywhere near my daughter, I will have no hesitation to put him in jail!! Or worse! I'll shoot the bastard!!"

That's when the mom saw my face and sighed, "Mitch, get your fucking ass in the car. You're moving out."

Mitch paused and started to complain as he was dragged and thrown into their car and then James was let go and along with my dad. The Pemberton's left and I was alone again but with James and my parents.

"Are you okay?" James asked and came to me.

I looked at him and nodded before I hugged him and he slowly hugged me back.

"Y/n, James, you can go inside and get ready for bed and get some food if you haven't eaten already."

"I fed her, miss, before she left my buddies house with me," James told my mom.

My mom sighed and smiled a bit, "Thank you. Let's go inside now, for fucks sake. Y/n, sweetie, you're starting a domestic abuse case against Mitch."