Black Veil Brides: A Secret Crisis **In Editing**

Chapter 5

When I next woke up, it was to a pounding on bus's door. I cracked opened my eyes and listened to the voices outside. First, I heard Andy's voice.

"I'm sorry, but I don't think she wants to see you right now. She's sleeping." The next voice I heard, shocked me; it was my dad's.

"I don't care if she's sleeping, I want to see her. Now." Andy released an exasperated sigh.

"Fine. Give me a minute." His footsteps then turned and grew louder as he approached my bunk. I closed my eyes and pretended to sleep. Seconds later, the curtain on the bunk opened and he was shaking me awake. I groaned, rolling over to face him; his face wore a tired look and his hair was a mess.

"Kat, someone's here to see you.." As he turned to lead me out to the front of the bus, he mumbled "at fucking three am." I rolled out of bed and a cold draft hit my body. I shivered and followed Andy to the door to meet my father waiting impatiently. For a moment, my dad and I just exchanged glares and behind me, an exhausted CC, Jinxx, and Ashley appeared behind Andy and I. Jake was apparently still sleeping. In a poor attempt to detain his anger, my dad said to Andy:

"Will you please leave us alone for a moment?" Andy hesitated for a second, then kissed my forehead as I stepped out of the bus and closed the door behind me. As soon as the bus door clicked shut, my father grabbed my throat and held me there. I scratched at his skin, trying to get him to release me and unable to scream.

"You are coming back with me, now! I didn't tell you to get out, your mother didn't tell you to get out! You broke Mike's heart! The only reason I'm here now is because Mike told me where you were. Your mother and I have cared for you and loved you through all of your bullshit. We gave you food an put a roof over your head and clothes on your back! You've been such an ungrateful little shit about it though. You're coming back with me, now!" Somehow, I managed to choke out a long winded response.

"You never loved me. You never cared for me. You always abused me! You haven't bought me clothes for a year, and you always yell at me, no matter what I wear! You call me a good-for-nothing whore and say my face is disease ridden. I am not coming back to that hell that I'm supposed to call a home! I would rather be a hungry, homeless kid in Africa!" At this point, I was beginning to wonder where Andy and the others were.

"Big mistake." My dad snarled, dropping me and kicking me in the stomach again; I screamed in agony. The seconds that ticked by as I laid on the ground felt like hours, and this madman above me was in hysterics. Finally, as he walked away, Andy and the rest of the band, now including Jake, rushed out. The guys were worried about me and surrounding me while he was getting away! They just let him walk away, too! While my vision was blurring and I drifted between states of consciousness, Jake pulled out his phone to presumably call the doctor again.

"Yeah, I know its after three am"...."It's Kat, her dad kind of made a surprise appearance. She's hurt badly."..."Okay, thanks." Jake pressed the end button and slid his phone back into his pocket. Andy gently picked me up and carried me back inside the bus. This time, I didn't just taste blood; it came up and was dripping slowly from the corner of my lips. Andy sat us on the couch and held me, humming 'Savior' in my ear to try and calm me.

Ten minutes passed, and finally the doctor, whose name I still didn't know, showed up. He didn't even knock, he just walked in. He set his bag on the floor, telling Andy to lay me down on the couch. He did so, and the doctor opened my mouth, shining a flashlight inside.

"We'll need to give her a sedative for now." Andy was biting his lip nervously and nodded as a large needle was inserted into one of my veins. The sedative only took about a minute or so to kick in, and I slowly closed my eyes and drifted out.