two doors down

the end of the beginning

not proof read but when is it ever

lizzie's pov
i held her face as a dark black eye revealed itself from the rain. aswell as a bruise on her jaw, a hand print around her neck.

her head was dropping more into my hands and i started to get worried. i tried to get her to stand up but she couldn't.

something fell from her pocket and i picked it up before it rolled off the bridge. after looking at the small orange container everything clicked.

"y/n, how many did you take" i asked her not wasting any time she couldn't answer. since i didn't know i had to make her throw up to get it out of her system.

soon she was rolled on her side throwing up. 4. there was 4 pills.

after she rolled back into my lap tears rolling down her face.
"shhh your okay sweetheart, you'll be alright" i brought her up into a hug. she was shivering at this point and i knew we both had to get home. as quick as possible but we were still a 20 minute walk to my house.

i called scarlett and she said she was on her way no questions asked.
a meer 4 minutes later her car pulled out and she jumped out into the rain with an umbrella.

"what happened" she said holding it above us as i helped y/n up supporting most of her body weight.

"i don't know right now" i said as we got back into her car.

3rd person pov
"no try and stay awake honey" lizzie tried to keep the teen from passing out. when they got to lizzie's house she fell out of the car throwing up into the bushes.

"that can't be good" scarlett said seeing the girl almost collapsing. "take her to the hospital" she said upon seeing the bruises and marks across her face.

"i need to talk to her"
"somethings clearly wrong"
"i'm okay" the teen croaked trying to stay away from hospitals.

"no your not" the women decided in unison. scarlett stayed in the lounge room incase anything happened while lizzie helped y/n to her room for some warm clothes.

after they both got changed y/n was laying in her bed under the blankets warming back up as lizzie sat on the edge of her bed.

"what happened sweetheart" she said brushing hair out of her eyes when she was to tired to move it herself opting to aggressively blink.

"i'm sorry" she started to cry again sitting up and wiping her face. "i couldn't say anything sooner he was threatening mattie's life and i believed him, he got worse. and i can't keep living like that" she admited and lizzie's heart broke for the kids.

she brought her in for a hug gently rubbing her hand over the teens back only causing the girl to flinch in pain.
"may i?" she guestured and y/n nodded turning around and lifting the back of her jumper.

several dark purple bruises littered her back like she had either fallen down the stairs or had a fight with a table. 

lizzie had cold hands still from the rain so y/n kinda jumped when she ran her fingers of the welts. "are you hurt anywhere else?"

"just bruises really" the teen shrugged turning back around. lizzie nodded and then asked where mattie was. "he's still at home, i have to go home by tomorrow afternoon or 'he gets it'" she quoted her father.

"do you want me to call the police?"
"i dont think they will do anything"

but all of a sudden they hurd a blood curdling scream. it was out in the street and they could hear it even from inside.

when they rushed outside they saw cop cars flooding y/ns house again.
"come out with your hands up!" the guy said.

y/ns fsther then walked out a gun to mattie's head.
"don't do anything stupid boys" he said clicking the safety off.

"Y/N!" mattie screamed trying to get out of his step fathers grasp.

y/n staggered forward still drained from earlier. lizzie and scarlett were by her shoulders keeping her near them as more neighbours follow them outside.

"give us the boy!" the officer shouted.

what happened next was a blur. shots rung out but as a warning.

one went by y/ns fathers shoulder and that was enough for the man to flinch away and mattie run free.

with his only leverage gone and no actual bullets in his gun he had to surrender.

handcuffs

cop car

gone.

just like that y/n would never see her dad again. mattie and y/n turned to cry into lizzie as soon as they made it back inside the latters house.

she held them close knowing it's over now her kids were safe. yes they wernt actually hers but she felt protective over them.

"miss olsen i'm sorry to ask but is it alright if the kids stay with you"

"yes of course"

that moment replayed in y/ns head over and over. he was gone. she was finally out of that house.

a/n
wel this book got to the point A LOT faster than teen on set