I woke to the sound of car doors slamming. I rolled over sleepily and looked for Mason. He wasn't on the bed beside me like I was expecting, he was squealing like a little girl while looking out of the attic window.
"They're here, they're here" he squealed and ran over to me. "Come on sleepy head get up, they're here" he said shaking me and dragging me off of the bed. I slowly got up and rubbed my eyes.
"Who's here?" I said half asleep.
"Did you seriously just ask that Maddy? Harry and Hazel are here genius" he said to me like I'm a retard.
"Oh my gosh, it's about time" I said getting up and running towards the door.
Mason beat me to it and ran down the steps two at a time, I was following him closely. We got to the front door and ripped it open to see our cousins Harry and Hazel running up the stairs with excitement glowing in their green eyes, their brown curly hair bouncing with every step they took. Before I knew it Harry was hugging me tightly and I was hugging him back just as tight. I looked over his shoulder and saw Mason and Hazel hugging as well, we switched and I was hugging Hazel and Mason was hugging Harry. We went inside and took them to our room which is now their room as well. I'm so happy that they're here, it might stop father from beating us as much, it's just a shame that the reason they're living with us now is that we're the only family they have left and we're their 8th cousins. We're 8 times removed and we're the only family they have left, which is really sad but I'm still glad they're living with us.
"Maddy sweetie, can you help me in the kitchen please" father called out sending chills down my spine.
"I'll be back guys" I said to my cousins and Mason and then I made my way to the kitchen.
"How are your cousins settling in?" father asked, surprising me a little.
"Good I think they're going to like it here" I said positively. Father then turned around with a smile that I know too well.
"That's great, it means they won't even consider the fact that I beat you and your brother" he said grabbing the knife off of the bench and walking to me grinning sadistically. He grabbed a towel when I started to say no.
"You can't scream Madison, they'll be suspicious of me and we wouldn't want that would we?" he whispered in my ear and then stuffed the towel in my mouth so I couldn't scream. "Don't make a noise or I'll have to make this even more painful" he whispered as he slowly dragged the blade across my wrist. I bit down hard on the towel and tried so hard to be quiet. He moved up my arm slowly making the blade drag across my skin painfully slow. My blood was dripping to the floor and tears were running down my cheeks as I bit on the towel so I wouldn't scream. Once he got to the very top of my arm he stopped, put the knife down and then he punched me in the stomach. "Get out of my sight, bring everyone else down for dinner in 20 minutes" he said to me as I wiped the tears away. I slowly made my way to our room and then I quickly poked my head in.
"Be downstairs for dinner in 20 minutes" I said and then I shut the door and ran to the attic. I sat on the mattress and curled up in a ball and cried for 15 minutes. Then I went to the bathroom and cleaned my face and washed the dry blood off of my arms and then put a long sleeved shirt on to cover the cuts. When I entered the dining room Harry tapped the seat next to him indicating for me to sit next to him. I sat down beside him and began dishing up my food. I was across from Mason and Hazel was across from Harry and father was sitting on the end of the table closest Mason and me which made me uncomfortable. I ate dinner in silence while Harry and Hazel told us about their trip here. Once everyone was finished I got all of the plates and went to the kitchen and cleaned the dishes. Once I finished the dishes I quickly ran upstairs and to the attic. I got back on the bed and curled up in a ball and let the tears fall until I slowly fell asleep.
A/N hey guys, sorry it took so long and it's so short, I was running out of ideas, I hope you enjoy it and please vote and comment, bye :)
YOU ARE READING
Hide and Seek
Mystery / ThrillerThis story is about twins, Mason and Madison, who lose their mother in an accident that they say a clown caused when they were young. Now that they’re older they’re father abuses them and blames them for their mothers death. When their 8th cousin’s...
