Forbidden Trials

Chapter 2

The welcoming party

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I WOKE UP to the sound of ringing from my phone and quickly sat up as I looked to see who had the balls to be calling me this early in the morning, I looked around to find where my phone had been hiding and when I found it I looked at the caller ID to see that it was Ivy and picked up, "hello?" I said, my voice still groggy considering I had just woke up but I was way too tired to even care "WAKE YOUR ASS UP STELLA I HAVE BIG NEWS" she yelled, I rolled my eyes and let out a faint sigh "

Ivy if you continue to yell in my ear I will reach through this phone and choke you" I threatened, I wasn't there with her but knowing my best friend I'm positive she had a huge grin on her face "oh please you love me, anyway as you know my birthday is in a few days and who better to spend it with than my best friend! So I'll be landing in the states in about four hours" she let out a squeal at the end, I jumped up and any sleepiness I had went away and was quickly replaced with excitement because not only was my best friend coming to the states in time for my welcome home party but she would be here for her birthday as well which caused even more excitement knowing how famous Ivy is for throwing the best parties, "hellooo" she said on the other end of the line and I had been so excited that I forgot she was even there "IVY YOU HAVE NO IDEA HOW HAPPY I AM" I said in excitement I heard her giggle on the other end of the phone and she continued to explain the details about how she wants her birthday to be when she gets here, Ivy had always been the type to throw big parties and that's one of the things I loved about her.

When she finished we ended the call because she had to get ready to board for her flight and I had to take a shower, I got up and decided to unpack my suitcase, it was sweet that my dad and my brother were throwing me a welcoming party so I wanted to dress in my best outfit,   plus Ivy was coming In town and she'd kill me if she seen me in baggy sweats and a crop top for my welcoming party, I decided to go with a black silk dress that stopped at my mid thigh which I loved because although I didn't have a lot of tattoos I had a beautiful butterfly on my thigh and the dress showed it perfectly, I looked at my outfit decision and smiled as I picked up the dress and decided to go take a shower.

When I finished I brushed my teeth and slipped into my dress smiling at how my outfit choice had turned out, I put on a light amount of makeup and some black heels I found while unpacking my suitcase, I skimmed my hands through my body admiring my curves but my fingers stopped at the scar that had been marked on my leg, I frowned at the sight and allowed my mind to get the best of me as my past memories creep up in my mind, my frown grew as my eyes focused on the scar.

FLASHBACK

I flinch as the cut deepened, I watched as he trailed his finger along the previous wounds he had left on my body and felt tears roll down my eyes at the wicked grin that appeared on his face, I looked to my right to see my mother balled up on the other side of the room where he threw her after she tried to get him off of me but she failed. And there she laid on the cold cement floor crying and begging for him to stop and just leave me alone, but as much as she cried and begged he continued, and each cry I let out fueled him more and more till I sat in a pool of blood wondering why he was doing this to us and why couldn't he just stop.
Carlo hadn't always been like this, before he began abusing me and my mother he was a nice guy who lived across the street from us who would always try and take my mom out on dates and after months of trying she finally said yes, they had gotten closer over the months until Carlo finally asked my mother to move in with him when she said yes he also decided that they should get married and make everything official.