Family. (DNF angst)

Chapter 4: Selfish.

♡George pov♡

Rose and I had been at Karl's house for a couple of hours when my phone began ringing. I grabbed it and felt my heart drop.

"Is that him?" Karl asked.

I nodded and answered. I held it to my ear.

"Hey, baby." I mumbled.

"Where the fuck are you!? Come home and make dinner right now or your little brat daughter is gonna fucking die!" He yelled.

I felt anxiety rise in my chest.

"Okay, I'm coming home. I'll be there soon. Please, don't hurt her." I begged.

He hung up. My body was already shaking from fear.

"I need to go." I stated.

I stood up, and Rose clung to me.

"I can drive you back." Karl offered.

I shook my head.

"He can't know I was here. Thank you, though." I mumbled.

"Can I put my number in your phone?" He asked.

Tony never looks through my phone.

I nodded and unlocked it. I handed it to Karl. He put his contact in and handed it back. I put it in my pocket.

"If you ever need anything, call me. I usually have all my notifications on do not disturb, but I'll turn just your contact on. Anytime and any day. Call me if you need help. My guards and I will track your location and take care of the issue." He told me.

Take care of the issue? Does he mean kill someone?

He must've noticed my confused look. He smiled and led me to the door.

"It was good to meet you, George. Thank you for talking with me. It was good to meet you as well, Rose." Karl said.

Rose smiled shyly and buried her face in my shoulder. Karl and I giggled at her reaction.

"We'll see each other again." I assured him.

He nodded, and I opened the front door. We exchanged goodbyes, and I walked down the porch. I began walking home.

"Daddy, can we go there again? I really liked him. He had his nails painted even though he's a boy." She said.

"Yeah, we can go there again." I told her.

"I'm so excited to go back. He was really cool." She stated.

"He was really cool. He was very nice about letting us hang out there." I agreed.

We soon arrived in the trailer park. I walked down the street and saw Tony sitting on the porch with a cigarette.

"Rose!"

A group of the kids in the park she hung out with were running over. I set Rose down.

"Go play, honey." I coarsed.

She ran over to the kids, and they all ran off.

"George." Tony stated.

I looked at him.

"Get up here." He demanded.

I obeyed and walked up the porch steps.

"Are you good at staying quiet?" He asked.

"I-I don't know." I stuttered.

He grabbed my wrist, pulling me closer to him. He pressed the butt of his cigarette against my arm. I covered my mouth with my hand and squeezed my eyes shut as they watered. The tears slid down my face as he pressed harder. He finally pulled away and lit another cigarette. I tried to go in the house but he stopped me.