Misunderstood

Chapter 6: Punishment

Roger stalked into their shared home. Siobhan was cooking dinner when she heard the door to the house open. All the hairs on her arms stood up and she just continued cooking, trying to mask her fear.

"Siobhan."

"Hello Roger. Dinners almost done." She spoke, her voice soft but emotionless.

"I heard from a little birdie that you have a date? With a woman? A parent, at that." His voice was loud, booming throughout the kitchen. She flinched as she heard it and a small whimper escape her mouth by accident.

She knew he'd make her pay.

"So it is true!" He yelled, yanking her hair back. She cried out and fell back against a set of counters.

"Roger, please!" She begged. She put her arms up, trying to shield herself from him but he just threw her to the floor.

It took an hour for him to calm down slightly.

"Cancel the date. Or I'll do worse to you and her." Roger finished, leaving their shared home.

She couldn't do this anymore. She had to call someone. She reached for her purse on the kitchen counter and slowly stood, her wrist now hurting even worse. She grabbed her phone and dialed a number.

It rung for a while and just before it went to voicemail, someone picked up.

"Siobhan."

"Autumn, please." Siobhan whispered quietly, her body aching strongly. She was barely holding on, her body nearly ready to collapse back onto the phone.

"Are you home? I'm on the way."

"Please hurry before he comes back. He's going to kill me."

"Pack your things, I'm five minutes away." Autumn hung up and Siobhan quickly made her way upstairs with the last bit of strength she had. She packed her necessities and looked out of the window. Two cars pulled into the drive. Marjorie, Reece, and Vivian stepped out of one, Autumn, Mia, Winter, and Charlotte stepping out of the other.

They entered the home. Autumn helped Siobhan into Reece's car so Vivian can check over her whilst Marjorie, Mia, and Charlotte helped pack some more of her things. Winter and Reece were keeping an eye out for Roger.

"Angel, what has he done?" Vivian whispered softly, eyes glossing over as she took in the state of Siobhan. She was covered in bruises and blood. She reached into her back and grabbed some antibacterial wipes to clean her up a little bit.

Autumn stood guard; her role as guard dog coming in handy. Mia emerged from the house with the rest of the bags, Marjorie and Charlotte trailing behind her.

"Oh you do have muscles apparently." Autumn smirked, Mia glaring at her. She tossed the heaviest bag to Autumn who caught it and held it with her right hand.

"God, how did you catch that? It's the heaviest one out of them all." Mia groaned, packing everything into Autumn's boot of her car. The rest went into Reece's and everyone loaded into their respective vehicles.

Vivian helped Siobhan get comfortable as they drove to Marjorie's house. It was the meetup point for the family and the one place Roger wouldn't look because she had moved in with Reece months ago. Everyone filed inside and Viv carried Siobhan in.

They allowed her to get comfortable first and Vivian continued to clean her up, patching up any cuts. Mia and Autumn had taken her things upstairs to the guest room, unpacking it for her. Winter and Reece were still on the lookout whilst Marjorie and Charlotte made snacks and tea for everyone.

"My love, would you like to get some rest before talking to us? We'll be here all night, just to keep you safe so you won't have to worry about being alone." Marjorie asked as she entered the room, placing the tea down on the sitting room table.

"Yes please.. I'm sorry for bothering you all tonight." She apologized quietly.

"Siobhan, you aren't bothering us. If anything, we hate that you didn't feel comfortable enough telling us sooner. But we're here if you need us. Marjorie and I missed having you as our friend." Char spoke up, looking down guiltily. If anything, she knew first hand how it felt when no one noticed her silent cries for help.

"She's right but let's get you upstairs. Viv, are you staying as well?" Marjorie asked. Char and Viv helped Siobhan stand as Marjorie led them upstairs.

"Yeah, if you don't mind. I just want to keep an eye on these injuries."

Marjorie went back downstairs to talk with Reece, a hand on her belly. They spoke quietly as Winter observed them silently. He knew what was going on but he wasn't going to say anything if they weren't.

Viv helped Siobhan settle whilst Char picked out some more comfortable clothes for her to wear to bed. Autumn and Mia had tried to make the room more comfortable for the blonde as their aesthetics were similar.

Everyone found a room to bunk in with their respective partners. Mia and Char on the couch downstairs, Winter and Autumn in another guest room, and Marjorie and Reece in the master bedroom (her old room). Viv was curled up in the rocking chair in the corner of Siobhan's room, staying close just in case she'd woken up in pain.

Sorsha and Carly had eventually came over and slept on the smaller couch across from Charlie and the mean red head.

Siobhan had a whole village behind her and didn't even realize it yet.