Rising from the Shadows: The Journey of a Star

Silent Tears at 12

13/2/2009
Time: 3am

It's 3 in the morning and I feel so sore. I feel... violated. I try to stand up but I fall onto my knees.. I cry silently to myself. I need to get my Uncles and Aunt... I sneak downstairs and I don't see anyone. They've all gone home. I get a cramp in my stomach and I silently cry in pain. It hurts so much. I look down and theirs a puddle of blood in the middle of where I am standing. I look up the stairs and there's a trail of blood. I cover my mouth with my hand and just cry. My cramps just keep going. I try to run but I can't. So I walk to the front door. I open it and close it softly and quietly so I don't wake my parents. Then I run. I run as fast as my body would let me. I have to go to my uncles house. He's not far. I run and run and run. I keep running until I see it... my uncles truck. His Harley. My aunties work car... I cry and I go to run but I fall. I cry in pain and I start crawling to the door. I'm getting tired. I keep going and going and going. I've reached it. I've reached the door and knocked as hard as I could. I keep knocking and knocking. I see a light switch on and the door unlock. That's when my body decided for me to pass out. My aunty yelling something like "do you know what fucking time it is? I have work tomorrow- and that's when she sees me. She starts freaking out and calls for someone. Who is it? Who is she yelling out to? Is it me? No, can't be. Must be someone in the house. I feel someone grab my face and gently slapping it. I wake up but only for a while. Then I hear my Uncle Paora run to the door and picks me up and lowers me on something nice and cozy. They call someone on their phone but I can't hear anything. I hear my uncle yelling bloody murder and saying stuff like "I'M GONNA KILL THAT FUCKING BASTARD!!" My aunty telling him to calm down and to wait for me to wake up first. I wake up but only for a couple of minutes. They ask me what happened to me but all I could say was "Taoki.." and then I passed out again. I feel someone roll me on my side. I then feel like I'm being lifted. Am I dead? Am I going to Heaven? Is this the end of me? I then hear sirens and lots of noises. I feel something poke my arm. It fucking hurt. My arm goes cold and limp and I feel like somethings being taken out of me.

I wake up again and this time it was in the hospital. I can feel someone holding my hand. I look down and it's my aunty Kati. I look to my left and my uncles Paora and Kiwa sitting on some seats, sleeping. My aunty Juna nowhere to be found. I look up at the clock and it's 4 pm. "Jeez I've been asleep for a while" I say and it wakes everyone up. My aunty Kati stood up and she immediately goes to hug me. "Aww my baby are you ok?" She says before she pulls away. "I'm fine aunty. Just tired is all." My aunty nods and she looks like she's gonna cry. "Aunty no don't cry, please don't cry cause if you cry then I'm gonna cry" and my aunty giggles and wipes her tears. "I'm so sorry Bub. We should've been there for you... and we weren't" she starts choking on her words and she just hugs me. My uncle Kiwa ruffles my hair. "We're so sorry bubba. We should've stayed there- "it's ok uncle. It would've happened... either way." I look down and my uncle Paora stands up. "Nah that's it, I'm calling mum." "Bro what? What's mum gonna do?" Says Uncle Kiwa. "You remember when he tried to rape Juna at school? Mum gave him a massive hiding right? Well when I tell her what's happened, guess what? She's gonna kick his arse again but worse! Cause he didn't even stop his best mate from raping a fucking 12 YEAR OLD!!" I freeze. "How do you guys know that? I haven't even told yous yet?" My aunty Kati held my hand. "You were screaming in your sleep baby. When you got to the hospital you started screaming and pleading dad help me!! Stop him please!. That's how we knew." I put my head down. "He wouldn't stop. I begged and pleaded with him to stop. I heard dad laughing and I asked him to help me." I looked at my aunty. "Why doesn't he like me?" My aunty just hugged me while I cried in her arms,