The childhood

The backstory

Erica let loose all of her tears filled her face as Luke confronted her with a hug she had never felt more safe . Luke then asked
"Umm Erica I don't want to make you feel uncomfortable but your my best friend and I wanted to let you know you can tell me anything "
*she wipes a few tears away *
"I know your my best friend my only friend actually "
Luke then asks the question .
"Um Erica I saw your wrist earlier and I wanted to see if everything is ok and why you -"
She cuts him off
"Cut myself ?"
"Y-yeh "
" it all started when I was 7 my dad was a drunk and always always got drunk he used to come home and beat me and my mum until one day he threw an empty beer bottle at my mum and it shattered all over her leaving cuts all over her body this kept going on him abusing me and my mum until I was 12 when my mum finally had enough and packed everything we needed and left until he saw us leaving and i never saw him that angry and he pushed all the draws over and pulled out a gun and shot my mum "
*she pauses *
" Erica " Luke is also crying at this point
" I didn't know I'm so sorry "
"It's ok that's not all . After that he sold me to a rich man and he also abused me and he wanted me to marry his son and his - his son umm .... raped me more that once "
"Omg Erica " Luke cried
"There's more the maid let me out and I never ran faster I ran and I found a lovely lady who took me in and lived with her and I still do I love her and I came to this school everyone all the boys and girls saw me and couldn't believe how beautiful I was and I had a boyfriend but he broke up with me because I wasn't good enough and all my friends left me and then I met you . And to answer your question I cut myself because I think I should have died when my mum did "