Broken inside //a kidnapped and abused story//

Chapter 23: My eyes are the windows to nothing

*Five months later*
Alexs POV
I stood in front of the dirty mirror. My once shoulder length hair was now half way down my back. It was also now dyed red. Griffin was afraid people would notice me even though the only people I ever see are him, Cody, and Ace. I softly touched all the features on my face while staring at myself in the mirror. I wasn't me anymore. It doesn't feel like me at all.
"Alex, come down for breakfast." I heard Ace yell from down the stairs.
"Coming." I answered.
Everyday, when Griffin and Cody go to work, Ace stays here and watches me so I don't run away or try to kill myself. I hate Ace. He's meaner than both Griffin and Cody.
I walked down the stairs carefully. If Ace was watching tv, I didn't want to interrupt him. I did interrupt him once and I have the scars to prove it.
I walked over to the kitchen door and opened it. Ace was there cooking eggs. I went over and sat on the counter.
"I have a picture of you and Bradey from when you stayed with us." He spoke. His words stung. Whenever someone mentioned Bradey it made me want to cry.
"I was looking at the picture and I noticed how pretty your eyes are. Very blue and bright. But then I look at you now and your eyes are dull. More like a gray color than a blue." He continued.
I just nodded. He's right, my eyes used to be lovely but now they are filled with nothingness.
"You know they say the eyes are the windows to the soul." He said as he stared into my eyes.
"Then I guess my eyes are the windows to nothing." I mumbled.
He just stared at me a little then went back to making his eggs. He handed me a plate with a pancake and a piece of sausage on it. I ate very quickly then went back to my room. I sat on the edge of my bed trying not to cry. Ive been trying to teach myself not to show any weakness. I have to be strong and act like being locked up in this house isn't making me loose my mind.
A couple hours later Ace called me down again. He told me to sit on the couch with him and watch tv. I hated when he did things like this. He always trued to get me to do nasty things with him when we were alone. But i couldnt tell him no because then hed punch me. So id sit still and stare straight ahead at the tv. Waiting till he tells me I can leave and go back upstairs.
Ive been sitting on the couch for about 15 minutes, watching the stupid show Ace put on, when I feel his hand on my thigh. I wiggle uncomfortably and try to get his hand off.
"Please, stop." I whispered.
"Come on baby. I know you want me." Then I realized that hes drunk. Which makes this a whole lot worse.
"N-No, I dont just leave me alone." I start to cry a little, but then force myself to stop. Show no weakness.
He pushes me down so im laying on the couch, then straddles my waist. I try to push his off, but its useless. Im weak and too tiny. He puts his hands on my shoulders then leans down and kisses me. I dont kiss back. He pulls his head up and slaps me.
"Fucking kiss me back, bitch." He yells.
I let all my tears go and sob. He leans down again and kisses me, this time I kiss back to prevent from being slapped.
"Stand up." He tells me. I obey and stand in front of the couch. Looking for an escape option.
"Get on your knees." He orders. Then I realize whats happening.
"No, no please no, dont do this, please." I beg him.
"Sorry sweetie." He smirks then pushed my shoulders down hard so im on my knees.
He stands in front of me and I cry harder. He starts unbuckling his belt and I look away. He harshly grabs my chin and pulls me to face him.
"Look at me you fucking slut." I snarls.
"Please dont do this." I sob even harder.
"Just shut up and get it over with." I rolls his eyes at me.
He pulls his jeans down and I can see his hard member through his boxers. Hes about to pull them down when the door opens and I let out a sob of relief. In walks Cody who just stops and stares at us. He stars at Ace who is almost half naked then to my tear stained face.
"What the fuck is going on here?!" He asks angrily.
"I- Uh, well you see she kissed me then forced me to stand up so that she could suck my dick. Its not my fault I swear." Ace pleas as he pulls up his pants.
I stare at Cody, hoping he realizes the truth of what just happened. Cody looks at me quickly, then looks back at Ace.
"Alex go upstairs, Ace go to the kitchen." He says.
I jump to my feet and run up the stairs. I close the door behind me and fall onto my bed crying. I cant believe that almost happened. He already raped me once, I didnt want anything like that happening again.
Cody came upstairs 10 minutes later. He sat on the bed next to me and rubbed my back soothingly. It was a nice feeling. I laid my head on his lap and he continued to rub my back.
"Thank you." I whispered.
"You're welcome." He smiled.
I started falling asleep on Cody when Griffin came into the room. Cody stood up quickly which caused me to fall off the bed. I groaned in pain. Griffin helped me up.
"Whats going on in here?" He asked.
"Nothing, she was sad and I was trying to comfort her." He said quickly.
"Its my job to comfort her, don't do it again." He said to Cody.
Cody left and I laid on the bed. Griffin laid next to me. I didn't want to talk to him so I turned my back and fell asleep.
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(A/N)
Hey guys! Thanks so much for reading even though its been like 3 months. Ive had a lot of positive income. Im sorry for not posting in so long. I was thinking of discontinuing the book but when i saw 13k+ reads i decided against it. Thank you for reading! I dont know how long itll be before I update again but ill try to make it soon.