Bedtime stories

Part 23

Grants POV
"Stop it!! Let me go!!" I heard Kendra scream. I jumped out of bed and ran over to her. She was kicking and screaming in her bed.

"Kendra wake up." I shook her. Then decided that wasn't the best idea. So laid down and wrapped my arms around her so tight.

"Grant what's going on?" I heard my dad say from across the room.

"It's okay Kendra just had a bad dream. Everything is okay" I half whisper the last part into Kendra's ear.

"Gr... Gra... Grant" Kendra panted through breaths.

"Shhh it's okay I'm hear. Do you wanna talk about what happened." I could feel her breathing against my chest. Her heartbeat was starting to slow to normal speed again and she was relaxing.

"It's so weird I haven't had bad nightmares since my dad left..."

What why didn't she tell me her dad left sooner?

"What are you talking about? Do you wanna talk to me about it?" I didn't want to pressure her to tell me but I did want to know I wanted to make her feel better.

"The last person I told was Evan... And you know how well that turned out.. He just uses it against me now."

"Do you honestly think I'm going to treat you like Evan does?" I was hurt she thought I could be that mean to someone I loved. Loved? Did I love her?

"I don't Grant obviously not but I didn't think Evan would treat me like that either"

"Please just tell me I wan to help. I need to help." She had to tell me if I really did love this girl I had to do everything possible to help her.

"Okay I'll tell you. But if I'm going to tell you I have to say it all so no interruptions."

"Okay. I'll listen to everything. I just wanna help." I waited patiently nuzzled close to her and just held her as she prepared herself to talk.

"Well when I was 3 my parents got divorced and yea no big deal though I was young I don't really remember when they were together. I got used to them being apart I lived my life that was the norm so it was fine. Then when I was... When I was.." She began to tear up and breath heavy.

"Shh it okay baby girl just take your time." I stroked her hair as she started to calm down

"Okay... When I was about 12 I figured out my dad smoked weed. I don't really remember how I found out but I knew. And he had done it for a long time. I didn't really think much of it I was only 12 but as time went on people started to find out and they would tell me "omg that's cool he must be so chill" it wasn't though!!! That's like telling someone with and alcohol parent that it must be so cool because they wouldn't care what you did." She took a couple deep breaths and tears rolled down her face. I wiped them away and waited for her to finish.

"It wasn't cool okay! But anyway around my 13th birthday my dad started getting high all the time I don't think he was ever sober. And soon after that he lost his job because he stopped going to work so he could get high. We stopped going to his house but when we would go over he would just yell at us, tell us how worthless we were." She started crying hard I held her tight.

"It's okay take your time okay?" She looked at me with tear filled eyes

"Okay just let me finish." I looked at her with only love in my eyes nodded and continued to listen.

"So anyway about 6 months after he lost his job we went over to his house. Me and my sisters didn't want to but my mom said it was only for an hour and she would come pick us up. When we got there he was high but that was nothing new. He yelled at us a bit and I guess my little sister had enough *flash back explaining to Grant*
Dad: Megan you piece of shit why the fuck did you pierce your ears. You look like a hoe!!

Megan: why the fuck do you care it's not like you're ever around to see us!! Your the piece of shit all you can do is get high everyday!!

Dad: you better not have fucking said that to me

My dad got up and walked over to Megan for the first time in my life I watched in horror as my dad hit my sister repeatedly. I ran to the washroom and called my mom.

"Mom I need your help you have to come get us dad is hitting Megan I'm scared."

"I WILL BE OVER IN 30 SECONDS GET OUT OF THAT HOUSE!"

I ran out of the house and pulled Megan with me.

Dad: where are you bitches going?!??

Just them my mom pulled up and got out of the car.

Mom: don't you every touch my children again. You are not there father anymore. And they will not see you again!!

Dad: fine I'm leaving but it's your daughters fault these fuck ups don't know how to do anything there just hoes!!

*back to talking to Grant*
"So I haven't seen my dad since then his house went up for sale and we have no clue where he went." I really didn't know what to say I had no idea.

"Kendra. That is over now it okay." I tried to sound as loving as possible but just as I said that she burst out in tears.

"Grant it's not okay!! Nothing is okay about this!! I don't have a dad, I have to take medication on medication just to feel okay and sometimes that still isn't good enough. I just want a regular family one that isn't broken." I tried to wrap my head around everything that just happened.