1: Friends Before Fame. (William Singe)

Chapter 58

***WILLIAM'S P.O.V***

I parked the car then let her out and took her to a similar place we went afterwards last week. She seemed worried or scared about something but seemed as though she was trying to hide it by acting like she was fine. I got her to sit down and my arms went around her straight away and she put her hands on mine.

'What's wrong beautiful?' I asked and she didn't answer but she sighed then started playing with my hands because she was nervous. 'Shona, please tell me, I can tell somethings not right.' I tried convincing her but she didn't answer again. I squeezed her tighter and she was so skinny that I could touch my elbows while my arms were around her. I pushed my lips against her neck and inhaled her scent. She smelt so good and she smelt amazing as usual. 'Please tell me what's wrong Shona. You can tell me anything and you know that.' I encouraged her. She started playing with her bracelets still trying to avoid telling me.

'You know how I said that I had to tell you something earlier before we left for the hospital?' She asked quietly.

'Yeah.' I answered and she kept playing with her asthma bracelet.

'I want you to know why I ended up in hospital for so long last time my asthma played up badly.' She continued.

'Okay but just remember Shona, stop whenever you need to, I'm hear to listen to whatever it is I need to know. Take as long as you need beautiful.' I tried to reassure her before she started.

'Thanks William, it means alot.' She reploed and I kissed her cheek.

'Anything for you Shona.' I responded and she sighed before she continued.

'Well, it all happened on April 17th 2004. Alexis was staying the over at my place for the night and only mum was home at the time. My dad was out, with his mates, drinking, doing drugs, staying out really late, you know that kind of thing.' She begun and I nodded showing I was listening and I knew what she was talking about.

'So he comes home at 2:00 the next morning and I hear screaming, yelling, cries, pleads for help, smashing bottles, swearing, everything, it woke both me and Alexis up.' She continued then wiped a tear from her cheek and I turned her around her to face me and she looked as though she was about to break down completely. I took her hands in mine and she gave me a thankful look.

'I told Alexis to stay upstairs while I went to see what was going on. I went down the hall to mum and dads room first and they weren't in there so that's when I thought the worst. I tiptoed downstairs and I looked into the kitchen.' She continued further and she was doing really well, I thought she would have tried to avoid telling me still. I wiped the tears falling from her eyes and she looked at me thankfully again.

'I see my mum being pushed up against the wall by my dad with a broken glass bottle in his hand. My mums nose was bleeding, blood running down her face from her eyebrow and her eyes were bruised. My dad the hit mum across her cheek with the broken bottle.' She kept going and more tears fell from her innocent eyes. Everytime a treardrop fell from her eyes, I would wipe it away before she had the chance to do it herself.

'I spoke up and called out to mum then regreted instantly afterwards. He kept telling me to go back to bed but I refused to go to bed until he left mum alone. He started hitting mum more and more and then he started threatening me and I started to lose my breath.' She kept explaining and I couldn't believe that she had to go through something like this.

'Dad punched mum and she fell to the floor, and that's when she started to come towards me. He punched me straight in the jaw, and I fell to the floor struggling to breathe. He started hitting my back with the broken bottle and I didn't even have the breath to scream out in pain. I seen my mum reach the phone and that's the last thing I remembered before I blacked out.' She continued and the tears kept coming down her cheeks. I kepy wiping then away for her and she looked up at me thankfully every time I did it.