Different But Loved

Chapter 6

School has made me tired and all I wanted to do was take a nap. My leg are sore from going up and down the steps.

I would think that I would get use to it but I was wrong.

I'm not trying to be disgusting or anything but I think my time of the month is coming. Maybe that's why.

Alex, Henry and I are in the truck as we make our way home. None of them has said a word which is strange.

They normally are always asking 'how's your day?' 'How was school?' 'Did art go well?' 'You seem tired?' But they haven't said anything.

So I put my girl pants on and break the silence.

I make a fake yawn. Epic fail. I'm a horrible actor. "So how was your day in psychology Henry?" He is having trouble with it since semester testing is coming up.

Quite.

Even though it hurts me that he ignore me I still keep a smile on my face.

I clear my throat. "How's AP science Alex? I heard that your class will get to open starfish because everyone did good on their tes-"

"Be quite." Alex says, his voice has a pitch of annoyance.

I look down at my hands and fidget with my fingers. I feel the truck stop and I immediately take off my seat belt and get out of the truck.

But stop when I feel an arm grab me.

"Maya I'm sorry! I'm just frustrated." Alex says to me but I don't make eye contact with him. He hugs me and I feel my eyes pinch. No I will no cry.

But I know that's not the truth. I know for a fact that I'm weak.

"I'm sorry Maya." He says again.

I nod my head and walk into the house. I know Alex stayed back a few steps but I could still feel his eyes on the back of my head.

"Hey Maya, how was school?" I see Jason say from the kitchen. Iwan is sitting on one of the bar stools smiling at me.

And there it goes. I feel a tear fall and both Jason and Iwan look at me in a concern way.

I give them a fake smile and point up stairs. I open my mouth to tell them that I'm going to my room but nothing comes out.

I try again but nothing. Mute. I know it's that because I was mute for three years.

I look away and start heading upstairs.

"Maya is everything okay?" I hear Jason voice getting closer but I just keep going upstairs.

"Look what you did Alex!" Henry yells.

"WHAT THE FUCK DID YOU DO ALEX!" Jason yells.

I don't want to hear them fight, it scares me when my brothers fight because they always end up hitting each other. I get to my room and shut the door. I take a deep shaky breath. Than the memories start to come back.

"Mommy! Mommy!!" Sophie scream filled my ears as I watched them hit her with a whip that has a metal at the end. Blood lines would appear on her skin every time they hit her.

"STOP DON'T HURT HER PLEASE!" I cry as I try to move but the rope is to tight. I move my body back and forth to see if I can rip them but I fail.

One of the men slaps me across the face. I sob as I feel the sting on my left cheek.

There are four men. Two with me and two with Sophie. We're in a large buildings, it's dark, wet and the only light in here is coming from three light bulbs.