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Chapter 7 - Hazel's p.o.v

It's been three days with Addie being in the padded room, she has barely been given food, she has no water and sometimes at night I can hear her crying and screaming. I watch the wardens as they go into her room by threes or sometimes twos, I listen to the screams and agony in her cries as they beat her or anything else they do to her, I watch them as they walk out laughing and smiling and I'm lucky if I get a glimpse of her but she's almost always lying on the floor with her back to me. I can remember Addie telling me about mom's boyfriend was always yelling at her, beating, burning, trying to drown her and drove her insane. He caused her depression and suicide thoughts, He always told her to kill herself. Mom just didn't say anything to Addison or him because she was scared. It was until Addie fell over and sliced her arm open, since then she wouldn't fall over to get them she would do them herself. mom's boyfriend isn't that sharp. He abused her, beats her until she blacks out, burns her. I feel so sorry for Addison she been through a hell of alot and now she's trying to survive now.

I was let out of my room and I walked past Addison's room I watched as they threw her against a wall, as she hit the ground they would hit and kicked her, I watched in fear as she coughed up and spat out blood. I started to cry as I watched, I should really be helping her but the door was locked from the inside, she never misbehaved and it was always something petty that would trigger the wardens violent outbursts. It would usually start with them yelling and swearing and Addison would be in her room. She'd get thrown against a wall and she would hit and kicked. If she put an arm or a leg out to protect herself and it made contact with them then they'd say that she had hit them and the whole thing would escalate.

the other girl's relationship with the wardens was better than ours. they wouldn't get yelled at and hit, but it was us who bore the brunt of their anger. Sometimes when they would have a go at the other girls for something, I'd be almost pleased because it wasn't Addison or myself for once. It really hurt when the other girls wouldn't admit seeing the wardens lashing out at her or myself when some of the social workers would ask about it but yet I would expect it since they're also nasty to us. Yet in private they would happily admit what was going on to us. I think they wouldn't say anything so they were protecting themselves. It was safer to keep quiet and stay out of the way.

after listening to them beat my sister for almost 2 hours they finally left, I was unable to see her until an hour later. I walked in and saw a sight I would never forget. Addison had bleeding for almost 1-2 hours from her arm, she had blackened fingers, One finger was missing a nail and Skin was missing from her hand and skin was torn on her leg and right foot. I walked out of her room and ran to the nearest phone that goes to the fire department I called and called but no one answered. I was so worried for Addie I ran back to her room but she was gone, I ran to find her but the I found her in the nurse's ward. they were treating her wounds, I crumbled to the ground and cried out in so much pain.