Knights In Nightmares

The Painful Reveal

Leo's POV:

It must have been hours that i just sat in the chair, waiting for Jase to wake up. I looked over to the clock.

8:35 pm....she's been asleep for about nine hours now. Ugh i wish she would just wake up so i know she's ok. You know, instead of me constantly checking if she still had a pulse.

"Oowwww." I hear Jase quietly mumble as she stirs on the couch.

Thank goodness!

I rush onto my knees to be beside her and guide her back down to a laying position. "Shhhhh shhhhh. Its ok.just lie back down. I dont want the cuts opening back up. "

"W-what happened? " Jase asks with a look of horror in her eyes.

"I was hoping you'd tell me. You came to my house all beat up like this and told me not to take you to the hospital. Then you collapsed. I brought you to the couch and fixed you up- you are lucky i have medical training by the way- and then you slept for nine hours. "

She looks confused for a second, but then realization crosses over her eyes. "Oh. "

"That's all you have to say?! Really?! You had me worried to death! Just tell me what happened. I deserve to know. Ive been avoiding asking how you keep getting the bruises but i cant avoid it anymore. "

"Leo....i-its just really hard to say. Ive never told anyone before. And im afraid if i tell you, you'll do something about it. But that'll just result in me having to move away."

Wait. What? Why would she have to move away?

I sigh and look her in the eyes. "I won't let that happen. I promise. Just please. Let me help you. Take as much time telling me as you need. You aren't moving from this couch for a while anyways. " i pause and touch my forehead to hers, " I'm here for you Jase. Always. "

I lean back and watch as a tear falls down her cheek. I cup her cheek, wiping it away.

"Ok." Jase says, " I'll tell you. " She breaths in shakily and continues, " Well, where do i start? Umm....ok. When i was six, my mother passed away. Before that, my father was the happiest, most caring man you could ever meet. But after mom, he started to get angry all the time. He would just start destroying stuff and throw old pictures of us in the fireplace. Then, it escalated. He started hitting me. " Jase chokes on a sob and i squeeze her hand tightly.

Wow. I didn't know it was this bad.....

"Since then, he has beaten me every day. If doesn't matter if it was only a slap in the face before i went to school, or waking me up with a beating that lasted an hour. He would beat me at least once a day. That's where i get the bruises. And that's why my skin is torn in places. He decided to use a belt this time. " She turns and cries into the pillow. "I-im so sorry. I l-let myself g-get attatched to you. And this was the outcome...."

I take her chin in my hand and guide her face to look at me. "You didn't do anything wrong. " She tries to pull away but i don't let her. "Look at me J. It is your father who is at fault. In fact, I'm not letting you go back to him. I'm going to get social services into this. You are going to stay here with me and im going to call the cops over here right now. "

I get up to go get my phone but Jase keeps ahold of my hand, pulling me back. "Come here." She says. I obey and go back down next to her. She cups my cheek and brings my face towards hers, until our foreheads are touching. "Thank you. " She says quietly. I give her a small smile and kiss her cheek. "Ill be right back."

I get up and go to the phone, dialing 911. "Hello. This is 911, what is your emergency? "

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Hi guys! Sorry its kind of a short chapter. But you'll live. So i reaaaaaalllly want some feedback on this story! PLEASE COMMENT!

Bye lovelies!
~Avril954