Battle Scars: Horrible Tragedy

Chapter 1: 5 years ago


" OPEN THE DOOR CHERYL! " he yelled.

"Go and hide in the bathroom closet and don't make a sound. No matter what, you stay here until I come for you." my mom whispered.

*Gavin yelling in the background*

"Mommy please don't leave us, I'm scared!" Sebastian said.

"Where is my father mom?" I asked quietly. She closed the closet and left without a word.

"IF YOU DON'T OPEN THIS DAMN DOOR, I SWEAR I WILL KILL THEM ANIMALS YOU OWN!" Gavin yelled at my mother.

"Don't you ever talk about my children you asshole! Matter fact get the FUCK out of my house. NOW!"

*Yelling continues in the other room.*

They constantly argue over drugs, alcohol, and the fact that we are her children. Gavin beats us regularly and threatens to harm us if we ever told. I told my mom and she went crazy on him. She promised to always protect and love us.

It all changed when she forgave him. Cheryl passed out from too much alcohol and drugs. I was awaken by a loud bang against my door. As soon as I went to check on Sebastian, I was struck in the face.

"I told you that if you ever told your mother that I would harm you. Obviously, you didn't take the threat to well so I will show you. Mommy can't save her little girl this time!" Gavin yelled as he beat me.

I was being punched in the face, repeatedly kicked in
the stomach and he beat me with the buckle of a belt. My cries for help meant nothing because no one came to save me.

*coughing up blood*

"GET OFF ME !!! MOMMY, HE IS HURTING ME! HELP! HELP! HELP!" I yelled.

"PUNCH! PUNCH!" He struck me in the mouth twice.

I no longer could speak and he began ripping my clothes off me. Nothing came out of me because I lost so much strength to move or speak. He began raping me over and over again.

"Leave my sister alone Gav!" Sebastian cried.

"Get the fuck out punk, I will deal with you next."

Suddenly, when he was finished he started beating me over and over again. In a matter of minutes everything went black.


Cheryl's P.O.V

I woke up to a very bad headache and I couldn't move. Normally, I wake up to my children watching tv.

"Saaphari? Sebastian? " I called out. No reply from both of them, so I went to Sebastian's room. No Sebastian and I figure he was in Phari's room. I seen a trail of blood and ran in.

"OMG! SEBASTIAN! SAAPHARI!" I cried.

They were unconscious and beaten to death. My children are so helpless right now as I promised to protect them. I failed to do that, so I dialed 911.

"911 what's your emergency?"

"Yes, there are two children badly beaten in a house between the ages of 9 and 12. They lost a lot of blood and there is no one in the house. It's trashed by the way too." I said

"What's the address and your name?"

"4721 Friendship Dr. I have to go now but hurry and send medical emergency."

"Wait ma'm what-" I hung up the phone and quickly packed up my belongings. Gavin was no where around and I couldn't take no more pain. I was heart broken and self destructing.

"Saaphari and Sebastian I love you guys deeply and in my heart I hope you guys make it alive. It seems that I have failed to protect you two and it hurts so much. You too will be better off without me. I love you guys deeply and I'm sorry." I whispered to their lifeless bodies.

*Police sirens and ambulances*

Quickly putting my belongings in my car, I left out the back door.

Leaving and never looking back.

"Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover."
~ H. Jackson Brown Jr. ~


**This is my first story ever being written if you don't know. COMMENT and let me know what you think of the book so far. Shall I continue or delete? If anything misspelled let me know.

I stayed up rewriting and correcting grammar til 3 am. 😁😁😁😁