The Quiet One

Chapter One

Chapter One

   "Ashlynn!" my step-father screamed from downstairs. I cringed my mother told me to stay in my room because once again this week my step-father is in a bad mood. I slowly made my way down the steps, "Hurry up now!" he screamed once again, and once again i cringed and walked faster down the steps. I looked at him and fear set in my stomach his face was twisted in anger, "Yes?" i questioned him, "Speak louder" he yelled, "Yes?" i said louder as his eyes flickered across my body, i shivered in disgust, "Come here" he said beckoning me with his finger I froze for half a second and moved toward him to get the beating done early so that i can go finish my homework. I stepped up to him and got ready for the punch, smack, or kick, nothing came he was now standing in front of me i relaxed a bit which was a bad thing because he punched me square in the face my nose cracked, i felt the hot blood trickle down my lip and into my mouth my eyes welded up with unsheded tears, i hurriedly pushed them back and looked back up to him with confidence in me that was until i registered the wicked smiled that was on his face, he pushed me I lost my balance and hit the corner of the wall I blacked out for a couple of minutes i looked up to see him standing near me and with a few strides he kicked me in the stomach i flew backwards and hit the coffee table knocking the lamp on me and shattering it all over and cutting my skin, "Get up" he said menacingly I got right up and looked to see I was next to the door I looked back and met the punch right in the eye I hunched over and groaned i seen a glass shard i know i was going to pay for this but i lunged at it and stuck it in his arm he screamed in pain i took that time as a time to get the hell out of there i broke through the door only to be pulled back by my hair on the path to the road he yanked hard, i screamed in pain, "Hey what are you doing? Let her go!" someone shouted my step-father growled, "Stay out of this, this bitch deserves everything thing i gave her she is worthless" he spat out, "And i said let her go it's not right to hit a girl you jackass" the dude growled near me i opened my eyes and gasped it was Jake Collins, the football quarterback, then basketball legend. "And i said stay out of it" George snapped and gripped on my arm so hard i thought it would snap, i whimpered, "Shut up" George whispered in my head i nodded and kept quiet that was until Jake's hand and arm flew past me and punched George in the face, "Hey come here let me get you out of here" he said i stood there hesitanly until he grabbed my hand and walked up to me and lifted me in his arms I flinched at his touch this was the close's i have ever let a guy touch me other than George abusing me, "Shh, it's okay" he said soothingly i nodded and buried my head in his neck as he walked away from that abusing bastered, "Hey you get your ass back here now young lady, Ashlynn!" he screamed, "I will be telling your mom about this" he yelled again i pulled back and yanked hard and fell to the ground with a "Oomph" I hesitantly stood up and looked as good as i could to George, "F you George tell my mom I don't give a rat's ass, why would I when you abuse me" I shouted with as much strength ad i could George stood there like an idiot i turned and walked away, "Hey wait, he said your name was Ashlynn, right?" Jake asked coming up next to me i stiffened getting ready for whatever teasing was about to come, "As in Ashlynn Taylor?" he asked again i whipped around and shouted, "Yes i am Ashlynn Taylor or better known as "The Quiet One" i said stiffly whipping the tears away i seen we were next to a river, this river lead all the way to the hospital, i started walking the way to the hospital till i had an urge to get the bleed to stop on my head and feet i turned and walked to the river and yanked my shirt of leaving me in a sports bra i heard someone gasp behind me i ignored it and dipped my shirt in the water getting ready to bring it to my head when a hand stopped me, "If i were you i wouldn't put that nasty water on your head unless you want an infection" he said taking his shirt off and wrapping it around my head, "Thanks for helping me back there" i said hestianly and stood back up and started walked towards the hospital again, "Uh sure, can i ask why your father was hitting you" he asked stepping into walk with me, "Step-Father, and I don't know why" i suddenly stopped and turned towards him, "Don't and i mean don't ever tell anyone about this you got it" i said he looked at me and confusion knitting through his eyes, "Who else knows about this?" he asked i looked around trying to find a way out of this, "No one okay just you" i said with a pleading look, "What do you mean only me, don't you have a mom?" he asked again and took my hand and started walking, "Yes i have a mom but uh i dont tell her because George makes her happy and I want her that way she went into a depression when my father died of cancer and he brought the life back in her" i said while tears formed in my eyes i could see the Hospital over the bridge, "But you could get killed, are your feet hurting you i can carry you" he said changing the subject, "Yeah i know, and no my feet well they do hurt but the hospital is just over there" i said pointing i could only see through one eye but it was it, "Okay" he said i could feel the blood dripping down my back, and my nose was still bleeding a bit and my stomach hurt like hell my head began to feel wozy i swayed a bit, "Jake we need to get there faster" i said trying to walk faster but that only made me nasious, "Oh god i think i am going to vomit" i ran to a corner and puked i felt my hair pull back but all i did was dry heave i forgot George has been starving me i pulled up still dry heaving, "Ash.." was all i heard before everything went black. i faded back in to be in a hospital on a bed moving fast, then i faded back out. I faded back in to see myself in a room with my mom sitting there crying, I faded back out again. I came back to see Jake sitting by me with my hand in his and small bags under his eyes, i must have imagined that and everything went black again. I groaned i throat was all scrags, "Ashlynn?" i heard someone call i opened my eyes, "How long" i croaked to whoever was in the room, "24 hours" i looked at the speaker it was Jake, "Jake?" i asked he looked at me and must have known this wasn't imaginative, "Hold on i will call your mom, and the police want to talk to you" he said and rushed out of the room, i sighed and hit the nurse bottom, "Okay Mr. Collins enough with thinking she is up-" she looked around only to find me sitting up, "Oh you are up i will get the Doctor" she said and rushed out, a couple minutes later the doctor came in, "Hello Miss. Taylor how are you?" he asked, "I am good" i said smiling, "Good good, well i will have the police come in and talk to you" he said and walked out. Police? Hmm i wonder why they are here, then everything came flooding back to me George hurting me Jake saving me and me passing out. The door opened and came in two police and my mother and Jake trailing after, "Good evening Ashlynn" one said, "I am Officer Evans, and this is my partner Officer Morgan"  he said i smiled at them, "Okay we are going to ask a few questions and we hope that you be honest with us and answer them okay?" Officer Evans said i nodded, "Okay well we want to know who hurt you like this?" he asked, "George Reed" i said i heard my mom gasp, "How long has this been going on?" Officer Morgan asked, "4 years now" i said confidently i heard my mom gasp again, "That can't be right that was a year after we got married you better not be lieing Missy!" my mom scolded, "I'm not mom he has been doing it for 4 years now, you remember when i broke my arm, he snapped it my he did it and as self defence yesterday i stabbed him with a broken glass from our lamp that he had thrown me at" i said as tears welded up i can't believe how naive my own mother was, "Okay and how did you get out of there yesterday?" Officer Evans asked, "Jake helped me" I said simply.

1 hour later

"Omg thank the lord i am out of there" I said walking with Jake's hand in mine for some reason he won't stop holding my hand, "Mom were are we staying?" i asked her as Jake's hand tightened on mine, "Home" was here answer i stopped, "What do you mean home George is there and i am not going any were near that wretched man" i said walking again, "I want to stay at a hotel" i said reaching into my bag and pulling out my cell phone, before it was snatched out of my hands, "What are you doing?" my mom hissed, "I was calling a taxi, then a hotel to get a reservation for me" i said reaching for my phone again but she walked away, "No you are going to George's family reunion and it will look bad if his wife's daughter was not there" she said unlocking her car i walked after her only to be slowed down by Jake, "I am not going and your not going to make me either" i said she turned around with an anger face, "Get in the damn car now Ashlynn Farren Taylor!" she screamed i flinched but didn't move i instead turned around and started walking away with Jake walking behind me, "Jake can i borrow your phone?" i asked him he sighed a dug it out an handed me a Iphone i smiled gratefully and called a taxi then the hotel i wanted to stay at hung up and gave him his phone back, "Thanks again" i said he smiled he pulled me into a hug i stiffened a bit but then relaxed when i felt them tingles again i gave into the hug until he ;pulled back, "See you at school tomorrow" he said and kissed my forehead i smiled, "Bye" i said and noticed the taxi was here i got in and gave him the address, the hotel i was going to was the hotel i always went to when i told my mom i was going to stay at a friends house for a week, so all i had to say was my name and they let me right in i have clothes and a backup car if needed. Once in my hotel room i took a long shower put some pajamas on and fell asleep.

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