Jordyn’s POV
When my dad yanked me in the house, he slammed the door and then slapped me. I screamed and fell to the floor. “Why the hell are you coming back so late?” he shouted. I didn’t answer. I just cried and held my now flaming cheek. He crouched down and grabbed my arm causing me to squeal. “I said WHY THE HELL ARE YOU COMING BACK SO LATE?!” He shouted again. I could feel my arm going numb. “It was a party. I’m sorry.” I said faintly. He yanked me up by my arm. “Oh so you went to a party?” he said evilly smirking. “You know I know what happens at parties. Little girls like you go and dance with random boys and grind all up on them.” He said and I quickly realized he was drunk. “so you wanna go dance with them young boys but you don’t wanna dance with me? Oh ok.” He said and grabbed my arm yanking me to him. He turned me around and grabbed my neck so that my head was leaned back. I felt him squeezing on my butt and I started crying. Then he punched me in the side. “Shut up.” He said. “Now is this how y’all were dancing?” he whispered into my ear blowing his hot beer covered breath on my face. Then he grabbed my waist pulling butt onto him and he started grinding on me. I knew that if I cried he would hit me again so I just shut my eyes and silently prayed that he wouldn’t try to rape me. Then I felt his hand slide from my waist to my stomach and then to the button on my pants. My body began to shake with fear and I cried out again. He pushed me onto the floor and glared at me. Then he came over to me and punched me right in the mouth. I quickly shielded my face as he started throwing punches at my body. I cried and screamed waiting for Daniel to run down and save me like he always did and he did. He ran down the stairs rubbing his eyes. When he saw what was happening he quickly ran over and pushed my dad away from me. He came down and scooped me up carrying me to my room. He laid me on the bed and examined my lip. “I’m so sorry J.” he said and moved some of my hair out of my face. I didn’t even speak I just cried from all the pain. He ran to my bathroom and I heard water cut on then cut off. He ran out with a rag and cleaned my face up. I winced a little every time he touched my cheek or my lip. “I’m so sorry J. I really am.” “Stop apologizing.” I said. he looked at me and then hugged me. I hugged him back and cried into his chest. He held me for about an hour. When I looked up I could see how sleepy he was. “Go to bed D.” I said softly. He looked down at me. “I don’t want to leave you in here.” He said sleepily. “Go I’m fine. He’s probably knocked out by now.” I said. He kissed my forehead and got up. “I’m so sorry J.” “Stop it D. it’s not your fault.” I said assuring him. He nodded and walked out of my room and closed the door. I slowly sat up and wincing from the pain all over my body. I slowly walked to the bathroom and stripped down. I looked at my now fully bruised body in the mirror. I loosened my hair and it fell all over my face. I sighed heavily and looked back up at the fresh cut on my lip and the slowly fading red mark on my face. I got in the shower and turned on the water. I let it run on me for a while and then I slid down the wall and cried. The water from the shower masqueraded my tears. After about an hour I washed up softly because my body ached and then got out. I put on some panties, shorts, and a tank top and climbed into my bed. I turned off all the lights and then buried myself in covers.
Daniel’s POV
The next morning I woke up around 7. I got up and did my daily hygiene and then put on some jeans and a red shirt. Then I put on my gold chain my mom gave me before she passed. I kissed it and then walked across the hall to get Jordyn. When I got in there she was sleeping so peacefully and I didn’t want to ruin it so I kissed her forehead and wrote a note telling her that I was going to look for a job. I kissed her cheek and then left. when I was going downstairs my dad had some hoe sitting on his lap. I looked at him in pure disgust and grabbed my keys. I drove downtown to this studio Chris told me about and went in to meet Kennedy the assistant he told me to ask for. “Kennedy?” I said and tapped the girl at the desk. She looked up and smiled. Damn she’s beautiful. I smiled back. “you must be Daniel.” She said with her soft angelic voice. “Yea. That’s me.” I replied. She stood up and stepped out from behind the desk. She was had on one of those High Low dresses my sister loves and some wedges. “Follow me.” She said and turned on her heels. I smiled and followed her down the hall to a studio. She opened the door and held it open for me. “You know, it should be the other way around.” I said and smiled at her. She smiled back. “And by that you mean?” she questioned and sat down in front of me. “I mean that I should’ve held the door open for the beautiful girl.” I said and flashed my flirting smile. She blushed and looked down at her papers. She was sitting in the chair next to the sound board and I was sitting on the couch. “Well where should I start?” she said looking through her papers. “Well maybe I can start by taking you out some time.” I said and took her hand. She blushed and smiled at me. “Maybe after this.” She said and winked then looked back down at her files. I smiled proudly to myself.
