Forever Mine

Chapter 7: Listening with no Interupting

CHARLEY'S POV
"What did you say?!" he spits at mama.
"That you are h-handsome?" She stutters, cowering behind the frying pan she was cooking eggs on.
He snorts," You wish, all you had left was your life, now it's gone."
He runs at her and shoves his head into her stomach. Blood is spit out of her mouth and splattered all over the walls and me.
"R-r-run!" She sputters through punches from his furious fists.
I stand,paralyzed, as he beats up mama. He finally stops, leaving her black and blue, to see his friend walk into the room.
"Get her away." He orders and the big scary man comes towards me.
I run and hide in a tight corner the man can't fit in.
"Come out here, you b-" he's interrupted by sirens.
My father picks up my mother and starts running with his friend.
"Don't listen! Don't talk! I will get you if you do, Charolette Cunningham!"

That is all I remember of the dream because I was too busy screaming and crying for mama to come back, but I stop. At first I think it's because I don't want daddy to find me, but it's because a cup of cold water is pouring down my face.
I spit out the water and see Demi tying to say something, to calm me down.
She starts to hug me, but I quickly run under her arms, into the hallway, and I lock myself in the restroom.
At first I just stand there, then I slowly sit down as sobs begin to escape my mouth. I stay as quiet as possible, what if he hears me?
Feet steps come closer and I quiet down. I don't want to look weak or risk daddy hearing that I can talk or hear.
"Charley, please come out."
No response.
"Charley... Please." I hear Demi's pretty voice begin to kind of.. Break?
I peak through the crack of the door to see Demi laying on the floor practically drowned in tears. She slowly gets up and collapses into her bed, mumbling something about going numb. What does numb mean? I have so much to learn.
I watch her and decide I should help. She removed me from that awful place.
I walk up to Demi and look at her pretty long hair and funny looking high shoes.
I tap her shoulder and she slowly stops.
I look down as Demi turns around to look at me.
She touches my face, where I had a booboo from an 'accident' and stares into my eyes. I try to stare back into her creamy chocolate ones, but I quickly shy away. It feels as if she's reading my mind, she's looking at me so intensely.
"You can hear?" She asks, her voice cracking and tears threatening to spill.
I slowly nod and smile. Demi pulls me into a hug, but I just stand there.
What if daddy finds me? What if he sees me listening? Will he hurt Demi?

Sorry, short chapter. I am currently stuck in a small room with my little sisters who keep watching what I type😤
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