Everything has changed

Chapter 6

AUTHOR'S NOTE

Hey guys!

In this chapter there will be abuse and self-harm so I'm just letting you know just in case it is triggering for some people.

Whenever there is any abuse or self-harm in the chapter I will write 'WARNING' so you guys know.

Thank you my lovlies! xoxo!

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Riley's P.O.V

'WARNING'

"I'm home!" I yelled from the front of my apartment. "Not that anyone cares..." I sighed kicking off my shoes and walking over to the couch.

"What are you doing on the couch?!" I heard an angry voice behind me.

I turned around to see my father standing behind me with his arms crossed over his chest.

"Nothing I just got home." I said turning back around and looking through my school bag.

He reached over the couch grabbed my bag and threw it across the room "What did I tell you this morning?" He yelled.

I said nothing I just sat there blankly staring at the wall.

He hit me across the side of my head. "I'm talking to you you little shit answer me!" He screamed and hit me a second time in the same place.

"You t-told me to go to my room as soon as I got home..." I stuttered trying to not sound scared.

"Well does this look like your bedroom?" I shook my head "Well then go to your room!" He shouted as he grabbed my hair and pulled me to my room and threw me to the floor.

He stood above me. "Now stay here and by the way because you were disobedient you get no dinner, you don't need it anyways look at yourself." He said and kicked me in the side.

He kicked me a second time and then walked out of my room slamming the door. "Incompetent slut." He mumbled as he walked away.

I curled up into a ball and let my tears out.

After what seemed like forever I got up, still crying, and walked to my bay window, opened the window and grabbed a little bag I had outside.

I unzipped the bag and took out a razor blade.

I placed the razor up to my wrist. "This one is for my family..." I said as I pressed down and cut.

"This one is for my messed up life." I pressed a little deeper this time.

"And this one is for Maya..." I said and made a few more cuts until my wrist was covered in cuts.

I sat in silence and let the crimson red blood drip off my wrist onto the window sill.

I placed the razor back into the bag and put it back outside.

As I was shutting the window I heard a noise outside.

"Who's there?" Nobody answered I looked around once more and then shut the window and went to bed.

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Maya's P.O.V

I hid around the corner of her window and waited for her to shut it and leave.

Why did she cut herself for me?

I need to talk to her.

I approached her window and paused as I heard someone open her door.

"Why did you open your window?" He screamed as he approached her bed.

"I'm sorry..." She crawled as far away from him as she could.

I moved closer to the window so I could see Riley.

"I told you to never open your window" He screamed as he slapped her across the face, I cringed at the loud shriek that came from Riley.

She sat on her bed gripping her face in pain.

"If you like outside so much you can sleep out there." He yelled as he grabbed Riley by the collar of her shirt and started dragging her towards the window.

Oh no they are coming right for me.

What do I do?

There is nowhere to hide.

I can't watch this anymore!

I need to run.

But I don't want to leave her outside in the cold by herself...

Stuff it she wouldn't stay if it were me.

I quickly turned around and ran as fast as I could to get away from her building.

I was running out of breath so I stopped to catch my breath and I turned around and looked at Riley sitting helpless outside of her bedroom window by herself in the cold.

Part of me wants to go back and help her but part of me wants to leave her there.

I can't just leave her to freeze!

But I can't go back when she is awake...