They Don't Know About Us

Secrets Uncovered

Niall grabbed my hand, and quickly pulled me away from my Grandfather's unconscious body. We quickly ran out of the garage, so we were out of the building. We stopped running when we were out of the garage, and Niall quickly pulled out his phone to call the police. I stood there, and carefully ran my finger across the drop of blood that had spilled from my wound on my neck. Thankfully, it was only a small cut, nothing serious. Niall hung up the phone, and put it back in his pocket.

"Are the police coming?" I asked, my voice quiet. Niall nodded, "Yeah, they'll be here in a few minutes."

I sighed, and leaned my back against the brick wall, "I should've listened to you, and not gone in here...."

"Well, now we know that you should never go anywhere in dangerous looking places... Or like anywhere..." Niall mumbled, his voice trailing off at the end.

"But, this wasn't all bad," I replied, "I found some information about my Father, and a diary."

I handed Niall the letter, and his eyes skimmed over the messy writing, reading every word. I could see his eyes grow wide when he finished reading, "Wow.... So, he was really in love...." Niall mumbled.

"Yeah, so much that he thought that having kids was a bad idea," I replied, my voice quiet, "He just wanted my mom, and my brother and I were just an unneeded product of their love. I don't even know if my own Mom loved me..."

"But, I thought you said you two were really close," Niall argued. I sighed, "That's what I thought, too, but what if my mom thought the same way as my Father?"

"I really don't know what to tell you..." Niall muttered, unsure of what to say, "What about the diary."

I flipped open to the front page to see that it said Property of Carrie Collins Everense. That was my Mom's name. I heard cop cars pulling up, so I decided to read the diary later. They began talking to Niall, and a few went into the storage building. Then, one police officer came over to speak to me.

"So, the guy who tried to kill you, do you know him?" He asked me. I nodded, "Yeah, he's my Grandfather. He's already tried to kill me before... He always seems to come back."

The officer nodded, as I spoke to him, "So, he cut you along the neck. It's not serious, is it?" He asked. I shook my head, "No, it's just a small cut, I'm fine."

Suddenly, some police officers burst out of the building.

"He has disappeared!" An officer called to the others, "We need to search the perimeter to find him!"

I saw the other cops hurriedly searching. The police officer that was talking to me previously, turned back to me, "This could be dangerous, you should leave before anything else happens. I'll just call you if we need to inform you of anything."

I nodded, and quickly gave him my number. I walked back over to Niall, who was also ready to get out of here.

"We should probably go," I quietly told Niall. He nodded, and led me out of the maze of cops. We walked over to his car, and got in. Niall started up the car, and drove away from the storage units. I don't ever want to go back there. As Niall was driving down the street in silence, I thought of a question that had been bugging me for a while, "Do you know why there was a ton of money in the storage locker?"

Niall kept his eyes locked on the road as he spoke, "I'm guessing that it was all the money he earned from selling drugs... Well, that's my best guess, there could be another reason."

I thought about it for a moment, "How did they earn so much money?" I mumbled to myself, not expecting an answer. I flipped through the pages of Mom's diary as we drove towards the house, not reading anything in particular. I will read it later on my own time.

Niall pulled the car into the garage, so we got out and walked inside. I saw that Louis, Harry, Liam, and Aislinn were in the living room. Liam and Aislinn were sitting at the counter, talking, while Harry and Louis were sitting at the couches on their phones. I saw them look up when they saw us walk in.

"What happened to your neck?" Louis asked, as he stared at my neck from over on the couch. My hand rubbed the back of my neck nervously as I decided I should just tell them, "U-Um, well, we ran in with my Grandfather."

The room fell silent and everyone concentrated on me.

"W-Well, I sort of wanted to go back to the storage garage where Niall was kidnapped..." I mumbled, hoping they wouldn't be able to tell what I was saying.

"Why would you want to do that?!" Louis exclaimed. I lifted up the note and diary, "I wanted to find more about Father."

Louis and Harry got up, and walked over to me, to look at my find. Louis pulled the note from Father out of my hand. Harry and Louis read over it together, silently.

"This is from your dad?" Harry asked, once he finished reading it. I nodded, "Yeah... I found it there."

"This is confusing..." Louis mumbled, "So, did he always act like an ass to you?"

I thought about it for a moment, my head reading over the memories, "Well, we were never really close... But, he wasn't ever really mean to me. I was closer with my Mom... But the weird thing is that I never saw my parents as being as close as my Father describes. They didn't speak very much, but they seemed to get along.... I don't know...."

"Maybe you'll figure out if you read the diary," Harry suggested. I nodded, "Hopefully," I mumbled. My finger traced the light cut on my neck, remembering that it was still there, "I should probably go clean this up..."

I walked up to my room, and went into the bathroom. I grabbed a band aid to put over my neck, covering the cut. I walked back over to my room, and sat on the end of my bed. I picked up the diary, and flipped to the first page. I began to read it:

Dear Diary,

Today was the most amazing day ever. Today I married my husband, Robert. We love each other so much, and now I have been given the chance to stay with him forever.

The wedding was absolutely perfect. No problems at all. I wore a long white wedding dress, a long veil, and heels. Robert had spent every available moment complementing me. I have never thought of myself as that pretty, but Robert always tries to convince me that I'm the most beautiful person ever. I just simply smile, and he always grins at my small smile. Robert looked exceptionally handsome. He wore a perfect black tux, and his dark hair was combed perfectly, different from its usual messiness. We were so happy together, and I hope for every day to be this perfect.
Love,
Carrie

I continued reading more, reading every single word. I noticed that the entries were becoming less frequent, that was because she was now busy because she was married. Most of the entries were about her love for my Father. I was surprised by his exceptional kindness. It's hard to imagine him like this. I continued reading, and found an entry about when she had my brother, Josh.

Dear Diary,

I have had the most amazing week, because I have had my first child. My bouncing baby boy, Josh Lewis Everense. He has brown hair and big gray eyes. His size isn't too small or too big, and he is always happy. You rarely hear him crying. I love him with all my heart.

Robert... well, he's been acting odd ever since I had Josh. He seems to keep his distance from the baby, rarely caring for him. I don't know what his problem is lately. He talks to me, but Josh, he isn't paying attention to. I don't know if I should say something or not. I guess I'll try to talk to him, but maybe I shouldn't. Maybe I'm just overreacting. I'll just try to stop making such a big deal over small stuff like this.

Love,

Carrie


I skimmed through the next few entries, they were becoming less frequent. I could tell that my Father didn't seem to care much for children, only my Mom. She loved us, so much, but Father was the opposite. We were just things that took his wife away from him. He was jealous of my brother and I.

I continued reading, then I found an entry about when my Mom had me:

Dear Diary,

Two weeks ago, I had my second child! I was elated! My very first daughter! My baby girl, Nicole. She has brown hair, that is starting to curl. Her eyes are a dazzling blue and her skin is pale. She looks like an angel. My baby is flawless, but unfortunately Robert is still being odd. He seems to get mad more frequently, and won't even take care of the kids. He just makes up excuses about going somewhere. Why is he acting this way? Doesn't he love Nicole and Josh?

Because of Robert's behavior, Josh doesn't go near him. Josh isn't close to his Father, because Robert isn't close to Josh at all. I don't even think I've ever seen Robert even hold Josh. I hope he will change his ways.
Love,

Carrie


Dear Diary,

I've noticed that Nicole is actually close to her Father, but Robert won't even touch Nicole. Nicole always wants to be near her dad, but he just acts like she isn't there. I tried talking to him, but he just says that there is no problem and I'm overreacting. What can I do to convince him that he is isolating himself from our son and daughter?
Love,

Carrie


The entries were becoming more interesting. I can't believe I was ever close with my Father. During my childhood, I could only remember him being there. He didn't ever act like a normal Father. I don't have any good memories with him.

Then, I came across a very interesting entry that greatly surprised me:

Dear Diary,

Today.... Today was horrible. I'm just so surprised that Robert would do this... I'm still in shock.

It all started out when I was in the kitchen, feeding Josh and Nicole dinner. Robert had gotten home late from work, and I offered him dinner. He sat down at the dinner table with me and the children. We ate in silence, while I fed Nicole, and watched Josh messily eat.

I looked down at the end of the table, to see Robert eating, with a glare printed on his face. I gazed at him, confused.

"What's wrong?" I asked Robert. He shook his head, as to say nothing, then continued staring at his plate. I shook it off, and continued feeding Nicole. Then, I heard the chair slam back. I looked up to see Robert was now standing.

"What is it?" I asked, confused by his sudden anger.

"We need to talk," He demanded. I frowned, "I can't talk now, I'm taking care of Josh and Nic-"

"NOW!" Robert yelled. I cringed at his suddenly increase in volume. I scooted back my chair, and followed Robert out of the room, leaving Nicole and Josh alone.

We were now alone in our room, the door closed.

"Robert, what the hell do you want?!" I yelled, "I'm taking care of the children!"

"That's the problem," Robert growled, "Does our relationship even matter to you anymore? I thought we were in love, but you only care about the kids... Do you still love me?!"

"Of course!" I argued, "I'm the only one caring for Nicole and Josh, so we could spend more time together if you helped."

"I-I don't want to," Robert stuttered.

"Stop acting like this!" I yelled, "Just help out-"

I was interrupted by Robert's hand coming in contact with my face. A stinging sensation spread throughout my face, and I lifted my hand up over my cheek. He had just slapped me. This was the first time he had ever hit me.

"R-Robert...?" I whispered, looking at the angry features of his face.

"Now, listen to me," He growled, "I love you, and I want you to spend more time with me, got it?"

I nodded, and felt a few warm tears roll down my cheeks.

"I don't want the kids to see us fighting, so go back," He muttered, and pointed to the door. I left, and went back to Nicole and Josh. I could see their big eyes staring up at me.

"Mommy, what happened?" Josh asked me. He was only two, but already knew when something was wrong.

"N-Nothing, Josh," I replied, quickly wiping away the tears, "Just finish eating."

We finished eating in silence. I could feel the children staring at me as I fed them. Even Nicole was staring at the red mark on my face. I can't believe my own husband hit me...
Love,

Carrie


I read and reread that entry. How did this happen? Did Father actually abuse my own Mom and I never knew?!

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SHOCKING! I gave you an extra long chapter, since it's chapter 50! Remember Chapter 50 in Save You Tonight. That was the chapter that Niall told Nicole he loved her. AWW GOOD TIMES! And, it was also the chapter when Nicole spoke for the first time in two years. That was like my favorite chapter to write. Comment, follow, and fave! Bye lovelies!! xx-Madison