Save Me

twelve

I run the warm cloth over her face, wiping the blood from her face. She had bruising on her right cheek and all down her jaw and neck and a long cut on her jaw.

"Thank you for taking care of her, Anthony." Lin says, sitting next to me. I don't say anything, just nod slightly, trying not to wake Olivia up.

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[Olivia's POV]

I wake up slowly, my eyes flutter open to see that I am still in Anthony's arms. Lin is sitting in front of us.

"How long have I been asleep?" I ask.

"Not very long, half an hour maybe." Anthony responds.

"Olivia, I know you may not want to but you have to explain everything to us. It might be hard but it's important for us to know so that we can help you." Lin says.

"I'm scared. What if my foster parents find out? They will kill me." I say, my heart begins to race. Anthony must have noticed my breathing quicken because he wraps his arms around me letting me lean into his body. I feel comfortable in his arms.

"I am not gonna let that happen." Anthony says calmly in my ear. "I will not let them hurt you anymore."

I nod and take a deep breath and begin to tell them everything, "Ok, I moved in with my foster parents a few months ago, maybe 3. I have been in the foster system since I was 10 years old, they were the 10th home I have been in. The day that I moved in with them they told me that I would only get one meal a day if I behaved, and if I misbehaved I would get punished. They were using me for the money they received for taking care of me. They have been abusing me almost every day since I moved in with them."

Lin has several emotions in his eyes. Disgust, fear, sadness, pity.. I hate being pitied.

"Why didn't you ask someone for help?" Lin asks.

"Because everyone would react just the way you are now. Pity. I hate being pitied. I told myself the day that I lost my family that I would be strong. I would take care of myself. I wouldn't let anyone feel bad for me and I wouldn't ask for help." I explained.

"What happened to your family?" Lin asks.

"I don't want to talk about it." I grit my teeth and fight back tears. I can't tell them what happened, they will send me away for sure, too much to handle.

"Where am I supposed to stay?" I ask, changing the subject.

"You can stay with one of the cast members for now and then i wi-" Lin begins but I cut him off.

"Cast members? What do you mean?" I ask.

"The ones from my musical.." He says, but it ends up more like a question. "Do you not know?"

"You have a musical?" I ask. "Oh my gosh, I didn't even know. So that's why we are in a theater! What's it called?"

"It's called Hamilton, all of the people that were downstairs when we walked in are part of the cast." He explains.

"I thought they were just random people. That's why I ran from you." I feel so stupid.

"Do you really not know about it? Not to brag but it's kind of a big thing right now." Lin says.

"My foster parents cut me off from the public. I have no phone, computer, or any way to go online. The only public interactions I have are at school. But they told me that I wasn't allowed to make friends." I explain.

"Well that's ok, I will explain more of it to you some other time. But as I was saying, you can stay with one of the cast members and then I can figure something out." Lin says.

"Lin, what if we turned one of the open dressing rooms in the theater into her own little space, I think there is an empty one on the top floor. We could get a bed, fridge, and other stuff. We come here everyday so we would see her all the time." Anthony said.

"That's a great idea man!" Lin says. "Ya lets do it. So for a few days while we buy you furniture and stuff you can stay with one of us. Who would you like to stay with?"

I thought about it for a little bit. I only know Daveed, Lin, and Anthony so it would definitely be one of them.

"Um, could I maybe stay with.." I begin.

Hello everyone! I decided to leave it on a cliffhanger haha (: who do you think she will stay with? Daveed, Lin, or Anthony?

If I get three guesses I will upload the next chapter tonight! so get commenting (:

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- aibhlinn