Wrapped Around Your Finger [COMPLETED]

Inside of This Broken Home

Credit to Divergentfaction44 for writing this chapter. I couldn't find the right song for this so just listen to the audio on YouTube.

Wren's POV

I hate talking about the past. I hate it. I don't hate much, but I do hate the past. I never want to go back to it. I can't go through it again, I can't and won't.

Willow has just told everyone about her past, and it breaks my heart to hear it again. I could've helped more, I could've protected. I just sit there staring blankly out at nothing. They were all comforting her, I wanted to say something but I couldn't find the words to.

I felt like the world was closing in on me, like I had to just get out and run away. So that's what I did. I sprang to my feet and ran to the roof. Most people don't get me and my roof obsession, I mean I wouldn't expect them too, they aren't me.

When I reach the roof I go to the edge and take a seat. Up here on the roof I feel free and open. I love to look out onto the city and up at the stars. I love to feel free and open, like nothing is holding me back.

I hear the door to the roof open and five people sit down next to me on the edge. We stare out on the city in silence for a while, until I decide to break it. "I guess it's my turn to share." I say quietly and my voice cracks because I am scared to let people in.

Luke throws his around me to remind me that he's here and that he's got me. Willow shoots me a small smile. Like me to her, she's the only one that knows my past. Well friend wise.

"My childhood was great, like poster child great. It was all great until when I turned 10 years old. My father lost his job, and became an alcoholic. Everything from that point all went down hill. My parents started to judge me more. Made fun of me more. Even worse..." I start to say but fade off because my sniffles are turning into sobs.

Luke wraps me in up in his arms and starts to whisper "Wrapped Around Your Finger" in my ear. Instantly I settle down. Somehow Luke's voice can instantly calm me, I don't know how exactly but he can. He's like safety, like home.

"Wren, babe, you don't have to finish." Willow says as she places a hand on my shoulder.

I shake my head and wipe my eyes, I hate letting everyone see me like this. How are people supposed to look up to you if you break down and act weak?

I needed to continue so I spoke again. "Even worse, they started to abuse me. Every day after school I was afraid to head home. Every time I walked through my front door I didn't know if I'd leave again. One day things went to far. They punched and kicked the living day lights out of me. I screamed bloody murder, and apparently our neighbors heard and called authorities.

I was taken from them and they were thrown in prison, they still are to this day, I was put in foster care for a while, I bounced around, all over the place. Until I found John. He and his wife, they adopted me and took me under their wings.

So from the age of 11 on I was surrounded by music. I instantly fell in love with it, but my happy ending didn't start then. No it wasn't even close. All through out high school I had to deal with being an out cast and bullying.

People bullied me because one they found out I was adopted they started to make up shit, like that my parents didn't want me and other crap like that. The last three years of high school were awful, I barely made it out alive.

If it wasn't for music and Willow here, I probably wouldn't be who I am, maybe even not be here." I say as I wrap up my story. Nobody says a word, and they don't have to, we let our actions speak.

Ash and Cal cry on each other. Mikey holds Willow close and comforts her, she's not sobbing, but does have tears streaming down her cheeks. Luke, Luke just simply holds me. He doesn't say anything he just holds me close to him, as if to say he's never going to let me go.

"But I'm okay now, the past is in the past. I've learned to forgive. I'm here now, here in the moment. We've got each other, we'll be okay. We can learn to carry on and let the good times roll." I say as we all turn back to the city and look out on it.

"Yeah, I'm all good too. Now that I've got all of you." Willow says.

"We're your guys' family now, we aren't going anywhere. It's us against the world." Luke says as he takes my hand and intertwines our fingers.

I nod and look out onto the city. "We are together now, nothing can stop us. We are all broken in some way but that's okay. We safety pin each other back together, adding little pieces of our selves in. We've learned to survive, and now we help others. We can't let your past define you, no we must move on and make our own path to the future. What lies ahead, we have no idea, but that's the fun in life. Living each day to it's fullest potential." I say as we all ponder our thoughts as we stare at the city.

I couldn't have thought of a better way to end a night so deep like tonight. Just siting there felt so right, for once I didn't want to fly way and disappear. For once I felt as if I belonged and that I no longer had to run from anything. We ended the night siting there on the edge staring out to the city in our own little world.