Second Chances

Chapter 1

Mia's POV:

"Ma'am?"

I'm shaken out of my reoccurring nightmare of what my dad did today by the waitress of the glorious Starbucks.

"Hm?" I say.

"Are you gonna order or should I not even bother with you." She scoffs. Uh, excuse me? Rude!

"No. Actually I'm waiting for my boyfriend. Sorry to bother you with my presence your majesty!" I manage to spit out.

"Oh of course! Sorry." She says with one of the fakest smiles I've ever seen. "Call me over when you're ready."

And with that she left. Finally. I'm not really in the mood to bother with people like her today. I got in a fight with my dad earlier, that's why I'm here. I called my boyfriend, Travis, and told him to meet me here. He said he would be here in a couple minutes. Travis is always there for me and that's why I love him. He's one of the only people that know about my dad and his... issues. My thoughts are interrupted by the guy himself.

"MIA! Are you alright? You look horrible!" Travis yells when he sees me sitting in the booth alone.

"Gee thanks babe. And uhm no. Not really." I tell him. I already know I look horrible. I mean I did look in the mirror when I got here. Travis confirming it makes me feel even worse. My face is flushed and my makeups smudged and running down my face. The contrast between the black makeup and my pale face makes me look even worse.

"Lets order something to go then. we can go down to the beach and talk" He says.

I nod slowly and go up to the counter to order a vanilla bean frappe. The same rude girl is at the counter. She starts gawking at Travis. 'Yes I know he's gorgeous! But he's mine' I think. Travis notices her staring and looks at me then back at her.

"Excuse me but could you please stop staring at me? I already have a beautiful girlfriend. So... Yeah can you not." Travis smirked. "Oh and I want the same as her." He motions to me.

I try my best to stifle a laugh but it fails miserably. I poke Travis on the arm and grab my drink. He gets the hint and does the same. I can feel the waitress glaring a hole in my back as we walk outside and head to the beach. We stay silent the whole way there. When we're about a block away he picks me up and carries me to a palm tree. He puts me down under the palm tree, sits down next to me and kisses my forehead.

"Do you wanna talk about what happened with your dad?" He asks. "It's fine if you don't wanna. I just feel like it would help with..."

I cut him off before he could finish. When he starts rambling he gets stressed so I figure I should save him from the problem all together. "Kinda" I say shyly.

"Ok explain everything. I'll listen to every detail." He's so perfect. Sweet, yet serious.

"Uh well it started like it always does. He came home from work and he yelled at me because I forgot to wash the dishes. I went upstairs and started filling the sink. He stormed out of his and mums room yelling about something that happened between him and his boss. My mum said it was no big deal and he got mad and told her to shut up. I, being the idiot I am, told him not to talk to her like that. He snapped his head in my direction and marched up to me. Then he slapped me. I stood there shocked for a minute with my mouth open then ran out the house crying. He yelled at me to stop being a pussy by running away from my problems." I sob. "Travis this is the first time he's hit me in since I was 6. What if he starts hitting me whenever he gets mad. I would have new bruises everyday... What happens when people ask me about them? You and my closest friends are the only ones that know about my dad and I intend to keep it that way. I don't want everyone's pity."

When I was 6 my dad came home from the bar late at night. He got mad and he came into my room and beat me up.

**flashback**

"Hey baby I'm home!" My drunken dad slurs.

"Ugh. Brett we have a 6 year old daughter. You need to be a better influence." My mum said.

"I am babe. Now come here and give me a kiss."

"Ew. No, you're drunk" My mum said denying him. My dad looked offended.

"FUCK YOU BITCH." He started stumbling up the stairs to my room. Oh crap. I ran to my room, locked the door and laid in my bed. He got to my door and banged on it. "Come out squirt!" He said sweetly trying to trick me. I ignored him and pretended to be asleep. "OPEN THE DOOR YOU SLUT!" Again I ignored him. I heard the sound of cracking wood. "BITCH I SAID TO OPEN THE DOOR." Suddenly I'm being pulled out of the bed and thrown against the wall.

"Daddy stop!" I sobbed. I regretted it right after seeing his face. His eyes were glossed over and red.

"DON'T TELL ME WHAT TO DO!" He yelled at me. He pushed me to the ground and kicked my stomach over and over again.

**Flashback ends**

"Mia? Did you hear me?" Travis's angelic voice says.

"No I didn't... Sorry what?" I say.

"I said I'm sure your dad just had a bad day and I doubt he will hit you again. It may not seem like it but your dad loves you." he says

"Yeah right. My dad only keeps me alive as his personal stress reliever. He makes me feel like shit and insults me to make him feel better about himself. He's a waste of oxygen." I snap.

I can see the pain in Travis's eyes and immediately regret snapping at him. He's only trying to make me feel better and here I am being a royal bitch.

"I'm sorry babe. I didn't mean to snap at you. I guess I'm just tired. Can I stay at your house tonight? I really don't wanna go back and face my dad..." I ask hopefully.

"Of course gorgeous. I'll text my mom and tell her to make some popcorn and we can snuggle on my bed and watch a movie. Ok?" He says.

"Ok. Can you carry me pwease?" I ask hopefully with puppy dog eyes and a popped out lip. I bat my full eyelashes just to add affect.

"How can I say no to that face... Hop on." YAY!

His house is about 3 blocks away from the beach so he carries me the whole way even though I offer to walk myself. He won't let me get down so I just sit on his back pouting.

We got to his house and his mom already set everything up.. I crash on his bed. He laughs and puts some random movie in the DVR. I cuddle up to Travis and he chuckles and leans into me. I watch about 20 minutes of the movie before I can't keep my eyes open anymore. Right before I fall asleep my phone goes off. It's a text from the dummy I'm laying on.

"Goodnight beautiful. I love you

xx"

I look up at him and smile. He kisses my forehead right as I drift off.

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Ok this is my first wattpad book so yeah... Sorry if it fails. Leave comments on suggestions for the next chapter, Travis and Mia's ship name and all that fun stuff. Thanks for reading:)