Everything Has Changed

Present: Part 3

Its been a year since it all changed.

A year since Blake had came and helped me to their house after taking the shards of glass out of my back and cleaning the cuts. Yeah James had thrown me into a mirror that had shattered with my body forced into it. It wasn't the last mirror or glass shattered with my body.

Blake was so mad that night. He knew it wasn't no accident as to what happened to me. I told him that it was an accident but when he didn't believe me I told him it was some stranger.  That I didn't know who the drunk guy was. He finally believed me and took me back to his house where his sister was waiting at the door.

That night was filled with lies.

Sadly I couldn't hold up the lies when Blake left for the army just like my father.

When he left I gave in and told Kelly the truth. I told her what really happened that night and ever since I told her and she promised me she wouldn't tell anyone. I begged her not to tell anyone. So she agreed only if I would let her take a picture of every wound he had left on me since that night. She wanted to have proof of what happened to me so if I finally agreed to tell someone I had proof of how long it had been happening and that it was happening.

Sadly there is about 720 body photos front and back. A pic of my whole front side and then my backside was taken every day since Blake left.

Everyday there was a new mark on my body by the one and only James. 

I had hidden out at Kelly and Blake's house until Blake left for the army. When I went home he was waiting for me.

Furious.

He was furious that I had left the party with a guy, Furious that I haven't called him, and Furious that I was now just getting home that I was with this other guy the whole time.  He claimed I was cheating and that I was a slut.

Like I said today marked a year from when it all changed and a world of hell rained down on me.

Everyday was torcher. Pretending I was fine in front of everyone except Kelly. I trusted Kelly with everything. I trusted her with this huge secret. I would trust her with another secret any day because she has kept this secret for a year. I loved her for that.

I was worried for today. I mean today is the day he first started hurting me. Taking all his anger out on me was a daily thing for him. He was angry every single freaking day. If a buddy of his pissed him off then it was taken out on me.

Like always in his mind it was my fault.

"Honey?" my mothers voice asked as she brought me out of my thoughts.

"Hmmmm" I hummed as I looked up from my book to see her standing at my bedroom door.

"James is here and says he wants to take you out to dinner" She said with a smile. I forced a smile on my face and closed my book putting it off to the side.

"Okay ill be down in a second" I stated as I got off my bed and grabbed a pair of flats and a jacket before walking out of my room and jogging down the stairs. I looked over to see James by the door with a smile on his face. Maybe today wont be too bad? 

"Mom am I allowed to sleep over at Kelly's tonight?" I asked as I gave her a hug goodbye.

"Sure now get going. Don't want to keep you man waiting" she said as she looked over and James.

"Ok thanks love you. Love you Bella" I said as I passed by my younger sister. She mumbled a you too as she continued to watch her favorite show. I smiled at her eleven year old self. She was growing up so fast.

Our dad was supposed to come home by the time I graduate high school. He wont even recognize Bella by the time this school year is over.

"Kit?" James asked as he gripped my elbow extremely tight. I winced as his grip tightened.

"Sorry I just got lost in my thoughts" I said as I faked a smile as I walked out the door with him. My smile quickly faded into a frown as he kept squeezing my arm tighter and tighter.

"What took you so long? Finishing up with your other men you little slut. Is that what you where thinking about when you where Lost in your thoughts like the whore you are? He asked but already assumed the answer as he threw my body into the car slamming the door. I wasn't all the way in as that door closed.

When he shoved me in my leg was still dangling outside of the car.

I screamed as I heard the bone in my lower calf snap.  The door bounced of my leg allowing me to pick my leg up and into the car. I dug my fingers into my knee to try and distract myself from the extreme pain. Tears where poring down my cheeks as I bit the inside of my cheek to keep from screaming and sobbing.

I heard my door re-slam shut. With way more force than before. I could only imagine how much more pain my leg would be in if it was still there. My led continued to sear in pain as he got in the car and started to the car up before ripping out of the driveway. 

"If you think that hurts now. Just imagine the pain your going to feel later." He said as he sped  down the street.