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Chapter 5

*authors note
Hi guys!
I will hopefully update more in the upcoming holidays. Plz be patient as school will be finishing in a week. I promise to update more often. I made the quote myself! I'm so happy that I have a main quote for my story. I hope you like this quote.

The quote is:
"As I smile to the world, I slowly die inside..."

Hannah

WITHOUT FURTHER ADO, LETS GET ONTO THE NEXT CHAPTER.
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*Joe's P.O.V*

I hear muffled screams from outside my apartment. I need to save my girlfriend. So I run to the door but I get stopped by a hand holding my arm.

'Please don't do this to me, please Joe. Please don't leave me.'

I see my sister, tears running down her face, Not letting me go. I hate to see her like this. I quickly embrace her and not let go of her for 5 seconds. I quickly rush out the door and see Richard and Eliza, Eliza trying to get out of his grasp. He has a knife in his hand, next to Eliza's throat.

'Stop this instant Richard!'

'How? ITS EITHER I KILL HER....OF I TAKE BACK GABRIELLA!'

'I'll need to think about it-'

'NO YOU DON'T! ITS A YES OR NO QUESTION! ANSWER NOW!'

Gabriella walks into the scene, wide mouthed and she definitely heard the conversation.

'Its fine, Joe. I'll go back with Richard.'

'Gabb-'

'No, don't answer Joe, I am fine, I can go back with him.'

'If you insist, Gabb. Please... don't do this to me.'

'Its fine.' She goes up to my ear and whispers 'Please take me back soon. I can't deal with his bullshit.'

I whisper back 'I've got a plan, I'll text you.'

She backs away and I quickly hug her. She nods at me and Richard has gripped onto her arm. He releases Eliza and I pull her into a hug. She is sobbing so much.

'If you do this again, I'll kill you next time.'

And he walks away with Gabriella. Please don't hurt her. I mutter to myself. In an instant, she sends me a text.

Gabby: Are you cancelling the flight?

I instantly text her back.

Joe: yea, u r with Richard...... but I think I have a good plan.

And I instantly tell her the plan. I turn off the phone and immediately tell Eliza to cancel the other flight and book a 11:30am flight to Darwin tomorrow. She nods and gets to work.

'I'm coming Gabby, Don't you worry.

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*Gabby's P.O.V*

I quickly get out of the car, not showing any contact to him. He comes up to me and slaps the hell out of me. I wince in pain and place a hand on my cheek.

'If you do this to me again, I'll treat you like shit! You got it?'

'Yes, Richard.'

I immediately go into the house and run upstairs into my room. I shut the door, slump on my bed and cry my heart out. Why me? Why do I have to deal with his bullshit? Then I realise I'm smiling to the world, but I'm slowly dying on the inside, from all the mean comments and physical abuse I get from my father. I'm slowly dying every day....

I sit up and start to pack my things. I can't deal with all the hate. I see that it 9:30pm and I hop into the shower, eat an apple, brush my teeth and jump into bed. Soon after that, sleep overcame me and I slept peacefully.

THE NEXT DAY

I woke up to see that it was 7:30am. I needed to get up and get ready for school. I quickly get dressed and do my hair in 2 braids. I go downstairs to see that Richard hasn't woken up. My bruises weren't healed up yet so I quietly creep into Richard's bedroom and search for the concealer that my mum used. I found it in an instant and get out of the room.

  I quickly rub in the concealer on my face and it covers my bruises like a charm. While I was getting out, I knocked over a mason jar. I look at Richard to see that he hasn't woken up. I pick up the jar and see that there is a photo of my mum with maybe one of her friends. I smile and bring the jar to my bedroom. I place it down on my bedside table. And quickly head out to school.

I entered the building with a smile and enter the lifts. It stops on level 5 and I get off. I walk in the locker room and get greeted by Amber and Lilac. Someone else was with them too. I quickly place my bag down and meet them.

'Gabby, this is Trinity, She came back from America on Monday. Trinity, this is Gabby, she came to this school on Monday.

'Hey Trinity.'

'Hey Gabby.'

We all broke off in a conversation until Lilac interrupted.

'Hey Gabby, can we exchange numbers? I'm always forgetful about homework, and they keep forgetting to tell me what the homework was.'

'Sure! No problem.'

Our group exchanged numbers and then the bell rang for the first period. We were in the middle of the second period when a messenger approached our room. He answered...

'Is Gabriella Mitchell here?'

I immediately raise my hand.
'That's me. What is it?'

'Your dad is picking you up right now.'

'Ok, I'll be down in a few minutes.'

I get up from my desk and wave goodbye to my friends. The wave to me and mouth to me 'you lucky bitch' I glanced a smile and guestured the phone. They nodded and I walk to my locker and grab my belongings. I walk myself to the lifts, get in and press the button that goes to ground. The doors open and I see my brother signing me out of school. I walk up to him and give him a tap on the shoulder.

'Hey bro- I-I mean dad.'

'Hey sweetie.'

'Why am I leaving school so early again?'

'You're going to the Orthodontist. Don't you remember?'

'Oh Yeaaa.'

I groan in disgust. The lady at the front desk laughs at us and dismisses us and Joe is walking by my side. We exit the building and we stop in front of the building.

'You do actually remember what's happening right?'

'No?'

'You're travelling with us! You remember?'

'Ok. What about my stuf-'

'I packed it up when Richard was out.'

'Oh good. Well, what are we waiting for?'

'Lets Go!'

We run to the car and Eliza was waiting for us in the car. Eliza gives me clothes to change into. I quickly change into them and I love these clothes *ON TOP*

'Eliza, you have a great sense of fashion!'

'Thanks hun, I'm a fashion designer sooo.

'Wow! You have to teach me sometime.'

'I definitely will.'

Joe starts the engine and we are out of the car park in a minute. We are now headed off to the airport.

'Finally, I get to live the life I have always dreamed for.' I murmur to myself as I place on the sunglasses,chill in the backseat and listen to the music blurting out of the car speakers.
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