Miss Peregrine's Peculiars

Memories

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Miss Peregrine's (as a child ) POV.

"Girls should not be ymbrynes, boys should we are smarter and better," He says.

"Maybe so Jack but girls were born with that peculiarity, so there is nothing anyone can do to change that," I reply.

"BOYS ARE BETTER AND SHOULD BE YMBRYNES!!!" He shouts, his fist connecting with my chest. I am thrown to the ground, tears cold and unwelcome. Then he kicks my stomach and back over and over. All the while he is talking at me. As though not to be heard by Miss Avocet. The back mist hazes my vision. Until all that comes is darkness and peace.

XXX 7 years later XXX

He kicks me one final time before the world goes black. When I wake, I am curled in the corner of my room bleeding from my head and back onto the dust-free floor. Then a blurred figure stands over me. I pass again.

This time I wake in an unfamiliar room, on an unfamilar sofa. My back protests getting up and then when I slowly look around I see Miss Avocet listening into the telephone nodding.

"Of course. I can't have him anymore. It's not good for Miss Bentham or her learning. He's beating her Alice, beating her, a child. He needs to be separated from everyone else. As for Myron, I will be sending him another home," she says. "Alma said for 7 whole years it has been going on and I failed to notice,"

Then there is a long pause and she says thank you and goodbye. Then puts it back on the dock and strides over to me.

"Sweetie, why didn't you tell me?" She asks sympathetically.

"I couldn't. He said he would kill me. I was scared of him. I'm sorry Miss Avocet," I reply.

"No. Please don't apologize for something I failed to realise and stop. Please, forgive me,"

She hugs me and then leaves because she must see that Jack and Myron are gone completely. Lying on the sofa, I realise that even after all Jack did, being an ymbryne is still an honor.

When we were training for becoming ymbrynes Jack would sit outside the door and eavesdrop. His jealosy was driving him crazy. He was crazy. But that was only was. Now he is gone and we are all safe. I realize I should have told her, this would be the situation years ago.

Then another hit comes.

A hit of relief. Miss Avocet saved me.