Lies My Mother Told Me

Chapter 19: Her Smile is Contagious

RECAP FROM LAST CHAPTER!!!

All I could think about all the people I was hurting. Steven...if he find out his father raped me. He would hate me. Kelly would hate me. Luke would hate me. And there's nothing I could do about it. I can't do anything about everything. I felt so worthless. I felt cheap. I felt like shit. My life was going nowhere. And everybody I love...is going to hate me if they find out. And I will be dead. Maybe be dead is easier. All the struggles of living go away when you're dead. Jim Morrison once said, "Living is harder, when you die the pain is over." Maybe death was the way to solve all the problems.

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Chapter 19: Her Smile is Contagious

*Summer's P.O.V*

My eyes fluttered open to the sound of my phone vibrating on the coffee table. My body was curled up and turned to face the wall. I looked around and noticed I had fallen asleep on the floor last night. I glanced at the window, sunlight streamed through the curtain and shined down on the coffee table creating a ray of light. Dust and excess floated around among the light. I turned my body to the side and my whole body began to ache. I hissed through my teeth in pain. He gave me the worst most brutal beating of my life. Even my mom wasn't that hard on me. I slowly sat myself up against the wall and my whole body was stinging in pain. I looked down at my aching arms. $ brusies on the left and 3 on the right. I guess I was wearing a long sleeve shirt today.

I was still in utter disbelief. How could he do such a thing to me? He never gave off any signs that he was sick in the head or a rapist. Or anything.

I slowly crawled over to my phone. I snatched it off the table and pressed the call button knowing it was Luke.

"Hey," I answered dryly.

"Hey babe, are you okay? You didn't call. Are you coming to school?" he asked. I could hear Roy in the background hollering for him to hurry up. Luke hissed at him to shutup. I laughed.

"Nah, I'm not going. I don't feel that great," I said.

"What's wrong?" he asked.

"I just don't feel that well. I need some rest,"  I heard Roy in the background yelling asking Luke where the hell was the cereal. Luke ignored him and started talking again.

"Alright, I'm coming in 10 minutes,"

"No, Luke. Go to school," I insisted.

"Try to get rid of me already Summer I see?" he joked. I chuckled under my breath. I did really want to see him. I missed him already actually.

"On second thought, I'll be waiting," I said cheerfully. He laughed.

"Alright, I love you," he said.

"I-i-i-" I stuttered. I hesitated for a second. I loved him right? So why was I so afraid to tell him that? Could people really fall in love that fast?

"I love you too," I choked out. The line went dead. I guess I was just scared. I was never in love before so I guess I didn't know how to handle it. I mean, we kind of fell in love so fast it felt unreal. Sort of like a dream. The greatest dream of my life! A tiny smile crept on my face. I was in love!  I kind of wanted to scream it to the world or something.

I heard loud footsteps barrel down the stairs. My heart dropped and my body froze. What if it was Matt? What if I couldn't escape? What if he raped me again? What if he beat me?

"Hey Summer, you need a ride to school?" asked Steven cheerfully. His head poked out from the top of the staircase. His wild hair hung loose over his stunning golden eyes. He looked hotter than usual. Summer! Did I just say that!?!