Chapter 4: Abuse

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*So we got left at Chloe being abused last chapter and her foot is broken, will anyone at school find out? Remember to vote and comment*

Chloe's POV:

I woke up in an immense amount of pain. I crawled up the stairs and got changed. I put on a hoodie and some, skinny jeans and some shades, even though it is boiling outside, nobody can no about me being beaten. If he finds out other people know he will kill me. I crept out of the house not really walking on my left foot. I met up with Paige and Brooke and the gave me an odd look. "What are you wearing Chloe?" Brooke asked.

"Chloe why aren't you walking on your left foot?" Paige asked. They were getting suspicious, maybe I should tell them so that they can help me protect my secret. "Gu- guys, my dad wasn't the same when I got home. He was waiting for me with a belt and hammer," I start sobbing as I lift up my sweater. Around my arms and stomach are massive dark purple bruises and cuts. I take of my shoe and show them my weirdly bent foot. Finally I show them my black eyes. "Oh god Chloe..." Paige started. "You can't tell anyone please if he finds out I told someone he will kill me!" I start begging them.
"Chloe I really think..." Brooke started to say before I interrupted her. "Please you can't!" I scream.

"Fine, we won't tell, but if it gets worse I'm telling the police." Brooke says. I just carry on walking. When I get into school people rush over to me asking if I was ok. I give them fake smiles and pretend I'm ok. We were about to go in for assembly when I'm told to give a speech about what happened. Everybody is already in the hall waiting for me. I take three deep breaths and step inside the hall. People commented on my foot straight away and I just ignore it. The teachers ask if I could take off my sweater, because it had a skull on it and it was against the rules and so was wearing sun glasses. "No, I- I can't," I say in a nervous voice. Paige's eyes widen. "Chloe take off the sweater and the shades now!" Slowly I take them off. Everyone gasps. The nurse came over to me and asked what else was damaged and I nodded to my foot.
They took of my shoe and I winced at the pain, they must have noticed, because this time they slowed down. One of the teachers (Miss Carl) looked away when she saw my purple, swelling and throbbing foot. I used to be one of her most favourite students and she used to babysit me all of the time. She was a second mom to me.

An ambulance was called and again me, Paige and Brooke were off to the hospital. This seems like common procedure now. Paige tried to hug me, but my whole body is bruised and the pain was to much. Eventually we arrived and the man at the front desk already knew me by name. A cast was put on and I was given some ibrupofen for my wounds.

After one day, I got my first visitors. The police came. Kelly explained the current situation about what had happened. "Miss Chloe, we need to ask you some questions." One of the men said whilst he took out a leather notepad and a stylish pen. "Who was it that abused you?" They asked, obviously. "No one, I was out and I decided to go and adventure a bit so I went to building site near my house and I fell of the roof," I said trying to keep a straight face. "She's lying!" Said Paige and Brooke. "N- no I'm not, that's the tru-" I started, but Paige interrupted me. "It was her dad," Paige blurted out. "Chloe is this true?" He asked. "Yeah, but it's ok you don't need to do anything it's ok," I pleaded.

"Chloe you know that child abuse is taking very seriously, seeing as though you have no other place that is safe to live, Kelly has decided to adopt you if that's ok, she has a court order and has already filled out all of the paperwork." He replies. Maybe this isn't so bad, I can live with Paige and Brooke. "I'd be delighted to live with Kelly!" I say as I smile.

*I was delighted to know that Teenagerfictioner read my story and gave it a vote up, I must again recommend that you go and check some of her stories, because she is a great writer and even if you don't like her works (which I can't see how that is possible) her birthday is coming up, maybe you can just leave a good wish. I plan to make around three more chapters and maybe more if I find something I can do. I'm deleting my other story, because it isn't really that great. Anyway catch you later*

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