Roll cameras part 2

He never changed

She lies there still unconscious, Elliot kicks her and looks down over her showing his dominance unaware Matthew has heard the commotions and has come down to see what is happening.

He stands there and peeps his head around the door and sees Niamh lying on the floor, "Mummy?" Matthew mumbles as he walks into the lounge.

Elliot stops Matthew and crouches beside him, "It's okay mummy is just tired, now why don't you go play upstairs" Elliot smiles and Matthew shakes his head and stands there and walks over to Niamh and shakes her.

"Mummy" Matthew mumbles.

Elliot lifts Matthew up and puts him down near the door and then walks over to Niamh and shakes her "wake up you stupid bitch" he says. Niamh starts to gain consciousness and starts to mumbles something but isn't making sense.

Matthew starts to cry as he knows Niamh has been hurt by the man standing over her. "Mummy" Matthew cries.

"Matthew..." Niamh mumbles as she looks up and sits up slowly, she raises her hand to her head and and touches her gash and then notices the blood which has dripped on the floor and which is now on the tips of her fingers.

"You idiot, you've never changed" Niamh mutters as she takes some shaky breaths in and out.

"Mummy!" Matthew cries and runs over to her and hugs her tightly.

She smiles and holds him tightly as she looks up at Elliot, she watches him pace the room. "Go Elliot!" Niamh says in a shaky one. "Now!" She adds.

Elliot grabs Niamh's arm as his rage continues she pushes Matthew to the sofa and he stands there "leave my mummy alone!" Matthew shouts.

Elliot looks down at Matthew, "got your temper i see Niamh, short and angry" Elliot laughs and he tightens his grip around Niamh's wrist.

Matthew knows something is wrong and looks around the room still in tears and then notices Niamh's phone all smashed up on the floor, he crawls over to her phone and picks it up and looks at Niamh, 'call help' she mouths to him.

Matthew quickly runs off with Niamh's phone and runs upstairs, he has no idea what he's doing but he's watched his mum and dad lots of times making calls.
He can hear Niamh and Elliot shouting at each other and then his mum scream which scares him and he looks at her phone and just taps things, he'd learnt at pre-school a few weeks back to call for  help through the emergency services but he couldn't remember the number and he doesn't know where the call pad on Niamh's phone is.

He doesn't realise but he's sent a nonsense meaning text to Joe as Joe's messages were left open from when Niamh attempted to call Joe earlier. Soon a text comes through from Joe 'Niamh what are you doing? Have you given Matthew your phone again?' 

Matthew notices the change and taps away again randomly, still crying and hopes for something to happen. Joe then texts back 'what an earth... Are you okay babe?'

Matthew puts the phone down beside him and cries into his knees, "Help!" He hears Niamh screaming from downstairs.

He looks down at Niamh's phone and sees it's lighting up and vibrating, Matthew picks up the phone and looks at the screen even though the words meant nothing to him as he cant read he looks at the colours green and red and naturally taps the green one as he thinks it's traffic lights.

"Niamh.... Niamh?" Joe says.

Matthew hears the quite voice from Niamh's phone and picks it up again, he listens and then hears Joe again, "Daddy" he mutters.

"Hey son" Joe replies.

"Daddy!" He cries as he crawls under his bed with his teddy bear.

"Matthew what's the matter?" Joe asks.

"Mummy is hurt, there's a man downstairs" Matthew cries.

"What man Matthew? Are you sure it's not Granddad or someone?" Joe asks knowing that Matthew doesn't see his grandparents a lot to recognise them straight away.

"No the man said he was my daddy, but you are my daddy" he replies.

Matthew goes quiet and continues to cry, "Matthew listen to me if you want I will come home now, I'm ten minutes away" Joe says.

"Okay daddy" Matthew mumbles and Joe ends the call. Matthew lies under the bed and hears Niamh crying quietly then suddenly Elliot shouting at her.

Niamh sits on the floor, tears streaming down her face her head still bleeding, Elliot is pacing the room. He watches Niamh get up and hold her side, she breathes heavily and makes her way to the kitchen.

Elliot hears her messing in the kitchen and then realises she's using the landline phone. He goes through and grabs the phone out of her hand and puts it down and drags back into the lounge, he throws her to the sofa and pins her down.

He holds her neck with his hand. "You make me so angry" he grunts as he tries to pull her trousers down but Niamh keep wriggling so he can get them down, she flips onto her stomach and tries to move.

Soon Joe arrives home, he knocks the door but no one answers so he quickly goes back to his car and goes into the glove compartment and finds the spare house keys out, he locks the car and heads back to the front door.

He goes inside and shuts the door quietly, he then goes into the lounge to see Niamh on her back again being pinned down by Elliot who has his hand clamped tight around her neck. 

Niamh tries to gasp for air, she raises her hands to her neck to try and sooth the chocking pain, she then looks up to see Joe standing there in shock. "Help!" She mutters with one of her last breaths.

Joe can see she's is going blue and then jumps into action, "get off her!" Joe shouts as he pulls Elliot off Niamh and throws him to the floor. 

Niamh gasps for air as her air ways are given back, "Joe" she gasps as she gets up and hugs him tightly and hides her face in his chest.

"Get out before I call the police, you have no right to be here. You're mental!" Joe says as Elliot gets up.

"Niamh please I love you, take me back!" Elliot begs but Niamh isn't listening. She hides her face into Joe's chest and Joe holds her tightly with his arms wrapped around her, he isn't going to allow Elliot to hurt Niamh ever again.

Elliot then realises he isn't getting anywhere and flees the house. "Joe... I how? How did you know?" Niamh asks.

Joe sits her down on the sofa and looks at the gash on her head, "you wouldn't believe me if I told you" Joe smiles trying to make the mood seem less tense.

"Go on tell me" Niamh replies.

"Matthew somehow text me on your phone, and he answers a call... Oh but the text didn't make sense" Joe explains.

She raises her eyebrow and looks at him confused. "Oh my god where is he! Matthew!" Niamh says as she gets up.

She races upstairs to his bedroom and can't see him but then she hears soft whimpers coming from under his bed, Niamh lies down on the floor and looks at Matthew under the bed "hey sweetie" she smiles.

Matthew continues to cry and lie under the bed, Joe comes up and watches Niamh. "Hey come on he's gone now, daddy's here" Niamh smiles as she pulls Matthew from under the bed.

He hugs Niamh tightly and then looks up at Joe and goes over to him and hugs Joe, he lifts Matthew up and kisses his cheek "it's okay Matty" Joe smiles as Matthew hugs him tightly still.

Niamh gets up off the floor and heads into the bathroom and sorts her head out, it's only small when she cleans it up and isn't deep enough to need medical attention and also it's in her hair line so it won't be recognised that easily.

Joe comes through and looks at Niamh, "he's playing with his toys now" Joe smiles. Niamh smiles at him and nods "I'm reporting this Niamh, he can't go around doing this. What if he comes back and hurts you" Joe says.

"Don't you think he's done enough, I want him sent down for this. He's scared Matthew God knows how this will affect him" Niamh says as she starts to cry and walks over to Joe and hugs him.

"Don't worry I will get this sorted, well go to the police and make a statement" Joe says as he holds her close.