I Punched The Bad Boy

-XXII- Truths

~Kindly listen to the song above~
Warning: Graphic content. May be uncomfortable for some viewers.

|CHAPTER TWENTY-ONE|
|TRUTHS|

Thea's P.O.V

  "I was fifteen," I start. I don't stare into his eyes. My gaze is fixated at the wall. "I just got back from the movies, I still remember the name of the movie. The Duff.

  "Well, I actually snuck out without my parents knowing. I climbed out the window and back through. I was tired and decided to take a small nap." I'm ashamed of myself. If I never snuck out...something could have altered." I trail off. I suck in a breath.

  I feel a warm hand be placed on mine, "You don't have to go on, Sweetheart," Ryder says softly. I heave in a shuddering breath.

  "I can do it." I state. I continue where I left off.

  "My alarm for homework woke me up. I was such an irresponsible kid. It got so bad that I needed a alarm just to remember to do homework." I laugh bitterly and shake my head. Ryder squeezes the hand that's under his.

  "I called for my mom but she never answered. I had this weird bad feeling in my tummy, like I already knew something was wrong.

  "I remember walking downstairs, seeing my parents and little brother tied up with rope and tape." I walk over to my desk and grab the photo sitting on my desk and give it to Ryder.

  "I snuck into the kitchen to grab a knife. I looked above the counter and saw a man with brown hair and creepy eyes. He was holding a gun to my baby brother, demanding my mother to tell where I was.

  "He started counting down. It went by to fast. In a matter of seconds, he shot Hunter in the forehead." I choke on my words, but continue never less.
  "He heard me gasp. I thought I was ready to hurt him. Man, was I wrong. I tried to stab him but he caught me in time. He pinned me to the floor and threw the knife.

  "He told me if I disobeyed his orders my parents would die. Then he whispered the most chilling words. You will be mine, sweet Theania." I try to rub the goosebumps from my arms.

  "He threw me to one of his buddies to tie me up. Then he started...h-he,"

  "Thea, what did he do?" Ryder asks softly.

  "He grabbed a pair of scissors from my mothers knitting kit. He slowly started cutting my mother's shirt off from the collar. I can hear my dad's muffled screams. He was about to u-unhook my mom's bra when my dad was able to yell loud enough to gain his attention.

  "I was in to much of a daze. The man stabbed the knife into my arm and slowly started dragging it up. When he was done, he focused his attention on her.

  "The man got a devilish look on his face. He said, "This pisses you off, doesn't it?", " I quote.

  "He grabbed a knife from a duffle bag on the table. He started trailing the knife along her body.

  "One of the men, there were three, pulled the bind off his mouth. My father doesn't curse, but he was screaming profanities I didn't even know he knew.

  "One of them must of pissed off the guy with the knife, because he put the knife to my fathers throat. The man lightly put pressure on his throat, then the blood he smeared it all over my mother.

  "My father spit on the guy with the knife. The man with the knife shoved his knife into my father stomach. Over and over again.

  "The knife man didn't think it wasn't enough. He slid his knife across my father throat. I can still feel the blood splattering on my face.

  "It took two minutes until my father fully died. Then the men in black focused on my mother. All of them ripped off their masks...a-and," I scream into my hands. Ryder grabs me in a tight hug.

  "Two of them was one of Chase's friends, Andrew and Ethan. The man who had his mask off the whole time, I didn't recognize.

  "A guy with black hair and green eyes focused his attention of my mother- it was Andrew. His eyes scanned up and down while he licked his lips. Then he spoke to the others in a foreign language, one I still don't know to this day. His friends nodded and he started walking to her.

  "They cut off her shirt, her bra and pants, then her underwear. Then Ethan forced himself onto her. I was forced to watch because the other friend of Chase's held my head in place.

  "I watched as she screamed and cry. Once he was done...he shot her. He just shot her. That's all I remember before everything goes dark."  I shudder as the new scene comes up.

  "Then they took me to a place... I still don't know where it is. I can't remember much. Mostly of the torture they put me through." I state darkly.

  "Cutting my arm," I show him the jagged scar on my arm, "burning my skin," I lift up my shirt to show deep black burn scars on my stomach, "breaking my bones in my fingers," I state breathlessly. He looks at me in shock.

  "I was found. When I was found, I was surrounded by the rotting corpses' of Andrew and Ethan.

  "They shot themselves a week before I was found. They just gave up, deciding I was too much of a hassle to deal with. They left me half a piece of bread and one fourth of a water bottle.

  "When I was found, I was severely malnourished from the lack of food and water. I was dying. If I had gone one more day..."

  His eyes visibly darken, "Do you mind if I cuss?" He asks. I nod my head.

  "Quegli stupidi scopa! Bastard scoregge merda di cane! Essi derserve per andare a cazzo di inferno!" He yells while pacing the floor.

   My eyes widen. That was kind of hot...shut up Thea.

  "Wow, okay then. So yeah...now you know my sob story." I look down at my hands, "I'd understand if you want to leave now."

   I hear the floorboards creak. He's leaving. He is really leaving. My thoughts change when I'm pulled into something hard, but warm.

   I feel arms wire around my back. Ryder rests his chin on the crown of my head. "I would never leave you, Thea." My heart swells as I wrap my arms around him.

  "Thank you," I whisper. We stand in the position for what seems like forever. Then the doorbell dings.

  Ryder groans and lets go. I try not to cry out from the lost warmth.

  "Lets go answer it," He pulls me behind him down the stairs. Once he reaches the front door, he pulls it open.

  Standing at the door, a soaked Zak stands with a worried and confused expression. "Why is Ryder here?" He asks me.

  "Study buddies, you know." I lie smoothly. Zak smirks.

  "Study buddies? Is that what kids are calling it these days?" He jokes. He shakes his hands and his head before we can answer. "That's not why I'm here, though. I have a problem. Serious." I open more door wider so he can step in.

  "Leave your shoes by the front door," I instruct, "I will get you a towel." I hear mumble a thanks.

  "Buckle your seatbelts. This is going to be a long story," He calls.
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Dananana Thea's past has been revealed! Thanks to @popsicledestroyer , I probably would have never found out enough torture information...I think I'm scarred by a few of them...

Translations:
  ~Italian~
    Quegli stupidi scopa! Bastard scoregge merda di cane! Essi derserve per andare a cazzo di inferno!- Those stupid fucks! Bastard farts dog shit! They derserve to go to fucking hell!

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Question of the Day:
Who else awed so hard on how Ryder reacted?!

Edited as of June 24, 2017