It's been a week since I've been invited to stay with Lilly. She's been really nice and helpful as I knew she would be. I've been working at the parlor some too, I've been cleaning up everything and sometimes she even let's me peirce people's ears.
Now I'm just chilling at her house watching, Pretty little Liars, it's a pretty good show surprisingly. I hear my phone buzz, but ignore it I don't want to hear Richard lecture me. It buzzes a few more times and I finally look at it, it's not Richard, it's Ryan.
The text reads: Get down to the parlor now!
Uh-oh. I wonder what's wrong.. I don't waste anytime I change quickly and grab my skateboard, since my ankle is all healed I can ride it fairly easily.
When I arrive at the parlor my eyes widen. There's police. But worst of all I can see Richard and Maggie in the crowd. He called the cops?! I'm furious.
I storm up to Richard and before Ryan can stop me I punch him as hard as I can in the face. Maggie, my mom, gasps in shock. All I can do is stare up at him in pure anger. How could he do this?! Calling the police on my friends?! So not cool!
He grabs my arm and drags me towards the car, he shoves me in the car rather hard. He's pissed. I find myself feeling happy but scared at the same time.
What will he do? That's the only thought running through my mind as we drive away from the parlor, away from my freedom.
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When we get home I don't wait for the car to stop moving, I jump out and run into the house up to my room, and I slam the door. I pace back and forth for awhile until I hear footsteps coming up the steps. They sound heavy. Richard.
He enters my room without knocking and I see he's still mad. Great. He closes the door behind him and I hear him lock it. Oh no.
He stalks towards me and I take some steps back when I feel my wall at my back. He reels his hand back and back hands me hard across the jaw, hard enough that it knocks me off balance.
"You disrespectful brat." His voice is calm, surprisingly, which concerns me. He slaps me again harder this time knocking me down. I don't cry. I can't cry in front of him.
He starts to unbuckle his belt and he slips it off. "This will be the last time you go over there." He takes the belt and tries to hit me with it but I roll away.
"Are you fucking crazy?!" He grabs my wrist and brings me back over to him, I struggle to get out of his grip but I can't. He hits me with the belt. Hard. I cry out in pain but he doesn't let up.
"Stop it!! Mom!!!" I scream at the top of my lungs hoping someone, anyone, will hear me. No help comes. The belt slaps my back hard and I feel my skin rip. I cry out again, which only gets me a punch to the face causing my left eye to swell.
He hits me with his belt a few more times and I feel like my back is on fire. I try to tell him to stop but the words won't come. I'm doubled over on the ground and he kicks me hard in the ribs. I feel something crack and I howl in pain. I roll over and clutch my stomach.
"Now then," I can hear the smile in his voice, "you won't go back there anymore now will you?" I shake my head and I get another kick to the ribs. "You won't go there again now will you?" He grabs a hand full of my hair and pulls my head back hard. I nod my head. "I won't go back just please stop.." My voice is barely a whisper. He throws my head down and it smacks on the floor hard. "Good girl." I hear him walk out of my room and he slams my door shut.
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The next day I wait til it's 10 at night when Richard's asleep. I sneak down stairs and I go out the door. I walk to the parlor and to my relief I see Ryan and Lilly through the window. I smile and walk inside the store.
"Sorry we're just now closing up." Ryan says and I feel so relieved that I collapse in the middle of the room. "Oh my gods! Are you okay??" He runs to me and takes my hood off. "Chris?!!" His eyes widen and he looks at my bruised face.
"The one and only." I cough some and clutch my stomach. "Ow.." He helps me stand and he walks me over to a stool. Lilly got me water and some chocolate. They both demanded what happened to me so I tell them.
When I'm done Ryan is furious and Lilly is in tears. "I'll kill him." Ryan clenches his hands into fists and I put my hand on his arm.
"Ryan, I'm okay.." I smile weakly at him.
"You're not okay, Chris! You can barley walk!" He throws his hands up in disbelief and paces around the room. "He's right, Chris. You gotta tell someone." She dabs at her eyes with a tissue and she holds my hand.
"No." They both look at me and Ryan looks even more mad. "No cops, no anyone." My voice is soft but stern and Ryan sighs and walks out of the store. Lilly gives me a ride home and I go up to my room and I lay on my bed. Sleep doesn't come easily, when it does its only filled with nightmares of what Richard has done. Everytime I have them I wake up crying.
I can't handle this.
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It's been a week since the incident with Richard happened, a week since I haven't been to school, or to see Lilly and Ryan. I hate spending all of my days cooped up in my room. I haven't even been out to my spot on the roof. Kaitlyn has been stopping by and dropping off school work for me to do. Thanks Kaitlyn.
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The Outsiders
مغامرة17 year old Christina Ducane (Chris) wasn't your average teen. She didn't like sports or reading. She was more drawn to the bad side of things, but she didn't expect to meet him.
