Starless Nights

• A d d e r a l l •

Inhale.

I looked up at Adam the entire time hoping to get a response from him but instead, he stared at me without batting an eyelash. It took about three minutes later for him to smile and sip his drink.

He winked at me and we discussed some things about school and for once I felt like I was becoming normal. We soon ended our conversation and parted ways at 11. He walked with my hand in his until we were by the car and he decided to drop me home.

Adam's POV (trigger warning)

I knew once I walked through that door, I'd come in contact with a fist or a slap but when neither happened by the time I shut my front door, I was almost happy, that is, until I heard glass smash just above my head.

I cowered and tried to run upstairs to my room but I wasn't quicker than my dad. It wasn't until I was halfway up the bloodstained stairs when my dad grabbed my ankles and dragged me down. I knew there would be a cut on my cheek due to the impact of my cheek to the corner of the stairs.

I didn't try to fight back because the last time I did, I was beaten up, stripped naked and left outside in thirty degree weather all night. I simply covered my face to prevent obvious bruises and allowed the man to punch me in my gut.

"DO YOU KNOW WHAT TIME IT IS! I KNEW I COULDN'T TRUST YOU TO COME BACK IN TIME YOU WORTHLESS FAGGOT!"

I coughed up blood and started to tear up. Why did I endure so much from this man? Why couldn't I have been straight for him to love me? I need...I need...

The next thing I know my phone is ringing.

My dad looked at me and sneered when he saw Levi's name pop up. He kicked the phone away, grabbed me by the neck and began to choke me.

"Is that your boyfriend calling your phone?" He said all the while squeezing tighter. All I could do is gasp for air and claw at his hands for him to let go.

"Please...let... go," I coughed each time I manage to muster up the strength to speak. Just when I was about to fall unconscious, he let go and punched me again.

I knew it would take me a lot of makeup to cover this incident up and I just wanted to sleep but I knew that I was far from sleeping. I got up and stumbled to the kitchen. I looked around our cupboards to prepare dinner even though it was 12:30 in the morning.

School started at nine but I would never be finished with this house until around five. I sighed and limped around grabbing pots and pans trying to prepare a meal that'd take the least amount of time possible.

An hour and a half later, I put my father's plate on his table and limped back out of the room. I tidied up the kitchen, cleaned the living room and then was about to go to the bathroom when my phone ringed. I quickly put it on vibrate and then answered once I saw Levi's name.

"Hello?" I coughed into the phone.

"Adam? What's up with your voice and why didn't you answer the phone?"

"It's nothing I just tripped. What's up?"

"I just was wondering if you could help me study one of these days for physiology."

"Of course just give me a date."

"Later, I hope you didn't get too injured from your fall."

"Huh? Oh yeah, will do...see ya"

That's all I said before I hung up. I sighed and ran a hot shower while stripping very slowly. I then walked over to the mirror to observe tonight's damage.

If he wasn't hitting me, his friends were. They day I came out to him was when my life turned.

Then it was like a knife scratched my skin as I felt his rough hands slap my cheek. I ran to my room and tried to lock my door but he got there quick and shoved the door down.

I can still remember the beating that day. It lasted for three hours and then he called his friends who beat me for another two. I had broken ribs, bleeding in my abdomen and a broken wrist. If it wasn't for the phone being so close to my bed, I would've never been able to call for an ambulance.

When they asked him what had happened, he lied and said that I got mugged even though he knew what he had just done. Everyday after that, I was being abused. There was one time he called an old friend of his and he raped me at 2 in the morning.

I ducked school that week and I never bothered to call the police because he threatened me with my life if I did. So now here I am contemplating on how I'll cover up these bruises now. I'll simply wear a long sleeved shirt as usual and use some concealer I bought for my neck.

I then waddled in the shower and hissed each time the hot water hit an open wound. I was on the verge of breaking down in the shower but then I remembered what just happened at the cliff tonight.

And then his lips crashed against mine and we kissed like our lives depended on it. I pushed him down so he could lie in the grass and teased him. All of a sudden, he moaned making me stop due to the tingles that ran through my body.

I was soon finished and I went on a big scavenger hunt to find the first aid kit. After I found it under the couch, I tended to my wounds before eating a little dinner. I sighed and didn't even bother checking my phone because I know I'd see the same thing I did everyday​.

I trudged back up the stairs to my room and looked at the digital clock- 4:02. I rolled over and stared at the moon that was starting to lower in the sky and just started thinking back to when my life was good.

I tugged my mother's hand to the park where dad was waiting. He had just gotten a promotion at work so we decided to have a picnic. He bought me a new phone that day and I tackled him with a hug. Mom simply smiled and put sandwiches on plates for us to eat. We played around for a bit then went home.

I miss you mom, I hope your soul rests in peace.

With that, my eyes slowly closed as I welcomed my three hours of sleep.

Exhale.

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So just so you know, Adam's mom did n o t die from her husband murdering her but it would've been twice as sad if she did. How did you like Adam's POV and a look into his life with an abusive past.

I just may turn this short story from 10 chapters to maybe more. Anyway, what do you think about Adam's past?

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