Dark Paradise

Chapter 13: The Broken Ones Are The Most Dangerous

I can hear her screaming from the living room, the sound of things hitting the floors and walls is constant. They have been yelling at each other since Sam got in the shower. Everything goes quite excect for the sound of Sam opening the door to Jace's room. 

  "Jace go get my glasses...fast" Sam says to Jace who sets me off of his lap and on his bed.

  "Sissy, what's happening?" I say scared. 

  "Don't be scared baby, everything is ok" Sam tells me as she takes her glasses from Jace. The screaming starts again but this time worse. 

  "Peyton, we need you to stay in here ok? Look I have piggy here for you and he's going to protect you ok?" Sam says handing me my favorite stuffed pig. As Jace and her basically run out of the door to the source of the yelling. 

  "NO WHAT THE FUCK ARE YOU DOING?"  I can hear Sam scream from behind the closed door. 

  "DON"T YOU TRY TO HIT HER" Jace yells a moment later making me open the door and look down the hall way. 

  "MOM NO DON"T" I hear followed by a bang. 

  "Sissy" i say as I wonder down the hall way until I reach the living room where they are. My sister is trying to pull my mom away from my dad, and my brother is trying to pull my dad away form my mom. 

  "Sissy, I'm scared" My voice comes ou shaky as everyone stops and looks down at me. 

  "Peyton, I told you to stay in Jace's room" She tells me 

  "Why is momma bloody?" I ask 

  "Why is daddy's hand hurt?" i ask again 

  "Why did you hurt momma?" I ask my dad as I walk over to my mom. 

  "You don't ever hurt momma!" I yell at him but as soon the words left my mouth I could feel sting on my face making tears start to pool. 

  "Take Peyton make to the room Sam. NOW" My mom says angrily 

  "No I'm taking Peyton and leaving" My dad tries to say but his words are slurred from being drunk. 

  "No. You. Are. Fucking. Not." My mom yells as she lunges at him. 

  "Come on Peyton" My dad says trying to pick me up. 

  "NO I DON'T WANT TO GO" I yell as I cling on to my sister. 

  "Whatever, I never fucking wanted you anyways Peyton, look at what you did to this family you little bitch" He says as he tries to hit me again. 

My eyes open and I sit up panting, I look around and notice I am home which means it was just a dream. I grab my phone form next to me and realize it is three AM but I know I am too scared to go back to sleep. 

To Ashton: Ash :(  Are you up?

 3:03 AM

I set my phone back down with little hope that he will be up and get out of bed. I go to the kitchen to get a glass of cold water in hopes it will calm me down. I drink a full glass before refilling it and heading back to my room. 

 From Ashton: I am now, Why are you awake?

 3:07 AM 

 From Ashton: ffs Peyton you can't just text me at 3 in the goddamn morning and not respond