Country Girl

Felisha's Secret

A/N

I don't usually do authors notes, but I just wanted to say sorry for the short chapter. I just wanted to get Felisha's secret out. Anyways, I hope you enjoy! :D

"Felisha....please tell me."

"Fine. You have to promise you won't tell anyone Haley."

"Alright. I promise."

"It musta been nice to have a dad there for you that actually cared. I mean yeah, he was there but always for you. He told me millions of times that you were better than me but I just shrugged it off. That was nothing compared to all the other shit he did that I had to put up with. Apparently he had like major anger issues and when him and mom started dating he ummmmm...."

"What happened Felisha?"

"I'm sorry, can we go upstairs in my room? It will be easier."

"Yeah sure."

We go upstairs to Felisha's room and she sits cross legged on her bed and I sit at her desk chair.

"When they were dating, he took it out on her and abused her. She was trying to break it off with him, but he said it would be worse if she dumped him. He brought me upstairs one day and said that he wasn't gonna take his anger out on mom anymore. I was so happy! But then, he grabbed me by the wrist and started beating me. He said he was gonna take his anger out on me. I didn't even do anything so deserve it, but I put up with it because I didn't want him to hurt you. I was saving my little sister because I knew how it felt and I would be heart broken if I had to see you like that. Around you and mom, he acted like my best friend but when you guys weren't around he just abused me and beat me. He ummmmm.... he came up to me one day and said mom wanted to get a divorce with him but to keep it a secret. That was one of the worst days. He took me outback and pushed me down the rocky hill into the brook and I tried to get out, but he just pushed me under and held all my weight down. I gave up, but then he let me go just as I was about to die. My own father tried to kill me. Some father he is. I tried to hit him back and stuff but it was useless, he was so strong compared to me. That day that I um ran away was the worst day of my life. When you and mom were at your softball practice, dad took me by the hands and pulled me outback. He told me to wait for him, he would be right back so I waited for him. He came back with a g.....gun and walked over and held it up to my head. He pulled the trigger and nothing happened. He chuckled and said "Russian Roulette." I started to cry as I heard him clicking the bullet closer to the barrel of the gun. I knew I was gonna die, but then I screamed at the top of my lungs and kneed him in the gut and ran away. I never came back. Grace found me one day and brought me back to live with her. Eventually she told mom and dad. Then they arranged for you to come here this summer. You can't tell anyone this okay? Every single night before I went to bed, dad would go in my closet and grab one of my belts and whip my back over and over with it. I still have the scars. That's what happened and I really hope you won't tell anyone."

At this point, Felisha and I are both bawling our eyes out.

"I won't tell anyone Felisha. I had no idea he was doing that to you."

"He hid it."

"That is absolutely terrible."

"I cut because I was addicted to pain and I didn't want dad to hurt you. I felt like it was all my fault. Every single night I cried myself to sleep wishing that I brought you with me the day I ran away to save you from him."

"Felisha. I had no idea. Why didn't you tell anyone about this?"

"I was scared of what he was gonna do next. Every single day, I was scared to go home from school. School was my savior."