Secrets Unknown

Chapter 3

We walk into the house to see mom up against the counter in the kitchen, sobbing, and dad in front of her..his face is red as a tomato, if not more red, and his veins are beginning to pop out of his neck. Oh, gosh. He's really angry. He turned around as he heard the door close.. Wesley and I were shocked to see our mom against the counter on the ground.

Wesley was the first to speak, "What are you doing to her!?"

"It's none of your buisness, son!!" yells dad.

I am horrified at this point when I see what dad was holding. He's holding a knife. Wesley must've noticed my expression, because he takes a hold of my arm.

"What's wrong!? Riley?"

I dart my eyes up to my so-called dad. "Were you just going to kill her!?"

Wesley is taken back by my question, and follows where my eyes went back to, he saw the knife and had the same expression and looked up to our dad.

"Are you serious!?" Wesley asked incredulously.

"Kids, just go." says mom.

I look over to mom, she looks awful. I shake my head, I'm not leaving her here. I can't seem to speak though.

"We're not leaving you." Wesley answers for me. I dart my eyes to our dad.

"You're a monster! You were going to kill our mom! Your wife. Next thing would be me, huh!? Then you would have your perfect son. You've always wanted a boy, right!? Is that why you're eliminating all of the girls from the Grace family!?"

Wesley gasped. "You've always wanted a boy!? Well, you've already killed one of my little sisters! I didn't know her too well since you took away her life at such a young age. But, I won't let you take away my last sister. She's my best friend, my other half. You don't get her. I will kill you if you hurt her."

Our mom started sobbing, "He already has."

We both gape at our mom, in shock. Wesley is seeing red. He has this hatred look in his eyes.

"What do you mean?" I ask.

"Remember how you have that huge birthmark and scar going across it on the back of your right shoulder?" Mom asks.

I nodded, not seeing how this affects the situation right now. "It's not a birthmark with a cool scar across it." Suddenly, I'm seeing red. I'm angry. "Your father put that there when you were 7. I saved you from him. He punched you there, you fell to the ground screaming in pain, and then he sliced you with a knife. That's the scar. So, it's a bruise that never went away and a scar. Wesley went to grandmas house. We told him that we were going to spend a weekend with you only and that grandma wanted him there with her. I'm so sorry I lied to you guys."

My eyes are filled with tears. Same with Wesley's..although, I'm not sure why he has tears.

He looked at mom. "Well, you aren't forgiven!! You both are monsters!!" Wesley looked over at dad, "You are a monster even more!! You hurt my sister!! Why? Why would a dad do that!? WHY ARE YOU HERE!?!?"

I'm sobbing at this point along with mom, while Wesley is sobbing and shouting, "SHE'S PERFECT!!!! BUT, YOU HAD TO DO THAT TO HER AND SCAR HER FOR LIFE!!!!!"

I looked over to dad and he looks evil. His eyes changed from a light green to a dark green. He's going to attack, I recognize that look on his face.. That's his "I'm going to hurt you" look. He gives it to mom all the time.

"This has nothing to do with you." Dad explains to Wesley.

Wesley shook his head out of disgust, "IT HAS EVERYTHING TO DO WITH ME!!!! Do you know how many people pick on her for that!?!? It's because of YOU!!" He screams in pain.