My Last Year..

Chapter 8: A Living Nightmare

*Flashback*

Jaslynn's POV

I'm Walking By Her & Trying To Do It Quickly..

Not Quick Enough..

She Pushes Me Up Against The Wall.. She's Yelling Soo Loudly My Ears Start Ringing.. She Was Almost Half A Centimeter From My Face.. & I Could Start To Feel Tears Reach My Eyes.. What Did I Do This Time? I Cleaned Everything.. Kept My Head Down What Did I Do?

That's When I Saw Him.. Soo Small And Delicate.. He Looked As Scared As I Was.. He Had Something In His Hand... He Was About To Swing It...

I Shook My Head And Mouthed The Word "No"

But He Hit Her.. She Turned Around And It Was Too Late..

She Grabbed Him By The Collar.. And Dragged Him Away.. No! I Thought.. But My My Brain Wasn't Functioning Right.. I Knew What Was Coming..

I Could Hear The Hits Loud And Clear.. Even As I Covered My Ears And Cried.. Counting The Whacks.. "13" *Bam* "14" *Bam* "15" All The Way To Twenty-Seven..

The Only Noise That I Could Hear Through The House Was The Sound Of The Buckle Hitting Him & Little Boy Calling Out For His Mommy, Who's No Where To Be Found, And His Sister Who's Too Much Of A Coward To Save Him..

That Night I Counted 48 Whacks..

Cleaned 12 Cuts..

Covered 17 Bruises..

Sang My Brothers 2 Lullabies

And Cried My Self To Sleep For The 53rd Night...

With My Brothers Screams Ringing In My Ears..

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