No Matter What

Chapter Eight

Justices P.O.V

My phone goes off, so I answer it.

"Is this Justice Reynolds?"

"Who's this?"

"You remember me, Tristan your boyfriend, I just got out of jail and I'm coming to see you"

"You are not my boyfriend you delete my number, and stay away from me!"

I hang up and instantly start breathing hard. Shawn notices and starts singing quietly to me, until I fall asleep on his shoulder...

I feel around my bruise from Tristan. I touch it gently and pull back from the pain. I try to get away but he pulls me by my hair and slams me to the ground.

"You are not going anywhere, your staying right here with me!"

I nod fearfully and he pulls me up by my hair and slams his mouth on mine. I move my mouth away from his and he lets go of me and kicks me in the stomach. He punches me in my eye and I try to scramble away but he pulls me back.

I sit there, naked and hurt in so many ways. He took something that wasn't his, but now I have to try and escape.

He's sleeping peacefully in the other bed so I grab a random shirt. I try to put it over my head but it feels like my body fell apart. I quickly put it on and I tiptoe to the door and run out.

My legs go as far as they would go without falling. I finally reach a coffee place and I burst in there.

"Call the cops it's important!"

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I wake up breathing hard. My hair feels like it's sticking up. I'm sweating like a pig. I feel I'm in my bed and I breathe out a sigh of relief.

Carter comes running in and looks at me petrified. He comes towards me and pulls me into his chest and I just cry silently.

Carter knows all about me, and Tristan. When he adopted me, I wouldn't talk for at least four weeks until I gained their trust. Still today I have trust issues and I have been with the Reynolds family for two years now.

I told Carter, my mom and dad about it and they all promised they would keep me safe.

He rubs my back and let's go.

"Hey, it's ok that was in the past try not to think about that. I'm so sorry that happened to you at such a young age" Carter whispers.

I reply "I'm scared he's going to come back and try to hurt me again. I don't know if I'm ever going to sleep now, knowing he's coming".

He shakes his head and looks at me.

"I heard you screaming my name and Tristan's so I was coming up as fast as I could" He responds saying it fast.

I nod and I hear my stomach make a noise I have never made before.

"I'm guessing your hungry" Carter says while chuckling.

I nod while breathing  and he takes my hand and we walk downstairs.

Once I reach the last step I hear a whole bunch of "Are you alright" and "Are you ok".

I look at them shaking and I smile. Carter takes me into the kitchen and I let go of his hand. I go to the pantry and get some chips and some popcorn. I know it's weird don't judge.

"Hey guys want to build a pillow and blanket fort!" Carter yells to the boys through a two doors through a window. They all yell meaning yes. I giggle and we all laugh.

The boys get the blankets and alot of blankets. I get the pillows and a whole bunch. Carter moves the couches and positions them for a fort. He grabs a t.v and puts it in there too.

By the end it is humongous, it's higher than a car.

"I'm going in first" I say giggling and commanding.

They laugh and watch me go in. One by one they all come in. It's like a whole master bedroom in here with a t.v.

I crawl out and get the popcorn ready. I put chips and salsa in the fort. I crawl back under the fort and lay on someone's chest. I look back and see it's Jack Js. He makes me so comfortable I don't know why, he's just so warm. I don't know what I'm talking about I will stop.

We all are watching Madagascar, were childish ok, that's not our fault.

Momma comes crawling in and we and we say hi to her.

"Hi Momma reynolds" they all say but me and Carter

She says hi and sits for a while and then crawls out. My phone buzzes in my back pocket. If it's Tristan I will go insane.

I look on the caller number and sure enough it's Tristan.

"Excuse me guys for my language" I whisper before picking up the phone.

"What the hell do you want, stop calling me!?!"

"I want you back, I'm sorry I did all those horrible stuff to you, I didn't take my medicine I'm so sorry"

"Yeah, sure why would In the world would I take you back. You hurt me in so many damn ways, you took something that was rightfully mine, you stole it from me. No way am I taking you back, and if you don't stop calling me I will call the police or kill you!"

I hang up once again and sigh really hard. Carter looks at me, meaning to go outside.

I crawl out and he sits criss cross by me and I sit criss cross by him.

"What'd he say" he whispers to me.

"He was saying how he wanted me back and I said no and he said he didn't take his medicine. He doesn't even take medicine so he lied to me two times." I whisper back.

"Why do I have to be so vulnerable to do stuff I wish I was strong and-"

"Hey, don't you dare say you're not strong, for two years you have been so strong, I'm so proud of you, your standing up for yourself, when we first adopted you you were scared to and you wouldn't talk. But now, your like another girl, I'm so proud I love you"

"Thanks.. I love you too" I say while hugging him

"Ok this is too much mush sorry sis" he says while pushing me away.

I laugh and crawl back in. I get a pony tail off my arm and put my hair in a lazy bun. By the time I look up most of the boys except four are asleep. Figuring it's five in the morning.

"So what do you guys want to do for the remaining time" I say quietly so I don't wake up the boys.

"Sleep" Carter said.

I shrug and give in because I'm kind of tired.

I fall asleep on Matts chest and he falls asleep against the pillow so we're cuddling.