Never let go... [EDGE OF WINTER FAN FICTION] ~book 1~

Chapter 7- story time

This is a short chapter dedicated to emjessica0 for loving this book and asking me when I was to update. That's the first time it's ever happened to me so thank you. Anyways onto the short chapter...

Ella's pov

As Bradley tries to find a way out, I grab some cloths. As I grab Bradley's bag a bottle of pills falls out. As I look closely it says

•Prescribed to Bradley Baker
Take 1 daily from 1/27/16 to 3/13/16
Call (***-***-****) to refill•

'Why would he have antidepressants? Does he PTSD? Is he depressed', many thoughts run threw my head

"What are these for," I ask

"Oh. Nothing,"Bradley says quickly and grabs them.

"I thought you said your mother didn't know,"

"She doesn't know why. But apparently a mother knows when there is something wrong with her child," he says sitting down on his bed.

  "Do you wanna tell me," I ask

"I don't know," he says tapping his fingers against the wooden wall

"You can tell me-"

"There's more to my story then I said. So up to when I was six my dad and I were best friends. That was till I found him doing drugs. He threatened me, punched me and 'put me in my place'. Later that year, I was lookin for him and found him cheating on my mom with a nurse. As I ran to tell my mom my dad grabbed me and held me down. The nurse took one of her scalpels from her bag and cut me, which is why I have the scar going from my shoulder to my tail bone. I lied and told my mom I had just fallen.
    He beat me now and then until a year later. I told my mom I was going to my friends to spend the night.  On the way there though I found my dad doing drugs and drinking. So as I turned to run to my friends backyard my dads buddy grabbed me. They threw me around for a bit before my dad got wire out of his truck and tied it around my waist before tying me to the tree. If I pulled the wire it would tighten around my waist and loosen at the tree. And vise versa.
    He and his friends left me as it got dark. It was around thanksgiving so it was getting ready to snow. And I remember hearing the wolves howl in the distance. I started crying not knowing what was going to happen. I didn't even know where I was at that point. Then I heard movement behind me and I thought that was the end. I struggled trying to get free. Ended up cutting myself with the wire pretty deep. Then the wire broke. A young man came from out behind the tree with a knife. It scared me but he told me it was okay and he was just helping me. He took me to his house where his mom cleaned me up fed me and gave me a new shirt. She asked who did and I said it was a prank. When I got home my dad was mad. He beat me and threatened me. Then he started mentally abusing me. Then last year my mom caught him cheating at a gas station so she divorced him. She never told Caleb the real reason. And I never told anyone. Until now," he says looking at me

"I'm glad you told me," I smile

He smiles, "me too. I never hated you."

"I know. Remember. I heard the fight you and your dad had,"

"Oh yeah," he says still looking in my eyes

He starts leaning in, and I suddenly do too. We are maybe four inches apart when Caleb interrupts us.

"Owww," he says

"When did you wake up," Bradley asks panicked

"When y'all where about to...yuck," he says disgusted. He's holding his foot

"What happened," I ask

"Stupid floor board," he says

Bradly gets up and walks over to it. He moves Caleb's bed before stepping on the wood.

"That's it," he mumbles

"What's it," I ask

He smiles, "it's our way out..."

699words 😂.