freedom can start with love

chapter three.... Elizabeth

                                 CHAPTER 3

ELIZABETH

Jack! Jack was here, my legs gave out and I sank to the floor, I didn't realize I was in tears till Abby, Josh, and Andrew came around me with worried faces. But Jack pushed them away and punched me. My eye started throbbing, and my blood rushing out of my nose. I didn't start crying again though, I deserved it and I knew it. "While you lived it up I was in f*cken prison, you whore, and snitch"

I saw realization hit everyone of my friends."okay Jake it's time you let us leave" Josh and Andrew were in front of me suddenly while Abby tried to help me up. But I fought against them, I broke out of Abby's grip and throw Josh and Andrew. "Yall go! I will deal with this" their faces shocked and upset, but for once I didn't want them involved. "No" they said equally determined and in unison. I smiled, these guys are stubborn when it came to their friends. "Okay but at least step back and don't get involved" they all hesitantly nodded, but I had a sinking suspicion that no matter what they promised, if it came down to it they'd jump in.

I turned back to Jack, and seen him with an amused smile on his face. "So your friend know who I am"

"They know your name not that you are my brother"

"You don't trust them, do you?" Anger started building up in me, but because that was not what he was talking about. But that wasn't it and he knew it, he was baiting me and it

was working.But right then i seen one thing that gave me the courage I needed. I walked up to him , balled my hands and spoke in a hushed, angry voice. "I trust them a hell of a lot more than you". I caught him off guard , I seen it when his face turned from an amused smile disappeared and turned into a shocked expression. "You can insult me all you want, but you won't say shit about the people I love. got it!" I made sure to say this to where everyone could hear it. I turned then and walked away, to join my friends, I smiled genuinely at Josh he looked proud and.....loving, and he put his arm around my shoulders, and kissed my forehead. We were about to walk out, when I suddenly felt a strong hand on my upper arm pulling me back. I was so shocked I didn't resist and fell on my butt, I opened my eyes to see who had grabbed me and seen Jack standing over me with a evil smile on his lips. I was shocked this time, I didn't think he'd be stupid enough to lay a hand on me when that cop walked in the door. Well he did, and the cop had seen it, he was starting his way over to us, I smiled and looked pointing to the cop that was only a few paces away from us. "Is everything okay ma'am" the cop was using his professional voice. He put out his hand and bent down, to try and help me. I was scared because I knew that if I allowed him to help me up then he would have to touch me, and all those memories would come rushing back. Luckily Josh was there and came over quickly to help me up instead, the cop looked

hurt but didn't say anything, which kinda made it worse. "I'm sorry sir it's just that my friend here doesn't like being touched"josh jumped in, the cop looked understanding, when he heard that. He turned to Jack but spoke to me "Do you want to press charges ma'am?" I was just about to say yes when suddenly it hit me, I can't it would draw to much unwanted attention. "No officer, but if you could just lock him up for the night, that would be a huge favor". He smiled and turned Jack around forcibly, and slapped the handcuffs on his wrist. The officer turned around and smiled gently at me, he was sweet and helpful. "Miss......?"

"Elizabeth"

"Well miss. Elizabeth will you come down to the station to do some paperwork?" I nodded and started to follow him but stopped, "can I ride with my friends and follow you?"

"Of course."

"Thank you!"

"Don't worry about it miss."

I turned to Jack ad seen his pissed face. I hated myself for what I was about to do, but I couldn't have him coming to my home. "I'm so sorry Jack"

"No your not, this is your payback for what I did to you all those years ago"

"You are wrong, I've forgiven you brother but I don't trust you" I heard the officers gasp and could since his stare on us. But I didn't care, I turned around and walked out of the

restaurant and got in the car, I didn't have to wait long for my friends/ boyfriend to join me. It was silent for the first half of the ride, no one would say anything, finally it was josh who broke the silence. "Who the Hell was that and why did he attack you?" I sighed and started to explain the thing that I hated to remember. "He's my brother, Jack, he attacked me because I put him in jail around 5 years ago!" Abby and Andrew looked confused, it took me a moment to realize why. They didn't know that he tried to kill me, I looked at Josh and he seemed to be able to read my mind because he gave me a nod that clearly said tell them. I took a deep breath and with a nervous start I told them everything. "Jack is my brother, after my parents left me in the hands of that guy and kept Jack, I seen my parents and im and lived with them for a short period of time. One day when I was getting ready for bed, and my parents were out, he came in my room with a knife....and when I asked him what was going on he lunged at me, he managed to stab me but he missed any major organs and arteries but I still have a scar." I pulled my shirt up just to the bottom line of my breast. To show them the scar that reminded me of everything that I wish I could forget.

Josh grabbed my hand trying to lend me his strength. I gave it a grateful squeeze and wiped the tears off my face. I looked at the meier and seen both of them in the back staring at me with sympathetic looks in their eyes.

I hated when people gave me that look, it made me feel weak and vulnerable. "STOP!" I hadn't meant to yell but my temper flared. They all flinched and stared at me with shocked eyes. I took a deep breath to calm myself down before I began speaking. "Look guys i'm sorry for yelling but you should all know by now what that look does to me. The only thing that pisses me off more is the fact that i'm going to have to deal with my asshole of my brother again."

Josh

I hated the look on her face, the pained streak in her voice. I was so angry with Jack that I could have killed him but right now she needed someone stable and calm, someone who she could trust to help her through this. I had never seen her like this though, Elizabeth never got this way, she never lost her temper. When we were young I pushed and pushed to try to make her mad butcher control was to good.

Her control snapped though, and to be honest that scared me. I don't know what the hell this bastard did to

her but it wasn't just that he tried to kill her.Her trauma went beyond that. She was good at lying, she might even be near perfect. Nevertheless she knew I knew she was lying because, well that's just how it's always been. I could not say anything though because we were pulling into the parking lot of the police station, damnit I should have known she would tell us all of it and finish right when we got here so we didn't have time to ask questions.