______A week later____
Brynn has officially stayed longer than any other one of his victims. I've gotten use to her being around. With my dad preoccupied with Brynn it's been easy for Tanner and I to spend a lot of time together. Secret meetings at the park, going to the movies, he even took me to the mall and bought me another outfit after finding out I only owned four. After grabbing some toast from downstairs I went back up to my room and plopped on my bed. My phone went off and I reached towards it.
Text from Tanner
I opened it:
Hello dumb ass.
I replied:
Hey Bitch
T: That hurt...
C: So did dumb ass.
T: Okay okay... So what you up to bastard?
C: Eating toast in my room. You?
T: Walking around in the park. Wanna keep me company?
C: K be there soon.
T: Cya soon bitch.
C: Dick.
I put my phone down and got changed into some clothes. I sneak out of the window leaving my phone so my dad couldn't track me. I ran to the park and smiled at Tanner when he saw me. He smiled back and ran over he put his arm around my shoulder, "Hello beautiful."
I gave him a questioning look, "So I'm a beautiful dumb ass?"
He smiled, "Haha very funny." he said sarcastically. I giggled. We walked around the park about three times when he spoke up again, "So... since we are a thing now..."
I interrupted, "So a couple of dates makes us a thing?"
"Well.. yeah, is that okay?" He asked, seeing me nod he continued: "I want you to be my girlfriend but I want to ask your father if that's okay first. I've just never met or even heard of your family... I was hoping that's what we could do today?"
I stopped in my tracks looking at the ground, "You want to meet my family?"
"If you want me to meet your family, I won't meet them if you don't want me to. I mean that's kind of weird but this is a weird relationship..."
"I don't want you to meet my family... I'll come meet yours though," I suggested.
He sighed and looked at me with a trusting look, "Well... I got none..."
My face saddened, "What do you mean?"
"I'm a foster child, I go home to home looking for someone who will keep me forever. I'm in between homes at the moment."
"I'm so sorry..."
He shook his head, "It's not your fault. It's my older brother's fault."
I made a confusing look, "What do you mean?"
"My family and I were up camping. My brother being a wicked, evil, older boy thought it'll be funny to start a forest fire. I didn't like the idea so I stayed back at camp. Well turns out my mom and dad were nearby when my brother set it off. They all died and I was left with nothing because of a foolish idea."
I felt tears coming to my eyes, "That's horrible." He nodded. I looked at his face a tear slipped down his cheek. I wiped it with my thumb. "I'm the raper's daughter."
He looked at me, "What?"
"You've heard the stories of the feared Raper, right?" He nodded again. "Well I'm his daughter."
"How?"
"Well my mom was raped by him, gave birth to me, they actually fell in love. She got scared 'cause she was a good girl falling for a bad man. Called the cops. He killed the her as well as the cops, took me in, raised me, now I'm his maid to the women who get tricked."
He looked at me, saddened, "That sucks."
I nod, "Well, at least I have a parent." I realized my mistake after I said it, "I'm so sorry I didn't mean..."
He shook his head, "It's okay. I know. This is a horrible time to ask but... can I kiss you now? If we aren't meeting each other's families might as well mark ourselves as boyfriend and girlfriend with a kiss."
I looked down, blushing. I nodded. He gently grabbed my chin and moved my head to look at him before leaning in and kissing me. It was short and sweet. My first in a long while. We shared a few more moments together, kissing and talking before I realized how late it had gotten.
The sky was dark and filled with stars. "I have to go," I whispered in between kisses.
He kissed me one last time, "Okay. I'll be here tomorrow." I realized tomorrow was Thursday. I nodded, "I have something to show you tomorrow." He nodded and we said our goodbyes. I ran home and went in through the front door, my window was closed. My dad and Brynn were asleep on the couch didn't look like they moved since I left.
I sneak upstairs into my room. I set my alarm clock for early in the morning and fall asleep.
____DREAM____
I was in the cellar or my father's sex room. There were poles, ropes, handcuffs and a bed. The walls and floor were made of concrete. My dad was beating me with a whip on the back. My shirt was off so he could see the damage he was doing. He lifted me up spun me around so he could see my damaged, bruised, face, and smiled wickedly. He threw me to the ground, "Maybe you'll listen to my rules next time." He cracked an evil laugh before wrapping a blind fold over my eyes.
I heard a body being dragged down the stairs and then whipping sounds followed by yelps of pain. Tanner, it was Tanner who my father was beating. The pain I was hearing was almost unbearable. Then it was silent. The body was thrown over to me. I reached out to touch it... it was cold, too cold. My dad came and threw the blindfold off. In my lap was Tanner's freshly dead body, covered in blood. I scream.
"You should fall in love again this is fun." My dad said coldly as he left. I looked up filled with rage. Then, I woke up.
______END OF DREAM_____
