Different

the secret

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Steph :

we got back to the school at 8:30 on the evening.  I told the twins to back to the dorm and that I needed to go to the loo. But I could sense that they knew I was telling a lie.

When I thought they couldn't see me I ran and ran.  I didn't know where I was going but that I needed to get somewhere. Somewhere where I could be on my own. Just for a while to think about what to do. 

I felt tears fall from my eyes. What was I going to do? I can't condem the twins living a life in hiding.  I mean what kind of life is that?

I ran outside.  it was almost 9pm so I knew that I was going to be told of for not being in my room. But I didn't care. Life couldn't get any more worse.

I sat on the bench and cried.  I cried on and on untill I felt that I didn't have any tears in me left to cry out. I sat in a daze for a solid 20 minutes untill I heard a shuffling noise to my right. 

I quickly wiped turned round to see Mr Cliff again. I started to panic in fear of him but I didn't want to fight him. It was what he wanted, to see me lose. Well, I wasn't going to let him get what he wanted.

He stood in front of me. Just a meter away. I growled deeply. He pretended to be scared of me and then laughed. " Ahhh Im so scared!" he mocked and laughed.  I felt my face turn red. Out of embarrassment or possibly anger. one or the other. 

I clenched my fingers together to release all that anger burning inside of me.

I still sat there on the bench paralyzed. I knew that he wasn't going to kill me. Not today at least. No. I was scared of what he was capable of,  I knew had something worse in store for me now.

" You cub dare to challenge me? " he asked. I shivered at the word. But I found my courage and stood up. "Yes. Yes I am.", I replied.  He was going to kill. That I knew.  But not today.

He growled and in an instant he shifted into a xylock.  I screamed and fell back onto the bench I was just sitting on. He jumped on top of me and started clawing my face.  I screamed and screamed. I heard someone else growl and that was when everything went dark.

I woke up in a start but instead of being on the bench outside I was in a room. on a bed. The walls were white as snow. There was a small chandelier that majestically hang from the ceiling.  My face started to burn a bit. I touched it and I felt a large cut on my cheek and another one on my forehead.  Blood dripped down my face and onto my chin. The clothes I was wearing were torn apart and were drenched in a bit of blood.

I sat up but then groaned at the pain throbbing in my chest. "sh sh don't get up." Miss said softly as she walked towards me from the other side of the room.  Confused as I was, I lay back down on the bed. "Where am I?"I asked quietly,  almost whispering.

" in my room. You took quite a bad beating. You've got a bruised lung and a few deep cuts on your leg and face.  I took care of your lung but the cut on your leg is really deep and you lost a lot of blood from it." She replied.  I nodded.  I could feel the pain travelling up to my hip.

Miss sat down on the bed next to me. " I might need to put some stitches in. I am sorry but I don't have any painkillers", she continued. 

I took of the pink duvet and showed her my leg.  I had a look at it, she was right it was really bad. The bandage that she put on earlier didn't work and blood and pus was soaking through.  I felt sick. She held my hand told it will be ok. I nodded but I was still trembling.

She let go of my hand and slowly  took of the bandage on my leg. I winced at the pain.  " Shh shhh..", she whispered softly.  I closed my eyes and let the pain pass through me.  a few seconds later she said "I took the bandage of but the wound is badly infected." she took a small bottle of alcohol and sighed. "im so sorry but this is going to hurt." She said. "But I won't let that", she said.

She put her hand on my forehead and I felt myself slowly slipping away into a deep sleep.

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I woke up and the pain was gone. " What happened?" I asked. She smiled.

" Don't worry now. Your leg is fine. it might hurt a bit but soon it won't hurt at all. " Miss Lean replied.  I was confused. Why was she helping me? " why are you helping me?" I asked.

She hesitated for a moment.  " I am your mother", she replied.

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