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"Lily you okay?" I look up to see Justin looking straight at me, I realise I'm currently being sat in a chair. I look around and I do a double take to see my long lost father walking straight up to me I don't think mother even realises he's here yet.
"Where's your mother?" He asks me, and I raise my eyebrows at him what no, hi how've you been Lily? just where's your mother?
I roll my eyes at him and slowly get up from my seat the room is still spinning but I just need to get out of here right now. I ignore Justin's calls and make my way to the only exit in the room and down the stairs, I stop and see mother and Roman hanging out near outside the building. I feel someone bump my shoulder as they rush past me and it was father, he was speed walking over to them and I decide to run after him.
"Who the fuck is he?" He spat and mother's eyes go wide in shock, I manage to run over to them in these heels whilst my head is spinning but that is the least of my concerns right now.
"My fiancé" She mumbles, and I watch as he tenses his fists so I decide to intrude in the lovely group conversation.
"What did you just say? He looks like a fucking kid" He starts to raise his voice, I finally had the guts to walk over to them. I look over to Roman and his jaw is clenched, he looks like he's just about to lose it.
"Just stop" I tug at his shoulder and he swats my hand away, I saw Roman tense up at his response.
"I can't believe you destroyed this family over a little fuck head like him huh" He raises his hand to hit her and I move in front to protect mother and I suddenly feel the familiar sting across my cheek. I look up at the abusive father I now remember and realise he will never change, no matter how much I had hoped. Around him there will always be anger and violence ever since I was a little girl I would see him put his hands on mother but I just always forgave him, but no I'm not that little girl I was and I will not forgive him or expect him to change anymore.
I didn't realise how long I zoned out for until I hear my mother scream and I look up to see Roman punch my father in the face, he mumbles 'fuck' as he holds his left cheek in pain. I start to yell, beg for them to stop I look over to mother and she is just as shocked and upset as I was.
I walk closer to them and Roman looks at me in the corner of his eye as he holds father against the wall, I can see father's neck start to change colour as he couldn't breathe properly due to Roman's strong grip. My eyes start to tear up and Roman knew, several seconds later once he knew father was getting weak he finally pulled away looking at me with guilt in his eyes.
Roman starts to walk away from him until father quickly got his breath back and he tapped him on the shoulder making him turn to look at him and punches him in the face. He holds on to his bleeding nose and shows no emotion or pain in his face, he looks over at me as he wiped his blood of his hand.
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"Roman!" Mother gasps, she runs to him and grabs his arm making him follow her inside. I look at father, he doesn't say a thing he just stares at me but I roll my eyes and walk inside. "Lily you okay?" Justin runs to me and I just nod in response. "Can you take me home?"
"No I am" We both turn around and it's no one other than Roman with blood on his shirt but like him he doesn't care, Justin seems to take notice as he looks at him with a confused look on his face.
"Where's mother?" I ask as I see him standing there all alone, the question seems to make his jaw clench.
"It doesn't matter, lets go" He pauses. "Now" He demands, looking over to Justin with a cautionary look I see his nose is all red and starting to bruise It's just weird to see that he wasn't in pain and also surprising to see it wasn't broken.
I look at Justin one last time with pity before turning away, I jump as Roman takes my hand connecting with his. The warmth feeling of his hand wrapped with mine makes me feel safe and calm, the size difference between my hand and his was disparate but in a good way of course.
We finally arrived at his red convertible, I really want to know where my mother is but I didn't want to push his buttons. We both sat in the front and within seconds he sped off away from the building, every now and then I would see his jaw tense like he was lost in thought.
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"Are you okay?" He asks me and I turn to look at him, it was like his eyes were searching for an answer.
"Yeah I'm okay, are you?" I ask him.
"When he touched you" He pauses, his grip on the steering wheel goes tighter I could see his hands starting to go red and the veins in his hands appearing to be more visible.
