the ABUSED and the CAGE FIGHTER

(5)

After I fell well bumped into Brayden he toppled over on to the floor then he grabbed my arm and I fell on top of him.

OH GOD, I bet dad heard and pointed to my closet which just as he slid the door closed my dad barged in and looked pissed off.

I gulped and smiled sheepishly. He glared at me and then said "Would you be more quiet...." then went back out of my room.

I walked back over to my door and shut it, locking it and whispered "Brayden."

He slid the door open and put a finger to his lips.

I listened to dad yelling and I then heard my mom scream because dad had probably hit her again.

I gulped because I was so scared of what he thought of my home life.

I was afraid of what he thought that I slid down the wall and brought my knees up to my chest. I then rocked myself back and forth with tears coming down my cheeks really fast.

Brayden came out of the closet and was at my side in an instant.

"It's okay. I'm here. I'll protect you." He told me, but I couldn't imagine anyone protecting me.

It was horrifying to me.

I shook my head back and forth while I told him

"No, no, no, no you can't he's so strong and he just doesn't lash out with his fists, he also insults me too." I was balling at this point.

All of this just came crashing down while Brayden just tried to console me.

About an hour or so later I calmed down and I got my Pajama pants on and laid down in bed. I let Brayden lay with me. It was kind of weird how I just met him but I really needed him at the same time. 

I just didn't understand it at all. It was absolutely confusing to me.

Right before I fell into a deep oblivion I said

"Thank you."

and I was out. I felt him snuggle up to me then I was really out.

In the morning I woke up with someone banging on my door. I gulped and I pulled the covers over Brayden and unlocked my door to see my dad in full rage this morning.

"Where is the next door neighbor's son? Have you seen him?" He asked.

UH-OH. I gulped but I put on my innocent expression as best as I could. I hoped and prayed he wouldn't go looking around my room.

"Why would I know where he is?" I asked.

He glared at me then glanced around my room once more then left with slamming my door shut. I gulped then sighed. 

 I was shaking that he would could back and look but after a few minutes I heard him go back outside. 

I went over to my bed and seen that Brayden was looking at me with a hard expression, I could read it. 

"Get up and please don't get caught climing out my window. Dad wouldn't hesitate to hit anymore than he already does, he'll get to a point where he doesn't care what happen or who sees." I said nervously. 

"Okay, but I'm driving you and I'll pretend I fell asleep in my car, I do it all the time." 

That got me thinking. If he did it all the time then he's done this plenty of times before. 

Since today was my 2nd day of my new school I dressed in a pink and black shirt with the words 

'Screw You" on it. I thought it was cute.