~Twenty Two~

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Mal's POV:
Mal: It's a long story.

Ariana: We have time, dear.

Mal: A few months ago, Peyton and Tyler told me, I was adopted. That they were getting rid of me.

Jake: I didn't think they would kick you out.

Michael scoffed.

Mal: They physically abused me.

Jake: They what?

Mal: Peyton would hit me from time to time. *voice cracked*

I cleared my throat.

Mal: Every night, Tyler would....sexually abuse me.

They gasped.

Mal: They gave my "boyfriend" permission to abuse me when Tyler didn't want to. After sometime he gave in.

I saw Luke walked outside, shaking his head and wiping his eyes.

Mal: Excuse me a moment.

I followed him to our front steps.

Mal: Luke? Hey, What's wrong?

He looked at me with tears rolling down his face.

Mal: Babe, what happened?

Luke: I wasn't there Mal.

Mal: What do you mean? You weren't where?

Luke: There...to protect you.

Mal: You didn't know me then.

Luke: Hearing you say what they did to you makes me so angry.

Mal: Why?

Luke: That people would do such a thing to any person, especially you. And that I couldn't help you.

Mal: Luke...look at me.

He looked at me. I wiped his tears. Then I kissed him. We leaned our foreheads together.

Mal: The past doesn't matter, only the future. You are my future, if you want me to be your's?

Luke: Definitely, and I want to be your's.

Mal: So be there for me now. Okay?

Luke: Okay.

We stood up and hugged.

Mal: I love you Luke.

Luke: I love you too, Mal.

He kissed my forehead.

Luke: Okay, that's enough of me being a baby. Let's go back in.

Mum met us in the foyer.

Jen: Is everything okay?

Luke: Couldn't be better.

He kissed me once more, to show his support.
Then he went back to the kitchen.

Mum and I went into the living room, I continued the story.

Mal: I didn't want to stay there a minute more, so I ran away. I bumped into them, and they decided to let me stay with them.

They nodded for me to continue.

Mal: My first day of school, I was going to cross the street and I was hit by a drunk driver.

They gasped again.

Mal: At the hospital they ran a blood test, and it was a match to Micheal, and my parents.

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