Jordan Voight: Teenage Years

Painful Truth

Jordan- 14

Fourteen year old, Jordan was in her room getting ready for school. She dressed in a long sleeve blue shirt, black skinny jeans, and her black Nikes. She had her long brown hair tied up in a ponytail. After she was ready she sat on her bed feeling really depressed, her boyfriend of a almost a year, Michael was physically and mentally abusing her as well as cheating on her.

Glancing up she looked in her mirror and saw her right eye black and purple. The teen was terrified of saying something, she knew how her father got and if he found out hell would be unleashed. If Justin found out he'd probably would beat the kid to a pulp. If the team found out Michael would end up a cold case for many years.

The only way she was getting away with hiding it so well she'd use makeup to cover up the black eyes, she'd wore long sleeve shirts to hide the bruises on her arms. She'd tried hard to put on a fake smile for everyone around her but everyday it was becoming harder and harder. She was the daughter of the most dangerous and most feared Police Sergeant in Chicago, normally she wouldn't be afraid of anybody but Michael was different. He threatened to kill her if she had said anything to anybody, he'd gone as far as threatening her sister in law and nephew even her brother. She couldn't let nothing happen to them because of her.

Jordan was so lost in her thoughts she didn't hear someone at her door then her door opened and Justin came in.

"Jo time- what happened to your eye?" His voice rose when he saw his sister's eye in it's condition.

"J-just another fight Justin". Jordan said shaky.

Justin wasn't stupid and he wasn't born yesterday his sister was clearly lying to him. He'd also heard the fear in her voice.

"Jo Jo, whatever it is you can tell me. Alright".

"I can't".

"Is somebody doing this to you?"

The teen looked away from her brother just as tears began falling from her eyes, Justin was gonna find out what's going on with his sister. He could tell that she was afraid and she was never one to be afraid he then hugged his sister, the teen held on tightly to her brother she desperately wanted to tell him but she feared for his safety as well as her sister in law and nephew.

"You don't have to be afraid anymore, I'll protect you Jo Jo. Never forget that".

Jordan knew her brother was right, he'd protect his little sister till his last breath. Taking a deep breath she was about to reveal her secret.

"If I tell you please promise you won't do anything stupid or act like dad. Especially don't tell dad whatever you do please don't tell him". She finally spoke. Her voice was still shaking and full of fear.

"That depends on what you tell me".

"I did get into a fight with...Michael".

"He did this to you?!"

"Yes. First it started out with him calling me names. Then one day I was babysitting and I couldn't answer my phone when he called when we saw me at school the next day he accused me of cheating on him and he slapped me really hard I punched him as hard as I could but that only made him angrier. I wouldn't do anything to him half the time and he'd hit, kick, slap, punch, pull my hair he'd always tell me not to fight back but I did one thing you and dad taught me always fight back no matter who I'm fighting".