Secrets (Emmett Cullen Twilight fanfic)

Chapter 10

It's been a week since I was at school last. A week since I've left my room. A week since the last message showed up on my phone from Emmett and Alice. Jim and Ashley messaged me a few days ago but for the first time I'm completely isolated from anything. Charlie has been drifting in and out with more threats. I've done nothing but organize and rearrange my room several times during the week.

A beep woke me from my half slumber. I hadn't had anything to do lately so all I do is sleep. Desperate for someone to talk to I lunge across the room picking up my phone.

Emmett:
We need to talk.

I groaned knowing what will happen, the most cliché line to start the speech of why he can't be with me. At least Charlie will be happy.

Ok when?

Tonight. Can you sneak out and meet me at the elementary school?11 o'clock and please bring a jacket it will be cold.

Charlie was downstairs watching tv for the night and I needed a shower. I walked down the hall with a bundle of clothes. I locked the door before stripping down and taking the quickest shower possible. I managed to get soap in both my eyes and slam my elbow into the wall. Lovely. I rinsed my body off not wanting to leave the warm water but the longer I stay in here the worse Charlie will be.

I dry off changing into the sweats I brought with me. I can still hear the tv on still which is a good sign, so hopefully Charlie didn't notice the shower go on. I open the door the towel behind me dropping along with my hopes. There stands Charlie looking at me with a demonic look in his face.

"Why were you wasting my water?" He asked quietly.

"I needed to shower. I was starting to smell."

"Why would you need to shower? You aren't going anywhere. But you showered, so where are you going?"

"To my room." I said trying to walk quickly to my room and avoid the inevitable. A hand clamped on my shoulder harshly, bony fingers digging into my collarbone roughly.

"Take your shirt off." The command was so quite I thought I imagined it.

"Wh-what?"

"Take. It. Off." My hands shook while I lifted the thick crew neck sweater over my head leaving me in a sports bra. "We are going to try something new, you just can't learn can you?" Charlie asked in a light tone, pushing me to my knees. I heard him fumbling with something behind behind.

What I wasn't expecting was the belt colliding with my back. "This is for your own good." He growled. The belt snapped against the skin on my back again; a scream escaped my mouth. The belt lashed again, this time harder and I swallowed my scream. I will not give him the satisfaction of me screaming. My back felt warm and numb once Charlie got bored with me,  probably wanting to return to the game he was previously watching.

Tears poured down my face, a quite sob escaping my lips. I dragged myself across the hallway floor towards my room, wincing with every pull. I slowly rose to my knees when I got to my door, using the frame to help pull myself up. I look back in the hall to see a little blood on the wood. The tears blurred my vision as I stumbled into my room. I stood with my back back the mirror seeing the lashes across my back. Small beads of blood oozing out of the wounds. I folded the towel placing it on the wall and leaning into it. Another sob fell from my lips, the pain almost unbearable.

I walked to my 'medical drawer' pulling out some tape the school nurse used on my arm when my lab partner accidentally cut me last year. I nicked it when she when to the office to get some water for me. I slowly moved the tape around my torso making sure the towel wouldn't move. The clock on my nightstand says I have four hours until I have to meet Emmett.