The Morticians Daughter

Chapter 22

*Ashley's POV*

The next morning, Raven wasn't next to me. I got up and went to her room, the door was closed so I peaked in and noticed she was asleep but tears were still escaping from her closed eyes. I went all the way in going over to her bed kneeling down in front of her.

"Raven, sweetheart." I said, stroking her hair softly. She woke up and jumped up scooting away.

"Please don't hurt me." She screeched.

"Raven, I'm not going to hurt you. Come here please." I said and opened my arms, so she could hug me.

"I'm sorry." she cried and jumped in my lap, hugging me tightly around my neck.

"It's not your fault Raven. Just please stop crying."

She shook her head. "I can't. It was horrible Uncle Ashley."

"I know and I'm so sorry Raven." I said stroking her hair.

We sat there for a while her crying whilst I stroked her hair, rocking her back in fourth to try and calm her down.

"Do you wanna go downstairs and get some breakfast baby?" I asked her. She shook her head and got off my lap, going back on her bed and hugging her pillow.

"Are you sure?" I said, getting up. She nodded and I left, after placing a kiss to her head. She was so afraid that I was going to hurt her. Now she has to live in fear everyday and it's all my fault. I love her and I hate to see her in pain.

*Andy's POV*

Ashley came downstairs and looked like he was wiping away tears. Was he crying? What could be wrong? Why was he crying? Ashley usually isn't the type of person to show his emotions.

"Hey Ash what's wrong?" I asked.

He stopped walking and looked at me like I was stupid. "Are you fucking kidding me?!" What? What did I do wrong?

"You're asking ME what's wrong?! You're asking me?! Why don't you ask you're fucking daughter what's wrong?!" Raven? Why?

"Why what's wrong with her?" I asked confused.

"Why don't you go talk to her and figure it out for yourself!"he said and continued walking to the kitchen. Then turned around and said "You disgust me." What did I do that was so wrong? I guess I'll go up there then.

"Raven?" I said and knocked on the wall to get her attention.

"Can I come In." she shook her head and I came in anyway. She was on her stomach, hugging her pillow and crying.

"What's wrong baby?" I asked her.

"I thought you knew what happened." she said but I have absolutely no idea what actually did happen.

"No I don't."

"Well I figured you did sense you didn't come to comfort me." she said with a sigh. What does she mean by that? Of course I would comfort here. What makes her think I wouldn't?

"Of course I would honey. So what happened then?"

"D-dad." she wiped away some tears. "D-dad I-I was r-ra-raped." she said and began to cry again. "And beat." she said but got up. I was shocked. Did this really happen?! No, this couldn't be true.

"I know you don't care anyway so you can just go." She said and went into the bathroom connected to her room, closing the door and locking it.

"Raven." I knocked on the door. "Please open it."

"NO! Just go away!" I sighed and left.

"What did you do to her?!" Ashley asked, once I got downstairs. He must've heard Raven crying and yelling.

"Nothing. She told me what happened, locked herself In her bathroom, then told me to leave." I said.

"I can't believe you, you probably don't even care that she was raped?!"

He yelled and went upstairs going into his room.

*Raven's POV*

I came out of my bathroom and locked my door then went back into my bathroom grabbing my blade. I haven't done this in a while and I know I shouldn't do it but I'm just so scared.

I made one cut on my wrist close to my hand. When I went to make another one on my forearm, someone knocked on my door making me jump and slip, which made the scar look crooked.

"Raven?'' I recognized the voice as CC's.

"Y-yes."

"Can I come in?"

"No, I want to be alone." And it wasnt a lie I really did want to be alone.

"Okay sweetheart I'll come by later." he left and I continued to slice my left arm, with my favorite blade.

--- 4 WEEKS LATER ---

*Ashley's POV*

It's been four weeks, four weeks sense Raven has come out of her room. She has locked her door and her window so no one can get in. She has completely isolated herself for four weeks. Will bring her a tray of food three times a day and she won't even touch it. We try to say things to get her to come out but she won't. Andy hasn't even noticed. Andy still thinks that Raven goes to school everyday, eats everyday, isn't isolating herself. She is so scared that someone is going to hurt her again that she locks herself in her room and doesn't speak to us. She has to come out of her room sometime and I was going to make that happen.

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A/N: Sorry it took me forever to update Wattpad was being stupid and wasn't saving what I was writing but it's working again so I updated and I'll update again either tonight or this weekend.