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Chapter4.

Alex's P.O.V.

I rushed to Alida's side, she had a cut on her head and a lot of blood was coming out. I didn't waste no time to pick her up and run her to my car. After I put her in safely, I ran over to my side and headed to the hospital. I don't know what happened, she probably fell and hit her head, all I know is that cut isn't gonna stop bleeding on it's own.

I pulled into the parking lot and carefully took Alida out the car. When I walked in the nurse quickly took Alida into a room and a doctor came in not long after. He stitched the cut that was actually deeper than I thought and then said he wanted to run some test on her to make sure she didn't have a concussion. I just hope she'll be alright.
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Alida's P.O.V.

*1 hour earlier*

I walked into the house and waved Alex goodbye before closing the door. She's so nice for no reason, nobody has ever been nice to me like that in a long time. I was making my way to my room when I heard my fathers footsteps which made me freeze in my tracks. He stared at me and then just walked away. That's weird, he didn't even say a word to me. Thinking the coast was clear I started to head to my room again until I felt my hair being grabbed. I screamed because of the pain, I guess I hit my head hard because all I remember was the feeling of the cold floor and my dad saying something before walking away.

*present*

I opened my eyes but quickly shut them because of how bright the lights were. I heard footsteps and then the lights going off and then I felt a hand on my cheek. I slowly opened my eyes to see a very tired Alex smiling at me with her famous smile.

"What's going on?" I ask her.

"I should be asking you the same." She replied back. I was going to say something but then I heard a knock on the door. I looked over and saw a doctor walking over with a small smile.

"Good morning Miss Santos how are you feeling?" He asked.

"I'm fine" I replied.

"That's good, now last night we ran some test and you have a minor concussion from your fall. May I ask how that happened?" He said. I couldn't tell them that my dad threw me on the ground cause that wouldn't end well.

"I slipped coming downstairs, I guess I fell harder than I thought." I lied. I saw Alex frown in the back.

"We'll be more careful next time going down the stairs, you will have to stay home from school tomorrow so I'll right a letter to excuse you." He smiled and then exited.

"You wasn't by the stairs when I found you." Alex said quietly. I looked over to her, she was already looking at me with a confused face. I stayed quiet and looked away from her. I knew she was going to ask why I lied to the doctor and I'm not going to have any choice but to tell her.
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I didn't want to go back home alone after what happened so I went to Alex's house instead. The ride to her house was quiet, I know she wants an answer as in why I lied to the doctor. For some reason I feel like I could trust Alex if I told her the relationship me and my father has. There's something about Alex that makes me feel safe. When we got to her house Alex wouldn't even let me walk into the house.

"You know I only hit my head, I think I could walk." I said to her.

"That's where you're wrong, if you could walk you wouldn't have fell and hurt yourself." She said with a slight smile. We got to her room and she put me on her bed and sat across from me.

"What really happened Alida?" Alex said kind of frustrated. I looked down and played with my thumbs, I should tell her, right? I mean, I feel like she would keep my secret, until I turn 18. While in my thoughts I felt Alex's hand under my chin as she lifted my head up. I looked at her, she had a worried face on.

"Can you tell me what happened please?" Alex ask sincerely. I took a deep breath and sighed.

"My father, he grabbed my hair and pulled threw me down. He was upset because I came home late." I said just loud enough for Alex to hear. Her face changed from worried to angry.

"Is this the first time he did this?" She asked. I shook my head, she got up and started to pace around her room.

"How bad has it got?" She asked. I sighed I slowly took off my hoodie when she saw my stomach and arms I swear you could see steam come out of her ears, it was scary.

"What the hell Alida! How long has this been going on?" She yelled.

"Since I was 12." I whispered. She was started to scare me, I think she noticed cause she calmed down and walked over to me and sat down right next to me.

"Why haven't you told anyone?" She asked.

"My dad is the only family member that I know of, I never met my moms side and she died not long after I was born. If he goes to jail, I would have to go to foster care which I don't want to do." I said.

"Please don't tell anyone." I said my voice cracking. 

"I'll keep it a secret as long as you text me if anything happens." Alex said. I looked at the time and saw how late it was.

"Your not going home now, especially after what you just told me." Alex said.

I tried to argue but she was being stubborn so I gave up. She gave me a shirt and shorts to change into and then started to make a bed on the floor.

"Alright I'll sleep on the floor and you can sleep in my bed." She said.

"You don't have to, there's enough room for the both of us." I said.

"Are you sure?" She asked. I nodded and got into the bed and she followed after. The heat radiating off of her body felt nice so I scooted a little closer until I felt an arm wrap around my body.

"Are you okay with this?" She whispered. I just nodded and put my head on her chest. This felt right for some reason. I felt safe for once in a long time.

"Goodnight." Alex said. I slowly drifted off to sleep after.

For once I could actually get some sleep.
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A/N:
Hey guys. How's the story so far?
Sorry this one is short, I'm on a trip so...yeah😅