Drown

7

"Wow" I heard Josh say and Tristan sat on the edge of the bed holding my hand gently, "Chelsea what happened?" Josh asked and I looked outside seeing Oli and Hannah talking to the doctor then back at Josh. "You can tell us" Josh encouraged and Tristan squeezed my hand gently and reassuringly. "Hannah was the one who pushed me to do this, she also was the one who gave me these bruises. She hates me so much and she does this to me, she's also cheating on Oli but he doesn't believe me at all, she hates me because she see's me as a threat. And Oli doesn't get it like I've lost my sister, my mum and he's basically a brother to me" I said breaking down at the end in tears.

Tristan gave me a hug and rubbed my back gently, "aww sweetie it's going to be okay" Josh reassured me. "Oli doesn't care" I said in a whisper and Tristan heard me, "it looks like that now but he does care for you" Tristan said. "I miss my mum and sister" I said as I looked out the window, "what about your dad?" Josh asked and I looked back at him. "I don't miss my dad at all" I said in a monotone, "why?" Tristan asked. "Dad left me, mum and Cecilia when I was 5 and Cecilia was 9 so he left us for another women who we found out he was having an affair with and he was abusive. He chose them over us so mum had to work a lot and sometimes wouldn't be home and Cecilia would look after me. Me and Cecilia are half sisters so her dad is different to mine but mine technically raised her." I said to Josh. "So who's your father?" Tristan asked and I sighed, "Austin Carlie but I have my mum's last name" I said and their eyes went wide.

"The frontman of Mice and Men is your Dad?" Josh asked me and I looked at him feeling confused. "Mice of what?" I asked and his eyes widened, "Mice of Men their a band" Josh repeated and I shook my head because I had no idea. "He's alive great" I said sarcastically, "I don't want to see him ever" I said and both Josh and Tristan nodded. "I may have been 5 but I still remember the day he left me, Mum and Cecilia" I said as I looked out the window.

**Flashback**
"Audrey! I don't fucking care what you think!" Dad yelled at mum, "Austin you've been out every night and you either come home drunk and are violent to the kids or you don't come home at all!" Mum shouted back at him. "Kids you mean Taylor's and mine" Austin Laughed before hitting mum, I was sitting on the stairs next to Cecilia and she was holding me trying to comfort me. He looked over at me and Cecilia " Chelsea run!" Cecilia as she grabbed my hand.

Running up the stairs in front of Cecilia and I ran into her room and she told me to hid under the bed. I shuffled underneath and into the very back corner, silently crying and in fear. "There you are!" I heard dad yell, "where's your sister?!" Dad yelled at Cecilia. "Leave her alone!" Cecilia yelled then I heard a scream and grunts, I sobbed silently as I could see her on the floor trying to defend herself. Screams and shouting as she tried to fight back, why was he even like this. I watched his footsteps as he left the room then not long after I heard Mum yelling for him to leave before the front door slammed and it was over.
**End of flashback**

"Chelsea I'm so sorry" Josh said as he sat on the edge of the bed, "it's fine what's done is done" I said. "Ever since that day Oli would come over and drive us to school and then when he graduated I caught the bus" I explained. "I haven't seen my dad since that day and quite frankly I don't miss him" I said coldly, "I care about Oli but it's obvious he doesn't care" i said looking over at Tristan. As I looked at Tristan I saw Oli behind him looking through the blinds with a sad expression on his face. "Josh can you go see what Oli wants" I said and Josh looked over seeing Oli at the window but we didn't see Hannah. she was probably keeping away from the window knowing I hated her guts.