Hate to Love

2.

The night before my 15th was the first of many that Mr White sexually abused me and as the weeks went on it wasn't just him. 

He offered me out to his friends who he owed money too. 

I got so used to it being done that I started to think it was normal, that this was my purpose. 

The night of my 17th birthday I walk downstairs and see Mr White and his friends sitting around the dining table with a cake in the middle .

"You remembered?" Mr White looks at me and shakes his head laughing "what?" 

He looks at the cake and shrugs "Steven got engaged so we got him a cake and are celebrating." I

 nod firmly and smile "I see." 

I walk back upstairs and Mr White runs after me .

"Don't go sleep just yet." I look towards him and he smirks "the boys are a little." He looks towards his friends and shrugs "playful." 

He drinks the beer in his hand and looks me up and down before walking back towards the dining table "now let's get celebrate." 

I take a deep breath and wipe the tear that's running down my face and run into my room.

The only thing keeping me going and not killing myself was the thought of getting out one day and living the life I knew my parents would have wanted for me. 

After two long years of them sexually abusing me I had enough so I start making my escape plan and how I would start fresh.

 One Saturday afternoon Mr and Mrs White went to work at 9AM as they did every Saturday and Adam and Charlie left at 10AM to soccer practice and that's when I started my escape plan.

 I looked around town for a daytime job that worked around the hour's everyone was out and after spending the full afternoon searching I see a temporary help needed Sign in a shop window.

I walk towards it and smile at the woman behind the counter "I would like to apply for the job?" She smirks and walks from behind the counter and I see a large bump "when can you start?" I look at the clock and shrug "now?" 

She nods and smiles softly "have you worked in a shop before?" She walks back behind the counter and points "no but I am a fast learner." She presses a few buttons on the cash register and nods "then the job is yours."

 I shake my head and look at her "really?" She smiles and pulls out a piece of paper "the job is only for a 4-week position though?" I smirk and nod "that's perfect." 

I look towards the door "I plan on leaving town soon anyway so that can be my leaving date."

The next 3 weeks I did the same thing every day. I got up and waited for everyone to leave before heading to work at 11AM and was home before anyone got in at 6PM. 

I got hand in cash as I didn't have a bank card and the money went straight into a bank Mrs Duncan my boss gave me and I kept hiding away in my drawer. 

I had saved a bit as I told Mrs Duncan I was leaving and didn't have anything saved she helped me out a lot. 

On my last day of work I walked into the shop and seen Mrs Duncan standing behind the counter holding a gift bag.

I shake my head and smirk "what's this?" She smirks and hands me it "just a little something to say thank you." 

I take the bag and look inside "I know you don't know where you are going so I just got you some essentials." 

I pull out an envelope and open it and see a handful of cash "I can't." 

I shake my head and hand her the envelope "I can't accept this?" 

She smirks and hands me it back "your dad would want me to give you it." 

I raise my eyebrow and laugh softly "you knew my dad?" She smiles softly and nods "I knew your mum too." 

I take a deep breath and stick it back in the gift bag and hug her "thank you." She hugs me and smiles "your welcome." 

She rubs her stomach and shrugs "I hope you find your happiness." 

I look towards the stomach and shrug "me too."

After my last shift I ran home and quickly finished packing my stuff into a small suitcase and place it under my bed. 

I grab my bank and place the money into a purse and place it in my handbag.

 I hear the front door open so I quickly place my handbag under the bed and stick a large box in front of it and head towards the door. 

I see Mr White standing by my door smiling "I was just about to come get you." 

He looks me up and down and nods "Annemarie and the boys are going to her sisters for the weekend and I will be having friends over so best behaviour." 

He walks towards his room closes the door behind him "guess I am leaving earlier than I expected." 

I smirk and walk back into my room closing the door behind me.

I walk towards the window and see Adam and Charlie getting into the car and Mrs White sitting in the drive side on her phone. 

Charlie looks at me and smiles before getting into the car and they drive of. 

I hear Mr White run downstairs and I walk towards my door and quietly open it and see him coming back upstairs holding a box 'shit.' 

I run towards my drawers and pick up something. 

Mr White opens my bedroom door and smiles "I got you something." 

He flings me a bag and I catch it and open it and pull out a black skin-tight dress.

 "What for?" He smirks and shrugs "just nice to treat you." 

He nods and stands up straight "try it on and wear it tonight as you serve us drinks."