My Story

Chapter Sixteen

I grabbed my phone and checked the time it's been two hours.
I texted Anuel to see what he was doing and there was no reply. I waited a few minutes and no reply. I heard a faint knock on my door.

"Mirana are you awake I need to talk to you."

I stayed silent I didn't want to talk because that would only leave me with bruises. I can't trust my Dad anymore. Those eyes I saw earlier were just the beginning, but what if Ezra continued with the conversation of him kind of knowing me or how much his brother knows me.

"Mirana I just wanted to say... If you could hear me. I'll invite her over again so the two of you could apologize and re-do this night. I asked her if she was willing.." i opened the door. "She's willing to forget this night if you are and apologize she'll do the same."

"Yeah I'll apologize to her. Dad I'm sorry I did that." I walked out of my room and shut the door. "It's just...." my dad looked calm at least. "I know Ezra at school and his brother and when I saw Ezra it just made me wonder why is he here with his mother. It didn't make sense to me, you know?" My dad just nodded and I was surprised i kept eye contact with him.

"It's okay I just wanted you to know. She'll be over Sunday." he said and walked away.

I went back to my room and by my window I saw Ezra. Shocking I know three hours already. I unlocked and opened it.

"Be quiet when you come in." I told him.

He came in slowly and quietly.

"Are you okay?" he asked.

"i heard your Mom is coming on Sunday." i said sitting at my desk chair.

"Yeah she said she was gonna apologize to you and she and my Dad were telling Manuel about it and now he hates them and doesn't want them talking to him. Well no one really. In our house that is. He did say they can only tell him when the food is ready and shit, so..."

He laid back in my bed. Looking incredibly cute not that I want to date him or anything he just looked so sexy.

"Um Mirana i have to ask you something." he sighed out.

"Yeah what is it?"

"I want you to tell me something as well."

I laughed a little, "well you asking me something is telling you something isn't it?"

"I guess, but I know you've told Manuel somethings that i want to know too. I'd like to be like that brother in your life that makes sure you're okay."

So brother you say. Well it's nice to be there like that I guess.
I told him everything that i told Anuel. I told him about my Mom, the abuse, the things my dad did, what he did. I started crying thinking about my mother in her bed.

"MIrana I'm so sorry." Ezra said coming over to hug me.
My tears were seeping into his shirt you could see his already dark grey shirt becoming darker. I didn't want to let go of this hug I felt safe like I did with Anuel. They both make me feel safe, Ezra friend zoned me so hard though.

*****

Saturday was here and I spent my entire day in my room. Doing my history project about the holocaust. Not the greatest topic, but there's a lot of information on this that I could jot down into my document and then put it on my poster. If I got bored I would go on and write some little stories and save them so if I ever had to do a short story in my writing class I could just use these. I would draw to past time on my iPad. My dad was at work all day so I didn't have to be worried in dying too much today. The things I ate today were a lot but oh well. I ordered pizza, cheese. I got some snacks from the kitchen. Chips, cookies, and Iced tea. The little bags not the huge ass bags I'm not that fat.
My desk came to the point were there was a lot of trash and I needed to clean it, but I was lazy not to clean and came to a point were my work was more important than this god awful mess. I know if my Mom was here she'd yell at me for not cleaning.

There comes times where I start thinking of the night Ezra came over. I didn't tell you but.... surprisingly I let him sleep with me. Well lay I'm getting a little too much into wishing it was like that. He laid with me till I was comfortable enough to sleep and I did sleep. Slept and he left when I was fully asleep. The things me and him talked about though. Ashley did indeed cheat on Ezra. The whole thing about the STD thing I think it was, was an amazing moment. Not really but it was just a little weird. Ashley was just too quiet she seemed innocent but that wasn't the case. She wasn't just an innocent girl she was.... I don't know what she is.

I heard a knock. Sounded like someone knocked on glass in my room. I looked around and saw nothing. Then i heard it again. I looked up at my window and saw Ezra. What the fuck does he want. I opened the window for him and he let himself in while I went to my door to lock it.

"Bro what the fuck are you doing here?" I asked not really wanting to be bothered today.
"I wanted to check in on you." He said.
I looked at him annoyed. "You do know texting is a thing, right?"
"Yes, but i wouldn't be able to see you."
"As annoying as you sound I don't want to be bothered right now and my dad will be home in an hour. So tell me why are you really here?"
"Mirana, I just wanted to see you that was it and check in as well." He said and I shrugged.
"You are so irritating." I said and laughed. "Better not say you like me."
"I do like you" he said and my head jolted up and looked at him.
"You kidding right?"
"Yeah I'm kidding." he said
"Okay good." I smiled.

The hour went by and I heard my Dad's car door close. And me and Ezra were joking around and laughing and my laugher shut up real quick then I looked at Ezra worried, but he just shook his head and moved to my closet.
I heard my dad come inside and call out to me.
I went down stairs and just tried to act normal. I was terrified, because my dumbass didn't close my door.

"um, yes." I said and saw a grin appear on his face. Right then and there I knew what was gonna happen.
"What the fuck did you do today?"
"My school work."
"DON'T FUCKING LIE TO ME BITCH!" He yelled causing me to become more terrified.
"I was doing my school work. Please don't hurt me." I said and started to cry.
"I DON'T HAVE TO LISTEN TO YOU." He said slapping me. "YOU THINK YOU COULD TELL ME WHAT TO DO TO YOU." He undid his belt and whipped me with it like he did once; outside.

I screamed so loud from the pain. His belt hit me on my left leg on my thigh.

"YOU THINK I DESERVE TO COME HOME TO YOUR UNGRATEFUL ASS." he said and started whipping me more. It caused me to fall to the floor. The whipping was hitting me all over my back over and over.

I heard footsteps coming down the stairs and my mind went everywhere. I got what felt like the worst anxiety.

"EZRA NO!!" I yelled.
"Oh well look here you fucking slut. Hiding men just like your mom." my dad said and kicked me in my stomach.
I curled up holding my stomach.
"Get away from her." Ezra said with a firm voice.
"Oh, or what you're gonna hurt me in my own house." He mocked
"No, just get the fuck away from her. She doesn't deserve this."
"Get out of my house you have no part in this." My dad said angrily. "You need to get out."
"I'm not leaving, because you're gonna hurt Mirana again and I'm not gonna let that happen!" Ezra yelled.

I started to get up off the floor but only to be whipped in the back by my dad.

"Don't get up. You bring him into my house."
"I came here to make sure she was okay, that day I was here with my mom. Mirana was scared out of her mind and didn't want me to leave. So I came by today to make sure she was okay. She told me what you do to her." Ezra said.

My mind was racing I heard these two arguing back and forth. At this time I was trying to figure out a way to get over to Ezra, but I was in so much pain from the whipping that happened my energy isn't there anymore.
But I know I have to get there. I just don't know how. I think I sat there; laid there for thirty minutes.