It started with an accident-dukexiety

Chapter 3

Ivy's pov
Ace pulls up the driveway to the house and he angrily gets out and slams the door shut. I take off my seatbelt and look back at Virgil as I hear our front door slam closed. I get out and close the door going back and opening the right-side door. I try to gently lift Virgil up and get him inside, but he flinches so hard he falls back into the seat.

His head shoots up and when he see's it's me he relaxes. "What did he do?" I ask knowing he can read lips a bit but he shakes his head not understanding.

I sigh and grab his hand gently as he pushes himself behind me. We walk into the house and Ace is on the couch with his xbox on and xbox remote in his hands. I sigh and help Virgil up to his room, setting him down on the bed and taking off his jacket.

I freeze when I see a huge blood stain on the back of his shirt. I point to his shirt and I make a motion to take it off and he very hesitantly does. My eyes widen as I see huge slash marks across his back, some are still bleeding and some have excess skin that can be washed off.

I gag but hold it back for my sons sake but when I walk into the bathroom to get a wet rag I throw up in the toilet. "I'm furious at Ace and I would probably kill him if I could but I know what kind of power he holds over us, so I just wet a rag and walk back out to Virgil.

I show him the rag and I see him nod and turn his back to me to let me clean it. I gently dab at the slashes but I hear Virgil hiss in pain. With my free hand I grab his and continue trying to make it as painless as possible. I hear Virgil let out sobs as I continue and it brings tears to my eyes knowing that there is nothing I can do to stop his pain.

After I finish his back I have to rinse the rag to get the blood and dirt off so I can clean his face, arms, and stomach. I turn him to face me and clean all the dirt and blood off the front of him too. He sees me crying and gently wipes my tears away with his thumb and gives me a small smile. I smile back knowing he's ok and go rinse the rag for the second time.

I hear Ace yell downstairs about his dinner and I shoot Virgil an apologetic look as he lays on his stomach and quickly get down stairs. "What would you like dear?" I ask in a fake wife tone he wants me to use. "Get the damn pasta from the pantry and make that!" He yells making my shoulders tense.

I quickly walk to the kitchen, grab a pot and fill it with water then grab the pasta from the pantry and pour that in while also turning on the stove to have medium heat. I grab a another pan and start hand making a spaghetti sauce.

I feel my heart race as I stir both pots and wait for them both to finish. When they do I grab three plates and three forks. I split the spaghetti and sauce onto the three plates then grab three cups. I fill one with Ace's beer and the other two with water. I call Ace and he comes in and sits down, then I see him glare at the empty spot at the table.

"What is that?" He asks in a cold, deep voice and I feel my body start to shake. "Food for Virgil" I answer but Ace stands up and slaps me hard across the face. "That little brat is not eating tonight, do you understand me?!" He yells and I silently nod my head. "Good" he says as I take the plate and cup and place it on the counter. I sit down across from Ace and slowly start to eat, but it feels wrong not having my son next to me.

Ace finishes quickly and goes back to his game, so while he's distracted I grab the still warm plate of pasta and cup of water and sneak it up to Virgil's room. I kick the door open lightly with my foot and set the food down on the bedside table. I gently shake Virgils's shoulder letting him know I'm there and he smiles when he sees the food.

He pulls a notebook out of his drawer along with a pencil and starts writing. 'I thought dad said I wasn't eating tonight?' And I take the notebook from him and write 'well I'm not going to let you starve after losing blood and taking a beating, enjoy' and hand it back to him.

He hugs me quickly before starting on the food and I quietly close his door behind me. Mission of not letting Ace win accomplished.