Behind the Scars

Chapter 12 - Blood

I'm going to try inserting songs in chapters just for fun;). Also warning the first part of the chapter contains some not so pleasant scenes.

Proceed with Caution.

Song: Torn by Ava Max.

Karyn's P.O.V

My dad walks up to me and slaps me across the cheek.

Hard.

The sting it leaves afterwards is terrible.

"What were you doing so late out and worse thing is that you came home with a boy." He spat and then he staggers and takes a huge swig from his beer bottle on the table.

Bruce is just standing at the kitchen door playing with his knife between his fingers. He's looking down at the knife and not saying anything.

"Hes just a class mate. I was helping him with some work" I try to reason with him knowing it was pointless.

"You're teaching your siblings to be a harlot just like you." He continues trying to ignore me. He tries to grab me but I'm swift to move out of his grip and towards the stairs.

I feel an arm clamp down on my shoulder. It belongs to Bruce who finally just moved from his position at the door.

"He's not done talking to you" He says pulling me by my hair.

"Please Bruce, I beg of you. I've still not fully recovered from Saturday." I reduce my pride and try to reason with him.

He ignores me and places me in front of my father.

"Look keep yourself and your little things up there away from me becau-" He starts but I cut him off.

"They're not things. They're your children. Unfortunately they have to keep up with your bull-" He then cuts me off punching me in the gut. I bend over in pain. He uses the heel of this foot to push my back down so that I'm kneeling before him. From my blurry point of view, I can see Jace and Jade by the stairs. I give them a stern look and motion for them to go back to their rooms. Jade obliges but Jace looks beyond pissed.

"You think being feisty will help you. Apologize to me" He says gripping my face hard.

I refuse to say anything .

He repeats himself but I keep shut

Bruce grips my hair hard.

"Apologize. Now" Bruce says.

I look up at my dad and say what comes to my mind.

"Screw you" I say to him.

My father throws his beer bottle across the room angrily and stomps off to his room which is not too far from the stairs. I use that moment to motion Jace to his room and he complies.

"You just don't like listening. Do you?" Bruce says.

"Look you have to believe me when I say that I sincerely just helped him with some some he just offered to drop me off as appreciation" I try to reason with him.

"I saw the way he looked at you. The way he smiled at you. If you guys were so innocent why did you agree to be alone in a car with him without your siblings." He says angrily.

"Bruce where's this jealousy coming from. We're not togetherfor heaven's sake." I say already beyond pissed.

"What the fuck are you saying? Don't mess with me. " he says angry.

I decide to be the logical one because Bruce is scary when angry.

"Look Bruce, I'm not dating you. We are not together. People who date don't get raped by their boyfriend continuously. You don't care for me. Why can't you just leave me alone? You've ruined me already." I say.