Day 4 (New York)

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Guys go and look up the original version of Swimming Pools by Kendrick Lamar for this chapter I love the cover, but the original is way better for this chap, the cover is softer.

STEFAN'S POINT OF VIEW

I winced as she slapped me, over and over again.

"I told you not to socialize with, and even WORSE, DATE, AMERICAN VERMIN, STEFAN!!"

"Mum, she's not American, she's British. She just lives in America. A-And don't judge her, mum. She is the kindest girl I have ever met, unlike the other spoiled brats you have tried to set me up with."

"STEFAN! WHAT ABOUT POPPY? SHE IS PERFECT FOR YOU, AND THAT *slap* IS *slap* IT! *slap* Leonard, darling, I'm exhausted. Would you mind trading spots?"

I saw my dad unravel his belt from his pants, putting the belt in one hand, curling his other into a fist.

He kicked me, although I couldn't move or fight back, because my hands were tied to the bed post above me.

At first, when I was really small, it would only be occasional pinches and hits, but now, it all consists of slaps, kicks, severe pinching and punches. Yeah, my mother and father had been doing this to me ever since I was 10, the beatings getting more hurtful every time. Not because of the physical damage, which was still bad, but because of the mental and emotional damage.

Another slap, another punch.

"WE DONT WANT YOU ENDING UP LIKE WINSTON! HE WAS A WRECK BUT THEN WE ENTERED HIM IN MILITARY SCHOOL AND THEN HE STRAIGHTENED UP. HE IS A DOCTOR NOW, STEFAN! WHY ARE YOU ACTING WORSE THAN HIS YOUNGER SELF?"

This was the worst beating of them all, guaranteed.

"AND WHATS WITH YOU DATING THAT HORRID AMERICAN RAT? HOW DARE YOU STOOP BELOW THE BRITISH LEVEL? "

The only thing I could do right now was close my eyes and take the pain as it comes.

The only thing keeping me alive right now was the thought of Amber.

Her beautiful eyes.
*slap*

Her gorgeous hair.
*Pinch*

Her impeccable face.
*kick*

Her endearing personality.
*punch*

Her spirit of adventure.
*belt whip*

As I felt another kick on my body, another pinch on my forearm, and a punch and slap on my face, my vision became grainy.

Hang in there, Stefan.

Just keep thinking of Amber.

Her honesty.
*kick*

Her bravery.
*slap, punch, punch*

I started feeling dizzy, and I started gasping for air, then my world went black.

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