Not So Average Life

10- Snitches get Stitches

On Monday after school,

"Dad you're finally home!" I ran to hug him. "Uh can I talk to you about something?" I pulled him to my room.

"So, you have to believe me ok?" I made sure. "So uh... the... my stepbrothers, I just feel they really hate me."

"Why? What made you think that?" Dad asked.

"They uh... locked me out on the balcony." I said while looking down not sure whether I did the right thing to tell on them.

Spoilers, it was not.

I was just sitting in the living room scrolling through my phone...

"BOYS!!! Come down this instant!" Rose shouted furiously.

Shoot, please don't be about me.

"Did you guys lock Emma out?" Rose asked angrily.

"Well you know, cuz like you see-" Sean dragged on.

"Did you or did you guys not?" Rose demanded.

The room went silent.

"Oh my go.. I can't believe you guys. That's it you guys, you guys are grounded you hear me?" Rose roared. "Now apologise."

"Why should we?" Noah defended.

"Great, you got yourself grounded a week." Rose said. "Now apologise if you don't want another month."

"That's not fai-" Alex trailed off as Rose gave him a threatening look.

"Sorry." Sean started.
"Sorry" Blake continued.
And they all apologise except I knew they didn't mean it.

"Good, now if I hear of any of this anymore," she turned to Sean and Blake, "I'm taking away your cars." Then to Alex, Andrew, Noah and jay "and all your gaming stations."

"Bu.." Jay retorted.

"No buts that's final." Rose finished. "We need to go somewhere later so you guys better behave yourself."

All of them groaned and went their separate ways.

Shoot. Dad and Rose just have to go out at this time don't they. *slaps forehead*

During dinner time,
"Honey I'm so sorry about the boys, if they does it again be sure to tell me ok?" Rose gently  said.

"Oh ok, thank you Rose." I shyly said feeling all their deadly stares following me around.

"Shouldn't you call her mom by now?" Dad suddenly cut in.

"Wha... but she's not my mom." I suddenly blurted without thinking.

"Emma, manners." Dad said strictly.

"It's ok Michael." Rose turned to me, "you call me mom whenever you're ready ok? You don't need to if you don't want to." She smiled warmly towards me.

"Thanks." I smiled back.

"Ugh fake bitch." Jay muttered under his breath but loud enough for me to hear it.

Soon we all finished dinner and dad and Rose went out. Again.

The sound of the door slam shut echoed through the silent house as if they were waiting for them to leave. As soon as the door shut, Sean slowly walk towards me. I felt chills down my spine.

"Roses are red violets are blue. Do you know what snitches get? Well I'm gonna give it to you"

I received a hard blow to my face. I was on the floor probably with a broken cheekbone.

"You think you're so smart to snitch on us huh?" Sean said.

Another push to my head making me fall backwards.

Then soon Alex and Andrew started kicking me.

"Pleas... please stop." I whimpered while curled up on the floor trying not to cry from all the pain.

"You fucking- I HAD A PARTY TO GO TOMORROW!" Blake joined and gave me another hard blow to my stomach.

I let out multiple loud cries indicating I was in pain but none of those stopped them.

"Why don't you tell mom we're beating you up. I dare you." Sean gave one last kick to my face causing me to fall to the ground again.

I trembled in fear, terrified at his threat and slowly got up.

I went back to my room, deciding to not come out anymore until tomorrow. Little did I know, Jay was waiting for me in my room.

When I entered, I saw him sitting in my chair.

"Why on earth are you still here?" He dramatically turned around in the chair. "No one likes you. Ever. Wherever you go it's gonna be the same. Just fucking kill yourself!"

Those words hit me. What was my point of living. I don't really have friends; everyone hated me; my dad hasn't even spent any time with me anymore, does he still love me?

Then he lunged towards me, grabbed my hands and slammed it against the wall.

"Pl.. please don't do this" I uttered in defeat.

He slammed me against the wall again then punched my stomach, knocking the air out of me. I fell to the floor while backing up but eventually stopped by the walls. Then he saw something on my study table,

"What's this?" He asked, more like demanded, holding a locket.

"Don't touch that. My mom gave it to me." I shouted suddenly, not knowing where my sudden confident came from.

"Do you want to die!" He shouted even louder.

I tried getting it back by jumping unto him only to be pushed onto the floor by him again.

"You are so dead." He said angrily while giving me one last kick and breaking the locket then throwing it on the floor and stormed out.

He stopped at the door and turned to say, "consider me begging you Emma. Just. Kill. Yourself." He shot me a middle finger while mouthing the word 'fuck you' towards me then walked off.

I broke down in tears on the spot. I was physically and emotionally drained. My body gave up and I was lying on the ground. By now I'm not sure why I'm crying. Because of the pain Jay or the other step brothers caused; because the only thing my mom left for me was now broken; because I slightly feel like my dad is neglecting me; because I miss my mom so much. For a moment I just want everything to go away.

I woke up to a rainy morning feeling pain all over my body. Bruises formed from all the beatings I got. I had to face another day of school.

During breakfast, Jay was glaring at me the whole time. His eyes challenging mine as if to make sure I don't snitch on him. Well, I did learn my lesson I wouldn't dare to anymore.

Blake drove us to school today. He had to because Rose asked him to.

"What?" I asked as Blake put his hand out in front of me.

"Give me your money." He ordered. "I know mom gives you allowance.

"Bu.. but that's mine" I defended.

Then he snatched my bag and poured everything out then took the money himself. He rolled his eyes then went to the car parked outside. I was the last to get on. Blake purposely drove the car outside to wait for me so I'll need to run through the rain. Without a choice I did so. However when I tried to open the car door, it was locked. I was standing in the rain trying to pull the handle multiple times until they finally unlocked the car and allowed me to get on. I was drenched before school even started.

"Aww are you gonna cry." A student from the older grades throws all my stuff on the ground at the lockers. He and his friends starts laughing. Typical.

It was just like any other day in school. Bullies, insults, names. When someone gets bullied in school, everyone kinda just joins. Recently I've been picked on more by the older grades students. Life had just gotten better. 🙂 Yay.