Lea’s point of view:
After I wore the knee-length black dress Aubrey and Shelly chose for me, I applied some light make-up.
I let my hair down, wore my high-heels and walked out before locking my bedroom door.
I squeezed my eyes shut for a second when I got out. The music was overwhelmingly deafening.
The music was muffled while I was in the room with the closed door but now, it was time to face the real deal, my first high-school party which was organized by Greg, Shelly’s friend but it was being held at Ryder’s place due to some housing issues at Greg’s house.
Wondering whether Ryder was still in his room, I peeked through his slightly ajar door to notice some movement. I smiled and sauntered inside as if I owned the place.
I was greeted with his signature smirk and shirtless figure, and like always, my heart raced. It still got to me every time he would cast me a simple look.
His eyes
Lea’s point of view: I held onto yet another letter which I had written today. My hands were trembling in fear. Should I post it tomorrow on the same address with no hope for any answers from my mom? Why is my life so different? Why can’t I have a simple and normal life with my parents? Why did my mom leave me? When will she come back? I squeezed my swollen eyes tightly to hold in the tears which were fighting their way to flow down my wet cheeks. No more crying. I have to be strong. I jumped out of fright when I heard the doorbell ring. Could it be my father? I sat up in bed hyperventilating and looking everywhere. I felt everything moving around in my room. I glanced at my little red clock and focused on it to see clearly. It was past midnight. I slowly got up and made my way towards the living room to open the door. I was trembling with fear. I was breathing heavily but I knew that I had to open the door. Even if it was my cruel father, I
FlashbackI heard my mom whispering for me to wake up. She shook me slightly and when I sat up, she motioned for me to keep quiet with her index finger pressed on her lips. I looked at her and wondered why she was waking me up in the middle of the night. She looked frightened. She outstretched my left palm and slipped her chain in my palm and closed it with her fingers wrapped around my small hand. I was only seven back then. I couldn’t understand the matter with my mom.She just kept on repeating that she will be back soon and handed me a small piece of paper with a certain address scribbled on it.She kissed me on my forehead and started walking backwards while watching me sadly. Even if I was only seven year old, I could tell that my mom was going to cry. She kept looking at me with a longing desire and loving manner. Her eyes were already filled up with tears."Mom'',Icalled&nb
I began sobbing when he started touching me under my shirt with his free hand. I screamed but there was no one to help me. I could only cry, like a stupid dumb weak girl. After a while, he stopped his assaults and clenched his jaw tight as he stared at me.“No one would want you, slut. You are so ugly that I don’t even want to touch you. You disgust me, bitch. You should rot in hell.” He taunted with his face scrunched up in disgust.He slapped me a couple of times and then pushed me down on the dirty and wet floor and walked away. My head felt heavy and spots of darkness blinded me for a while before I could re-focus and make out my surroundings.I couldn’t stop feeling his hands roaming my upper body. I couldn’t stop crying. How could someone’s life be so painful? How could a girl not understand another girl’s pain? Many questions zeroed in my mind but I couldn’t find any answers to my questions. I was so weak an
Once I opened my eyes, I was met with complete brightness, so bright that I had to close my eyes almost immediately and reopened them slowly.Why was it so bright?I moved to push myself up in a sitting position but flinched when I felt a sting on my left hand. Almost instantly, my whole body was aching and I could feel that I had forced my body when I tried to get up. All the muscles in my entire body were screaming as I made the slightest moves.Memories came rushing back into my brain and without a warning, all the pain was released, as if it was asleep and was waiting until recognition dawned on me.I realized then that I was at the hospital with both my wrists bandaged.What was even worst is the fact that it was my father who had brought me here. Well, who else would it be? No one visited us since my mother left us, no relatives, no family friends, nobody. But I remember clearly that we had a lot of people visiting us before my mom left me al
I never wanted to be jealous but I am when I look at families enjoying some family time at the park or at a restaurant. I miss this. I miss us being a family. I miss my family.One thing I knew for sure is to be left alone now that I’m still alive. I can’t take it anymore. The insults thrown at me by my father and my classmates have crushed me far enough that I feel like if I don’t stop it now, I would disappear forever. I wouldn’t be able to tolerate these sufferings anymore. So, I took up the courage and voiced out.“I’ll l-like to s-speak to you a-a-alone...“, I couldn’t stop myself from stuttering like a fool while looking down, playing with my hands to stop them from shaking.Stupid courage wouldn’t last long. It vanished the moment I opened my mouth.“... Of course”, the officer trailed off while squinting one of his eyes at my father but the latter scrambled up quickly.&ldquo
I slowly lifted myself up with my elbows by my sides supporting my body weight as I sat up straight, resting my back against the head of the bed.“W-What happened?” I asked him while a lump made its way to my throat causing me to stutter.“Your father is gone!” he exclaimed, looking quite surprised that my father managed to escape the hospital this quickly.After a while, his face twisted in confusion.“My men are at the front entrance and they haven’t seen him go out which means that he is still in the hospital but where?” Jason said aloud, enlightening me of the cause of his confusion.My heartbeats escalated once again.“W-Where is h-he?” I couldn’t help but ask even though I knew that Jason was as clueless as me. I just needed to know where he was for reassurance. He might just pop up when I least expect it and knowing him, he might have already realized it by now that I have to
Once the doctor closed the door behind him, I asked.“Did you find my father?” I wanted to see him nod but instead, he shook his head from side to side.“Your father managed to escape the hospital. It seems to me that he got dressed as a warden boy and escaped in an ambulance with the sirens on. Your father fooled them stating that the ambulance was needed urgently for an accident which occurred nearby. He was wearing a mask as well and my men hesitated to stop the ambulance for a complete check up and let him go.” Jason angrily declared as he fisted his hands by his sides in anger, clearly frustrated that after reassuring me that he wouldn’t let my father escape the hospital, the latter still managed to get away.I felt my insides crumble and twisting at the same time as my chest heaved out with uneven breath. No, this can’t happen. He can’t escape. I thought he would be behind the bars once he got out but he got away.
A gust of wind flew by causing me to shiver once again from the cold. Without wasting another second, I pulled the passenger door open and got in the front seat. Closing the door once I was settled, I sighed at the warmth the jeep offered.Twisting my body slightly to my left, I reached out to grab my bag from the back seat. Rummaging through the stuffs in it, I prayed to God that my father at least packed one of my sweaters in it. Feeling through the clothes, I felt my fingers touch something warm and cotton-like. I pulled it and smiled as I saw one of my black sweaters. This should work for the time being. It would keep me warm enough throughout the way back home. I zipped up the bag and kept it back on the back seat. Immediately, I wore the sweater and swooned at the comfort it had to offer and leaned my back against the seat.I glanced around and couldn’t help but conclude that at night, the hospital grounds looked kind of creepy. Other than the other police