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Chapter: 110 – A Fresh Start
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I dragged my bruised and painful body into the bathroom. I must have done something to make him as mad as he was tonight. He hasn't beaten me like this in months. Pulling myself up onto my feet, using the skin to hold me up, I take a lot at his handy work. Somehow, he had managed to control himself and hadn't left a mark on my face. I guess he remembered that tomorrow was the first day of school. I turned on the shower, wincing as the hot water hit my sore skin. I tried to block out the memories of what had just happened, focusing instead on the upcoming school year. Maybe this year would be different. Maybe I could finally find a way out of this hell.As I washed away the blood and tears, I couldn't help but wonder how long I could keep up this. How long could I pretend that everything was fine when, in reality, my stepfather was a powerful mafia boss who controlled every aspect of my life. I stood there, letting the water run over my body. My mind raced with a million thoughts, his
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I kneeled on the cold, hard sidewalk, frozen with fear, waiting for the men to hold up their guns and kill Brax and his friends. They had no trouble killing the other man, so why would they care about ending three more lives and then mine."move! This has nothing to do with you," one of the men yelled at Brax. One of Braxs friends placed his hand on his back. As he did, he lifted his shirt, revealing a gun. He didn't pull it out; instead, he just stood there ready. "This has everything to do with me," Brax said as he stepped closer to them. "you're on my father's streets harassing a young girl that I've already told you is with me", his voice was filled with confidence. He stood centimetres away from one of the men. "I'm sure my father would be less than impressed to find out you were on his territory."The men hesitated, unsure of what to do next. They exchanged uneasy glances before finally backing away, muttering curses under their breath.I let out the breath I had been holding
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I spent the night thinking about Brax. It was so stupid because no matter what, I couldn't have anything to do with him for so many reasons. I got up getting ready for school, having to put make-up on my neck to cover the now black bruises that wrapped around it. I avoided the house, going out the back gate and walking the long way to school. I couldn't bear the thought of facing Steve today. Walking into school, jealousy washed over me as I walked through the crowd of happy, carefree teenagers who had probably spent their night talking on the phone, gossiping about their new crush or something. My heart longed for a normal life without pain and suffering. Getting to my locker, I started swapping over my books for the day, but as I closed my locker, a hand grabbed him. I looked up in shock, my eyes meeting Braxs without a word. He started pulling me towards the boy's bathroom, pushing open the door and dragging me inside with him. A boy was standing over at the troth. Brax narrowed h
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"Where have you been?" his voice, sending fear rushing through my body. "I had to stay back at school to get some stuff done," I said, my voice shaky. He stood up, walking towards me. I cowered as he did. "I have another job for you," he grabbed a piece of my hair, playing with it between his fingers. There's a dress in the bathroom. Get ready." His words made me feel sick as a million thoughts raced through my head. What was I getting ready for.I knew that whatever he was going to make me do would not be something I wanted to do, but I also knew that I had no choice in the matter. As I walked into the bathroom, my heart pounding in my chest, I saw the dress he had laid out for me. It was tight-fitting but with a high neck and long sleeves, so it covered the marks he had made on me; the idea of wearing something that clung to my body made me feel uncomfortable. I hated having men look at me with desire in their eyes.I quickly changed into the dress, feeling exposed and vulnerable.
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Pulling up home, Steve got out of the car and walked off inside like nothing had happened. I pulled myself out of the car, pulling my now ripped and wrecked dress tightly around me as I made my way inside, tears rolling down my face. Once I was inside and the door looked behind me, my legs gave out from under me, causing me to fall to the floor, my body shaking with fear and pain. As tears fell from my eyes, I remembered the paper that Brax had given me in the bathroom tonight. I pulled it out of my bra, thankful that Steve hadn't found it. The only reason he hadn't was because once I knew what was happening, I grabbed it out, holding it tightly in my hand. Written on it was an address. I was confused as to why he would give me a piece of paper with nothing but an address on it. I pulled myself together, dragging myself off the floor, and made my way into the bathroom. Turning the shower on as hot as it would go, I removed what was left of my dress, throwing it straight in the bin befo
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I got in the car with him, ignoring the voice in my head that screamed at me not to go with him. I had to convince him to leave me alone, and if this was how I did it, then so be it, and what's the worst that could happen? He takes me somewhere and kills me. That doesn't sound too bad because he would just be ending my pain and suffering.The drive was done in silence. I could feel his eyes on me the whole time, but I just kept my eyes on my hands in my lap. He stopped the car, and I looked up to see we were at a park on the outskirts of the city. He opened his car door and got out before turning back to me. "Are you coming?"I took a deep breath, opened the door, and got out before following him over to the swings. He sat on one, and I sat on the other. no one spoke for a while Brax finally broke the silence. "I'm not going to hurt you. I know I scare you, but I promise I will never hurt you" his voice was soft and caring.I looked up at him, studying his face. I believed him, but I
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I didn't sleep at all that night. All I could think about was how I was going to tell Brax that I couldn't be friends with him without telling him why. when the sun started to come up I got up heading outside with a coffee i sat on the back porch of my flat and watched the sunrise tears falling down my face, i had gone over everything a million times trying to find some hope in myself being able to get out of this but everything I came up would never work. I couldn't run from Steve he would always find me. lighting my smoke, I sat there watching the sun come up in the distance. I used to love watching the sunrise because, to me, it brought a new day that would bring new chances in life, but now, it just felt like a cruel reminder of the reality I was facing.As the sun rose fully in the sky, I knew it was time to go to school and tell Brax that I didn't want to be his friend. Every part of me just prayed that he would let it go and leave me alone forever. I didn't want to have to spen
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I couldn't bring myself to go to school the next morning. I just laid in bed. The tears stopped falling, but the heaviness in my chest remained. I knew I had to face reality eventually, but the thought of seeing anyone and pretending like everything was normal felt impossible, and I knew if I sore brax and he even said one word to me, I would break down completely in front of him. I couldn't risk having that happen. The events of the previous day replayed in my mind over and over again, each memory cutting deeper than the last.I reached for my phone, hoping for a distraction, but even scrolling through social media felt meaningless. The world kept moving forward while I was stuck in this suffocating bubble of pain and suffering. I wanted to scream, to lash out at someone or something, but instead, I just lay there in silence.I tried to distract myself with music, but even my favourite songs couldn't lift my spirits. It was like a dark cloud had settled over me, casting a shadow on
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