Rachel's P.O.V.

I found the door locked which was a good sign. Brad must not be home yet.

I let out a sigh of relief as I opened the door and found the place empty. Brad was most likely out with his friends, which meant that he wouldn't be back until the early hours of the morning.

At first Brad used to take me out with him when he hung out with his friends. Before he started hitting me. But when one of his best friends tried to hit on me, that was the end of me being anywhere near them.

I made myself some pasta and ate it in silence. I knew Brad would be furious that I had spent the day with Niall. He didnt like me talking to Niall. At all.

Brad basically had control of my whole life but my best friend was one thing I was not letting him take away from me. After I ate my food, I watched a bit of television. There wasn't really much on. I ended up watching some documentary on the life of birds.

As the documentary went on I got less and less interested. My eyelids were getting heavier and I struggled to keep them open. Before I knew it I had drifted off.


"Didnt you hear what I said you stupid-" I couldnt make out the next word because Brads hand collided with my stomach making me double over.
"Hey!" I looked up momentarily to see Niall striding forward. "Niall, please go" I managed to mumble. But he completely ignored me. "How dare you?" he yelled at Brad. And before Brad had a chance to react, Niall punched him straight in the face.
He rubbed his now reddening cheek looking angrier than before and then he lunged, pulling Niall to the ground with him.
Brad sat on top of him, punching him harder and harder.
"Stop!" I screamed, though he took no notice.


I awoke startled.

Thank god. It was just a dream...

My hands flew to my face to find that my cheeks were covered in tears. "Just a dream" I muttered, to reassure myself it was ok.

But it wasn't ok. I heard the front door open and my whole body stiffened. I tried to stay as quiet as possible but it was no use.
He flung the door of the sitting room open, and stomped in. "Well look who it is! Back home at last after your day out with him" he began.

I was afraid to catch his eye, knowing what kind of mood he was in and knowing he could do anything right now.

"Look at me when I speak to you, you little bitch!" he demanded grabbing my arm and pulling up off of the couch so that I was standing in front of him.

"So did you have a good time with you secret boyfriend?!" he half yelled. I would have actually found it funny, had I not bee so scared. If Niall was my 'secret boyfriend' why would I have introduced him to Brad?

"Answer Me!" He yelled, punching me so forcefully that I fell back and hit the wall. My head hit the wall so hard, that I'm almost sure it made a dent. I could feel instant pain and reached my hand back quickly feel it. I was surprised when I saw my hand was covered in scarlet colored blood.

"Get up!" I heard Brad yell, but the pain was becoming stronger. So strong that his image was becoming blurry. He shouted something else at me, but I couldnt make out the words.

He kicked me hard in the stomach.

That was the last thing I remember before it all went black...

Notes

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Love you all ~ Lee xxx