A Brand New Ending

Chapter 27

Phoenix



My heart rate jumps and a familiar feeling of nausea overtakes me. I go to scream but his hands are over my mouth within seconds.

"Ahhh…you should know by now that screaming only makes things worse."

Tears are falling down my face and I still try to scream but it's too muffled. I try to kick and punch him with all my might but he is too strong. He leans over me and puts his leg on top of mine so that I am pinned to the mattress. I look up at him, his eyes are glossed over and red. A clear sign he is drunk. His face is hard, the anger in them more intense than I have ever seen. I still continue to try to scream out.

"Shhh shhh shhh, you don't want to wake your mother now, do you?"

I scream out a garbled "f*ck you" underneath his hand, surprised by my own internal strength. After that comment his eyes narrow and he becomes even more outraged.

"Your mother thinks she could get rid of me?" he says through gritted teeth. "You are both going to pay for that mistake."

He removes his leg from mine in an attempt to shift his weight. Giving all my strength I flail, getting half my body out from underneath him, his hand slipping from my mouth.

"HELP!" I scream out at the top of my lungs, my voice cracking. My feet find the floor and I try to get away. I lunge for the door and manage to get my hands on the knob and fumble with the lock, my hands shaking violently, my vision blurred by my tears.

"I see that you are making this fun for me," he breathes into my ear, the smell of his hot breath makes my head spin. "Let's try something new."

I hear the slow decent of a zipper and I cry out. Instinctively I throw my elbow backwards but it collides with his stomach and not the place I was aiming for. I feel intense pain in my scalp. Reaching back I try to pry his hands from my hair, but his grip is tight. The next thing I feel is my body being hurled forward, my head slamming into the metal door knob. My body crumbles to the floor, a loud ringing in my ears now apparent. My vision starts to blur but I keep my eyes on him. He glides across to the other side of my room, grabbing the still lit candle off my desk. His mouth is moving but I can't make out the words.

"Moooom," I cry out before everything goes black.