Broken

Chapter 29

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3rd person pov:

It's been a week since they had their little sibling movie night. The past week has been the usual for Athena . Athena's wounds have been healing very well. By tomorrow they will take her stitches out.

For the rest they have still been trying to find who planned the attack and so far they limited down to two different suspects which is 'black acid' and then the Santana mafia.

Black acid and the Santana mafia are their biggest rivals. But it's been two weeks since the attack and they believe it's safe to go back to their regular home again just with more security.

Athena wondered about life outside of this house. Like if her friends thought she was dead or they didn't care she thought mostly about Camryn and how they left off.

That's one vivid thing she remembers from her birthday other than the very traumatic/happy things that happened that day. She kissed Camryn something she has been wanting to do again for a long time.

Or since they first kissed that summer day before he left in 7th grade. Athena was taking it pretty hard  about the Rossi's mafia. She felt somewhat unsafe knowing the type of business they are in.

But what helped her through it was Jaylen. Her and Jaylen had recently started to create that sibling bond. They got to know about each other's past more.

But Athena still kept the most traumatic things in her life a secret. She knew that Jaylen knew she was abused by her parents but he didn't know what exactly she went through.

She still hadn't wrapped around the idea of her fully being comfortable with them. She felt like if she did they would do her just like her parents did. She didn't want to take any chances of being hurt again... she just couldn't.

Athena still got nightmares about her parents some more violent than others. Jaylen had to tell Serena but they said they wouldn't say anything to anyone else in the house.

Serena suggest that they put Athena in therapy because how much trauma she had and is going through in just her 16 years of living.

But Athena said no that she didn't need therapy that she was fine. Serena and Jaylen knew that Athena wasn't fine and so did Athena but she didn't want to admit it to herself.

She always had to tell herself she was fine to be able to stay alive even the days she truly didn't want to. But she had to keep her tough act on for her well being.

With that being said Athena had got lost in her thoughts thinking about her life. She never in a million years thought she would be her. She had always thought one day her parents were going to end up killing her due to the abuse.

But now she has to worry about dying from other criminals that have issues with the Rossi's. But Athena couldn't exactly complain about her current situation.

All she could do was be somewhat grateful that she wasn't being abused anymore or have to deal with her parents... or so she thought.

Athena's pov:
As I stare off into the nothingness off the sky as I sat outside letting the warm breezy hit my body. I sighed hating that this was my life now.

I hated everything about this. I hated how I was stuck in this fucking wheelchair how I couldn't be with the friends I had finally made how I had to be in this house all the time how I had completely lost what I thought was my true happiness coming back.

I felt so alone so hurt. I felt like I was being punished. I never understood why all this had to happen to me. Why couldn't I have been lucky like other teens.

To not have been through years and years of pure hurt, pain, lies. I don't want to sound so cold or heartless but why couldn't this have been someone else.

Why couldn't they have been in this wheelchair having to live the life I've had. It just makes me so mad and angry with myself and everyone else because they let it happen even if they couldn't have stopped it.

"Hey you ok?" Jaylen's voice says snapping me out of my thoughts. "Oh yeah I'm fine" I say knowing deep down I was lying. But I'd never admit I wasn't especially to them.

After a moment of  silence Jaylen talks catcomy attention."Athena you should really start seeing a therapist like my mom said it can really help" he says
I take a deep breath knowing where this conversation is going I mean we have had it every damn day.

"For the 500th million time I'm fine Jaylen I don't need a therapist" I say lie. "But you're nightmares- I'm fine" I say cutting him off. He sighs knowing I'm right.

"Jaylen come now!" Jayden says running full speed to where we were on the back porch. "What why??" Jaylen asks frantically "NOW!"  Jayden shouts making me flinch. They both run back into somewhere in the house.

What the hell..?

3rd person pov

Athena didn't like how they are being secretive so she decided to go see what it was about. As she rolled herself through the house to where she heard voices. She made it to the door out of breath.

"We know who shot Athena" Giovanni said clear as day. Athena's heart stopped along with the other boys "and y'all weren't going to tell me?" Athena asked in pure anger.

"Fuck"

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I'm alive!! Soo I took a break for my mental health and in that time I sprained my hand two days ago and had to get a cast🙂 soo updating is going to be HARD. But imma try regardless but comment and vote.