Secrets

Chapter 1: I meet her

Of course this is for Kiana my best friend! Hope she's reading this, at least soon.

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I am currently lying on a park bench beside a telephone booth in the dark Doncaster streets. I reach into my pocket and pull out my iPod and headphones. I pressed shuffle and 'small bump' by Ed Sheeran came on. I LOVE this song, at the end it makes me cry though. I laid my body out on the bench. Cars sped by me quickly. I started to think. What happened? Everything came crashing down since my mum died.She left my dad when I was six, he was abusive. Then she started drinking and walked in front of a semi. The police never knew about the abuse and since he was my only family left I had to go live with him. He was always drunk. And that led to abuse. Snap out of it,I thought.

I sit back up on the bench because someone wants to sit there.

"Hello,I'm Jay." The stranger said to me.

"Kiana." I stuck my hand and and she shook it.

"Not to be rude or anything, but why are you sitting here?" She asked.

"Because of Robert." I said simply although I think I should explain. Especially since she is giving me a quizzical look."My father."

"Ah, do you have anywhere to stay?"

"Um, no." I said scratching the back of my neck.

"You can stay, with me if you like." She seems nice I might just accept that offer, but maybe not.

"No, I don't want to be a burden." I whispered to her.

"Oh, nonsense! Come on." She said and got up.

"Okay." I said walking with her to her car we both got in and buckled up. "I'll work around the house to work up for it." I said looking at her.

"Nonsense." She whispered, probably not wanting me to hear.

I did.