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Chapter 1

Devon's POV-

 “Earth to D!”  I hear my lifelong best friendSidney call out.  I take the time to shake the nasty memories out of my mind.  It's been a month since that awful night where my father violated me but I was never able to bring myself to letSidney know of the abuse I suffered.  I knew thatSidney thought it odd that our sleepovers had become more frequent over the last few weeks but she didn't seem to mind.  I knew, however, that her parents would eventually start to ask questions if I didn't come clean.

“Sorry, lots on my mind before finals.”  I tell her.  “So, what are we doing tonight?”  It was Friday and I knew that I wasn't heading back home; not if I could help it.

“My parents are out of town.  Dad said he was taking Mom to some kind of spa retreat for a second honeymoon.”  She announced.  “So I guess that leaves us with a whole lot of possibilities.”  I was excited.  For once, I didn't have to worry about Mr. and Mrs. Donitelli wondering why I was there for the third straight weekend and fifth day this week.  At some point, I knew someone was bound to ask questions.  After last night, I sure as hell wasn't going back home for the weekend.

 

He had come after me in a drunken stupor as I was cooking myself dinner.  I had made up my mind that this all had to stop.  I figured, I had to at least try to get him to stop without resorting to authorities and so forth.  I have enough on my mind that I don't need to deal with the stigma of having my 'dirty laundry' aired for everyone to see.  As a result of me finally standing up for myself, I ended up with my first punishment.  He beat me enough to make me blackout from the pain but light enough so I didn't need any medical help.  The bastard made sure I was able to cover up the bruises.

I winced internally as I got out of the car.  I couldn't get past the look of my bruises as I had peered at myself in my body-length mirror this morning while getting dressed.  My ribs hurt like hell but aside from these injuries, I still never escaped his sexual wrath.  He only took what he needed from me in a far more violent and dirty fashion.  Violently forceful enough to the point that I felt like my insides were about to be torn to shreds.  I shuddered at the memory.

 Sidney's POV-

 I was so glad that I had someone to spend the weekend with other than just dear old Shane.  Shane's my older brother by almost three years.  He was getting back from his second year of college to spend the summer months, interning at Dad's law firm.  Despite the fact that he drives me up the wall, on the best of days, I love him to death.  He's always had my back when I needed it.

 

Getting back to Devon, we met when we were five, on our first day of school.  I had fallen off the jungle gym during our playtime and she rushed over to me, gave my scraped knees a kiss and helped me up so I could go to the office and get bandaged.  Ever since that day, I knew I had a friend for life.  We had been through a lot together.  We shared everything; we were inseparable.  Heck, she was like the sister I never had; I love her like one.  Mom and Dad loved her instantly but they always seemed on edge when her parents were around.  I remember the day when I showed up at Devon's for a play date and found her curled up in her closet, crying because her mother had run off and left both her and her father.  I felt so bad for her.  To this day, I still can't help but wonder how she's never had to get past any abandonment issues and that she manages to still be standing as solid as she did today.  She was the ultimate pillar of strength to me.  Just like that day back when we were five.