The Beta's Human

Fourteen

I could see a tear fall on Dad's cheek. I felt an urge to go over and give him a hug. I second guessed myself and stayed in my seat. I had so many questions. If he didn't want to hurt me, why would he beat me every day? Why would he never let me leave the house or make any friends? Why would he lock me in my room for days? 

"Then why did you always beat me?" I asked. 

"Beat you? Why would you think that?" Dad gave me a confused look. Everyone looked at me. 

"Mr. O'Conners, Baleigh has told us that you would beat her. She came to us with a broken rib, a clear sign that someone beat her enough to break it." Dr. Stone looked at Dad. He had the same confused look. 

"I would never beat Baleigh. I'll I ever did was yell at her. I would never put a finger on her." Dad's voice had a sound of worry in it. 

"Then what about your wife?" The tall man spoke. From what I know, he must be Nate's older brother, Tyler. 

"You guys think I would beat my wife?" Dad's look started to scare me. 

"From what the records say, yes." Dr. Stone folded his arms. 

"You'll all crazy! I would never beat my wife! I never did!" Dad put his hands in the air in frustration. 

"Then how can you explain the bruises and cut marks on you daughter and wife?" Dr. Stone said. 

Dad thought for a second. How could he deny not beating me? I have scars from him hitting me. I never saw anyone else hurt me except him. 

"I do remember coming home from work and seeing Isabelle with bruises and stitches. She claimed that I hurt her, but I never did. I was always at work. You can check my records. My former boss had proof of me never leaving the office." 

"That doesn't make any sense!" I jumped from the seat. "I saw you hurt me! You always threatened to kill me! You would beat me until it hurt you! How could you deny it! How?" Tears fell down my face. I couldn't hold it in anymore. 

I burst into tears. Kiera pulled me close to her. She let me cry all over her new blouse that she bought when we went shopping. I couldn't stop. It was as if all of my feelings and emotions burst  like popping a balloon. 

"Baleigh," Dad tried to give me a hug but Kiera pulled me away from him. 

"Don't touch my friend!" she said. I'm so glad I have Kiera as a friend. 

"Fine," Dad said. "Just listen." 

I pulled away from Kiera and turned to Dad. I wiped away the tears, ready to listen. 

"I don't know what makes you think I would beat you. You can deny it all you want, but I would never, never in a thousand years, try to hurt you. All I ever wanted was to protect you." 

I looked at Dad's eyes. I really wanted to not believe him. I wanted to turn away and make him suffer with what he had done. But I could see in his eyes that he was telling the truth. 

I couldn't hold it back anymore and hugged him. He took it by surprise but hugged me back. 

"I believe you," I said. 

"What?" I turned around. Kiera looked angry. 

"Why would you believe him? He beats you and always threatens you! Why would you believe him?" 

"I don't know, but I do." That was all I could say. I just did. I felt like he wouldn't hurt me. I could see a gentle soul under all of that mess. I didn't know why, but I trusted him. 

"I think I might know something," Sydney said. "It might explain all of this." 

"Explain what?" I asked. 

"Mr. O'Conners, what company did you work for?" she asked. 

"I worked at the head office in for some medical company. I helped order the supplies to make the medicines that they made in their labs." 

"And have you ever been inside the labs?" 

"Only once," Dad said. "I had to deliver a few boxes after the original deliverer got sick." Dad scratched his head. 

"Although, I don't remember what happened after I dropped off the boxes. All I remember was leaving the office super late with a huge headache. I couldn't go back to work for a few days." 

"Hmm..." Sydney turned around, facing away from us, and began to think. 

"What is it, Sid?" Tyler asked. 

"I've been researching many medicine company's who have been having many of their employees quit because of having strange encounters at their labs. I worked on the case for years but have never been able to find any evidence to prove it. Until now." 

I looked at Kiera. She shrugged at me. I looked back at Sydney, confused at what she was talking about.

"Mr. O'Conners, I believed that you have been brainwashed." 

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