Broken

Chapter 10

Recap...

...A few minutes later, I heard Paul and Rebecca return from date night. They sounded happy, and the house was filled with Rebecca's laughter as I drifted off to sleep.

The next morning, the refreshing aroma of pancakes woke me up. I started salivating, and I felt the sudden need to eat. I stood up and went straight to the bathroom to brush my teeth. Since I sleep over sometimes, Rebecca thought it would be nice to have a toothbrush and some extra clothes here, and just incase I run late on school days. She thought it'd be better if I could just get dressed here and go straight to school.

After brushing my teeth, I went to the kitchen, and and saw Paul hugging Rebecca from behind and whispering something that made her laugh in her ear. They look so cute and in love. I want to have a relationship like theirs someday. Paul saw me, and pulled back right after giving Rebecca a kiss on her cheek. Aren't they the cutest couple?

"I hope I'm not interrupting anything" I said, walking into the kitchen with a big smile.

"Oh no. It's okay. Morning Abbie" Rebecca said, smiling right back.

"Good morning Rebecca. Good morning Paul. How was date night yesterday?"

"It was fine, thank you" Paul said, as he walked out of the kitchen "I'll be right back Abbie. Bye sweetheart" he said, and smiled at Rebecca as he left the house.

"I didn't know you were here when we returned. I hope we didn't wake you?"

"I wasn't asleep when you got back"

"Ohh. Paul went to get some yoghurt. He'd be back soon. What time did you arrive yesterday?"

"I didn't check the time, but from the weather, I'd say 7pm"

"That wasn't quite long after we left. Ray said you stayed at your dad's place last week. How's he?

"He's fine"

"That reminds me. I bumped into your mom last week. She didn't look too good. Is she okay?"

"I really don't know, but I guess she's fine. She seems fine to me" this conversation about mom is pissing me off. I want her to change the topic, but I have no idea how to tell her. Ray joined us just when I was trying to think of a way to make Rebecca change the topic, and I didn't have to change it again.

"Good morning house"

"Look who woke up on the right side of the bed today" I said, smiling widely at Ray.

"Morning Sugar. Slept good?"

"Yeah I did. Did you?"

"He obviously did" Rebecca said, and chuckled a little.

"Well what do we have here?" He said, going towards the hot chocolate pancakes Rebecca was cooking, and picked one. "Mmmmmm. Mom mom mom. Aren't you the best cook in the world? What are we having with these delicious pancakes mother?" He said, with a wide grin forming on his face. Why is he so chirpy today?

"What's with the energy Raymond? Care to share?" Rebecca asked her son.

"It's nothing mom" he laughed and sighed "I just woke up in a really good mood today"

"Okay sweetheart" she said, leaving the kitchen.

Shortly after Rebecca left the kitchen, Paul came in with some bottles of yoghurt and dropped them on the kitchen island. Ray took a bottle aside and put the rest in the fridge. I ate 2 pancakes, and stood up.

"I'm leaving" I managed to say, with my stuffed mouth. I really love chocolate pancakes, and I wish I could stay and eat more and more, but for some odd reason, I want to go home.

"So soon?" Ray said, with his head still buried in his plate.

"Yeah, I guess"

"Okay then. Let me walk you there."

"No it's okay. Eat. I can handle myself"

"You sure?"

"Yes I am"

"Okay then. Bye Sugar." He hugged me and kissed my forehead.

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About 15 minutes later, I arrived at mom's house. The door was unlocked, and the house was unusually quiet and empty, and the aura of the house was filled with tension. I inspected the house, making sure noone broke in, and nothing was missing. After checking the living room, I moved to the dining area, and then the kitchen. There was nobody there, so I decided to check mom's room. To my surprise, it was also empty, and I started to think nothing was wrong, and it was all in my head. When I got to  my room, a weird scent lingered in the air, and I looked around, as I tried to place the scent.

My body froze, when my brain registered the source of the scent. It was the perfume I got for Rob on his last birthday. Oh my God. Did Rob come here? Is he here right now? My heart started racing as thoughts about Robert being here swam in my mind. I really have no idea what I'd do if he were here. I looked for him behind the door, under my bed and in the bathroom, but he wasn't there. I let out a sigh of relief and moved towards my bed, when I heard a sound come from my wardrobe. Once again, I froze, and my heart slammed against my ribcage as I slowly walked towards my wardrobe. A few steps to my wardrobe, the door burst wide open, revealing Robert sniffing some of my clothes.

"Tsk tsk tsk. Look what the cat dragged in" he said, coming out of the wardrobe.

"What do you want? What are you doing here? Where is my mom?"

"Calm down, Princess. I can only answer one question at a time"

"What do you want?" I asked, curtly.

"That's no way to talk to your boyfriend now is it?"

"Ex. I won't ask you again Robert. What. Do. You. Want?" My voice was laced with disgust and anger.

"Well Abigail, we have some unfinished business"

"No, we do not. Get out. Now"

"Okay then. If you want me to leave, I'd leave" he said, with a devious and suspicious smirk on his face. What was he up to? He walked towards the door majestically, with his hands at his back. When he got to the door, he didn't get out as expected. Instead, he closed the door, locked it and slipped the key right into his pocket. Oh my God oh my God oh my God! My throat went dry, and my heart beat even faster. I couldn't feel my legs, and my palms felt sweaty.

I tried to reach for my phone, which was in my back pocket, but it was no where to be found. "Looking for this?" He said with a devilish grin.

"R-r-robert please calm down" my voice sounded as dry as my throat was.

"I'm calm baby. I'm calm"

"N-no you're not"

"Yes. Yes I am, Abigail. I'm so calm" he said, with a scary smile.

"Rob p-please don't hurt m-me" I didn't realize I was gradually moving back until I hit the wall.

"No baby. I won't hurt you if you do what I want" with that, he ripped off my cami, and jerked me to the bed.

"No, please no. Robert please leave" I screamed with tear filled eyes, while trying to break free from his tight grip.

Rob forcefully held me down and tied my hands over my head with a duct tape. "Feisty" he said, as he tied me up.

"Please let me go. I promise I won't call the cops" I cried harder.

When he was done tying up my hands, he put the duck tape over my mouth to prevent me from screaming. He sniffed my hair and my body, as he stood up to unfasten his belt and pull off his trousers and my shorts. I kicked at him, but he dodged all the kicks and held my legs firmly over his shoulders. I felt a pang between my legs, and everything went dark. 

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