Jordan's POV
I knew I shouldn't have put so much stress her. I knew she wasn't okay but, I couldn't say to her when she said she was doing this for her sister. The guilt was too much to bare at that point so I simply just said.. yes.
"We need to take her to the hospital." Jaiya says, worried out of her mind.
"No. She said to me that she doesn't want to go back there and what answer am I going to give to Ben. I'm sorry but, we tried to follow a lead from a gang that possibly might've kidnapped your niece." I say.
They all remained quiet. They knew I- we couldn't do anything and that was it.
But, maybe I should take her to the hospital. I mean a bleed to the nose isn't normal.
"Jordan is right. It's too risky. It'll blow our cover and then what." Theo spoke up. They all nodded in unison.
"I'm going to get some towels and stuff. Maybe lavender oil to help her stress." Adriel mentioned. I nodded and sat on the sofa.
"I'm checking on Stella." Hames spoke. I nodded and said that he should go. Since Estella and Ivy were together, it was best that they were checked on. They were with Teo after all so I wasn't too worried about them.
I was mostly worried about Alyana.
Was this a mistake?
"Don't overtook bro. She's gonna be just fine." Kye held my shoulder to comfort me.
Alyana's POV
*Flashback*
"Aren't you a good girl. Listening to your daddy." My father said.
I was cleaning up his vomit from the floor. He had drank so much that his inside were literally begging for help.
"Yes daddy." I replied. I tried to put up smile but, only tears were simmering through.
"Good girls don't cry so I suggest you shut your fucking mouth." He raised his voice. He lifted up his beer bottle and I flinched instantly, thinking that he was going to hurt me. He laughed as loudly as he could from the reaction I gave to him.
I was fed of this shit. I was fed up from this all. I couldn't take it anymore.
"What is your problem!" I shouted. His laughter suddenly became sour. He was no longer smiling but, had an horrifying frown on his face.
"Who the fuck do you think you are raising your voice at me like that!" He yelled. I flinched a little but, tried to remain strong. I had too.
"I could ask the same thing to you dad." I spat. I was honestly over his bullshit, his promises, his lies. His false commitment to me, mum and Ivy. I was over everything.
"I'll tell you who I am." He shouted. He got up, stumbling a little and I slowly starting backing away.
He grabbed me by my hair and I started screaming.
Screaming for mum but, she wasn't home.
She was at work.
I screamed on the top of my lungs begging for him to stop.
"I'm sorry. I didn't mean it. I promise. I didn't mean it. I'm sorry daddy." I begged. He laughed and spat in my face. I quickly closed my eyes as my vision became blurry.
I blinked my eyes multiple times to wash away the spit and looked at where he was taking me.
He was taking me to the basement.
"No please. No please dad. Please I'm begging you. Don't take me down there!" I yelled in horror. The basement was the worst of it all.
My head was pounding and my body was aching. He was dragging me like I was a ragged doll. He slowly dragged me down the stairs, every thump became worse but, my vocal cords were at strain.
The numbness was engulfing me.
This was it.
He let me go, as my head banged into the floor.
I felt dizzy and sick.
Why doesn't he just kill me instead. Why doesn't he just end all this misery.
He grabbed his golf bat and whacked my newly stitched gash that he caused. I screamed in pain.
It was unbearable.
"Please." I cried. "Please I'm sorry. Please." I begged.
"Fine." He spat and left.
Left me alone in the basement.
"I'm sorry mum."
I should just end this myself.
Jordan's POV
I heard screams. Horrifying screams.
It was Alyana's voice. She was having those nightmares.
This was sounded the worst of them all. The screams were echoing through my head.
"I need to go." I say, feeling slightly dizzy from standing up to quickly. Theo ran to the room that Ali was in and I followed him.
"Please. I'm sorry. Please." She cried. She was in tears and clutching onto the left side of her hip. The place where her wound was.
That bastard.
I'm going to fucking kill him.
"Tag." I shouted.
"Yes Jorda-"
"I want you to find out who the fuck is her dad right now." I demanded.
"Okay." He said and rushed upstairs. Jaiya stepped away clearly realising that she couldn't wake up Alyana.
"What's wrong with her." Theo panicked.
"She's having a nightmare." Adriel answered. He was quite calm to say the least. It was if he had seen something like this before. "She's dealing with some trauma. Possibly PTSD. Has she been diagnosed by the doctors Jordan." He asked calmly.
"I don't know." I say. I was holding her. "Shhh it's okay. I'm here. You're safe Ali." I said to her. She opened her eyes and stared at me for a while until, she broke down again.
"I can't Jordan. I can't deal with this anymore. It's too much. I'm just so tired. So tired. I just want to rest." She begged. I nodded and stroked her hair to calm her down. Every word broke me inside. I thought I was helping her but, maybe I wasn't.
Maybe I was the problem.
She closed her eyes and drifted off to sleep.
"I think we all should go." Adriel suddenly said and they all nodded in unison excerpt from Theo. He just looked affected by what he just saw. He slowly knelt down and looked at Alyana.
He looked at her so differently.
Like he was in love with her.
"Do you love her?" He suddenly asked.
"What." I was confused as where this was coming from.
"Do you love her." Theo asked again.
"I don't know." I lied. I do love her. With every inch of my heart.
"That's not an answer Jordan. Do you love her?" He asked so firmly.
"Why are you asking?" I frowned. Why was he suddenly so concerned about my love life and whether I loved Alyana or not. I mean that has nothing to do with him.
"I'm just asking. Sorry." He said, slowly standing up and making his way towards the others.
"Do you like her?" I ask. It was something in the back of my mind. I had a slight feeling that he likes Ali but, he didn't say anything. I mean the reaction he gave when we found out she tried killing herself was an understatement. He was devastated.
And so was everyone else.
But this felt different.
"I just don't want her to get hurt." He says.
What the fuck is that supposed to mean?