Family Portrait- P!nk
"Momma please stop crying, I can't stand the sound. Your pain is painful and it's tearin' me down. I hear glasses breaking as I sit up in my bed."
TW: abuse/ child abuse
Dawn P.O.V.
Though the words of Jake hurt me in many ways; I knew they were for show. I knew someone was watching.
Weather it was Ledger's goons, JC, or Ledger himself... I knew I had to put on a show. I focused long and hard on all the horrid things Jake had said to me now, and even in the past...
"What I learned about Dawn is she is the biggest bitch in school and has never been fucked properly to make her shut the fuck up."
"What else do you want me to call you then huh? How about I put it simple. A bitch."
"Yeah, I'll just call you by your real name, Denise... Debbie... Dana..." He put his finger under his chin as if he was thinking. "What is it again? It must have slipped my mind?"
"I was buzzed, and I took pity for you. How ridiculous you looked with that chicken shit thing, but you might of taken it the wrong way."
"Oh come on Dawn. You don't think I know about your little fascination with me? It was one dance, and your acting as clingy as any virgin. Oh wait? You are one." He chuckles. "Look. Do yourself a favor, and stop caring on what I think. Who cares if I don't think you are hot. Who fucking cares. So if this is some way to show that you are pretty or some shit. Do us all a favor and stop making yourself look like a fool."
"It met nothing. The kiss. Everything. It meant nothing, and I felt nothing between us, yet a quick make out session gone wrong." His words hurt even more when it comes out of his mouth. "I thought virgins got attached after there first time, not their first kiss-"
"What did you want me to do, Dawn. Whisper sweet nothing to you that I have grown feelings for you!" He yells to me. "Because if that was ever the case, it would be out of pure pity."
"If you really think I did, do you think I would be telling you to get the fuck out?" His face finally raises to my face once again. "It's so sad how you actually thought I thought of you of anything then just a girl to eventually fuck."
The list could go on and on, but I feel if I kept thinking about the bad moments, that I would forget about our good moments. He speeds off after I shut the car door, which is a vast differences; considering usually he waits until I'm inside. I don't think he notices I notice that, but I do.
He can't wait today though. With them watching, they wouldn't understand why he would wait for someone he didn't care about.
My tears still pour, with my hands rubbing under them. I calm myself down once I reach the door, but I know what's to come. My parents.
Everything comes full force, when the memory of the last few days. My father embarrassing me with ridiculing Jake, and my mother's cheating. I still don't have keys, so I try to knock. No answer. I try the door, and it's unlocked surprisingly. The house feels empty; no one lives inside it. It feels like it's been like this for years. I head straight to my bedroom. I hear my mother's cry in her bedroom. I feel my feet carry itself to the door, pressing my ear to it.
To my knowledge she's alone. She deserves to be, but where is my father? I walk to my bedroom; puffy eyes still again to me as I walk to my bed with a soft shut to the door. I collapse on my bed, feeling sleep takeover me as soon as I shut my eyes.
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"I'm sorry!" I hear a yell, it almost feels like it's right next to me. I shoot up looking at the clock, it's only been an hour since I got here. "Please don't!"
It's my mother's voice. Her screech. I run out of my room quickly, stopping at the steps, when I look over, I see my dad holding a broken glass within his hands.
My mom is in the corner of the kitchen, in only a bathrobe. My father looks greasy, and along with his walk that he tries towards her.
I don't know what to do. My eyes staying still as I see my dad walking closer and closer to her. Flashbacks play in my head on repeat, and I'm afraid for her as I am afraid for myself. I obviously didn't want my mom hurt, but I didn't want to be in a coma either. I take off one of my sneakers steathly, and throw it to the floor below me.
My father's ear raises, and as soon as he turns, I rush to my bedroom where my phone is at. I hear a hit, and a fall, which then I proceed to hear his clumsy footsteps below the staircase as I shut and lock the door. He looks absolutely insane.
My first thought is to call Jake, but I had to call the police first. "911, what's your emergency?"
"Please I need help! My fathers acting crazy!! I screech into the phone."
"Okay calm down. What's your address?"
"It's 8876 Caplin Stre-." The door busts open with my father heaving. He looks at my phone, grasping it and throws it at the wall.
I'm terrified, and I don't want him near me. I feel my feet back up, trying towards the window next to the bathroom.
"Why are you afraid, darling?" He cups my cheek to him roughly.
My palm hits his nose, pushing it back; making him shuffle backwards; which gives me enough time to grab my phone, and lock myself in the bathroom.
My phone isn't damage like the last time. Ever since the incident, I've gotten a better case to brake the fall. I hear sirens from a distance, they got the address before my father tossed my phone. I dial Jake's number next. He doesn't answer.
"Come out, hunnnnny!" My father slurs out. "Need ya a spanking!" He hammers on the door.
I call Jake again, and right before the phone reaches voicemail, I hear breathing across the receiver.
"Jake! I know you told me we can't talk for a while, but my dad is acting like a fucking lunatic! I don't know what to do! The police are on its way, but I'm afraid I'll be hurt before they get here in time!"
"Open this goddam door young lady before I break another one!"
"Jake!" I yell his name.
There's a long pause, and I suddenly I hear a car pull up my drive way, and clear police sirens reach the house.
The pausing continues, then, "Sorry, Jake can't come to the phone right now, he's currently getting the worse beating known to man. My guess he has about an hour before they I beat him to death. He's a strong guy." The eerie voice speaks.
My sweat runs cold, along with door busting open, my father choking me instantly, his eyes baring into mine.
As soon as the air can't reach my lungs, someone pulls him off me. The police are here, it's over.
It's definitely not.
"Are you alright, miss?" The policeman asks me. I can't breathe. Not that because my father almost made me suffocate. No, of course not that. The fact that Ledger answered the phone.
I've never heard him speak, but I know who it was.
I nod my head. "I can't be here right now." My voice barley coming to whisper from the choking.
"Miss, you must come with us." The officer tries to grab my arm, but I scream.
Or at least try to. "No! No!" I swing back. "I'm staying at a friends house, I'll come to the police station when he's detained." I point to my father who's knocked out in some officers arms.
"You at least need to be checked." He says as two other men pull my father out of the room considering he's unconscious.
"No, I'm fine. Peachy." I back out the door.
"You are in shock." He grasps my arm.
"Don't fucking touch me!" I push him off.
The officer puts his hands up in defense. "Alright, alright. I'm sorry. Can you at least come to the station tomorrow."
I nod my head.
I rush downstairs. My mother has an icepack on her forehead. "Where are you going?" She asks as the medic puts ointment on her cut. She sits at the dining table.
"I'll see you tomorrow at the station." I don't answer her question. She's fine. Alive and well. I can't think about her right now, or I'll turn angry. All I can think about is Jake, and I find myself grabbing my mother's keys and heading down the street.
I dial Jake's number again, someone answers the phone. "Hello there, Dawn... cute photo on his screen." Leger speaks.
"What do you want from me?" My voice trembles.
"You're the one that called me, but since your asking, I need you to be at the Underground."
Play dumb, that's the only way to go. "What's that?" I pull the car over, not being able to drive while silently crying and talking to the devil himself.
"I'll text you the address," He laughs. "You're little girlfriend is coming to see you." I hear him say to Jake. There's rustles, and then a punch.
"I'm not his girlfriend." I cringe.
"Pleeaaaase. Continue lying to me, I love it. Just because through text it doesn't confirm anything; doesn't mean the call history isn't shit." Jake and I have both called each other numerous of times, many times. "He calls you more than an actual husband calls there wife. Maybe your pussy is killer, I don't know yet, but I hope I will."
Vomit peeks from my throat, but I swallow it down. "Why do you want me there?"
"So you can watch him slowly die of course." I never met this creature; I'm not saying man because he's much worse than that. I never met him, but I can tell that smirk a mile a minute and it terrifies me too that he is quite more sinister than I thought.
"He means nothing to me." I muster out.
"Are you sure about that? Cause it seems to me much more. Look out your back window."
I do so hesitantly. I see an all back car, in the windshield. I see JC, Tame, and Grayson. "My brother is in the drivers seat. He's sent me numerous photos of you crying, why are you crying if he means nothing to you?"
JC was on our side, how could he do this to us. "Well if you haven't noticed, I came from a broken house. My dad's off to jail because he's an actual lunatic, and my mother is a cheating whore. There's lots of reasons to cry."
There is silence, and I'm left with wonder what's next. "I'll send you the address. Remember they're watching." He hangs up the phone a moment after.
Everything's gone to shit, and I don't know how I feel about that. If I even feel anything because of the numbness that takes over me entirely as I receive the text message from Ledger.
What am I to do?
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A/N: Sorry for the long await, I had terrible writers block. I finally just go out of it. I hope to have the chapter out soon. Also Ledger spelling of his name has been changed from Leger to Ledger. Only if you have notice. I'm trying to fix it from the older chapters. Anyway! Hopefully you liked this chapter! Vote and comment pls!!