We all caught up with each other. It was explained why they had to leave and I had a fun talk with Luke's moms while Luke changed for school. Luke walked downstairs and we left for school.
It's been a while since I've seen Nikki. She hasn't been to school or at home. She hasn't texted or called me. I've begun to worry. School has changed since I reunited with Luke or Lu for short. I call him ladybug when it's just me and him. He has made school way better. One of the differences that I can see, is how happy I am with him. Since that day, Lu and I decided to take it slow. Both of our parents know and it turns out that my mom and his moms had shipped me and Lu together since we were kids.
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I'm on my way to school. I look at Smithfield High, the students that inhabit it, and everything else. After a few glances at the students, I spot Luke. Not only do I spot Luke, but I also spot Nikki. She has a black eye and her right wrist is purple. I walk across the street to Luke.
"Hey,", Luke says, "what's wrong?"
I look at him and say, "Hey... I'm just looking at Nikki. She has bruises everywhere. I wonder where she got them from and where she has been.". I stand there thinking for a couple of minutes. Luke puts his hand on my shoulder and says, "Hopefully she's fine, but you aren't going to be fine if you make us late.". I chuckle, then start walking to class with Lu. We arrive in class just in time for the bell to ring. We get to our desks and sit.
The school day goes by slow, but whenever I saw Nikki, I would see her flinch at any males touch and shake at the sound of anyone yelling or being loud. Before this week, she wasn't like this. Something has changed and I'm determined to find out what. I've also noticed how my father hasn't come home to get his things yet. I'm trying to figure this all out, but my thoughts get interrupted by someone throwing balled up paper at Luke. I reach my hand out and catch the next one. I glare at the students who throw it and they get scared and turn around in their seats. "Thanks, Allycat.", Luke whispers.
I smile at him and say, "No problem Lu.".
His smile fades and he looks at me and says, "What's wrong?". I shake my head and tell him that nothing is wrong and he shakes his head and says, "Alex, in all these years that I've known you, I've always been able to tell when something is wrong.".
I sigh and say, "You caught me Lu.".
He smiles and was about to say something when Mr. Walzack walks in the classroom and says, "Alright class, let us get started.". Class starts and we get started on a worksheet. If feels like we were in the classroom forever until the bell rings, telling us that the first period has ended.
The school day goes by in a blur. I'm on my way walking home with Luke when we hear screaming. We stop in our tracks and listen. After a few minutes we hear the scream again, but this time we hear a cry out for help. "Help! Anyone!". The voice is of a female. Then a males voice says, "Shut up b****! If anyone heard that and comes this way, I'll make sure you NEVER forget this beating!". As we run toward the voice, I start to recognize the male. It's so familiar, and so is the female's voice.
After a couple of minutes, I recognize the female voice as Nikki's, but the male's voice, I still can't pinpoint. I see Nikki laying on the grass, crying with a bruised face, clutching her stomach that holds her child.
"Nikki!", I say as Luke and I run to her.
"Are you okay?", Luke says
I feel the air of the males punch. I turn around and block his fist just in time. My eyes widen in shock as I look at the male who's blood runs through me. "D-Dad?", I stuttered. He turns his head to me and smiled. I look him in the eye and see a murderous look in them.
"W-What are you doing?", I ask. He chuckles and says, "I'm having fun and I'm loving on my girl!", his smile falls as he continues, "What are you doing here?". His voice gets low as he says that. From the corner of my eye, I can see Luke and Nikki slowly walking away. I gotta distract him long enough for them to get away, I thought to myself.
"I heard screaming and came to see who it was and if they needed help,", I say as a disgusted look came upon my face, "but who would want to help you beat a high school girl who is pregnant. With your baby might I add.".
"Hehe...", evil and a disgusting grin appear's on his face as he growls and says, "You interrupted my fun. Now I'm mad!". I rolled my eyes and said, "Oh really? What are you going to do about it? Huh?" He was silent and didn't answer "Yeah,", I continued, "that's what I thought. Your going to do nothing. You disgust me, dad! Why? Why would you beat the mother of your child who hasn't been born yet. Or fully grown for that matter.".
"You think I care about her?", he says as he raises his voice, "HA I only want her for her body! And now that she is pregnant with my child I want her body covered blue and purple. I only wanted her for sex at first! 'Cause you bitch of a mother wouldn't do it anymore! She couldn't cut it for me! So I went for the next best thing! NIKOLE STONEGOLD! Her long Caucasian legs and her size C breasts, her long black hair that stops at her big ass, her pink plump lips, and her beauty to top it all off.". He started to laugh. I was trying to calm myself down by clenching and unclenching my hands. My dad stopped laughing and smirked as he said, "Oh? Mad are we?", he continued, "Don't hide your anger, let it rise and overtake your mind!".
"NO!", I yelled, "I'm not like you! I know when violence is necessary and when it isn't!". He laughs again and says, "Oh really? And it is not necessary right now?". I shake my head and say, "No it won't be unless you make a wrong decision." He smirks and says, "Oh son, I've already made a decision.". He comes running toward me and punches me straight in my jaw. My head flings back at the impact, but I recover quickly and right hook him in his eye. He comes back with a punch to my ribs. I hear a slight crunch from them. I gasp and it's hard to breathe, but I have to fight back! I can't let him win! I ball my right fist up and hit him in his temple. He falls to the ground. "You will NEVER win! I will ALWAYS, ALWAYS! FIGHT BACK!", scream at him, "Don't ever, come near my family again! Or you will suffer worse than you did today!". And with that, I turn my head to the right and I don't see Luke or Nikki. I say through my gritted teeth, "That's a promise!". And with that I walk away, leaving him lying there.
I walk to my car and see Luke in the car with Nikki. I slide in the driver seat and put the key in the ignition. I turn my head right and see Luke with his hands over his mouth stifling a sob. "I'm okay Lu. Really." I say trying to calm soothe him, "don't worry about me.". I turn around to the back seat and see Nikki with her hands in her stomach, looking out the window. "Are you okay?", I ask her. She doesn't answer, nor move. I sigh and turn back around to face the front. "We need to talk when we get to my house.", I say as I start the car and drive to my house.
Ten minutes later, we are on my street and I arrive at my house. I see there is no car in the driveway, meaning my mom isn't home, and park there. I turn off the car and everybody gets out. They walk behind me as I walk to my front door and unlock it. "My mom isn't home so we are all alone. That means we can talk about what just happened.", I say as a sharp pain goes through my jaw and ribs. I grunt and the thing I know, Luke is in front of me. "A-are you okay?", he says, "Where does it hurt?". I try to smile and say, "I'm fine. Besides, we don't need to worry about me right now. Right now, we need to worry about Nikki and the baby.". He nods his head and we both turn and look at Nikki. She walks to the right and goes into the living room and sits down in the black leather chair. We follow her and sit down on the matching two-seater black leather couch.
When we sit down, I sigh and say, "So what are you going to do about my father? He obviously doesn't care about the baby you have growing inside you right now. And he obviously can't be near you two if he is abusing you. Hopefully what he did doesn't harm the baby.". We sit there in silence for a few minutes.
"Look,", she says, " I need you to not say that.".
I furrow my brows in confusion, "Say what?", I ask her.
"Say that he needs to stay away from me and my baby because he loves us and he would never harm us.".
My eyes widen, "Are you kidding me? He would never harm you?!", I raise my voice in anger, "Nikki, we just found him beating the life out of you! And you say that he loves you and would never harm you?!! He told me that he only has sex with you to use your body! He was using you!".
"No he wasn't!", she screams, "He loves me! Why can't you people see that?! What you say was a small argument! He had a bad day at work and me mad hair worse for him when he got home, by whining in pain about my head hurting! It's not his fault! It's mine! So stop acting as if he is the bad guy! 'Cause he isn't! Is is the most sweetest and understanding guy I've ever met!".
That's angered me even more. "Sweet? Understanding? Are you fucking blind?!! He was just fucking beating you and smiling while he was doing that!".
"Tears were streaming down her face. "Why can't you let me be happy?!".
"I want you to be happy! Not abused! Not beaten!"
He doesn't abuse me! That's how he shows his love for me and our child!".
"Love? Love?!", I say, my voice rising again, "That's not fucking love! That's far from love!".
"It is love! Stop lying! He loves me!", she says, balling her eyes out, "You know what? Don't fucking talk to me Alex! Don't come near me or my child! EVER! I FUCKING HATE YOU!". And with that she storms out of my house, slamming the door behind her. My breathing is heavy. My ribs hurt... my eye hurts... my jaw hurts... everything hurts from the finger between me and my dad...
A hand touches my arm and I immediately know whose it. Luke. I turn around to him and am about to say something, but my vision gets blurry and I get dizzy. I stumble and next thing I know, my body falls to the ground. I see Luke's mouth moving, but don't hear any words. Or anything. I hurt everywhere. I can't move though. No matter how hard I try to.
Next thing I know, darkness takes over...
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