Chapter 20

"when I was 17, I had a boyfriend, I wasn't as quiet as I am now but i was quiet, I had friends. I wen to every sporting thing. I hardy cared what people throught, the i got boyfriend i throught everything was great. we got really close. He grew close to my family. Kyle and my brother became really good friends. but something happend, he started not liking anything I did. He started pushing me to do stufff, I din't want to. One day he pined me on the couch. I told him to get off of me, and he tighten his gri on me. I got my hand up and, I slapped him, and he hit me across the face. I had a bruise on the side of my."

she stopped and took a deep breath.

"face, I didn't tell anyone, I wore make-upto hide it. I didn't know what to do. When we were with our friends he acted like nothing was wrong. then about a week later later I stay after school i was going down the stairs, and he was going up them, he asked me where i've been, i didn't answer him, he told me when he asked me somthing i better answer them, he hit me across the face agsin. i ran up the stairs, he ran after me . He grabbed my arm and throw me down the."

She stoppped closed her eyes andopened them back up I saw tears starting to fall.I sat down next to her.

"he throw me down the stairs.......he told me to get up but i couldn't. I was in so much pain. i know i broke something. So he picked me up, and hit me again, and push me into the wall. Again I didn't tell anybody. I was scared if I told someone he wou;d hurt me wrose. I kept the pain away from my parents. I don't know how i did it. it hurt so bad everytime I moved. Everytime I took a breath."

She stopped again and cryed, I rubbed her back, and she went on.

"A couple days later I was walking home and you know the rosd we live on now, It covered with tree, and quiet. He drove up to me . I kept walking he got out of his car, he grabbed me, I screamed trying to get away. He put me in the backseat of his car, he got in. He tried to rip off my clothes he got my shirt off I was trying to stop him. He kept hitting me."

"Did he get that f-" I said.

"No, i punched him one time an kicked him, and he felt it. I got out of his car and started running to my house. I wasin so much pain when i got hoime nobody was home. I locked the doors. About 30 mintures later my mom, dad , and brother came home. i was crying so hard. I told them everything. they took me to the hospital. I had four broken rips, bruise all over my body, black and blue eyes."

she stopped and cryed. I wrapped myarms around her, and she cryed into my shoulder. it broke my heart to know what happend to her. I didn't know what to say.

"what happen to him?"

"he got charged as a adult, didn't go to jail very long."

"where's he now?"

"i don't know" she shoke her head.

"that why you won't open to people your scared."

"its not just that, the last guy i opened up to all that happend."

"brittany I -"

"Brittany, Sidney dinner." her mother yelled, brittany got up and removed the tears from her eyes.

"we better gettin there."

I nodded. she just stood there with her head down.

"come here" I said putting out my arms and she fell into them.

"I never told that to anybody that wasn't close yo me when i was younger."

"I'm glad you told me"

"me too"

"Brittany, I-"

"Brittany!"

"We're coming mom!, what ere you staying"

"I'll tell you later, lets go eat."

"okay"



Britt's POV

I told him everything, i never told that to anyone, i was glad he knew. i scared out of mind but i was happy.

we went and ate and talked. later in that night.

"its getting late" I said

sid nodded

"we should get going" i said

"you two stay here tonught"

"well"

"do you work tomorrow" he asked me.

"no, but don't you have a game."

"yeah, but we can be back by my morning stake."

"okay, we'll stay"

"okay sidney you can have the couch, and brittany your room is ready."

I brought Sidney some blanket

"here you go, id that good."

"mmhm" he lifted my shin and kissed me. we stopped. I put my arms around his waist and hugged him.

"Goodnight" I said

"Goodnight Babe"