Everything Will Be Ok

***Taylor’s POV***
Mikey dragged me down the flight of stairs with Frank and Ray following behind us. ”I can’t wait for you to meet him! “Mikey whispered as we finally reached the bottom of the staircase. We all entered the kitchen when I glanced over to see Mr. Way. Oh my god! What the hell was he doing here? Was he…was he Mikey’s bother? I stood there silent, not knowing how to react, when he broke the silence. ”Hey Mikey.I didn’t know you were having friends over? “He asked awkwardly. What if he didn’t want me here and I was being a burden? “Oh yeah sorry, I forgot to let you know. Its ok with you right?” Mikey replied. I bet you I was making him feel uncomfortable with my presence of me being here. The way he talked and acted made me feel uneasy. “Oh uh…yeah s-sure it’s ok with me.” He stuttered. I could tell he wasn’t trying to make eye contact with me. Mr. Way focused his eyes on Mikey. “Oh, I forgot to introduce you two. Taylor, this is my older brother, Gerard. And Gerard, this is my new friend, Taylor.” Mr. Way slowly reached out his arm to shake my hand. “It’s nice to meet you, Taylor.” He greeted me. I almost wanted to laugh from the sound of sarcasm in his voice. I didn’t want Mikey to know that we were actually well aware of each other’s existence, so I tried my best to play it off as if this was my first time meeting him. “Oh, umm… nice to meet you too, Gerard is it?” I responded stiffly. It was obvious he was trying to hold in a giggle from how dumb I was sounding. But he seemed pretty amused. “Well, we were thinking that we might go to the music shop down the street. So could you give us some money to pay for a new CD?” Mikey asked breaking the awkward tension between Gerard and me. He brought his gazes back on Mikey. Gerard stood silent when Mikey placed his arm around my sholders.I was kind of dismayed by his gesture but just went along with it. I could feel my cheeks getting hot. Gerard’s facial expression changed in a matter of seconds. “So, can we? “Asked Mikey for the second time. ”I don’t have any money on me.” He replied with an attitude. He seemed angry or something. “I’m sorry, but may I please have a minute with my brother? “He pulled Mikey to his side and walked off to the next room. I wonder what got into him.

Frank, Ray, and I all just kind of looked at each other confused.”I wonder what’s up with Gerard. “Frank commented.”I don’t know, but it definitely seems like something is bugging him. “Ray whispered. We all continued to talk to each other since we had nothing better to do.” Hey Taylor, do you know what time it is, cause I need to see how much longer I have till I need to leave." I reached my phone out of my pocket and opened up to my home screen to see several messages and missed calls from my stepmom. One message really got my attention. ”You better be home in 3 minutes, or you are really going to get it this time! “ Read one of the messages she sent me. I froze in fear. Oh shit. I didn’t tell my stepmom I was going to be at a friend’s house after school. She is going to kill me. Literally, kill me this time. “So what time does your phone say? “Asked Frank impatiently. I ignored him as I tried to hold back from crying. “Are you ok?” Ray asked, as I looked up to see them both concerned. ”Yeah, I just really need to go now”. They looked confused.”I will see you at school tomorrow.” I said as I waved goodbye. I rushed up to the front door entrance. “Hey, umm Mikey, I need to get on home now. I will see you later.”I informed him, as I raced out the door and on my way to my house.

I was now standing in front of my door, deciding whether I should open it or not. I was way too scared to face my stepmom, or “mom” as she wants me to call her, again this time. I know she will hurt me bad once I step inside. And even worse, my dad is still at work so she won’t be limited to how much she hurts me.I clutched my palm on the handle of the door and slightly opened it, making a quiet creaking sound. I tip toed inside, seeing that she was nowhere to be found. I entered through my kitchen noticing several empty beer bottles exposed on the counter. Oh no. She’s drunk .I’ve lived with her long enough to know that when she is intoxicated, she is more abusive than usual. I was ready to cry as I heard loud, heavy footsteps approaching from the upstairs bedroom. I needed to hide. I needed to find a place where she can’t find me until my dad comes home. I hurried looking for any possible place to hide myself, because I could tell she was already on her way down the stairs. I panicked, searching all over the living room until I found one of the closets in the hall way to hide in. I squeezed myself in the cramped space and closed the door, trying not to make a sound. Her footsteps finally landed onto the last step of the stairway. ”Ugh, where the hell is Taylor! I swear when she shows up she’s going to get a good beating.” I heard her mumble angrily as she passed through the kitchen. She was definitely enraged. I held my hands over my mouth as I cried silently into my arms.

Ten minutes passed and I was still trapped inside the closet. I could hear her coming towards the hallway so I stood completely still, not making a sound. Her footsteps slowly passed the door of the closet, as she entered another room.I knew that this would be a perfect chance to get out and run upstairs to my room.I took a deep breath, opened the door, and ran for it. My heart was beating out of my chest. I darted through the kitchen, almost making my way to the staircase. “WHERE THE FUCK HAVE U BEEN!”I nervously turned my head to see my extremely angered stepmom. Her face was pure red with anger and her eyes were bulging out of your head.I paused for a bit and started to run up the stairs trying to make it to my room without her getting me. She followed me up and yanked my arm pulling me down to the ground. “Where do you think you’re going? You still haven’t gotten your punishment yet! “She said with a satanic smirk on her face. “No-No please, don’t hurt me! Please!" I pleaded as I broke down in tears. She threw me against the wall and punched me hard in the gut several times.I winced in pain.” Stop!” I whimpered. “Oh, why don’t you just shut the fuck up you son of a bitch!” She yelled, yanking me by the hair and throwing me down again, hitting my head hard. I shrieked. She kicked my stomach as I lay on the floor, blood flowing out from my nose. I then gave up fighting.I knew there was nothing I could do to make her stop, so I just let her continue to beat me. She snatched me up and dragged me up the stairs. “What are you doing?”I asked chocking over my sobs.”I told you to shut the fuck up!” She screamed. We finally reached the top of the staircase. “Are you ready?” She said, her grin widening. “Ready for wha-“I began to speak when she threw me down the staircase, hitting the back of my head. She laughed cruelly. My whole body suffered with pain, and I knew she enjoyed it. “Now you better get yourself up to your room now and stay there! And if you leave, you’re going to get more! “She threatened. I tried to push myself up, but my legs gave up on me. I laid there for a few seconds and finally found the strength to pull myself up and limp over to my room. I locked the door and rested my injured body on my bed. I was so helpless right now. There was nobody that could help me right now. Absolutely nobody. That’s when a thought came to me. I slid my phone out from the inside of my pocket and dialed the digits on the phone. The phone rang and rang until someone finally picked up. “Hello?” they answered from the other line. ”Hey, umm... Mr.. Way. Can we talk?”

Notes

Hey guys! I am really sorry for not updating
yesterday because my computer crashed:/
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