Blackbourne's First

Horror Stories

Sang POV

"It all started when I was 5 years old. I was at the store with Mother and Marie. Marie was getting new clothes. Looking around I saw this cute pink shirt. I grabbed it and showed it to my Mother and I asked if I could have it. She gave me this look. She grabbed it from my hand and hung it back up. She said no, this trip is for Marie. I just nodded. I thought it was over. That night I heard Mother and Father fighting. It wasn't the first time they had fought, but it was the loudest and longest. The next morning I was in the kitchen and was trying to get a glass. As I grabbed a glass, I slipped off the counter. the glass slipped out of my hand and shattered on the ground. Mother ran in to see what happened. When she saw it was me, she got angry.

 She yelled at me for making a mess and breaking a glass. She forced me to kneel on the glass shards. I wasn't to move until she told me too. After 3 hours, I got up to go to the restroom. As I came out, I saw Mother. She must have come back while I was in the bathroom. She was furious. She told me to get the stool. I grabbed it and she tied me to it as she got a wooden spoon. And she started hitting me. I started to cry and yell. She told me I deserve it and that if I keep the noise up she will keep hitting me until I pass out. In a great act of self preservation, I forced myself to be quite. She slowly stopped. She looked at me and said get yourself off the stool and clean up the kitchen. She left and went to her room. I didn't know how to untie the knots yet. So, I stayed tied to the stool for 5 hours before Father got home. He walked in and saw me. He untied me and asked me what happened. I told him. Once I was done he told me to try to stay out of her way." I pause to take a deep breath. I stare at the carpet. I can't look at them. Taking a deep breath I continue.

"At first it was difficult, but after awhile I realized that if I stay quite and keep everything clean then I can stay out of the way. I lost a lot of privileges as I was learning. Once I learned what to do though, I wouldn't get punished.The first word I got on my back was ungrateful. Marie up until this point hadn't really done anything to get me in trouble, but that changes. On my 8th birthday, Father gave me a blanket. Nothing remarkable but, considering I hadn't had a blanket since I was almost 6 yrs old, I loved it. That night while I was cleaning the kitchen, Marie cut my blanket into pieces and threw them around my room. Once I finished in the kitchen, I went up to my room and saw what she did. I started cleaning up the mess, when Mother walked in. She was beyond furious. She took me to the kitchen and tied me to the stool. She grabbed a knife and told me that she was going to teach me a lesson I will never forget." I glossed over a lot, but I really don't want to relieve it. After about five minuets of silence, I debate whether or not I should say something. Before I can decide, it is taken out of my hands.

"Ms. Sorenson...."

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Owen POV

"Ms. Sorenson..." I don't know what to say. I just want to grab the sweet girl in front of me and hold her tight. This poor girl. I know she didn't tell us everything, but I am not entirely sure I want to know everything. I look at her face, no I do want to know everything, but only when she is ready. " Why don't you go climb into bed? You must be exhausted. We can talk some more tomorrow." As I am talking she looks up at me. The gratitude in her eyes lets me know I said the right thing. She nods and walks back to the room to sleep. I look over at Sean. He has been awfully quite. The pure rage I see shining in his eyes tells me why he hasn't uttered a word.

"Owen, there is no way that girl is going to live there a moment longer. That women is a monster. We need to get her out of that house. God why would she do that to such a sweet girl?" Sean runs his hands through his hair as he starts to pace. I watch silently to give him time to wear himself out. He keeps pacing for a good 30 minutes before he slumps onto the chair. "Well, what is the plan Owen?"

"Right now, we need to wait," I see him about to object, " We need more information before we can get her out of that house. I do agree that we are getting her out of there." He sees my reasoning and nods. "Now, how are we going to tell the boys?"

Sean's eyes get large before he starts to laugh." I don't know. However, I know the boys will be as captivated as us," before I can deny it he gives me a look," Don't even bother to try and deny it. I know you better than that. I think what you need to think of is how you are going to keep the boys from fighting over her."

"Sean, what do you think of her? Do you think she might be Academy?"

"Owen, on what I have seen she could be Academy. I think she is the strongest, sweetest, and most broken girl I have ever seen. Also, she has talents we haven't even uncovered yet. Where you thinking of her joining us?"

"I was thinking..."

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Well birdies, here you are. Sorry it took so long. However, I promise on the Academy that I will be better at updating. Let me know what you thought of it!!!!!! Until next time....