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We had one of our last Saturday rehearsals and it went great. Our sets are done, our costumes are done, our props are done. We are ahead of schedule which was perfect since Miss F was getting more and more nervous everyday. We were finishing packing up when I was talking with my friends, I saw Hayden walk out of the theatre. I decided to follow him and see if he would go home or not.
I said "bye" to my friends and I followed him down the street. He was walking. Why wasn't he driving to Carson's? He walked right past Carson's street. He must be going home.
He got to his house, walked up the front steps, and placed his hand on the door handle. He stood there for a few seconds and walked inside. I watched from behind a tree to see if he would come back out, but he didn't. I decided to go inside. I opened the door and saw...
It was after rehearsals and I needed to grab some extra clothes from home. I didn't want to stop at home.
I walked up the front steps and placed my hand on the door handle. Just get in and get out. It can't be that hard. I slowly opened the door and walked in. The house smelt of alcohol. I walked to the stairs, I went to my room and grabbed some extra clothes and shoved them in my backpack. I walked back downstairs and saw my dad's wallet sitting on the coffee table. I walked over and grabbed a few bucks. I then looked across the table and saw him laying there looking at me. He must have woken up
Jimmy:Hayden? Is that you, boy?
I stuttered
Hayden:H-hey, dad
Jimmy:I haven't seen you in months, where have you been?
Hayden:Just...around
He stood up and kind of stumbled
Jimmy:Around? You haven't been here in months. And I'm out of a job
Hayden:What? You got fired?!
Jimmy:Yes! It's been terrible here. I lost my job, I haven't seen my own son in forever, and now he decides to steal my own fucking money! How the hell am I supposed to get more money now?!
He punched me in the stomach and I held my stomach in pain. He grabbed me by the throat and pinned me against the wall then started punching me and punching me until he stopped for a second.
Jimmy:You think you're some criminal now?! Stealing from your old man. Shit, I earned that money for us!
I tried to get out of his grip, but he was too strong. He punched me once more, my head bleeding now. I then hear the door open and see Annie walk in. She looks over at me
Annie:Hayden!
Hayden:An-
My dad let go of my throat and dropped me. I gasped for air and Annie rushed over to me
Annie:Hayden, what the hell is going on?
My dad slowly walks over to us
Jimmy:Since when did you get back with this fucking slut? I thought you dropped her years ago
Hayden:What did you just call her?
I stood in front of my dad trying to protect Annie from possibly hurting her too. He smirked at me
Jimmy: You want to act all tough in front of her? Go ahead...hit me
I looked him in the eyes. He was obviously drunk. His breath smelt of it. I sighed. I couldn't do this right now. Not in front of Annie. She can't see this
Hayden:Come on, Annie
I led her out of my house
Jimmy:You get your ass back here right now, son! I'm not done with you yet!
I closed the door behind us and we walked down the street
Annie:Hayden...
Hayden:No, I should have told you. I'm sorry
Annie:Don't apologize. It's not your fault
Hayden:Can we talk?
Annie nods and we walk to her house
We sit in her bedroom. She grabs a wet cloth and holds it on my head.
Annie:When did this start?
Hayden:Last year. All my brothers moved out and it was just me and my dad. He then started drinking and became addicted. I'd come home to him passed out on the couch, or he would be awake and drinking. Then he would start hitting me and it got pretty worse this past year
Annie:Hayden, i"m so sorry. I thought I was having a hard time
Hayden:It's okay, I mean only Carson and John know. So, you can't tell anybody
Annie:I promise
Hayden:Also, don't take what my dad said to heart. He was really drunk
Annie:I won't
Hayden:How did you know I would be at my house?
Annie:I, um...kinda followed you
Hayden:Really?
Annie:I'm sorry, I just wanted to know you were okay. And when I saw you go to your house, I don't know. I just got a bad feeling in my stomach
Hayden:I'm okay
Annie:But you're hurt
Hayden:Not like it hasn't happened before
I lifted my shirt to reveal all of the bruises and scars on my chest and stomach. Annie gasped
Annie:Hayden
She touches one of my bruises very gently. I can tell she is worried for me. I don't want to get her involved with my dad, but she has to know. She walked in on me getting beat, how can I just ignore what happened when she was there. I looked at her and she just kept scanning my chest
Hayden:Hey, it's okay. I'm fine
Annie:No, it's not. He's hurting you...badly
Hayden:Anns, listen to me
She looks up from my chest and looks in my eyes
Hayden:I'll be okay
Annie:Are you sure?
I nod. I put my shirt back down and she hugged me very gently. She probably didn't want to hurt me
Annie:I'm so sorry
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//This chapter broke me. I wanted to add something that was sadly part of reality. I wanted people to understand what's going on in somebody's point of view who is going through something so horrible.
But now Annie knows Hayden's big secret. How will she learn to understand what's going on? And how will it affect Hayden?
New chapter coming soon ~A♡ //
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