Secrets

4

Two weeks later

It's been two weeks since we've been here. Everything was fine. I got to know my siblings.

Mom and I talked about random things. I never told anyone about the abuse. I never spoke since I got here. I guess masters words stuck in my head

"Good girls are seen not heard"
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Anis has been trying to get me to speak. Attacking me. It was midnight and I was thirsty the guys were sleeping. The bottle was empty and I was in pain.

The wound Hult gave me hasn't heeled. Non of them heeled. Sometimes it would bleed through. And with the multiple hugs I get they seem to reopen the stitches.

Well Jasper,Conan and I would stitch each other. I got off the bed and walked downstairs.

I lit the kitchen light and poured water in the bottle. Suddenly someone grabbed my neck. My anxiety on a different level.

My breathing heaved. I dropped the bottle. "I'm going to make you talk and show everyone that you are nothing but a gold digging whore. " The voice said.

It creped me even more. It was Anis. My heart pounding in my ears. I couldn't breathe. I needed air.

I needed my inhaler. Yeah you heard me right. His smirk grew and it scared me even more. Everytime someone's smirk grew they did something bad.

He placed my face in the running water and held my hands. Strangling to breath. I saw black dots form . Suddenly someone separated us.

I fall into someone's arms. I couldn't breathe I was panicking. Do you know how painful it is not to be able to breathe?

Tears after tears. I was in dad's arms. I raised my hand. "Inhaler" I signed with the little energy I had.

"Inhaler" mom, Jasper and Conan said in unison. Conan ran upstairs. I was crying trying to breathe. Each passing second it became harder.

I felt my eyes close. "Cecilia don't close your eyes dear" I felt someone say.

It felt far behind. Everyone and everything felt distance. I tried my level best.

"Come on your my brave girl" he said. "Come on feel my heartbeat" he said as he placed my hand on his chest.

"You can do it I know you can" he said. I couldn't see him because of the wall separating us. I felt myself normalise.

"See my brave girl I love you" he said and I just smiled. I loved him to. "I love you too" the first words I've said to him ever since we've been stuck here.

"I wish I could take your pain away." He said.

I remembered him. I wonder how they were. He promised to keep them safe. I hope he doesn't break it.

The black dots because more and more. Conan came rushing to me. He gave Jasper my inhaler.

Jasper helped me pump some air into my lungs. As my breathing normalised I turned my head to dad's waist and silently sobbed.

You can't blame me. After about 10 years of abuse' I know how to be quite.