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Madeline's POV 3

I set my phone down after texting Luke. I can't believe his mom has cancer, not just one type, but four! Brain, breast, liver, and lung cancer! She must be crazy strong! He's so lucky to have her, and him her. I'm really falling for Luke. I know in the beginning I wanted to set him up sigh Kaylie, but it seems to be I'm falling head over heels for him. And I haven't even met him! We talk on the app I downloaded a few months ago, if it wasn't for Kaylie I would never have met him, I owe her. 

I set my phone on my bed as I lay down. I close my eyes and drift off to sleep. A memory fills my mind as I sleep. 

*flashback/dream*

I lay down on my bed and close my eyes but I hear the front door opening so I open them and get up; thinking hat it's my parents I head to the front room. I was mistaken, in front of me, my brother takes off his coat. His eyes look dead and angry. I bite my lip as I take a small step back. 

"Madeline, why are you here?" His gruff voice rings out. 

I pause for a moment before my small voice croaks out "Because I live here." I bite my lip the moment the words leave my mouth, regretting it immediately. I watch as my brother's eyes snap to my face the anger seething off of him. I take another small step back towards my room. I quickly turn on my feet to run to my room when I feel a hand grab my hair and jerk me back. A loud gasp of pain escapes my lips as I fall on the floor, I look up at my brother scared. This happened everytime him and I were alone, it was normal. He picks me up by the shoulder, his hand squeezing my shoulder tightly as he brings my face close to his. So close that when he says "Bad choice of words Madeline" I can feel his breath move my eye lashes. I squeeze my eyes shut as I'm set back on the ground. I go to take a step in the direction of my room when a fists sends me back to the ground. He yells at me roughly "IM NOT DONE WITH YOU!". My brother pics me uo by my hair again and jerks me across the room, he pauses a second before a fist flies out towards my gut. Instinctively my hand moved to block him as I scream out pleadingly "NO!" He stops millimeters from my stomach. I slowly breath out in relief as he move back. But then he smirks at me and sends the fist at my head instead. I scream as my vision fills sigh darkness; the last thing I remember is hitting the ground......

*end of flashback/dream* 

I jolt awake with tears streaming down my face. I shake my head gently trying to forget the memory that is permanently set in my brain.

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Ooh! So we find out Madeline has been abused. To anyone out there who has been abused I feel ya, trust me, stay strong! I learned a new acronym for Hope today.

Hold

On

Pain 

Ends

So remember that my strong loves!

-Maya