Abuse warning!!!! If this is a trigger for some of you please do not read!!!

The minute I know Mark and Julian are far away from my house, I turn over and cry as hard as I can into my pillows. Why...why would Mark allow Julian near me if he did something so horrible to me! I don't know if I'll ever be able to forgive him. Why would he do something like this... Why... After a couple of hours of crying and questioning, I end up falling asleep. 

I jerk awake when I hear the front door slam shut. Oh no!

"Easton! Why the hell did you skip school! You better be in your room when I get up there!"

I have no idea what to do? I look at my phone to see it's only two p.m. in the afternoon. School isn't even over and he was also suppose to work over time today. I start to panic and pace all over my room. I can't run away our my punishment will be worse. I should just stay and get this over with. 

My dad walks up the stairs angrily and kicks my door open. "Why the hell did you skip school you bitch!"

I noticed my dad reeks of alcohol, so he must be drunk. Did he not go to work at all today? "I'm so sorry dad, I have no idea what came over me. It won't happen again." I start to back up afraid of what my dad might do.

My dad grabs my head and pulls me into his room. "You little bitch!" He says as he pushes me onto the ground.

"I'm so sorry, dad!"

He starts to kick me, "Don't call me your dad, you lost that privilege when you made Leisa (his mom) run away!" He starts to kick really hard into my stomach. "It's all your fault!" After a while of kicking and hitting me, he starts to cry. "I'm so sorry but it's your fault... if you didn't make your mom run away, this would of never happened." He gets up and crouches down by me and grabs my chin so I am face to face with him. "I'm going to go get something to drink I don't want to see you when I get back." Rob (my dad) walks off and leaves the property.

I crawl to my room crying in pain. I reach my for my phone and call Mark right away. "Mark..."

Mark answers the phone in a hurry. "I am so sorry, please forgive me Easton. I didn't think you would ever talk to me again!"

"Mark..." I say very weakly. "I need you to come and get me."

"It was that bastard did it again, didn't he! I'm going to kill him!"

"Mark..." I say as I everything goes black.

"Easton! Say something please!"

"..."

"Keep breathing and don't hang up I'm on my way!"

A couple of minutes later, Mark reaches my house. He runs as fast as he can and starts screaming my name. 

"Easton! Easton where are you!"

As Mark looks around, I start to wake up slowly. When I hear Marks voice I try my hardest to talk but all that comes out is "Uhg…"

With this small sound of groaning Mark is able to find Easton in his room. "Easton! You look like crap... why did you have to stay in this shitty house...why?" He starts to cry as he picks me up to take me to his car.

"That hurts!" I start to cry as hard as I can. I am in so much pain. I think he might of broke something.

"I'm sorry baby, but I got to get you to my house...we can't keep you here. Or else when he gets back, he'll just beat you up some more."

I can't even respond as he lays me down in the car. I ended up falling asleep in the car once he starts the engine. "I'm just going to rest my eyes for a little bit."

"Easton, baby, you got to stay awake for me... please."

"mmh."

"Shit!"

I wake up as Mark carries me inside. "Good morning sunshine." Mark says as tears drop from his face. "Let's get you cleaned up."

I snuggle my face into his sweat shirt and start to cry again. I like when Mark holds me. I feel so safe and secure when I'm with him. 

Mark ends up carrying me to the bath tub. He takes off all my clothes and starts to wash the blood off my body. "Ouch! Dude that hurts!"

"Ha I bet it does... I'm just glad your responding now."

I look up at Marks teary face. "I'm sorry Mark."

"For what your shitty father."

I look away from his crying face, I can't handle when he cries. He never cries. "I mean for earlier in the day, when I said that you didn't care for me." 

"Your still worried about that, when you look this shitty!"

I start to cry again. "I just.."

"Shh baby its okay..." He says as he pulls me close to his chest.

After I'm done taking a bath Mark helps me get dressed. "Thank you Mark.."

Mark lies down on his bed and gestures me to come lay down next to him. As I get closer to the bed Mark pulls me into an embrace. Mark does an evil smirk and winks at me as he says, "Anytime babe."

I start to laugh and snuggle into Marks arms.

"At least I got you to laugh."

After Mark and I finish talking, we put on a movie. I ended up falling asleep before the movie even got pass the advertisements.

Mark's Provo:

As I look down at his sleeping face, I push his hair behind his ears. I bend down and kiss his forehead while saying, "I love you, E." I pull him closer to my chess and start to cry. "Why does everyone have to be so mean to you..." After an hour of crying and holding Easton, I end up falling asleep.