He punches my stomach hard and slams me into the wall. Tears fill my eyes as the pain spreads through my body begging for it to go away, he grabs my shoulders looks me in the eye then slams me into the wall again, he lets me go and I fall to the ground where he kicks me at least four times. "Get out. Now!" His voice is flat, no feelings in it. I slowly get up and walk out of his room. 

Before I make it to my room, I hear Tom's voice calling my name, "Winter, Winter I know you’re here I need you please come here!" I roll my eyes he's drunk great. "WINTTEEERRR!"

Mitch pops his head into the hallway. He gives me a curious look, wondering if it's okay or if he needs to deal with Tom this time or not. I just shrug so he knows it's okay and I can handle Tom.

He nods his head and goes back into his room. I head down the stairs to go deal with Tom because he can't stop himself from drinking. I enter the kitchen only to be knocked backwards, "What the hell?" I exclaim, pissed that I got caught off guard!

 "Ha ha I got you!" Tom grabs my waist and throws me over his shoulder, he runs into his room with me in his arms shit! He sets me down on his bed, "What's up chickadee?" he said in a very drunk voice that made it sound like, "Whatss up chickadeeee" I roll my eyes and get up off the bed and take away the liquor bottle that was in his hand, "Give it back Winter or I'll do something you'll hate!"
I walk past him and into the kitchen, I lock the liquor bottle in the cabinet with all the other alcohol drinks. I'm pretty sure he bought it because he doesn't have a key so he can't get into the cabinet without a key. Only Kara and I have one, I turn towards Tom but as I do he punches the left side of my face.

Ow that fucking hurt! He hits my stomach hard and I almost throw up cause my stomach is still hurt from five minutes ago when Blade hit me there. He kicks my sheen so I buckle to the floor, when suddenly Mitch appears behind Tom and grabs his shoulder and pulls Tom toward his room. Mitch comes back looking pissed, "Did he only hit your face and your sheen?" I nod a little out of it.

"I'm fine promise." I said not only to convince him but myself to. 

"I don't believe you." He grabs my face and looks at the mark Tom made, "It'll heal but your gonna have a mark tomorrow so you'll have to cover it."

 "Cover what?" Blade asks, he sees my face and looks at his dad's room than back at me, rage clear on his face. "What happened?" He growls loudly at Mitch and I.

 We look at each other than at Blade, "I'm fine Blade he's just drunk no worries. I'm going up-stairs."

 I start to walk past Blade but he grabs my right arm and pulls me closer to him. "Don't lie to me."

 I look him in the eye, "I'm not I am fine I promise. Please let go of me I have a ton of homework to do." he relishes me and I head up-stairs trying not to cry this day sucked.

I stay in my room till everything quiets down which was about three hours before they were all asleep. I peek out of my bedroom door seeing if anyone is up, I don't see anyone so I head to the bathroom and close the door behind me.

When I open the door Blade is standing there I gasp at him, "What the heck are you doing standing at the door like a weird person?" I hiss at him, he scared the crap out of me!

 He pushes me back into the bathroom and shuts and locks the door, "Show me your arm now!" 

 "No."

 He grabs my left arm and lifts the sleeve. He looks at my wrapped arm and then back at my face, "Is this the only place you cut?"

 I sigh, I wish he would just let it be, "No it's not but I'm not showing you the other." 

"Why not?" 

I sigh again, why can't he just leave me alone? "Because you honestly only care cause you don't like not being in control over everything."

 He stares at me for a second then pushes me to the wall and my knee hits the sink tubes. "Show me or I'll find it." 

"Fine!" He lets me go and steps back waiting for me to show him.

I slide my PJ's down so he can see the patch of tissue and tape on my thigh. I refuse to look at him because the blood is starting to seep through it. "Does it hurt?" He touches the patch and I flinch but he keeps his fingers there. 

He looks me in the eye waiting for my answer, "No it doesn't hurt. Can I go now?" he nods and I slip my PJ's up over my hips, Blade watches but doesn't say anything as I on unlock the door and head to my room. I cry in my room for an hour before I fall asleep.

Next morning

When I wake up I know something's wrong, I run out of my room and race to the bathroom, I pass Mitch and Maya who give me startled looks as I open the bathroom door and throw up in the sink.

"Hey are you okay?" Mitch asks from behind me, I'm about to answer but then I throw up again.

 "Yeah I'm uh fine give me a minute okay?" I scoot back and lean on the wall, my fucking head hurts so much! 

"You don't look fine." Maya said while sitting next to me, I glare at her.

Kara walks up the stairs, "Girls are you up yet-" She see's Mitch, Maya and I sitting in the bathroom. "What's going on here?" 

Maya and Mitch glance at me and then back at their mom but neither say anything. "I just feel a little sick that's all." 

"You're sick?" Blade said from behind Kara, I roll my eyes annoyed that everyone is looking at me with concern. 

"I'm fine guys go get ready for school I'm about to as well." They all look at me not sure if they should believe me or not but finally Maya gets up and drags Mitch with her. They head to their rooms and Kara goes back down stairs but Blade watches me.

"I don't feel well do you think Kara will still make me go to school or will she let me stay?" I ask him as I get up off the floor and move over to the sink.

"I'll be right back are you going to be in here or you room?"

I sigh and look over at him. "Probably my room if I don't throw up again." He nods then turns and leaves, I stare at the sink for a few minutes then walk back to my room and slowly close the door.

I pull out my school clothes then what I will wear if I can stay home, I pull my hair up in a bun then stare at my neck. I have to cover this huge ass scar that's across my neck not to mention the purple that's across my chest, so I grab my concealer and start putting it on my neck scar.

I'm mostly done covering the scar when Blade and Kara come into my room. "You two can stay here but I need to speak with you a moment so Blade can you give us a minute please." Kara moves and sits on my bed looking over the clothes I set out.

Blade walks out and I look over at her, "Blade's staying as well?" I ask her as I put my school clothes away.

"Yes and I wanted to ask you what happened to your face?"

"Um Tim was drunk and I tried to get him to his room but we fell and I hit my cheek that's all." I lay beside her my shirt comes up on my stomach so Kara pulls it down making me roll my eyes.

"So nothing happened. . .?" She questions hesitantly and I know why because she wants to know if her husband is beating me again.

"No nothing happened." I tell Kara looking in her eyes because she thinks if we look her in the eyes we won't lie that's such bull shit.

She sighs, "Okay then well I'll see you later." she gets up and leaves and Blade walks in.

"Winter why do you want to stay home?" He asks me while closing the door, "Is it just because you're sick or. . .?"

"Yes it's just because I'm sick and I also I didn't get much sleep last night so I'm tired." I get up and grab my clothes and stare at Blade. "You staying or. .?"

He doesn't say anything just watches me so I take off my shirt and put the half top on then I slip off my pants and put my shorts on.

"Your scars are healing." He comments while I lay down on the bed.

"I know but they still itch like crazy."

"Then maybe you shouldn't cut so much and they wouldn't itch." He tells me as he sits beside me. "Winter. . . Why won't you stop?"

"Because it's not as easy as you think I can't just flip a switch and be 'oh I'm fine and nothing's wrong' because it doesn't fucking work that way!" I sit up and leave the room pissed and head into Maya's room. "Maya I'm gonna murder Blade because he thinks I can just stop over night!"

"Are you talking about cutting?" She asks as she put her hair up in a pony tail. "Because you know how he is with that he hates it almost as much as he hates Devin."

"He hates Devin because I like him and he dislikes my cutting because he must control everything." I huff and glare at the mirror.

"Okay um Winter I don't know what to say because y'all are weird." She turns to me with a small smile.

"Yeah, yeah I know but he doesn't have to be a dick." I glance at the door then back at Maya. "I wish he'd stop worrying because it's stressing me out."

"Maybe tell him that?"

"Yeah like he listens to what I have to say."

"Okay well let's head down stairs to eat something before the guys and I leave." She heads to the door with me on her heals but then Mitch opens her door she runs into him and I run into them.

"Ow!" "Shit!" "Fuck!" Maya and I then Mitch said at the same time.

"Why are you walking into my room without knocking?" Maya exclaims pushing past Mitch heading down the stairs.

"Well I wanted to see why Winter wasn't in her room but Blade was." Mitch states as we follow Maya down the stairs.

"Um Blade pissed me off so I came into Maya's room so I didn't hit him." I tell him as I jump onto Maya's back, she grunts but doesn't try to throw me off. . . Yet.

"Winter your heavy you know that?" She said sarcastically.

"Really? That would be an improvement." I reply back hugging her neck tighter but then I let go and run back to the bathroom. I throw up again and sit on the floor shit, why can't I hold it in till everyone leaves? Fucking morning sickness sucks so much!

"You okay?" Blade asks from behind me, I glare up at him annoyed that it was him who followed me.

"Do I look okay to you?" I ask as I get up off the floor, my whole body hurts so much.

"You look like shit." He states so I throw a tooth brush at him, he catches it and laughs.

"Fuck you Blade I'm sick and I don't want to fight right now so please leave me be." I move out of the bathroom then Blade gets in front of me his back to me waiting. I sigh and jump onto his back, he takes me down stairs where Maya and Mitch are arguing, Kara and Tim are hugging and whispering in each other's ears, gross.

"Winter are you okay?" Mitch asks me moving away from Maya who punches his arm.

"Yeah just sick." I answer clinging to Blade's neck, he shifts a bit not understanding why I went closer to him.

"Your sick that's not fine!" Mitch snaps at me and I flinch.

"She's fine just a little sick don't worry about Mitch." Blade speaks calmly to Mitch who flips him off. "Let it be."

"It's not fair that they get to stay home but we can't!" Maya exclaims to Kara and Tim.

"Maya, Winter is sick and Blade is going to take care of her while nobody is here so finish getting ready for school now." Kara said while detaching herself from Tim who is watching me.

"So what are we eating?" Blade asks while shifting his weight so I'm on his right side instead of in the center of his back.

"Eggs and bacon that's all that's left from these two." Tim said while still staring at me, I roll my eyes and look at the food that's left and I feel sick just looking at it.

I slip off of Blade's back and grab a piece of bacon, I take a bite my stomach hates me for it but at the same time I'm starving so. . . "Have a good day at work guys." Maya, Mitch, Blade and I said as Kara and Tim leave they wave at us.

"Maya remember to be nice okay?" I tell her while I hand Blade a piece of bacon and sit on the high chair.

"Yeah, yeah I'll be good." She rolls her eyes at me but smiles.

"Don't be a smart ass all I'm saying is don't get in trouble I don't need to yell at you when you get back." I glare at the eggs because I'm hungry but if I eat them I'll get sick.

"We're leaving bye!" She hugs me then drags Mitch out the door, now it's just Blade and I fuck.

"Go sit in the living room I'll be there when I'm done with the dishes. Oh um do you want anything else or. . ?" Blade asks me.

"Um I think I'll just. ." I grab a few pieces of bacon and smile at him, "Okay I'm heading to the living room now do you want to watch something or can I pick?"

"You pick I don't care." He starts cleaning up while I head into the living room to find a movie.

About fifteen minutes after Captain America The Winter Soldier starts Blade comes and sits beside me without saying anything the whole time. Then when it's over, "Winter stand up." Blade said quietly while standing up.

I stand and he points to my room I slowly go because when he has to stay home I know he gets violent and I really don't want to deal with a beating right now when I feel like shit. I close the door waiting for it but it never comes. I peek out the door and see him pacing in the hallway. He pauses when he sees me then he starts pacing again, "Are you okay?" I ask him quietly.

He stops again and looks over at me, "No. Now let me be and go back in your room." he murmurs to me looking in my eyes.

"Okay." I close the door again sighing and leaning into it, what am I supposed to do now? I start to feel sick again but I don't know if he's still in the hallway or not. "Blade." I call out and I hear a hum from him letting me know he's still out there. "I need to go into the bathroom quickly."

He opens my door making me fall backwards into his chest, "Why?" he makes me stand them turns me to face him.

"Because I think I'm gonna be sick."

"Go now." He lets me go and I had to the bathroom and throw up again, I sit on the floor for a while then I get sick again.

This prosses goes on for a while but then I hear voices out in the living room, shit their back. Have I really been in here that long? I get up and peek out the door then close it immediately because I saw Hope shit, shit what the fuck am I supposed to do now? I'm in a half top that shows just how skinny I am, my bruises are showing fully and so are my cuts!

Someone knocks on the door and I curse, "Winter are you okay? Blade said you were sick and that we should come back later but I need to know from you how you really are." Hope said in a soft tone and I curse again.