Until I Awaken by Angel92296 (non fiction books to read txt) 📖

Chapter One

I sat there in the all white room staring at all four white walls. I was tempted to demand a paint job but that will only get me another week locked in here without leaving. A loud buzz and the sound of the door opening had me tensed in the shoulders.
“You have a visitor,” a deep throaty voice said from the near the door but I didn’t look up.
“Your point is?” I asked staring at the white tiled floor.
“I don’t have time for games,” he growled. He grabbed my arm and threw me out the door. I fell to the floor and looked up at him through my auburn colored hair. He was one of the security officers that dragged me in here three months ago. One thing about me is I never forget a face so his was etched into my mind. He pulled me up by arm and dragged me down the hall as I glared at him the whole time. I saw my mother sitting in the middle of the visiting room and I tried to break away from the officer’s tight grip.
“Let me go!!” I yelled and pulled away. He lifted me easily off the ground with one hand. I kicked and banged on him but he didn’t even flinch. He threw me into the chair across from her and pointed at me. I gave up my fight to escape and looked down at the table.
“How are you Jayde?” she asked me.
“Go to hell,” I answered.
“I know this is hard but this will be good for you,” she said. I didn’t look up at her while I began scratching the table with my nails.
“I don’t want you here,” I snarled.
“I know but I just had to see you,” she said reaching for my hand but was disappointed when I pulled away.
“Get out,” I snarled.
“What happened that night, Jayde?” she asked. Tears filled the rim of my eyes and I balled my hands into fist. I turned my head and avoided the many eyes staring at me.
“Why do you care? It was him before me, right? That’s how it’s always been. Four birthdays, six performances, twelve assemblies and nine auditions. You missed it all!! Because of him! But he’s gone now and I am all you have now. Save it because I don’t need you!” I yelled. I stood up and walked out the visiting room with the same security officer who brought me in here right behind me.

Chapter Two

I sat in my room for hours laying in my bed and staring at the ceiling. I thought about the night that I was brought in here. The lawyer my mom hired was going on about how lucky I was to have him as a lawyer. I rolled my eyes and ignored him.
“How long do I have to stay here Max?”I asked. He looked nervous but he cleared his throat.
“Nine to twelve months,” he answered.
“Are you kidding me?” I yelled. He flinched and straightened his suit. “You can’t be serious!!”
“That was the deal Jayde,” he said. “This isn’t permanent.”
“What am I suppose to do in a mental hospital for a year!!” I shouted.
“Relax Jayde. It’s not that serious,” he said.
“The hell it isn’t!”I had shouted and tried to run but was grabbed by several pair of hands. One pair belonged to the security officer that escorted me to the visiting room. A sudden chill ran up my spine and I knew what was about to happen. “Please let me go.”
“Put her down,” a voice I knew too well said from behind me. I turned around to find my step father grinning at me like the piece of nothing I know he is.
“You are going to pay for this,” I growled. He reached and pulled a piece of hair that fell into my eyes back. I was about to kick him when hands started to pull me away.
“I will come back for you,” he said, smiling. I was kicking and screaming as they dragged me away. I noticed that my lawyer kept looking back as if he was analyzing what just happened. When me and Max was alone he began asking me questions about my relationship with my step father.
“Do you really want to know the relationship between me and that bastard?” I had asked. He nodded and I had pulled my knees up to my chest. “When I was seven my mom married Vince. He was an ok guy then but I was young and I didn’t know any better. By the time I was thirteen I would notice the little things he would do, like look at me every time I walked across the room. He could be watching the greatest game in history but would never miss my entrance or exit.
“When I was about fifteen he would hug me when I was leaving for school. There was this one week that mom was away on a business trip. I had to go to school during that week. He tried to kiss me on that Monday. I had asked him what he was doing and he had asked me to stay home. I ran out the house like the wind.
“When I got home that day, he was waiting for me. He had asked me how my day was. I said ok, trying to keep my distance from him but he seemed to keep coming closer to me. I told him I was going to call it a night and went up to my room. I locked the door behind me. I called my mom that night begging for her to come home but she was convinced that I missed her so much that I would make up lies about her husband trying to touch me. She didn’t come home.” I looked up at Max to see if he was still listening. He was basically leaning on the table waiting for me to continue.
“I woke up in the middle of the night to get a glass of water. The house was quite so I figured Vince was sleep. He was sitting in the kitchen when I got downstairs. I grabbed a glass and retrieved some water. He reached for me and I dropped the glass. He grabbed me by my waist and tried to kiss me. I kept pushing him away but he was too strong. I reached for something behind me and found a crystal glass vase. I didn’t know what to do with it so I smashed it across his head. He fell to the floor and I called the police. I had to the police that someone was in the house and hit Vince in the head. They believed me.
“Mom came home right away and that’s when I started hating her. She didn’t believe me when I told her he was trying to touch me but she came when she found out he was in the hospital. She has told me that I must have been so scared. I pulled away from her when she tried to hug me.”
“Why didn’t you tell anyone?” he asked.
“If my mom didn’t even believe me, who else would?” I asked angrily in tears. He asked one of the officers outside the door for some tissues.
“You still should have told them Jayde,” he said handing me a box of tissues.
“Told who?” I had asked.
“I can try to make a case of this,” he said going through some paper work.
“What’s the point? It’s my word against his,” I had said. “Just leave it alone and please get me out of here.”
“Before you go, what happened that night the police arrested you?” he asked.
“He tried to rape me. I tried to kill him,” I said coldly. I walked out the door with two officers as they guided me to my new hell.

Chapter Three


I shook the memory out of my head and closed my eyes. I heard the loud buzz again and the sound of the door opening. I sighed heavily and covered my eyes.
“What is it now?”I asked annoyed.
“You have been released,” Max’s voice spoke from the doorway. My eyes flew opened and Max was smiling at me.
“Really?” I asked getting excited.
“Yeah, didn’t your mom tell you?” he asked.
“No, she said she came to see me.” I said feeling a little guilty but not enough to actually care.
“Well pack up kiddo,” he said clapping his hands. I jumped from off the bed and ran to give Max a hug.
“But how? I still have at least six months in here,” I said letting him go.
“Made a deal with the judge and he said ok,” he said.
“What’s the catch?” I asked. He sighed and played with his blue tie.
“Anger management class every week,” he said. I sighed but didn’t argue.
“Fine,” I said. He looked at me shocked and nodded.
“Let’s get you out of here,” he said.
“Wait, where will I go?” I asked confused.
“For now, you will have to move in with your mom but Vince doesn’t is away on a business trip.”I looked at him for a second like he was stupid. He sighed and hung his head.
“Fine. I will pay for you to stay in a hotel for a little while,” he said. I jumped up and down giving him a hug.
“Thank you Max!” I squealed. “You are the best lawyer ever!!”
“Come on. We still have to get your things,” he said. We walked down the long hallway to the main office of the building. Judith, the secretary was sitting in her normal space at the desk.
“Congratulations,” she said smiling at me. I smiled back and nodded. I held my breath and watched as Max signed my release papers.
“All done,” Max said and exhaled.
“So this is not a trick?” I asked once more.
“It’s not a trick,” he said. I followed him out the front door. I took a large inhale of the fall air. The different color leaves laid scattered on the concrete motionless, no longer a part of a living part of nature.
“I hate these scrubs,” I said looking down at the white scrubs and my white tennis shoes.
“I see,” he said. He walked to a giant SUV parked at the curb. I looked at him confused and he shrugged. I climbed in the passenger seat of the car.
“I will go in and out. It should be that easy,” I said.
“Yeah let’s hope so,” he said pulling the car out of the parking space. We drove in silence as I watched everything we drove by. He soon pulled up in a familiar drive way. I sighed and climbed out of the car. I walked to the door and knocked because I no longer had my key. Mom opened the door and I walked right past her. She called my name but I wasn’t listening. I regretted not listening when I ran smack into Vince.
“Welcome home kiddo,” he said cheerily.
“Not staying long enough for a welcome,” I said running past him. I flew up the stairs and ran in my room closing the door behind me. I locked the door and began packing. I was done in no more than five minutes. I heard a honk of a horn and knew that was my cue. I grabbed my bag and swung it over my shoulder. I opened the door and ran down the stairs. My