Bond Over Abuse. by Zoey Bedderz (book series for 12 year olds TXT) 📖

Andi: Black teased hair with choppy layers, snakebites, blue eyes, clear pale skin, black band tees, black jumper, black skinny jeans and daps.

Luke: Tall, black hair that covers most of his face, blue eyes, clear skin, band tee, black skinny jeans and converse all star shoes.

Andi was a young girl aged 15 being abused by her father. Her mother sadly died when Andi was just age 4. Andi’s father hated children. He especially hated Andi because he thought it was her fault that before her mother died she divorced him. Andi’s father loved Andi’s mother. Andi’s father usually whips her with his belt every night before he went to bed. He was a drunk. He always had a beer in his hand and got extremely angry when you accused him of having drinking problems. Andi was used to this by now as it had been going on just over 10 years, she had scars across her back. All of her shirts had bloodstains so she always had to wear a jumper.

One night whilst Andi’s father was at the pub, Andi quickly escaped her house and ran down to the park to do some thinking. She had forgotten to put her jumper on so everyone out could see the blood. She sat down on the park bench and with her head in her hands began to think. She thought about what to do about her father but she came to the same conclusions as always: what if he catches me? What if no one listens? I’m too scared. What if no one does anything about it?

She began to cry. Suddenly she heard an unfamiliar voice coming from behind her.
It said, “hey, are you okay?”
Andi wiped her tears and looked up. She saw a tall boy with crystal blue eyes staring at her. She blushed a little, but not to noticeable. She didn’t know this person; he was a complete stranger. She was surprised to hear someone being kind to her, as she has no friends in school or out. Everyone hated her.
“Yes I’m fine, why?”
Luke sat down beside Andi on the bench. He was Andi’s age.
“Your back, it has blood stains.”
“Oh, well…” Andi didn’t know what to say. She couldn’t tell a stranger about this but she just felt so drawn into him she deeply wanted too. But didn’t quite yet.
“What happened? You can trust me.”
“Well it’s a bit of a long story but…”
“Please tell, I might be able to help you if you did” Luke said with a smile.
Andi gave in and explained everything. Luke was shocked at what he had to hear. He was too abused but why would Andi be? He didn’t understand. His parents hated him for pathetic reasons such as the talking back etc. The two kept talking. They had some kind of bond neither of them had ever felt before. It was 1:00 am by the time they finished talking.
“Shoot. I best go, I hope to see you again.” Andi said feeling happy.
She had found someone she could talk to and connect with, she had a friend.
“I’ll walk you home” Luke didn’t want to leave Andi with her father.
Once they reached Andi’s home, she started shaking. She didn’t want to go back into the house with her father.
“I don’t want to go in.” Andi whispered.
“Relax. I’ll take you to your bedroom and then sneak back out. Okay”
Andi didn’t want Luke to come with her at the risk of getting caught but she was too nervous to return to her bedroom alone.

As they opened the front door they heard footsteps coming from the kitchen. They ran into the house and up the stairs. The footsteps followed. Once they got to Andi’s room Luke asked
“Will you be okay now?”
“Yes! Quick! Go!”
Luke gave Andi an unexpected kiss and jumped out of Andi’s bedroom window onto a tree then climbed down and walked home.

Andi had no lock on her door so her father slammed open the door and stormed in to grab Andi.
“And where have you been?” he shouted.
“I was only at the park. Please don’t hurt me!” Andi screamed.
Andi’s father took off his belt, held out Andi’s arms and whipped her. Andi screamed in pain. Blood was rushing out from her wrists all over the floor. Lots of it. Andi blacked out and her father simply left her there.

The next day Andi returned to the park, it was raining heavily so she knew no one would be there. Luke was sat on the bench they were sat on last time. He knew Andi would return so he decided to wait.
“Luke!” yelled Andi as she walked over.
“Andi! What did your father do for the whole… situation?”
Andi showed Luke her wrists.
“Ouch. Are you okay?”
“I was bleeding a lot and blacked out last night but don’t worry. I’m fine now.”
“Good” Luke said, feeling slightly guilty for leaving her.
He knew he shouldn’t have but there wasn’t anything he could do.
“Oh, and last night as you left.” Andi said with a weird look on her face.
“Yes, what about it?” asked Luke worrying.
“As you left… You kissed me. Why?”
“Umm… Well, I felt a special bond with you the other night, like I had never felt before. II gained feelings for you and I think I… I think I love you.” Luke blushed and was worried Andi didn't like him back.
Andi smiled.
“I love you too.”
“Now what are we going to do about your dad? We can’t let this keep happening. We have to tell someone.” Luke said very seriously.
“I’m not telling anyone. That could go wrong in so many ways! Come home with me please, I don’t want to go back alone”
“Okay”
They went back to Andi’s house. As they walked through the front door there was Andi’s father waiting.
“Caught you now!” he declared as he pushed Andi over.
She landed on a pile of broken glass from one of her father’s beer bottles.
“Hey! You can’t do that.” Luke yelled at Andi’s father, concerned for Andi.
He asked if she was okay but as he bent down to talk to her, her father slapped him round the back of his head.
“Get out of my house!” shouted Andi’s father.
Luke got up and turned around. He punched Andi’s father right in the nose. He heard a click and then Andi’s fathers nose started bleeding. It looked deformed. As Andi’s father went to get some paper towel for his nose Luke picked up Andi and ran away with her.

Luke stopped at an old abandoned home. There was one double bed, a toilet and kitchen. Luke put Andi down on the bed and sat down beside her. She shortly woke up and asked where she was and what happened. Luke explained everything. They started discussing where they were going to live until they figured everything out. The house they were at wasn’t exactly luxury but that’s all they had. Now they just needed money for food until they worked out what they were going to do. Luke went out to get a job.

Luke worked at a grocery store checkout for a while. He worked 10 hours a day. He needed all the money he could get. Eventually Luke got a better job as a waiter. He usually got around £120 a day. Each day was now only 8 hours.

Luke and Andi were a couple and three years later Luke proposed to Andi. They got married and shortly after had a son. They called him Daniel. They sent him to school, got a proper house and were like a normal family. They continued there lives happily and never spoke a word of this again.

Publication Date: 08-31-2012

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