Story: Confessions of a Broken Heart

Prologue :Fear Itself

By:TwistedXmo

It was that night again, Dinner was quite, My Mother quietly said to me as she lend to me at the dinner table. "Darling? Can me and your father have a talk.. alone?" I looked around the table seeing the tension and picked up my plate and headed to my room down the hall, As soon as I got into my room I threw my plate into the garbage and threw my self on the bed, "Not again." I whisper to myself once I knew what is going to happen, Its been months of fighting, and they always told me, There ok...now, only in matter of time, something else worst happens, I looked at my clock reading it was only 6 pm, Great, ill be stuck in my room all night again I thought, I looked around and thought, 'i'm leaving.' I opened my door hearing my Mother and Father yelling. "Where did you get this number at Jon!" My mother scream. I snuck out my house heading outside and picking up my bike. I closed my eyes.

"No, I"m not crying tonight." I hurried and open the gate quietly, and soon race down the street to find that park rear my house.

I pulled up to the park, No-one was their, Perfect I thought, I can be alone. I saw a table, near the playground and place my helmet their and my bike. I sat on the table. Sighing, catching my breath. I closed my eyes seeing my mother and father fighting again. I hurried and reopen my eyes. "No." I hurried and said jumping off the table running near the playground, I started playing, swinging on the bar, sliding down the slide, feeling the rush of happiness coming back, I haven't felt happiness in such a long time. I hurried and laid down on the slide feeling worn out, and soon started dozing off.

Just then I heard some voices. "11 bucks!" The first strong voice said. "Anything higher?" Another boy yelled while laughing. "I say 16" Sounding little and whip. I opened my eyes seeing it was a little bit darker then before, how long did I sleep out here? I rubbed my head and I felt cold water on my back coming down the slide and soon felt it to my but. I screamed in chills "Ah!" I said running off the slide. I fell to the ground in pain hearing some boy's laughing. "I didn't know there was a girl down their?!" The stronger voice said. I looked up seeing three boys. The first one looked like the oldest, he had blond hair with blue eyes He was wearing some pink shirt and some weird hat. The one on the left was a red hair kid, He had glasses, Freckles. And really fragile, but he was the tallest outta all of them, The last one was different, He Had his devilish grin on his face, Black hair, with a long shirt with skulls on it. He had long baggy shorts and teal green eyes.

"Jerks" I said undertone and started walking to my bike. "Wait wait!" I turned around seeing the with skulls on his shirt going down the slide while standing and made it down running to me. I looked up hearing. "Dude he did it! Whoa!" the one with the pink shirt laughed, high fiving the red hair kid, While he was snorting.

"Sorry chick, but you can just tell your mommy or daddy you peed your pant's Ha ha ha." The one with the Devilish grin said to me.

I glared at him and just turned around walking away. "Ah.." I heard him say and running back up in front of me. "Aren't you going to say anything back or are you deaf! Ha ha!" I narrowed him down and continue to ignore him and started walking. I can tell this Boy was getting mad.

"Why aren't you talking to me!" Cried the boy. "Your not worth it." I calmly said rolling my eyes walking away. The boy seen how I wasn't giving him no attention and ran to sit on my bike so I wouldn't leave. "You think your better then me?!" Yelled the boy. "Nope." I said back quickly cutting him off. I saw the corner of my eye the other two boys jumping out the playground running to me and this kid. "What a minute," Began the boy. I looked at him confused. "I know who you are?!" The boy yelled pointing at me. I didn't answer but was confused just like those other two boy's as they came over seeing this boy was pointing at me. "Your my next door neighbor! I remember my pops had to arrest your dad. Ha-ha" Just then I heard him making fun of my family. I began to felt weak again and this time I changed my hurt, sadness.. into anger. "Shut up!" I yelled and Pulled this skull freak off my bike.

I hurried and jumped on my bike, not even having time to put on my helmet I was about to take off till I knew someone was holding my tire in the back from keeping me going I looked down seeing that kid that made fun of family with this kind of face, it was a evil smile. But this time I didn't see it on his face, but more of a considered face, of being worried "Whats your deal toot's?" I felt tears in my eyes. "Nothing!" I yelled so they wouldn't think I was about to cry, I hurried and ran all the way to my house without turning back, I heard them calling for me but I didn't even what to look back.

I made it home sneaking back into my house. Still my parents was fighting. I sighed and snuck back in, without them noticing. As soon I made it into my room I heard my mom knock on the door. I hurried and put my headphones in as she walked in. "Did.. you hear that?" she said worried. "Not really." I said showing her my iPod. She smiled a little. And kissed me. I notice my dad's car was already leaving, i'm guessing he is sleeping overs his older brothers house again, I didn't even brother asking my mom as she left to take a shower.

I looked at my window later on that night watching the stars till I heard a voice I didn't want to hear. "Pssst! Hey you Gothic girl!" I felt a tiny pebble hit my face "Ouch!" I cried looking across the window seeing that skull head freak. "Just great." I said to my self about to stand up and close the window. "Wait!" the boy cried out. "I.. I want to apologize about what happen in the park." I sighed and sat back down. Lending my head into my right hand. "Go on." I said looking back at him seeing how he was in his room also. "Really I am, you looked pretty upset, I shouldn't have talked about your family and how-" I cut him off. "I get it." It was quite after that, their was a long pause, all I can hear is the crickets and the owls hooting and some dogs in the neighborhood barking like crazy. "Well I should be going to-" I got soon cut off bye this boy. "So why haven't I see you around school? Don't you go to school?" He boy asked. I looked around and said. "My mom doesn't have enough money to take me to school, so as for know i"m home schooled." I saw the boy nodding agreeing. I looked back up at him and said "To tell you the truth I haven't even notice anyone lived in your room, Never saw anyone in it.. till now." He started rubbing the back of his neck and laughed a little. "Yeah about that..I have been in and outta DJJ." I had a puzzled looked at him and he open his eyes and seem like he was reading my mind. "Oh it means Department of Juvenile Justice, you know, Juvie?" "Wow." Was all I can say. He focus he eyes on me. "let me guess..your going to label me huh?" I shook my head. "No I just think it sucks going to Juvie, and you only being...?" I didn't know how old he was so I was hoping he would tell me. "Eight." Said This boy smiling. "Oh same." I said smiling back. "Name?" The boy asked.

"Gwen." I nodded my face to him asking him the same question. "Name's Duncan." He winked at me and I acted like to gauge and we started laughing. Soon after that are nights never ended.

We would talk almost every night threw are window's I learned so much about this Duncan kid, Why has he been sent to Juvenile detention, I also started telling him about my family. And are problems.

"I never have anyone to talk to about this stuff.." I began. "Until you met me." Duncan finished what I said. I nodded smiling. "I agree, I cant talk to Harold or Geoff about this stuff.. Sometimes its like they don't want to listen to me, you know?" I nodded again looking back at a picture of my mother in my room. "Yeah, It's like whatever you say, it doesn't even matter." I began to soon yawn as Duncan copied my yawned we started laughing after that. "I guess it's are bedtime," "Guess so. Care bear." I puzzled a look on Duncan. "Care bear?" I asked confused. He stood up smiling and holding out a flashlight. "Well aren't you a fan of them?" He pointed at my Care bear collections in my room, laughing his head off, I smirked while I was holding my blinds. "Goodnight Duncan." "Night Care bear." I rolled my eyes while smiling and closed my window and shut my blinds and soon hit my bed going to bed while holding a light green care bear,and soon fell fast asleep. I finally found a friend, not a normal one, but someone I can talk to about problems. Their was something about Duncan I can trust, and open up with.

after that night it was never the same again. It was around after school for Duncan I waited bye my window waiting for Duncan to come home so we can talk, but he never show up. Maybe he's at Geoff's house or Harold's. Soon it was three days. I was getting worried. I saw his dad going in his room searching for something but once he saw me looking at him I hurried and shut the blinds. Those days became weeks. Where are you Duncan?

Screaming, Shouting, Breaking glasses, My mother crying in fear, I cant take it anymore. He wont hurt me, I thought, He cant. I'm his little princess. I grab my sheets to cover my face to hide my tears. I heard my father, Jonathan, Yell "I thought you loved me Grace?!" I Suddenly couldn't see that much, my tears was covering my eyes as soon as I closed them I felt the warm tears fall down my pale cheek. It's around 11 pm, I bet the neighbor's can hear us again, Last time they called the cops, and my dad had to go to jail only for a day,For hitting my mother once, But later my mother bailed him out. It was quite. Almost to quite, It scared me, I looked back up at my door. Seeing the wooden door it the night, Still. Just then I seen the door open, It was my father Jonathan. "Princess?" My father said quietly. He saw how my face was destroy, He saw my tears fall again once more.

"Please." I said in a response. I was I afraid my dad would hit me again, He drinks a lot, and when's he's drunk, nothing can stop him, My mother knows, but wont do anything about it. He walked closer to me sitting on the bed of the bed.

"I"m leaving." He hung his down looking at this Box in his hand. "Wh-wha-what do you me-mean?"

I shuddered the words outta my mouth. "I cant stay here, your mother doesn't.." He couldn't even finish his sentence. I just looked down nodding. He kissed my forehead Just then my mother was at the door way standing their with only a rob on. I saw scars and cut's on her face. She looked scared to death looking at me. "Jonathan.. Please don't take her." My mother said holding her heart. He looked back at her with no responds and got up giving me a box and then walked away. He stop at the doorway to my room, looking at the corner of his eye. "We'll see. Happy Birthday Princess." He said and walked outta the hall way. My mothers eyes widen of fear and stared at the ground till she heard the door slam and the car turn on. We saw his car outside my window disappearing. As soon as we did she stared at me. "Sweetheart.." She began. "No. Daddy cant take me! No! Mommy!" I Just started chocking up, breathing heavily, My mother ran up to me holding me deeply. "Sweetie he wont, I wont let him." I was so confused what was going on at the time, Why did my mom have so many cuts on her face, why did my dad leaving saying he mite come back, I was scared of fear, and fear can come back in a second, chasing right after me, I suddenly looked at the clock and it turned 12:00 am. I quietly said to my self while my mother was still holding me as she was crying, "Happy birthday to me." I am know 9..... with a broken heart.

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6 years later...

After that night, me and mother and my baby brother, Alex, moved city's, My dad was capable of hurting us and my mother didn't want that to happen. We changed are last name so he wont be able to find us, But soon we find out my dad got a hold of where we live so we have been moving couple of past years. Finally we ended up back in Toronto, We didn't get the same old house we got but one somewhere different, it was a nicer then before. I just hope that this time we can at least stay longer in this house for at least two months. Again a new school, new faces, just great I thought, the only fear I have left Is Fear It'self , the fear has taken over & is controlling my life.

Love , TwistedXmo