So I've had this Idea in my head for a few days, I just couldn't get it out until now. I guess it's because something happened yesterday afternoon that just put me in the best mood, even though I felt guilty for being in such a good mood. But Yeah, here's my story.
Garwin. That's what everyone calls me, though my first name is Haley. Haley Rebecca Garwin. Reid and the other sons of Ipswitch call me Hales, while my mother calls me by my middle name, Becky. Aaron Abbott and the other jackasses from school call me Bitch, while my favorite comes from my father when no one is around. Little shit."You little shit." My father yelled as he sent another kick to my stomach. I was already bleeding from many cuts on my forehead, but my father showed no signs of stopping.
"I-I'm sorry." I cried as I tried to curl myself into a ball to stop the blows.
"You're a disgrace. No member of the Covenant has ever had a girl." My father yelled. "YOU'RE WEAK!" He sent a stronger kick and I swore I felt something inside me crack as I let out a cry of pain.
"I-I'm s-sorry." I cried, wishing Reid would come find me and help me, until I remembered he was hanging out with Tyler. Of course I had been stupid enough to decline the invitation they gave me, saying I'd rather spend a quiet evening at home. What was I thinking? "Daddy, please stop."
"NEVER call me that." My father said, kicking me again. This time, I knew something had broken.
"P-P-Please." I cried. It felt as though my chest was on fire. Everything just hurt so bad. I wished someone would come and save me.
"Fucking shit!" He yelled once more, sending another kick to my chest. I started to cough up blood and I watched as it mixed with the blood already on the floor. I watched as it started to disappear and looked up to find my father's eyes pitch black. He was Using to clean up the mess so no one would know what he did. He just healed the wounds so no one would see but he made sure I could still feel all the pain as he retreated to his own room, leaving me all alone. I carefully pushed myself up and slowly walked across the hall into the bathroom that I shared with my brother.
I opened the bottom drawer which held a bunch of stuff Reid and I never touched, our mother just told us to put it into our bathroom and we tossed it down there without a second thought. There were only two things in there that I ever touched. My razor and my towel that was covered in blood. I made sure the bathroom door was locked before I lifted up my left sleeve, revealing all the cuts which I had been putting there recently. It helped me deal with the pain my father put me though. I brought the razor to my wrist, and as tears fell down my cheeks, I made a long cut going all the way across my wrist. I always made sure never to go too deep, not wanting to cut the vein because then I would have to go to the hospital and everyone would find out about what I did to myself.
I made a few more cuts before dropping the razor and placing the towel over my cuts, making sure not to get any blood on my clothes. When the bleeding pretty much stopped, I hid everything again and walked back into my room, my vision starting to go dark. I barely made it to my bed before I collapsed, my father's words echoing in my ears.
No one knows he calls me this, no one is ever around to hear it. But I'm sure if my brother Reid heard, my father would be in a world of pain.
Reid is always there to protect me, he has to be. He's my big brother, even if it's only by a minute. Everyone thinks that Reid is a bad guy for fighting Aaron on a daily basis, but he only does it for me. He does it because of what Aaron says about me. Reid just can't stand by and watch me get mistreated, especially by that prick. Mom and Dad always yell at him, saying that he shouldn't fight, it could get him kicked out of Spencer and then he would have to be sent away to a different school. Reid usually just rolls his eyes but calms down for a while because he knows if he gets suspended, he won't be around to protect me anymore.
"Reid, you really don't need to punch him every time he says something about me." I said as I cleaned the cuts on his hands and face.
"Yes I do Hales, you're my little sister." Reid said as he stared at his hands.
"Reid, I'm a big girl, I can take care of myself." I said as I smiled down at him.
"He gives you these looks Hale." Reid said, looking up at me. "He says all that stuff but those looks he gives you angers me the most."
"What kind of looks?" I asked, confused. I never noticed any looks.
"Like he wants to get with you and he'll do it with your consent or without." Reid said. I watched as his eyes turned black again.
"I can take care of myself Reid. I have power of my own." I tried to calm him down by placing my hand on his arm.
"You can't get caught Using on him though Hale." Reid told me.
"I won't get caught Using on him. Besides, I'd only Use if I had no other option." I finished cleaning the cuts on his hand and went back to cleaning the ones on his face. "Damn, Aaron got a few good hits in."
"He was lucky today." Reid said, looking away from me.
"Reid, you seriously need to stop. If you get suspended…" I started before he cut me off.
"It won't come down to that. I'm not leaving you alone with him." Reid said, tucking my blonde hair behind my ear, making me give a soft smile.
Caleb's always there for me too. When I'm around him and Aaron or someone else comes up, talking about me, Caleb always jumps to my defense. He tells whoever it is that if he ever hears them talk about me, they will be hurting for a long while. He's not as fierce as Pogue and Tyler about it, but he does get his moments.
"So little Haley, what do you want for your birthday?" Caleb asked me as we walked through the store.
"I don't need anything Cay. I'm fine." I said with a small smile.
"Yes you definitely are." I turned to find Aaron's friend Michael Davis standing there, smirking down at me.
"Put your eyes back in your head Davis." Caleb said in a dangerous voice.
"What if I don't? What are you gonna do about it Danvers?" Michael said in the same tone.
"Caleb, don't worry about it." I said, putting my hand on his arm, trying to pull him away.
"Yeah Caleb, don't worry about it." Michael said, smirk still firmly in place.
"You really need to watch yourself." I could feel the power Caleb was trying to push back. Caleb never got this bad.
"Cay, it's fine. Lets just go." I said, still pulling on his arm. Caleb didn't say anything but he did back away from Michael and start following me away.
"Come on Garwin. Ditch him and come spend some quality time with me." Michael called after us. Caleb broke away from me and stormed back toward Michael. Before I could stop him, he hit Michael square in the jaw, making him fly back and fall to the ground.
"Don't ever talk to Haley that way, EVER!" Caleb yelled down at the boy who had a bruise quickly forming.
"Caleb, come on. We need to go now." I said, grabbing onto Caleb's arm and pulling him away, Caleb actually cooperating this time. I pulled him out of the store and pushed him toward his car.
"You're an idiot!" I yelled at him. "I'd expect Reid to do this. Pogue. Tyler. But not you."
"He was disrespecting you. He practically said he wanted to sle…" Caleb started.
"It doesn't matter. He's a jackass and I'm used to it." I yelled louder before my voice softened. "I liked the fact that you were always the reasonable one, never wanting to fight."
"I'm sorry Hales." Caleb said softly.
"Just, don't do it again." I said, my voice soft.
"I won't."
Pogue's also there for me. When I turned thirteen and Reid and I received our power, Pogue was there, telling me that it's overwhelming at first but I would be able to control it. He told me I was strong and that I wouldn't let the power take me like it took so many covenant members before me. We had prepared for the power since we were like seven, but actually receiving the power was like nothing I could've prepared for. Reid seemed to take to the power a lot better than I did. But then again, he started using them a lot more than I did.
"Pogue, why does this hurt?" I asked as I brought my knees up to my chest and hugged them close.
"It's hard at first Hale." Pogue said as he sat down across from me.
"It didn't seem this bad for Caleb. Or for you." I said as I looked up. "Even Reid seems to be taking to it better."
"I made it look easy so you guys wouldn't be scared. Caleb did the same thing." Pogue said. "It takes some getting used to."
"How much getting used to?" I asked, the power making my whole body tingle. The tingle was nice, it was the constricting pain that followed after word that started making me cry.
"Just a few days Haley." Pogue said as he scooted over to me and hugged me.
"I can't do this a few more days Pogue. It all hurts so much." I cried as he pulled me closer to him and placed a kiss to the top of my head.
"You'll be fine. You're stronger than you think Hale." Pogue whispered softly. His words always seemed to comfort me and make me feel better, even as the constricting feeling returned.
Finally, there was Tyler. There are so many things that I can say about Tyler. He's the nicest guy I know, always trying to help. He always knows just what to say to make me laugh. He says that my laughter is all he needs to hear to know that he's doing his job. He doesn't know about my father, or anything else for that matter, but anytime he does something, Tyler's the first person I run to.
"Tyler, are you here?" I called through the Simms household. Since we were all practically family, we always just walked into each other's houses. None of our parents minded, they had done it as well. "Tyler." I called again as I started up the stairs.
"Haley." Tyler said, meeting me at the top of the stairs. He instantly noticed the tears in my eyes and went into protective mode. "What happened? Who do I have to hurt?" I knew he was trying to make me laugh and I really wanted to but instead of laughing, I just clung onto him and started crying. A few minutes earlier, my father had left me a bloody mess and everything still hurt.
"I can't do this anymore Tyler." I cried into his chest, my whole body shaking. Tyler held onto me tightly and led me out of the hall and into his room. He helped me to sit on his bed as he still held me.
"Tell me what happened Hale." Tyler said in his soft concerned voice that made me love him.
"I can't stand this Tyler. I can't tell anyone what's going on, I just feel so trapped." I said in a small, weak voice.
"You know you can tell me anything Haley." Tyler said, making me look into his eyes. I saw the concern in his deep blue eyes and almost told him the hell I dealt with but I bit my tongue, deciding that it was better it remain a secret.
"I know Ty, it's just…" I paused, not sure what to say exactly.
"It's okay. Just promise that you'll tell me when you're ready." Tyler said, looking down at me.
"Can I stay here tonight?" I asked, looking up hopeful. I didn't really want to go home to my father.
"Y-Yeah." Tyler nodded. I gave a weak smile as we both laid down on the bed, Tyler still holding me against him, comfortingly. I melted against Tyler, loving how he could always make me feel better with little gestures and few words. I fell asleep with him still holding me, feeling completely safe for the first time in a long time.
I still never told any of the covenant members about my father and what he did. Tyler never mentioned that night to anyone, not even me, but I knew that he really wanted to know what I was talking about. I never verbally promised to tell him, but I knew that I would have to tell him something eventually, otherwise, he would get the other sons involved and that would not end that great.
Next week school would be starting, which means I will be able to finally get out of the house. The dorms were usually opened two weeks before school started up again, but no one really moved in until the night before. Except for Tyler, Reid and I. They lived together on the floor above mine. Their room was actually right above mine. I shared my room with my best Brooke who always seemed to be in a happy mood and who had the biggest crush on my brother.
"So yeah, I was hanging out with Jordan and we decided to go to 7-11 for a monster and so we were walking and it was slippery and so he pushed me and I fell flat on my ass and started laughing. I was like 'You Bastard!" Brooke said hurriedly in her usual chipper happy voice that was just short of preppy.
"Did you ever get that Monster?" I asked, looking over at her.
"Yep. Got the green XXL too." Brooke said, making me roll my eyes.
"We can tell." Reid said from across the table. We were all currently at Nicky's, relaxing after a hard week at Spencer. Brooke gave a small blush that no one could really see except for me.
"What's that supposed to mean?" Brooke asked, putting her hands on her hips.
"Nothing. Nothing at all." Reid said with his usual smirk. I just rolled my eyes at the playful flirting between the two. It was always the same. I looked down at my phone that it was almost one. It looked like Nicky was getting ready to close.
"Hey, we should probably head back." Tyler said, practically reading my mind.
"Yeah, probably." Caleb nodded. We all got up and left the popular hangout, starting for the cars. Tyler, Reid, Brooke, and I all jumped into Tyler's hummer while Caleb, Pogue, and Kate hopped into Caleb's Porsche, Kate sitting on Pogue's lap. They yelled their last goodbyes out the window before heading toward the dorms, taking different routes. Tyler took the longer route, in no hurry to get back.
"Oh my god, there's a bird like following us." Brooke said, making everyone turn to her. Beside her window was a raven that kept up with the car for about two seconds before flying away.
"Oh yeah B, that thing was really following us." Reid said, turning and looking at her with a smirk.
"It was. It just decided to leave when you guys looked." Brooke insisted.
"Hale, are you this girl's supplier?" Reid asked, looking back at us.
"Hey, I don't give her nothing." I said, holding up my hands. "She's the one who buys like 20 Monsters each week."
"Yeah, I'm her supplier." Brooke said happily.
"Exactly." I nodded as we both laughed. When we arrived at the school, we all walked in and started walking up the stairs toward the second floor which was where Brooke and I stopped. Tyler and Reid said goodnight as they continued up to the third floor. Brooke and I walked into my room when Brooke finally let it out.
"You're brother is so hot!" Brooke said loudly.
"God no." I said, shrugging my shoulders as though I had just seen something disgusting.
"God Yes!" Brooke said as she flopped down onto her bed.
"I think I'm going to be sick." I said as I changed into a pair of black flannel pajama pants and a black long sleeved shirt I stole from Reid.
"Oh come on, you're his sister so you don't see it." Brooke said.
"Obviously not." I said as I laid down in bed.
"Tyler's pretty hot too." Brooke said as she turned in her bed to look over at me. I just bit my lip and shrugged.
"I guess so." Was all I said before turning over and going to sleep.
Brooke always loved flirting with Reid and Reid loved flirting back with her just as much. Then again, Reid also loved flirting with every other girl at Spencer.
Now our Senior year is about to start and I just know some bad shit is gonna happen. I can feel it, and I think most of it is going to revolve around all of us ascending this school year. I am Haley Rebecca Garwin, the only Daughter of Ipswitch.
So what do you think? Good? Bad? Bleh? Let me know so I feel loved and send suggestions.