10 - TROUBLE
-SAGE-
Tick. Tock. Tick. Tock.
I gasp in anguish covering my ears with the pillow. The sound was troubling me, the silence was eating me up and I was scared that they might come back.
" SAGE."
I wince hiding under the covers as the door of my room bursts open. Dad walks in with anger written across his face, I sob trying to move away when he grips my hair in a tight grip pulling me out of bed.
" Daddy." I sob pushing him away when he plants a harsh slap on my cheek.
" Shut the fuck up, you little garbage. Don't piss me more or else I'll bury you in the backyard right now." he growls dragging me out of the room by my hair.
" Daddy please leave," I scream, crying so loudly that my throat began to hurt.
I just wish he could see the little Sage in me, his little daughter who he gives piggyback rides and played with. I wish he could be the dad he was before so I could place my head on his lap and tell him about the monsters who scare me.
But he, himself is becoming a monster.
I scream as he finally throws me on the floor, in the main hall. Ethan walks in with a black eye and a bandage on his head, glaring at me.
" Look at what you've done," Father yells pointing at Ethan.
" He . . . he." I stutter when he slaps me again.
" Why did you do this Sage ?" He yells slapping me again.
" Uncle, let her go," Elliot yells trying to pull dad off me.
" Stay away," Dad growls pushing Elliot away.
" Dad please stop." Sabrina sobs.
" Stay out of this everyone. Anyone who interferes will face my wrath after I'm done with her." he growls pointing at everyone.
I sob when Dad takes off his belt wrapping one side around his palm.
" Daddy no." I sob curling into a ball on the cold tiled floor.
" How dare you hit Ethan? At least he is better than you, who has only humiliated me in front of the whole town. You're just garbage and you dare to hit him." he growls kicking my abdomen.
" He . . . he tried to . . . "
" He what ?" Dad yells making it more difficult for me to speak.
" You're just making up excuses. You're jealous of him," he growls kicking my tummy again.
" Stop it." Elliot growls only to be slapped by dad.
" Daddy no." I sob holding his leg.
" I didn't." I sob but he kicks me away.
" You hurt him and now you dare to lie to me." he roars making my hands shake in fear.
" I . . . didn't." I whisper but he was too busy kicking me to hear that.
" What the fuck."
I look up with blurry eyes to see Shawn standing there with wide, angry eyes. Enrique was standing beside him with shocked eyes, he looks at me as tears pool into his eyes but he blinks them away.
" What are you doing ?" he yells running to me. Shawn slides down on the floor pulling me up to his chest.
" What the fuck did you do to her ?" he yells angrily.
" She hit Ethan with a fucking lamp." dad growls.
" So? That doesn't mean you beat her like an animal. What if she got a seizure right now or you broke something ?" Shawn growls as his voice shakes.
" Sage, my little angel. Please be alright," he whispers softly kissing my earlobe.
" Shawn," I whisper gripping him tightly.
" Stay out of this Shawn," Dad growls.
" You stay away from my sister. How dare you raise your hand on her ?" Shawn roars angrily.
" I'll kill you Mr. Martinez, raise your hand on my sister one more time and I won't think twice before freeing your soul from your body." Shawn growls rocking me back and forth on his lap.
" Shawn," I whisper. He was hugging me so tightly that my bones began to hurt.
" Please dad, let her go. She didn't do anything. Why would Sage hit Ethan deliberately ?" Sabrina sobs but dad only huffs in anger.
" Ethan . . . he hit me," I whisper.
" He what ?" Shawn asks cupping my face.
" Hit me," I whisper.
" That's bullshit. Why would he hit her? She's lying." dad growls.
" Stay away," Shawn yells when he takes a step towards me.
" She isn't lying," Enrique says as the room lays silent.
" She isn't lying. Ethan and I, both beat her last night when she came back. And then I tried to f*rce myself on her and to save herself, she hit Ethan with the lamp." Enrique mumbles as Elliot pounces on him punching him.
I sob hiding in Shawn's chest as he growls in anger.
" How dare you touch her like that ?" Elliot roars when Enrique pushes him away.
" We were both high and Sage came at that moment, I couldn't understand what I was doing," Enrique growls.
" That doesn't mean you force yourself on her Enrique. She's already a rape victim." Elliot snarls angrily.
I wince at his choice of words, hugging Shawn more tightly.
" I didn’t do anything to her Elliot," Enrique growls.
" You could have Enrique," Sabrina yells.
" What if she got more sick because of what you did, huh ?" she growls.
" I wasn't in the right state of mind," Enrique growls.
" I don't care," Shawn yells as his chest vibrates.
" How dare you touch my sister that way, Enrique ?" Shawn roars.
" Guys, you're making a big deal out of it. It's not that Enrique hasn't fucked Sage before, what's the matter if he did that last night too? She went to his room to get his cock each night before all this so it shouldn't be an issue today." Ethan shrugs.
" Ethan." Shawn roars.
He tries to stand up but I cling onto him more tightly. He sighs stroking my back as I try to block all the noises out.
" Are you going to stand there all quiet ?" Shawn growls as Dad sighs.
" I didn't expect this from you, Ethan," he growls.
" I'm sorry uncle." Ethan mumbles.
" It's alright son." dad says making Shawn curse under his breath.
" Why doesn't he get the beating like Sage did ?" Elliot growls.
" That's unfair dad," Sabrina grumbles.
" You guys don't decide what happens in this family. Stay away from Ethan all of you." he growls walking away.
" Fuckers." Ethan yells running to his room.
" Sage," Shawn whispers cupping my face, lifting it up to see into my eyes.
" Does anything hurt? Do you wanna go see a doctor ?" he whispers gently.
" No," I whisper.
" Let's go." He whispers picking me up.
" Shawn, look man, I'm sorry." Enrique mumbles.
" Get the fuck away from me Enrique. I was on civil terms with you till now but it's impossible after all this." Shawn growls taking me up to his room.
He places me on the bed and goes to the bathroom. I look around his room to see it decorated with mine and his portraits. Shawn keeps our portraits in his room?
He walks out of the bathroom with a first aid kit. I lie on the bed as he lifts my sweater up and rubs a cool balm on my abdomen where father had kicked me.
" Why are my portraits here ?" I mumble as he chuckles.
" Cause you're my little angel." he kisses my nose before tucking the covers.
" Sleep, sweet little angel," he whispers patting my head slowly as I close my eyes.
