Take Me From My Hell, chapter 6
"Hey, ready to go?" ; It was Adrienne standing in the doorway with a young boy holding her right hand. It was 2 days later from when Billie had fallen asleep on my bed.
"You don't know how ready I am"; I smiled. She walked and handed me some clothes I could wear. I walked into the bathroom to get changed and grabbed a small pink basin with my bra and shirt from that night in it. I brushed my hair and teeth and then walked out of the bathroom.
"Okay, we just have to call down a nurse to explain anything we have to do at home to take care of you." ; Adrienne said. The boy, who I'm guessing was Jakob, was sitting on the bed. Adrienne pressed the button by the bed and a burse appeared in a few minutes an explained that I needed some rest and to watch for the fact that I had a broken rib and wrist. The bruises on my body still hurt and some of the scrapes stung. I looked at my vein on my arm where they had drawn blood, it was sore and red and puffy.
After a short while, Adrienne and her one son led me out to the car. I sat it the front next to her and she put Jake in the backseat.
"After we get back to the house, I'll show you your room. Billie and Joey aren't home; they went out to get a fish. Then, after Billie Joe gets home I'll take you out and we can you some new clothes and other stuff you'll need. Okay?" ; She said as we took a left hand turn
"Okay"; I nodded and heard "Boulevard of Broken Dreams"; come on the radio.
After a fifteen-minute ride, we pulled up to the house. I got out and just stood there for a minute, starring at things around me. It'd been a while since I had seen a blue sky; it had been years since I was just outside. The only time I had been really was to walk back and fourth to school. Jakob went up the front stairs and Adrienne and I followed. He sat in the living room and watched T. V and she took me upstairs to the guest room that was now mine.
"You'll have to forgive Jakob, usually he's talkative and hyper but with you coming in he's a little thrown off." ;
"Oh, it's okay." ; I said, she smiled and opened the bedroom door. I put down the medical papers on the bed and closed the curtain at the window and she showed me around the rest of the house. Adrienne was leading me back down stairs when the front door slammed shut. Joey went over to the fish tank and put in his next fish in what seemed like a collection almost.
"Hey, Adie. Everything okay with her?" ; He pointed towards me.
"Yeah, we're gonna go out soon and get Khris some new clothes and stuff";
I looked over to Jakob who was staring blankly at the floor and Joey who was staring at me.
"Hi"; He said.
";Hi"; I responded shyly.
"He likes you"; Jakob said.
"Shut up, Jake"; Joey said as he slapped his brother's arm. I smiled and Joey started talking to me again
"What's your name? I forget... ";
"Because you're love sick"; Jakob mumbled
"Leave your brother alone"; Billie yelled from the kitchen.
"Khristina, with a K"; I said.
"That's pretty... "; He said. I turned a pink color and smiled.
"How long are you gonna be here for?" ;
"I-.. I don't know. I don't really have anywhere else to go"; I said quietly, I felt small tears forming in my eyes. "I'll be right back"; I said and turned to go back upstairs.
Downstairs
"Joey... What did you do to her?" ; Billie asked as he walked back into the living room with his wife behind him
"Nothing. Swear it. I just asked how long she'd be here for an-"
";That's it... There's something we didn't tell you... ";
";What?" ; Jake asked
"She's been abused by her mother for years, and was raped twice in one night a few weeks back. She has nowhere else to go. No other family. She was passed out on our front lawn the night you two were at Aaron's place. She got out of the hospital today and your father and I offered to take her in. Not adoption though, she doesn't want that." ; Adrienne explained
"So... She's living here?" ; Joey asked
";Yes"; Adrienne responded.
Upstairs
I sat down on my bed and tried not to cry. I had nothing. Nothing at all. Nowhere to go. This was my only place. My only home for now. I stared at the wall for a while and let the tears fall silently. I heard a knock at my door.
"Who is it?" ; I called
";Joey";
";... Come in"; I said as I wiped my face with my sleeve. The door opened
"I'm sorry... I didn't know." ; He said,
";It's okay." ; I sniffled "It's fine... I'm fine... It's all fine... ";
";No it's not";
";Yes it is... "; I said, teary eyed.
";I don't think so. If it was you wouldn't be crying." ; He said. I was quiet. After a minute or two he came and sat down on the bed next to me.
"Don't worry. You won't be hurt anymore. We're here for you now. If you need anything just ask me. I'll be there." ; He said. Joey smiled at me and left the room.
"You don't know how ready I am"; I smiled. She walked and handed me some clothes I could wear. I walked into the bathroom to get changed and grabbed a small pink basin with my bra and shirt from that night in it. I brushed my hair and teeth and then walked out of the bathroom.
"Okay, we just have to call down a nurse to explain anything we have to do at home to take care of you." ; Adrienne said. The boy, who I'm guessing was Jakob, was sitting on the bed. Adrienne pressed the button by the bed and a burse appeared in a few minutes an explained that I needed some rest and to watch for the fact that I had a broken rib and wrist. The bruises on my body still hurt and some of the scrapes stung. I looked at my vein on my arm where they had drawn blood, it was sore and red and puffy.
After a short while, Adrienne and her one son led me out to the car. I sat it the front next to her and she put Jake in the backseat.
"After we get back to the house, I'll show you your room. Billie and Joey aren't home; they went out to get a fish. Then, after Billie Joe gets home I'll take you out and we can you some new clothes and other stuff you'll need. Okay?" ; She said as we took a left hand turn
"Okay"; I nodded and heard "Boulevard of Broken Dreams"; come on the radio.
After a fifteen-minute ride, we pulled up to the house. I got out and just stood there for a minute, starring at things around me. It'd been a while since I had seen a blue sky; it had been years since I was just outside. The only time I had been really was to walk back and fourth to school. Jakob went up the front stairs and Adrienne and I followed. He sat in the living room and watched T. V and she took me upstairs to the guest room that was now mine.
"You'll have to forgive Jakob, usually he's talkative and hyper but with you coming in he's a little thrown off." ;
"Oh, it's okay." ; I said, she smiled and opened the bedroom door. I put down the medical papers on the bed and closed the curtain at the window and she showed me around the rest of the house. Adrienne was leading me back down stairs when the front door slammed shut. Joey went over to the fish tank and put in his next fish in what seemed like a collection almost.
"Hey, Adie. Everything okay with her?" ; He pointed towards me.
"Yeah, we're gonna go out soon and get Khris some new clothes and stuff";
I looked over to Jakob who was staring blankly at the floor and Joey who was staring at me.
"Hi"; He said.
";Hi"; I responded shyly.
"He likes you"; Jakob said.
"Shut up, Jake"; Joey said as he slapped his brother's arm. I smiled and Joey started talking to me again
"What's your name? I forget... ";
"Because you're love sick"; Jakob mumbled
"Leave your brother alone"; Billie yelled from the kitchen.
"Khristina, with a K"; I said.
"That's pretty... "; He said. I turned a pink color and smiled.
"How long are you gonna be here for?" ;
"I-.. I don't know. I don't really have anywhere else to go"; I said quietly, I felt small tears forming in my eyes. "I'll be right back"; I said and turned to go back upstairs.
Downstairs
"Joey... What did you do to her?" ; Billie asked as he walked back into the living room with his wife behind him
"Nothing. Swear it. I just asked how long she'd be here for an-"
";That's it... There's something we didn't tell you... ";
";What?" ; Jake asked
"She's been abused by her mother for years, and was raped twice in one night a few weeks back. She has nowhere else to go. No other family. She was passed out on our front lawn the night you two were at Aaron's place. She got out of the hospital today and your father and I offered to take her in. Not adoption though, she doesn't want that." ; Adrienne explained
"So... She's living here?" ; Joey asked
";Yes"; Adrienne responded.
Upstairs
I sat down on my bed and tried not to cry. I had nothing. Nothing at all. Nowhere to go. This was my only place. My only home for now. I stared at the wall for a while and let the tears fall silently. I heard a knock at my door.
"Who is it?" ; I called
";Joey";
";... Come in"; I said as I wiped my face with my sleeve. The door opened
"I'm sorry... I didn't know." ; He said,
";It's okay." ; I sniffled "It's fine... I'm fine... It's all fine... ";
";No it's not";
";Yes it is... "; I said, teary eyed.
";I don't think so. If it was you wouldn't be crying." ; He said. I was quiet. After a minute or two he came and sat down on the bed next to me.
"Don't worry. You won't be hurt anymore. We're here for you now. If you need anything just ask me. I'll be there." ; He said. Joey smiled at me and left the room.
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