"There are wounds that never show on the body that are deeper and more hurtful than anything that bleeds."- Laurell. K. Hamilton.

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Shelly's Pov

" Get in here at once!" my mother called to me she was angry and I knew why. She didn't like my talking to Jake. She wouldn't have liked anyone to get too close to me so that no one knows how horrible she is. " Just a moment mother!" I called back.

I was talking to Jake. We were saying our goodbyes when my mother walked in and I got blinded with pain. She had struck me with a ruler. Those wooden rulers really hurt bad.

" That boy! AGAIN? " she roared. My eyes flowed freely due to the impact of the smack and I looked down. I won't give her the satisfaction of seeing me cry.

" YOU UNGRATEFUL BITCH! " she screamed at the top of her lungs before striking at me again.

He was still online and he had probably heard that. I felt the phone's snatched from my hands and thrown away. I screamed in pain as she pulled me by my hair, and kicked and beat me up causing me to gasp as I couldn't breath. I felt her huge body, pinning me down and beating me. Holding my neck in an effort to kill me like she used to ever since I was little.. She wanted me dead. Several times she had said so herself said too. I was a huge mistake. She had wanted a boy.

She then let me go. I knew it wasn't over, I kept staring down. she turned her back and I got up. Turning around and seeing my face made her even more bad and giving me one more smack across my cheek she left.

I picked up my bag I had to go to the swimming club, it was time. I had my practice today. I picked up the phone, it had shut from the force of being thrown down. I changed and got to the road.

My face must've been bloated because everyone stared at me.

I opened the phone, hoping to text him that I was sorry my mum had just walked in. 'zzzzz' a message came in. IT WAS FROM HIM. I fumbled and opened it.

It read...

'You're a sweet girl. You're very nice as well. I hope you have a brilliant future ahead as I'm sure you will have. Please forget me. I wil get you into trouble. Your mother is right. I'm not good for you'

I had refused to break down in front of my mother.

I broke down on the road in front a hundred strangers as my heart exploded in pain I wasn't familiar to.
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