Third Person's Pov
-2 months later-
"Dad, no please no!!!" Leah yelled.
Leah screamed, closed her eyes and covered her ears every time her dad would hit her mom.
"SHUT UP!!" John grabbed a vase and smashed it against the wall, beside her mom.
"LEAH!!!" He yelled. She slowly walked up to him. He looked at her and yanked her hair.
"JOHN STOP, LEAVE HER ALONE!!" Lisa yelled. John slapped her across the face.
"Leah, pick up the mess!" He yelled at Leah and let go of her hair. Tears streaming down her cheeks. She kneeled down and picked up the glass. She cut her palm with one of the glass and whimpered.
"Stupid! You're just as useless as your mother!!" He yelled and kicked her. She fell on her side and cried out in pain.
"JOHN NO SHE'S ONLY TEN!!" Lisa ran to Leah but John grabbed her by her hair and punched her three times on the face.
"Stop hurting her!!" Leah yelled and tried to reach her mother, but John pulled a gun at Lisa's head.
Leah's eyes widened "Don't take another step or I'll shoot her" John yelled and Leah stood there crying uncontrollably. Then he took her away at the gun point, Leah fell on her knees, crying.
"Leah! Leah! Leah!" John called out. His voice was changing slowly to a higher pitch voice. Like a woman's voice.
"Leah. Leah, please wake up!!" Leah felt someone shake her. She sat up quickly. She was panting hard and sweating. Her whole body and face was sweating. She was trembling and breathing hard. Chloe looked at her worried.
"Did you have a bad dream? Are you okay?" She asked. Leah nodded. Chloe pulled her into a hug and Leah melted in her arms. Chloe laid back down with Leah still in her embrace. Leah laid her head on Chloe's chest. Chloe massaged her head.
Leah closed her eyes, soon drifting back to sleep.
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Leah's Pov
Ever since Zoey went to jail, we have dismissed the fact that both of our old problems were brought up. We have dismissed the fact that we need therapy and we have just been acting like nothing has happened.
Though I do hate needing pills to get over my nightmares and I hate having post traumatic stress disorder. It's like whenever Chloe yells, I snap. I run to her just to make sure she's okay. I don't know the difference between being happy or in need of help anymore. Like I said before, I hate drinking those damn pills so I've been thinking about paying a visit to Zoey in order to help cope with my past.
"Leah baby, are you okay? You have been really out of it lately" Chloe cupped my face and I got out of her grip. I walked outside with her following behind me and for some reason, I really didn't want anyone around me right now.
"Chloe can you please leave me alone?!" I raised my voice slightly without meaning to. I had no control over my emotions.
"Sorry, I-I shouldn't have raised my voice, come here please" I softened my tone and put my arms around her, trapping her in my embrace. Just when Chloe was about to reciprocate the embrace, a loud honk interrupted us. I squinted at a car that resembled my mom's Mercedes-Benz. Once she stepped out of the car I felt my heart drop. What could she possibly want?
My mom jogged over to me with a big smile on her face and I tightened my grip around Chloe's waist.
"Chloe? You're Leah's wife right? It's nice to finally see you!" My mom stuck out her hand which Chloe shook with a small smile on her face. I grabbed my mom's hand and pulled it away from Chloe's before standing in front of her.
"Leah, I know things didn't end well since the last time I saw you but I owe you an apology. All you have ever wanted was for me to live a good life and I know that now. I'm so sorry for saying that I hated you. I am so sorry for never leaving your father. He was a hazard to you and me but I was too blind to see that. I know it's too late now but I hope you can accept my apology" My mom kissed my forehead and I loosened my fists.
"I could never hate my own children. I'm sorry I left you for him! I'm sorry I was never a good mother! I left you alone and defenseless, I left you on your own and I regret it so much. I was never there for you and I hate myself for that! I am really lucky to have such amazing kid like you. I know that you despise me for what I've done but you have to know that I love you and if I don't see you ever again I just wanted to let you know that I'm sorry. I just wanted to see your face one last time before you kick me out of your life forever" My mom started crying but she wiped her tears away furiously trying to get herself together. Chloe held my hand protectively while she stared at my mother.
"You were always a good mother but I just got tired of seeing you get hurt day in and day out. You never listened to me and I always felt like a damn adult! I hardly had a childhood because I was watching over you the whole time! For all the wrong you have done, I should hate you by now but I can't! No matter how much shit you put me through, I'll never be able to hate you and I hate myself for that! You're the reason why I have problems, if you had just left the damn relationship with dad then none of this would have happened!" I pushed past everyone and collapsed on the grass, ripping it out from the ground before picking myself up. I fell into my mother's arms and latched onto her while crying hysterically. Chloe looked extremely worried and so was I, I had never cried like this in front of any of them but everything had just gotten to me. It was about time I broke down, I knew I would someday but I never thought I'd do it in front of Chloe.
"I forgive you but right now I-I need some time for myself" I got out of her embrace before getting inside of my car, slowly driving away.
"Leah!" I heard Chloe scream so I stopped my car and waited for her to catch up to the window.
"Take care, please. Try to come back home early so we can go to bed together, please. You know that I can't sleep without you" Chloe leaned in through the window to kiss my cheek and I sighed softly.
"I'll be back in an hour. I love you" I ruffled her hair and she gave me a small smile. I buckled my seat belt and drove away.
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After requesting to see Zoey, the prison guard sent me to a small room. I sat in front of a medium sized window pane that had a phone on the side of it. A few minutes later I saw Zoey sit down in front of me, she was in an orange jumpsuit and she didn't look too happy to see me. We both glared at each other until I finally picked up the phone. Zoey rolled her eyes and eventually did the same.
"I'm not going to give you a full blown sob story about my past, but I think you deserve to know that my father was just like you. I witnessed my mom get threatened by him every day of my life only to see my best friend do the same with someone I love. Ever since you went to jail, I felt pity for you. I spent these last two months worrying about you and thinking about why you did those horrible things. I thought there would be an explanation on why you did this but I realized that nothing could ever excuse you to act like you did. I thought you were my best friend, I trusted you more than anyone, I shared everything with you and you knew how much I love Chloe. But you still had to ruin everything up. I just need you to tell me why you did this!" I raised my voice slightly and I could tell Zoey was feeling guilty.
"I never knew that your father was abusive and I'm sorry that you had to experience that, but if you really want to know why I did this, then it was because I love her. I have fallen in love with her since the first day I saw her, but I was never brave enough to tell her about my feelings. So I kept hiding it and stayed friends with her. Ever since you started dating her, I felt heartbroken but I never stopped loving her. When I heard about her cheating on you I knew I had to have her and I tried everything to make her love me. Eventually she started growing feelings for me. But you had to steal her away from me, again! That's why I did what I did" Zoey angrily ran a hand through her hair.
"You do realize that whatever you did was very wrong. Chloe is still terrified of you and everything that happened. She gets flashbacks whenever I try to touch her. My father did the same with my mom and he ended up in the jail. So did you! You should be punished for it too"
"I'm sorry! Please don't do this! Don't let me stay here! I don't want to be here in this shit hole. You're my only hope, Leah. Give me another chance. Please forgive me" Zoey begged for forgiveness but I just laughed bitterly and slammed my hands against the clear window that separated us.
"You should have thought about it before you tried to kidnap my wife! I hope you rot in jail! Oh, and if you run into my dad there, tell him I said go to hell! You both got along very well, so make sure to reunite with him!" I hung up the phone and Zoey screamed my name out, but I walked outside of the jail noticing it was already dark so I hopped in my car and hurried home.
. . .
"Leah?" Chloe's voice was the first thing I heard when I stepped inside my house. I frowned and pulled her upstairs before tackling her onto the bed, crying into her chest, soaking her shirt with my tears. Chloe kissed my forehead and I crawled up to her, resting my head on hers.
"I..I talked to Zoey today and she was begging for me to forgive her and give her a second chance. But I can't forgive her after.. what she did to you" I cried out and Chloe leaned in slightly, but I stayed still until her lips on mine. I desperately moved my lips against hers.
"It's okay baby, let's face it together. We are gonna get through this" Chloe said and I nodded in agreement. I cuddled up to her and she locked her legs with mine.