Change My Ways
Slumber Party
The guys got everything Tara had asked for within the next five minutes. I didn't know if it was because they had all of the stuff just lying around, were freaked because Tara was suddenly being strict, or just efficient.
Jake was the first one to return with the ice cream. Jinxx came next with blankets and pillows spilling out of his arms, and stuffed in bags he was carrying on his shoulders. CC came next with a stack of DVDs. Then Ashley, carrying bags upon bags filled with stuffed animals. Andy came back last.
"Sorry," he said. "I've only got batman stuff." He handed me the pile if clothes.
"That's a-okay," Tara said. "Now all of you, away! This area is now off-limits!" The guys actually listened to her and left us alone.
"Tara," I said. "You really don't need to do this."
"You are my Kitten," she sai proudly. "And I'll be damned to see you hurt. So you're going to change into the comfies Andy brought you, then we'll make a blanket fortress around the TV and couch, get cozy, cuddle with a shit-ton of stuffed animals, eat a lot of ice cream, marathon Doctor Who, and talk bout life. Understand?" I nodded. "Good. Now change into those comfies so we can get started."
I quickly and quietly threw on the clothes Andy brought me before helping Tara set up our blanket fortress. (Outfit: http://www.polyvore.com/alex_day_batman_pjs_change/set?id=102048757)
**
I giggled as Tara finished her story, taking another bite of ice cream.
"Did that really happen?" I asked.
"Nope." We both started laughing. She turned serious. "Hey, are you feeling okay again?"
"I guess," I said quietly. "I just don't know what I'm going to say to everyone."
"Practise on me," she offered. "That way, you can find your words and I'll be there tomorrow knowing everything and be able to help if you need it."
"I don't know where to start," I murmured.
"Start from the day you went missing," she said. "And if talking about it starts to hurt -" she plopped a life-sized armadillo stuffed animal in my arms. "- squeeze the armadillo and take another bite of ice cream."
I nodded and took a deep breath. I was ready. It was time to talk about it.
"I was walking home from school," I started quietly. "Andy got caught smoking on-campus and as forced to stay late, so I was alone. I don't know what happened, I guess I just kind of lost track of where I was and ended up someplace I didn't know. Then someone gagged me and threw me in a car, and hat was it. The rest is pretty straightforward." I hugged the armadillo tightly, and I could feel myself starting to cry. "He kept me locked in a bedroom, and raped me and beat me whenever he felt like it."
"My god," Tara breathed. "Kitten, how'd you get away?"
"One day, the ropes weren't as tight," I whispered, trying to keep my voice steady. "I slipped out from under him. He hurt me pretty bad before I managed to knock him out with a lamp. I tied him up with the ropes and ran. He probably thought I died from the big cut he gave me."
"Kitten, you said that cut was a suicide attempt," she gasped.
"I'm sorry," I whispered, clinging to the armadillo for dear life. "I had to tell you something when you asked about it."
"But I still don't get why you changed your life," she said.
"He had threatened Andy," I choked out, bursting into tears. "If Alexandria Biersack showed back up at her house, he said he would kill Andy and Mom and Dad. I HAD to change everything. It was the price for running." By now I was sobbing into the armadillo.
"Oh, Kitten," she soothed, pulling me in for a hug and rubbing my back. "Hey, it's okay. You're all okay now, right? And Andy's here, and you've got friends who would die for you. Everyone's safe, you're fine."
"I know," I sniffed, wiping my eyes. "It's just... I don't even know any more."
"More Doctor Who time!" she smiled, changing the subject. "Grab your ice cream, 'cause we're gonna marathon the Master!" I smiled and grabbed my ice cream, getting comfortable in a nest I blankets and pillows with a bunch of little stuffed cats and zebras.
"Thank you, Tara," I whispered quietly so she didn't hear. "I know I would be dead if it weren't for you."
Jake was the first one to return with the ice cream. Jinxx came next with blankets and pillows spilling out of his arms, and stuffed in bags he was carrying on his shoulders. CC came next with a stack of DVDs. Then Ashley, carrying bags upon bags filled with stuffed animals. Andy came back last.
"Sorry," he said. "I've only got batman stuff." He handed me the pile if clothes.
"That's a-okay," Tara said. "Now all of you, away! This area is now off-limits!" The guys actually listened to her and left us alone.
"Tara," I said. "You really don't need to do this."
"You are my Kitten," she sai proudly. "And I'll be damned to see you hurt. So you're going to change into the comfies Andy brought you, then we'll make a blanket fortress around the TV and couch, get cozy, cuddle with a shit-ton of stuffed animals, eat a lot of ice cream, marathon Doctor Who, and talk bout life. Understand?" I nodded. "Good. Now change into those comfies so we can get started."
I quickly and quietly threw on the clothes Andy brought me before helping Tara set up our blanket fortress. (Outfit: http://www.polyvore.com/alex_day_batman_pjs_change/set?id=102048757)
**
I giggled as Tara finished her story, taking another bite of ice cream.
"Did that really happen?" I asked.
"Nope." We both started laughing. She turned serious. "Hey, are you feeling okay again?"
"I guess," I said quietly. "I just don't know what I'm going to say to everyone."
"Practise on me," she offered. "That way, you can find your words and I'll be there tomorrow knowing everything and be able to help if you need it."
"I don't know where to start," I murmured.
"Start from the day you went missing," she said. "And if talking about it starts to hurt -" she plopped a life-sized armadillo stuffed animal in my arms. "- squeeze the armadillo and take another bite of ice cream."
I nodded and took a deep breath. I was ready. It was time to talk about it.
"I was walking home from school," I started quietly. "Andy got caught smoking on-campus and as forced to stay late, so I was alone. I don't know what happened, I guess I just kind of lost track of where I was and ended up someplace I didn't know. Then someone gagged me and threw me in a car, and hat was it. The rest is pretty straightforward." I hugged the armadillo tightly, and I could feel myself starting to cry. "He kept me locked in a bedroom, and raped me and beat me whenever he felt like it."
"My god," Tara breathed. "Kitten, how'd you get away?"
"One day, the ropes weren't as tight," I whispered, trying to keep my voice steady. "I slipped out from under him. He hurt me pretty bad before I managed to knock him out with a lamp. I tied him up with the ropes and ran. He probably thought I died from the big cut he gave me."
"Kitten, you said that cut was a suicide attempt," she gasped.
"I'm sorry," I whispered, clinging to the armadillo for dear life. "I had to tell you something when you asked about it."
"But I still don't get why you changed your life," she said.
"He had threatened Andy," I choked out, bursting into tears. "If Alexandria Biersack showed back up at her house, he said he would kill Andy and Mom and Dad. I HAD to change everything. It was the price for running." By now I was sobbing into the armadillo.
"Oh, Kitten," she soothed, pulling me in for a hug and rubbing my back. "Hey, it's okay. You're all okay now, right? And Andy's here, and you've got friends who would die for you. Everyone's safe, you're fine."
"I know," I sniffed, wiping my eyes. "It's just... I don't even know any more."
"More Doctor Who time!" she smiled, changing the subject. "Grab your ice cream, 'cause we're gonna marathon the Master!" I smiled and grabbed my ice cream, getting comfortable in a nest I blankets and pillows with a bunch of little stuffed cats and zebras.
"Thank you, Tara," I whispered quietly so she didn't hear. "I know I would be dead if it weren't for you."
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