the unknown secret
october is fighting with more than the average person should ever have to deal with.... she must figure out her secret with the help of her two best friends while they are running from her brothers murderer and her abuser....
As i ran down the hall searching for the only exit the only thing going through my head was 'that couldnt have just happened! It was impossiable!' Wait.... hang on. Im getting ahead of myself. Ok... Some interesting things about me.... I play guitar, and the drums. Im a skateboarder. Im an average height for my age, (im fourteen) and i have wavy black hair, that falls right below my shoulders. My hair has violet and ice blue streaks in it that bring out my grey, blue eyes. And how about... i have a dangerous secret that I didnt even know about?!!!
It started in my house, my dad at work, mom asleep and in the hospital. All my younger siblings (all adopted) were at my grandmas for the fall.
****flashback*******
"Hey." Came Andrews vocie from the doorway of the kitchen. I jumped.
"Hey." I said grabbing the milk out of the fridge and pouring a glass. Andrew came right behind me just when jake, my step brother, walked in.
"Yo! Andrew! What are you doing with October?" Jake asked. Even though it was an insult I was glad Jake came in to stop Andrew from what he was about to do.
"Oh nothing. She was jsut getting me something to drink." Andrew lied. Andrew grabbed my glass of milk and followed Jake into his bedroom to play xbox. I ran up to my room and locked the door. I didnt even bother to put the milk back away. Jake didnt know it but his 'best friend' Andrew had been harrassing me ever since I was twelve. Hes two years older than me but that never stopped him. Everytime Jake wasnt around and I was Andrew would touch me, violate me, and I couldnt do anything about it.
I threw myself onto my bed and started to sob. I had been crying for twenty minutes when my phone rang. When i looked at the caller ID it said Luke. I wipped my eyes and pressed 'send'.
"Hey." I said trying to hide the fact that I had been crying not only two seconds before.
"Oct! Whats wrong babe?! Do you need some time out with the girls?!" Luke said trying to sound worried. I knew he was faking it.
"Yeah so we need to find some puffballs and hurry them to the mall!" I said into the phone using my term 'puffballs' for the girls at our school. It fits them. Luke laughed.
"Nah seriously im good just got scared." i said.
"But what could scare you? The all fearless October?" Luke said. I laughed thinking of all the times Luke hid behind MY back.
"so whats going on?" i asked luke but there was no reply....
"luke?" still nothing... "lu-"
"Hey october! Luke is here!" Came jakes voice. i smiled, 'just like Luke' i thought as i bounded down the steps. As i walked towards the door i saw that Andrew was at the door practicly glaring daggers at Luke.
"Ah so little miss sunshine is here!" Luke said twirling me. i laughed.
"I want to hug her too! i havent seen her in two months!" Came Lances voice. i gasped and squealed.
"Lance! Lance! Lance!" i practically yelled trying to squirm out of Lukes arms and jumping towards Lance. Lance laughed and i started to beat agianst Lukes arms trying to get out of his arms. Luke finally let me go and i ran towards Lance like i was five.
"Hello sweetheart" he said. i laughed and hugged him tighter. Someone cleared their throat and i looked up and Andrew.
"Yes?" i asked.
"October can i speak with you for a minute? Alone." he said glances at Lances arms around me. Lance tightened his grip,
"no! shes mine!" He said. i laughed agian.
"You can have her back." Andrew said but by the way he said it you would have thought that he was going to lock me up somewhere to make sure that Luke, and Lance never found me agian.... ever.
"Um actually we were going to take October to the skate park..." Said Luke. Andrew looked at him but barely for a second.
"Ok but ill talk to her AFTER she gets home." He said. I shivered and i felt Lance stiffen. Luke and Lance were the only ones that knew what Andrew did to me but they promised not to tell anyone. it was something we argued about daily.....
"uh huh" i heard Luke say. He already had my skateboard. I tried to go get it from him but Lance picked me up and put me over his shoulder.
"ah! Let me down! Let me down!" i said laughing as i pounded on his back.
"no can do sweetheart. See i gotta make sure you get to the skate park safely or else Andrew will have my head." He said. i rolled my eyes. here it comes, i thought.
"How can you just let him do those things to you? Do you relize it takes all our strength to not call the cops on him and take him away? Or how much it hurts to think we just hand you off to him like an offering?" Luke said. October sighed. Just once she would like to forget about Andrew, About the cops, about everything.
" Yes i do but you have to understand that if you guys call the cops on him if he escapes he will just track you down... i cant let that happen to you guys. You guys are the only things i have to a NORMAL family." i said. I wiped a tear away before they could see it.
"hey look its the icecream stand." said Lance trying to change the subject. i made a mental note to thank him later. He set me down on the nearest chair and walked over to counter. When he came back he handed me a vanilla icecream cone. I barely had time to finish my icecream before a scream peirced the air around us.
Lance, Luke, and I ran over to a girl who was crying over a little boy who looked like her brother.
"Dont die David dont die!" she was sobing. Lance took her and tried to take her away from the boy.
"NO!" she screamed. she started to kick and wail as if WE were the ones who injured her beloved brother but Luke helped Lance pull her away as i looked at the boy. It was strange. He looked so familair as if i should remember him... remember him for some huge reason but i just couldnt figure it out.
Lance came back a few minutes later and had a first aid kit. i took off my belt and wraped it around the boys chest to try and stop the bleeding from his shot wound and Lance lifted the boys shirt up, gently, then placed a rag to the wound to dry and wipe away the blood. The boy winced.
"Lance....." i started to say but he just ignored me and started to clean the wound, and cover it with medicine and a bandage from the kit. When Lance was done an ambulance came to take the boy away and the girl tried to go with him but they wouldnt let her. 'he'll be fine.' the ETs said. The girl just followed the ambulance on foot.
"Smile!" Came jasons voice, right before a blinding flash. I rubbed my eyes trying to get the sting out of them.
"Jason what are you doing?!" i asked. Jason was a twelve year old boy who was our 'groups' 'number one fan.'
"Just taking your picture for the newspaper. You guys just saved the little boys life!" He said, checking the picture on his camera. I groaned. Every month there was at least one story of us thanks to jason. He worked for the local newspaper 'waterville weekly' and they accepted every picture of his becuase he was their youngest worker and did better than their last story writer.
"Jason, did you every think that there is something better to do than follow us?" i asked. when i looked at jasons face i imeadiatly wanted to take it back. i smiled at him, "cause you know im getting tired of being famous." i said.
Jason laughed.
"THE SKATE PARK IS CLOSED?!!!!" i said. We had gotten to the skatepark alittle before five but it was chained up with a notice.
"WHY WOULD THEY DO THAT?!!!" i asked. i was practicly throwing a tantrum.
"Calm down october.... there just building a new skate park." Lance said. i glared at him.
"ITS GONNA TAKE SIX MONTHS!" i said, "THATS GONNA FEEL LIKE SIX YEARS!" i whined. Lance sighed.
"its ok oct. well just hang out at the park until they reopen it." Luke said. I looked at Luke.
"but i want to go skate boarding!" i said.
"And we still can...... at the park." Lance said. I sighed.
"Im going home." i said. and i walked off towards my house.
When i got home i opened the door and called for Jake.
"Jake? Jake? Hey jake you home?!" i asked. The only reply was the ticking off the clock. i shrugged. 'just at andrews' i thought. I walked into the living room to go watch my favorite show bully beat down but i screamed instead. There on the middle of the floor was Jake, bleeding to death, and Andrew was on top of him holding a knife. Andrew looked up at me.
"You werent suppossed to see this." He said, Then he took a step towards october. I screamed, and ran out the front door. When i was on the side walk i could still hear andrew trying to get to the door to run after me. I ran faster and saw him come out the front door and start running after her.......
It started in my house, my dad at work, mom asleep and in the hospital. All my younger siblings (all adopted) were at my grandmas for the fall.
****flashback*******
"Hey." Came Andrews vocie from the doorway of the kitchen. I jumped.
"Hey." I said grabbing the milk out of the fridge and pouring a glass. Andrew came right behind me just when jake, my step brother, walked in.
"Yo! Andrew! What are you doing with October?" Jake asked. Even though it was an insult I was glad Jake came in to stop Andrew from what he was about to do.
"Oh nothing. She was jsut getting me something to drink." Andrew lied. Andrew grabbed my glass of milk and followed Jake into his bedroom to play xbox. I ran up to my room and locked the door. I didnt even bother to put the milk back away. Jake didnt know it but his 'best friend' Andrew had been harrassing me ever since I was twelve. Hes two years older than me but that never stopped him. Everytime Jake wasnt around and I was Andrew would touch me, violate me, and I couldnt do anything about it.
I threw myself onto my bed and started to sob. I had been crying for twenty minutes when my phone rang. When i looked at the caller ID it said Luke. I wipped my eyes and pressed 'send'.
"Hey." I said trying to hide the fact that I had been crying not only two seconds before.
"Oct! Whats wrong babe?! Do you need some time out with the girls?!" Luke said trying to sound worried. I knew he was faking it.
"Yeah so we need to find some puffballs and hurry them to the mall!" I said into the phone using my term 'puffballs' for the girls at our school. It fits them. Luke laughed.
"Nah seriously im good just got scared." i said.
"But what could scare you? The all fearless October?" Luke said. I laughed thinking of all the times Luke hid behind MY back.
"so whats going on?" i asked luke but there was no reply....
"luke?" still nothing... "lu-"
"Hey october! Luke is here!" Came jakes voice. i smiled, 'just like Luke' i thought as i bounded down the steps. As i walked towards the door i saw that Andrew was at the door practicly glaring daggers at Luke.
"Ah so little miss sunshine is here!" Luke said twirling me. i laughed.
"I want to hug her too! i havent seen her in two months!" Came Lances voice. i gasped and squealed.
"Lance! Lance! Lance!" i practically yelled trying to squirm out of Lukes arms and jumping towards Lance. Lance laughed and i started to beat agianst Lukes arms trying to get out of his arms. Luke finally let me go and i ran towards Lance like i was five.
"Hello sweetheart" he said. i laughed and hugged him tighter. Someone cleared their throat and i looked up and Andrew.
"Yes?" i asked.
"October can i speak with you for a minute? Alone." he said glances at Lances arms around me. Lance tightened his grip,
"no! shes mine!" He said. i laughed agian.
"You can have her back." Andrew said but by the way he said it you would have thought that he was going to lock me up somewhere to make sure that Luke, and Lance never found me agian.... ever.
"Um actually we were going to take October to the skate park..." Said Luke. Andrew looked at him but barely for a second.
"Ok but ill talk to her AFTER she gets home." He said. I shivered and i felt Lance stiffen. Luke and Lance were the only ones that knew what Andrew did to me but they promised not to tell anyone. it was something we argued about daily.....
"uh huh" i heard Luke say. He already had my skateboard. I tried to go get it from him but Lance picked me up and put me over his shoulder.
"ah! Let me down! Let me down!" i said laughing as i pounded on his back.
"no can do sweetheart. See i gotta make sure you get to the skate park safely or else Andrew will have my head." He said. i rolled my eyes. here it comes, i thought.
"How can you just let him do those things to you? Do you relize it takes all our strength to not call the cops on him and take him away? Or how much it hurts to think we just hand you off to him like an offering?" Luke said. October sighed. Just once she would like to forget about Andrew, About the cops, about everything.
" Yes i do but you have to understand that if you guys call the cops on him if he escapes he will just track you down... i cant let that happen to you guys. You guys are the only things i have to a NORMAL family." i said. I wiped a tear away before they could see it.
"hey look its the icecream stand." said Lance trying to change the subject. i made a mental note to thank him later. He set me down on the nearest chair and walked over to counter. When he came back he handed me a vanilla icecream cone. I barely had time to finish my icecream before a scream peirced the air around us.
Lance, Luke, and I ran over to a girl who was crying over a little boy who looked like her brother.
"Dont die David dont die!" she was sobing. Lance took her and tried to take her away from the boy.
"NO!" she screamed. she started to kick and wail as if WE were the ones who injured her beloved brother but Luke helped Lance pull her away as i looked at the boy. It was strange. He looked so familair as if i should remember him... remember him for some huge reason but i just couldnt figure it out.
Lance came back a few minutes later and had a first aid kit. i took off my belt and wraped it around the boys chest to try and stop the bleeding from his shot wound and Lance lifted the boys shirt up, gently, then placed a rag to the wound to dry and wipe away the blood. The boy winced.
"Lance....." i started to say but he just ignored me and started to clean the wound, and cover it with medicine and a bandage from the kit. When Lance was done an ambulance came to take the boy away and the girl tried to go with him but they wouldnt let her. 'he'll be fine.' the ETs said. The girl just followed the ambulance on foot.
"Smile!" Came jasons voice, right before a blinding flash. I rubbed my eyes trying to get the sting out of them.
"Jason what are you doing?!" i asked. Jason was a twelve year old boy who was our 'groups' 'number one fan.'
"Just taking your picture for the newspaper. You guys just saved the little boys life!" He said, checking the picture on his camera. I groaned. Every month there was at least one story of us thanks to jason. He worked for the local newspaper 'waterville weekly' and they accepted every picture of his becuase he was their youngest worker and did better than their last story writer.
"Jason, did you every think that there is something better to do than follow us?" i asked. when i looked at jasons face i imeadiatly wanted to take it back. i smiled at him, "cause you know im getting tired of being famous." i said.
Jason laughed.
"THE SKATE PARK IS CLOSED?!!!!" i said. We had gotten to the skatepark alittle before five but it was chained up with a notice.
"WHY WOULD THEY DO THAT?!!!" i asked. i was practicly throwing a tantrum.
"Calm down october.... there just building a new skate park." Lance said. i glared at him.
"ITS GONNA TAKE SIX MONTHS!" i said, "THATS GONNA FEEL LIKE SIX YEARS!" i whined. Lance sighed.
"its ok oct. well just hang out at the park until they reopen it." Luke said. I looked at Luke.
"but i want to go skate boarding!" i said.
"And we still can...... at the park." Lance said. I sighed.
"Im going home." i said. and i walked off towards my house.
When i got home i opened the door and called for Jake.
"Jake? Jake? Hey jake you home?!" i asked. The only reply was the ticking off the clock. i shrugged. 'just at andrews' i thought. I walked into the living room to go watch my favorite show bully beat down but i screamed instead. There on the middle of the floor was Jake, bleeding to death, and Andrew was on top of him holding a knife. Andrew looked up at me.
"You werent suppossed to see this." He said, Then he took a step towards october. I screamed, and ran out the front door. When i was on the side walk i could still hear andrew trying to get to the door to run after me. I ran faster and saw him come out the front door and start running after her.......
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sorry guys its kind of stupid......... anyway some of it is mixed up... sorry bout that :P hoped you liked it anyway :D