Chapter One- Talamhś POV
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Talamh awoke to the smell of bacon. Bacon... s**t! She's supposed to be downstairs working
!! She jumped out of bed to race downstairs, but stopped dead. Wait a minute.
This isn't my room. She looked out the window. Or my house!!! She thought with a
panic. Then everything came crashing back to her. Last night. Last night... Last night
David r***d me. I thought as my tears resurfaced. I dropped to the floor and sobbed
into my hands. David was really pissed at me yesterday just because I snapped at belle.
His girlfriend. The real slut. That was the first time he ever did anything but hit or whip
me. He r***d me. I thought. He took away my innocence just because he could. I fell
to the floor all the way as a wave of pain washed over me. I felt bile rise in my throat,
and quickly looked for a bathroom. I found the bathroom door, and ran to it. I dropped
in front of the toilet just in time. When I finished, I crawled to the sink and washed my
face. I looked down into the sink and saw pink water swirling down the drain. I looked
at my reflection in the mirror and saw caked blood around my nose. I slowly washed it
off and layed back down on the cool floor. I had just started to drift off to sleep when the
bedroom door opened and and in walked a man.
He looked around the room and finally looked in the bathroom to see me laying on
the floor. He rushed to my side to help me, but I flinched away. I saw hurt in his eyes,
but didn't understand why. I looked at his face and realized he looked like someone I
really wanted to forget. I looked at his left eyebrow, hoping to the goddess that it didn't
have a scar running through it. It did. I gulped and back up farther away from him until
my back hit the tub. He came closer to me and I whispered," go away Ryder." His eyes
widened to surprise then suspicion. "How do you know who I am?" He asked. I didn't
answer. " Tell me!" He snarled. I flinched and looked down before pulling up the
nightgown that had somehow gotten onto my body, revealing my birthmark that was on
my hip. A half crescent moon inside of a paw. His eyes widened again and he backed
away. I kept my head down and closed my eyes as a tear slid down my face. "Talamh?"
He whispered. " Is that really you?" He asked. I nodded, and opened my eyes.I was
suddenly engulfed in giant muscular arms as he hugged me. I let out a cry of pain as his
arms touched my wounds on my back. He pulled back suddenly, concern written all
over his face. " Are you okay? What's wrong?" He asked, his voice shaking. " I'm fine. " I
whispered while my voice quivered. He put a finger under my chin and lifted my face to
meet his. I looked at him and saw his face go from concern to anger, and I backed up,
thinking he was mad at me. " Who did this to you? " he asked enraged. I looked down
again. " WHO?" He yelled. I flinched and whimpered in fear. His voice softened. "
Darling, I can't punish who ever did this to you, if you don't tell me who did it." He said.
" It doesn't matter. " I said. " Ye,s it does." He said. " N,o it doesn't." It said back. " Yes."
He argued. "No." I shot back. "YES, IT DOES." He yelled. "NO. IT.DOSENT!!!" I
screamed back. " WHY NOT???" He yelled. " BECAUSE YOU SHOT HIM!!!" I yelled.
My voice quieted. " You shot him. You shot Dav-" "DAVID!?!" He yelled. I scoffed. " You
don't have to act like you didn't know." I said. " I didn't." He said through gritted
teeth. My eyes widened. " You didn't know?" I asked shocked. He nodded.
I threw my tiny arms around him and said, " Thank you." He stiffened at my
movement, but then relaxed. " For what?" He asked. " For saving me from that
bastard." I said. He let out a small chuckle. " So what, you cuss now?" I nodded. "
Anything else you do that I don't know?" He asked. " lots." I responded, before drifting
to sleep. I heard him chuckle as he carried me to the bed, and laid me down, before
walking out the door.
- Writer
