Chapter 27

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*Silvia*

I woke up once again with my blankets damp from sweat, and breathing heavily. I was hyper aware of everything around me, and more twitchy then I wanted to admit. Another nightmare.

I didn't like showing how I felt to anyone, not even to my new family. I was trying so hard not to think of the man who ruined my life so badly I couldn't even sleep at night without waking up like this.

He made such a hell out of my life, and all I just wanted to do was live. Why did that have to be so hard? I tried my best to push him out of my thoughts, and got up to take a shower.

Lilith and the Kelly had been unconsciously helping me deal with the trauma, but I wasn't sure it would ever go away. If I could ever feel truly happy. And it sucked.

After my shower I went downstairs to start making breakfast for everyone. It was my turn to make it anyway. After about half an hour, there was oatmeal with fruit on the table, as well as some nuts and honey to finish it up.

It didn't take long for everyone to come downstairs and start eating, and I immediately felt better. The light banter to laugh about, and all the love around the table did that to a person.

"So what's the plan for today?" Kelly asks Lilith. Lilith swallowed her mouthful and answered,

"Well, I was thinking to step up all of your self defense fighting training, and I don't know for the rest." Yesterday night Charlie told Lilith she would like to train as well, and of course Lilith agreed.

"I was thinking we could go to the library today," I said, taking another bite. I loved reading and I knew from Lilith's introduction the very first day we met that she did too. My suspicions were proven right when Lilith's eyes lit up with excitement.

"Ohhhh, yaasss, we should totally go. Great idea Sil," Lilith said, and I smiled. On the inside though I was screaming with happiness.

Not just for the fact that we were going to the library, but also because I knew a small part of me still wanted the approval from my father, no matter the horrible man he was. And Lilith- or Kelly and Charlie, giving it so freely just made that small part of me swell up with pride.

We chatted for a while, and after that Charlie cleaned up while the rest of us got ready for training. I would never admit it to anyone, but training was one of my favorite things to do with these girls. They were just so supportive.

Today we learned some new maneuvers to break someone's arm, and I was delighted to say I was good at it. And it was a really good skill to know too. Charlie was a fast learner, so that was good too. After training we all had lunch outside in the sun.

Kelly seemed quieter today then normal, and she was nervous about something. Lilith noticed too, and when our eyes met she shook her head slightly, indicating to give Kelly space about it. Kelly made up her mind about something though, and cleared her throat to speak.

"Since all of us are coming clean about things, Lilith with being the Shadow, and Charlie about being a hacker, I wanted to come clean about something as well." She said, and met Lilith's eyes. Lilith nodded to her in encouragement, and Kelly relaxed a bit.

"Well- you girls know that Steel is in the trafficking business." Kelly said, and I nodded. Charlie the little dipshit that she was just continued eating, as if it wasn't obvious Kelly was about to say something that was important to her.

Charlie looked up and I gave her a flat look. Lilith and Kelly noticed our exchange, and didn't continue the conversation.

"Sorry, I'm just hungry..." Charlie said looking guilty. Kelly and Lilith burst out laughing, and I couldn't help but grin as well. I couldn't blame a girl for being hungry. I turned back to Kelly, and she took a deep breath.

"I wasn't free to do anything I wanted to do for years." She said tears forming in her eyes, and I already thought I knew what might have happened to her.

"My mother- I- I don't have a mother. I'm an orphan. And Steel took me when I was-" Kelly's voice cracked.

"When I was 12. He took me and he kept me as his slave." She forced the words out, and I could see how much it cost her to tell us the story.

"And he kept me- he kept me as his sex slave that he could command on his whim." That was as much as she could say before breaking down. My heart broke for her, for all the pain and suffering she must have went though.

Lilith stood from her chair, and asked quietly if she could hug Kelly. Kelly said that she could, and Lilith gave her the kind of hug I would expect a momma bear to give her cub. I felt a tear roll down my cheek and stood to hug Kelly as well. Then Charlie did the same.

We all hugged Kelly until I was pretty sure she couldn't breathe, and then we all set back down. And it was so incredibly selfish of me, that I hated myself for it, but I felt a little glad that I wasn't the only damaged person here.  

"Thank you for telling us, I can understand it must be hard to talk about." Lilith said, and Kelly smiled sadly.

"I don't want your pity, and I don't want any of you to look at me differently because of this." Kelly said, looking a bit scared of our reaction even though he already proved that we loved her too much for that. It wasn't her fault Steel was a dick anyway.

"Of course," Charlie said, and I nodded in agreement. Lilith was eating once again, and Charlie soon followed.

"Alright," Lilith said sitting straighter, as if making up her mind about something.

"So.... you girls already know that I want Steel brutally dead. Like, ripping his intestines out and hanging him by the throat with them while he chokes on his own blood, kind of dead." Lilith said, taking another bite, and we all nodded. Casual as fuck.

"How about you girls join me, and we can all make it our mission to make his life a living hell until he actually goes to hell when he's dead." She said, and Kelly, Charlie and I all verbally agreed in the same second.

"Okey, so it's decided then. We'll all work together, to bring Steel and his little gang down." Lilith said, and we all smiled.

After that we went to the library, and on the way Lilith explained to us how this thing was going to work with us traumatizing Steel. When we arrived we each went our separate ways.

Charlie went to the persuasion section, which I know how some online persuasion as well. Kelly went to the romance, and I grinned, knowing the only reason she would buy romance was for the smut. Lilith just stood there.

"What's up?" I asked and Lilith shrugged.

"Don't worry about it. I just can't choose if I should go to the fantasy, romance, or literature first." She said, and I nodded in understanding. Then I left her to think about it and went to the classic literature to pic out some new books to read.

Once I had a few books, I sat down and stared at myself in the small mirror that was hung opposite me. I almost didn't recognize myself. The little, fragile girl was gone. But a better version was staring back at me, with color in her cheeks and muscle on her body.

I changed. And I couldn't be happier for it.

A/N

Heyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy :)

So I decided to do this chapter in Silvia's POV to change it up a bit.

I went shopping today, and my social anxiety didn't let my enter almost any shops because I was too afraid. What also didn't help was that in the shops where I did go inside, they were soooooo rude to me.

And how are you all doing? Honestly.

Always remember that you are worth so much, so keep your head up high like royalty, and don't let anyone take your crown.

Anywaysssssss

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