Here's My Heart

chapter VIII

Nash POV

Laura's room was trashed. There was glass shattered, nothing but a picture frame there now. Papers were scattered across the floor. Her whole room smelled like alcohol. There was music blasting from a speaker. Bring Me The Horizon was screaming the lyrics to 'can you feel my heart' then I heard a loud scream. It was filled with agony. I looked over to the bed. Laura was sitting on the floor, screaming. She was wearing shorts but they were soaked in blood. It made me want to cry but I knew I couldn't. Not after the fight that we had. I turned the speakers off and went over to her, scooping her up, carrying her bridal style. She was sobbing and crying. Her eyes looked bright from all of the tears. I carried her to the bathroom and set her on the toilet lid. Her hair was a mess and her cheeks were puffy and red. Her grey tank top had little dots where her tears landed. I looked through the medicine cabinet in search of a first aid kit and a rag. Once I found them, I wet the rag with cold water. I set it on the counter and grabbed the waist of her shorts. She let out another scream and shoved me back. My back hit the wall and I winced slightly. I looked at her and she looked terrified. "Laura, I need to clean your wounds." I said gently. She nodded but didn't say anything. I went into her room and searched around until I found a towel. I brought it into the bathroom and held it up so that I couldn't see anything and she pulled her shorts down. I used the towel and covered her so I didn't see anything that she didn't want me to. I grabbed her shorts and put them in the sink, turning the warm water on for them to soak. I grabbed the wet cloth and dabbed at the cuts. She flinched but still didn't say anything. I continued dabbing until there wasn't much blood coming from the cuts. I noticed a few bruises that covered her legs. "Laura... where did you get these bruises from?" I asked nervously. She didn't say anything still so I wasn't going to push her. I put some gauze over the cuts and put a few large bandages over the gauze, securing it. I went into her room and into her closet. I found a pair of sweatpants and some underwear and brought them to her. She looked up and I handed her the clothes and turned around. She put them on and sniffled. I turned around as she was tying the drawstring. She looked up at me for a moment and I walked over and hugged her. She hugged me back and I picked her up, bringing her to her room. I set her on her bed and asked her to lay down. She layed down and I pulled the covers over her. She quickly fell asleep. I walked into the bathroom and started cleaning her shorts until I noticed something. There was blood where her vagina would be. The look of terror that was in her eyes when I went to remove her shorts gave me the feeling that this wasn't her period. But who would do something like that to her? I finished cleaning her shorts and walked into her room to look for a laundry basket. Once I found it I left the room to look for a washer. I found it downstairs in a closet. I put some of her clothes in with some detergent and started the washer. I found a broom in there I went back upstairs into her room to start cleaning. I picked up all of the papers and threw them in the trash. Next, I started sweeping up the scattered glass. I picked up the frame and picture. There was a Laura as a little girl with a woman who looked to be about 30. The woman had dirty blonde hair and pale green eyes. I assumed it was Laura's mom and flipped the picture over. 'Laura's 13th birthday 2014' I put the picture on Laura's desk along with the frame. I finished cleaning up the glass and went downstairs to switch the laundry. Thankfully the blood had come out of the shorts. I switched everything over and started to check the cupboards. Once I found some pasta to make I put some water in a pan to boil. Once it started boiling I put the pasta in and stirred it. I drained it and put it in a bowl. I grabbed some butter from the fridge and put it in, along with some garlic and parmesan cheese. Once it was done cooling down I went upstairs to wake Laura up. I walked into her room and over to her bed. A soft sob came from her so I gently shook her. She woke up and looked at me, confused. "I cleaned your cuts and took care of the mess. I also made you some food." I told her. I walked out of the room and she followed me silently. We went into the kitchen and I got her a bowl of food. "Why are you here?" She whispered very quietly. I gave her the bowl and sat down. "I don't actually know. I've known you for two weeks and I'm obsessed with you. I don't know why. I was at the hospital and I had a dream about you while I was there." I said honestly. "Why were you at the hospital?" She asked, eying my arms. Immediately I got angry. I hated when people looked at my arms. "I helped a girl who was having multiple seizures! I didn't judge you for cutting yourself and then you judge me for shooting up! What the fuck! Why does everyone judge me?!" I yelled angrily. "I'm not judging you! I know you're judged for that! My father who's a fucking alcoholic judges you! I don't judge people for their pasts if I'm not involved in it! I judge people like Alex because he involved me in his fucking past!" She went from yelling to screaming when she brought up Alex's name. "Then tell me what Alex did that was so fucking bad!" I screamed angrily. "He raped me," She said so quietly that I didn't know if I had heard her right. "He raped me and there was nothing that I could do about it. And after that I went to his house. Where he could have done it again while I was sleeping. Why can't anything good happen to me?" Her voice cracked at the end and a tear slid down her cheek. I looked into her eyes and watched as she broke down. I hugged her tightly as she sobbed into my shoulder. How could someone do that to her? That wasn't the first time he'd raped someone either. He did it to Kelly's friend Ezra. Everyone knew about that. The police got involved but didn't do anything. "I'm so sorry." I whispered into her ear. All of a sudden rage started to take over my thoughts. I'm going to fucking kill him! How dare he do something like that! I sat Laura down and pulled out my phone. I dialed David's number but he didn't answer. "What's Alice's number?" I asked Laura calmly. "Give me your phone and I can type it in." She said in between bites. I gave it to her and she typed it in. I called it and it picked up by the second ring. "Hello?" Alice answered. "Hey it's Nash. I need you to come get me. I have an errand to run and I have no vehicle." I told Alice. "Where are you?" She asked. "I'm at Laura's house." I told her. "Okay. I'll be there in about five minutes." She said in confusion. "Thanks." I said before hanging up. Laura looked at me in confusion. " go get dressed. I want you to go with me. I need to go to the store and I don't want to leave you at home by yourself." I told her, but I was lying. She went upstairs and about 10 minutes later she comes back down in some dark blue skinny jeans, a Sleeping with sirens t-shirt, and some black combat boots. Her hair is up in a ponytail. She grabs a white jacket and a hat. "Did you see anything... inappropriate?" She asks with a slight blush. "No. I'm decent enough to turn around to let you do what you need to." I answer honestly. "Thank you." She whispers. "Hand me your phone. I'm going to give you my number and if you need anything call me." I tell her. She gives me her phone and I type my number in, texting myself so I have her number. My phone goes off so I answer it. "I'm here." Alice says. "Okay. I'll be out in a second." I tell her and hang up. I signal for Laura to follow me but before she does she write on a little piece of paper and leaves it on the table. We walk out to Alice's car and I get in the passenger's seat while Laura climbs in the back. I look behind me and notice that Ezra is there too. I lean over to Alice and motion for her to come closer. She does and I cup my hand to her ear. "Take me to wherever your brother is." I whisper to her. She nods with a grin and takes off. Laura and Ezra look at us, confused as fuck. Alice pulls up to a small trailer park that I know all too well. We get out, Laura hesitating. Ezra has a knowing look on her face as we make our way to Alex. We approach a small mint green trailer and I pound on the door. It swings open and Trey is standing there in a white wife beater and some grey basketball shorts. "Hey Nash! Long time no see." He says as he flicks some ashes from the joint. "Come on in!" He says. "Nah man. Is Alex here?" I ask getting mad very quickly. "Yeah let me get him." Trey says. "Send him outside." I growl out, losing my calmness. Trey walks back inside for a moment before Alex stumbles out of the trailer. I look over at Laura and notice that she looks terrified. I look at Ezra and she's shaking but doesn't look scared. She looks livid. "Hey Nash. What did you want?" Alex asks. His eyes move past Nash over to Laura. "Hey laura. Did you come back for round two?" He asks with a suggestive smirk. I go to punch him but before I can, Ezra charges at him. She knocks him to the ground and punches him in the face. I hear a crack and I pull her off of him. "LET ME GO!! HE DESERVES THIS!! I've been waiting to do this for years!" She sobs out the last sentence. Alex stands up so I walk up to him and punch him in the jaw. His head snaps to the side and he throws a punch of his own. He's slow as fuck though so I move out of the way and watch him stumble. Ezra gets up and runs at Alex full speed. She knocks him down again and punches him in the eye. She then grabs his head and smacks it off the ground roughly. Alex groans before he pushes Ezra off of him roughly. She hit her knee off of a rock and lets out a cry of pain. Alex manages to get up and starts walking up to Ezra. I run up to him and grab him by the shoulder. I spin him to me and put both of my hands on his shoulders, pulling him towards me until our heads crash together. Ezra limps over to Alex and drives her wounded knee into his balls hard. He groans in pain and falls to the ground. I don't think he's having kids. "YOU RAPED THEM!!" I screamed at him. "They liked it." Alex says. "NO WE DIDN'T!!" Laura screams. "EZRA WAS ONLY 14! I AM ONLY 16! WHAT DID WE DO TO DESERVE THAT!?" She continues to scream. And all of a sudden there were sirens wailing as a cop pulls into the trailer park.