My New Future

Chapter 12- Traumatic Memories

The past 2 weeks Stefan and I have barely seen each other. I have early days and he has late nights, whenever he comes home I'm already asleep and when I leave he is asleep. We have been going to our appointment but usually one of us has to leave early.

Right now there is a bunch of cake in the fridge for us to try because I had to leave early. I didn't have work tomorrow so I texted Stefan asking what time he is coming home so we can taste them and actually be together for once.

I sat on the couch waiting for Stefan. I was petting rocky and watching tv. It was around midnight when I heard the elevator ding. I walked towards it and saw Stefan

But not just normal Stefan

Bloody Stefan

"Oh my god, what happened? Where are you hurt? I asked

"It's not mine" he said tiredly

"Why are you so bloody?" I asked

"Work" he replied

I looked at his hand and it was torn up and bloodies

"Your hand, I need to clean it before it gets affected

"I'm fine" he said

"Stefan it can get infected" I said

"I said I'm fine" he shouted slamming his gun that was tucked in the back of his pants on the table.

Seeing him do that brought back traumatic memories. The memories of my brothers shooting someone, then shooting me.

"Sta-

I ran as fast as I could upstairs and hid in a room. It was the room where we were gonna move into instead.

My back was against the wall in the corner, knees pressed against my chest and arms wrapped around my knees rocking back and forth.

"He won't hurt you" I kept mumbling.

My brain kept going back and forth to the gunshots I heard and the pain I felt.

I know Stefan wasn't going to hurt me but the sudden shouting and the gun on the table with the blood brought back the traumatic memories. They were painful memories I wanted to block out and get rid of but I couldn't.

I didn't even hear anything or see that Stefan was in the room in front of me. He kept saying stuff but my brain blocked it out.

"He won't hurt you" I mumbled while rocking back and forth

Stefan's p.o.v.

I saw her running upstairs. Why did I yell at her, I didn't even mean to. I was just tired and I only pulled out the gun because it was annoying me.

"Stassie" I said

I ran up the stairs and checked each room until the last one that was empty. It was the room that we were going to move into but never did. She was in the corner, rocking herself back and forth and mumbling something

"He won't hurt you" she said

It broke my heart seeing her like this, I caused this. She was crying and shaking.

"Baby, baby I am sorry" I said squatting down near here.

She didn't say anything, only mumbling the same phrase

"Hey, I am sorry. I would never hurt you. I love you and would never lay a hand on you" I said

She kept shaking and crying and swaying back and forth. I couldn't help her and I don't know how to help her.