Come back to me...

Chapter 10

Dominic POV

She kept on running, but I was faster. I saw her try to open her door, but it was locked. I ran up behind her and then she turned around. Her eyes were red and she looked so weak. I just wanted to hug her, but I didn't want to make her more upset with me. Why was she upset with me? I thought.

"Rachel, why did you run off? Are you upset with me?" I asked her. She looked like she was gonna blow.

"YOU KNOW WHAT DOMINIC! I AM MAD. DO YOU KNOW WHY?" She asked. I was a little terrified. I just shook my head. I think she noticed my fear, so she closed her eyes and tried to calm herself. When she was done, she looked back up at me. "I'm sorry."

"It's ok. Can you just tell me what's wrong, so I can make my best friend feel better?" I think I imagined it, but I think she cringed when I said the words 'best friend'. What is going on? I thought to myself.

"How could you do that to me?" I was confused.

"What do you mean, Rachel?" I asked her. She took a deep breath.

"Dominic, I love you. And not just in a friendly way. I realized it when you came back here. I know you don't feel the same way, but when you sang that song, it felt like you actually loved me. And I'm scared." She whimpered.

I gave her concerned eyes. "Why are you scared?" She wasn't looking at me, so I took a chance and lifted her chin up, so she could look into my eyes. Luckily, she didn't flinch this time.

"I'm scared because-," she started to bawl again. I wrapped her in my arms, not caring anymore. She looked so broken. It made me want to cry, but I couldn't. I had to stay strong for Rachel. I shushed her and whispered sweet nothings in her ears. When she was finally calm, she looked up at me. "I just don't want it to end up like how it ended up with me and Johnny." She whispered, barely audible, but loud enough for me to hear. "He made me feel worthless. Like I should've just died. He made me feel like nobody would care if I died. I still kind of believe him. And he hurt me. He hurt me so much. I still have scars from when he beat me."

I was worried now. I cupped her face in my hands. "Rachel, don't you ever think that. Of course we would miss you. Hell, I'd kill myself because I could never live without you. I didn't tell you this because I didn't want to worry you, but I was so sad without you, that doctors diagnosed me with depression. I had to take pills all the time and it hurt. It was like I lost a half of me." I paused and looked at her. She was listening, intently. "Rachel, do you know why I wrote that song for you?"

She shook her head. "Because I love you. And I don't give a damn if I'm only 17. I love you so much, that I could burst into flames, spontaneously. I love you more than a friend and I realized that a long time ago." I grabbed her hand and looked her in the eye. "The song I sang for you in the basement, that was about you. I cried because I thought you didn't feel the same way. It wasn't for anyone else. It was for you. Only you." Her eyes were watering.

"Dominic, I'm so sorry." I shook my head.

"I don't really care. I have you now and I'm not letting you leave again. I get it, if you don't want to be with me because of him, but I love you and I will wait for you. If that's what it takes, then that's what I'll do. I'm going to go back and give you some time to think." I started to turn around and walk down the steps, when I felt a hand grab my arm, stopping me. Rachel.

"No, I'm not letting you go that easy." She smiled and before I knew it, she crashed her lips on mine. I had only kissed a couple of people and that was when I was drunk at a party. I had never meant it, but this time, the girl of my dreams was kissing me. I was a little shocked at first, but then I started to kiss her back. She wrapped her arms around me and I put my arms on her waist. I deepened the kiss by licking her bottom lip, asking for entrance. She granted me permission and opened her mouth, letting me explore her mouth. I was in heaven. I broke away and she pouted. I chuckled, she was the most adorable person I'd ever met.