One Last Kiss

How Could Someone Do This To You?

Carter's POV

As Anchor is sleeping on my chest with tears streaming down her face as she has nightmares I just think to myself, how could someone ever do this?

How could someone be so careless and horrible to someone like Anchor?

She doesn't deserve anything that has happened to her. She's the most beautiful girl I've ever seen.

I pull her closer and rub a warm wash cloth along her rash that she has.

She moves ever so slightly.

"Sorry babe."

She wakes up with a moan.

I know she's in pain.

"Hi."

She's been crying.

I feel so helpless that I can't do anything to help her.

"I'm so sorry Anchor. I love you much and I'm sorry I can't do anything to help you."

"You're helping me by just letting me stay here and taking care of my bruises and black eyes."

"You're going to be okay. I promise."

I kiss her on the forehead.

"Babe do you want to go to school?"

"Yeah I guess."

"Are you sure?"

"I'll just try, if I can't do it I'll just leave."

"Okay but you need to tell me if you leave because I'm coming with you."

"I'll be okay, you don't have-"

"Yes I do."

I kiss her.

I help her off the couch.

I help her slip off my sweatshirt over her head and put her shirt back on to get ready for school.

I help her gently rub her eye makeup off that smeared down her face from getting punched and a black eye.

"Ow." She says.

"I'm sorry."

I feel so awful for her.

I give her one of my baseball caps to try and hide her face because I know she's embarrassed.

"Thank you." She says quietly.

"Always" I say with a small smile.

I grab my car keys, her phone and bag and mine to go to school.

I help her into the car and we drive to school.

In the car she's shaking, badly.

I pick up her hand and hold it so she stops shaking.

A small smile comes across her face.

As we walk into school she's shaking again. She's embarrassed and everyone is looking at her.

I walk her to her first class.

Before she walks in a grab her waist, "you're going to be okay."

She whispers in my ear, "I don't think i will be this time."

That broke my heart.

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Anchors's POV

I can't do this, I can't be here, I can't stand the looks I'm getting.

I pull the baseball cap down even further.

"Anchor?" Mr. Brendan says.

I look up.

"What's the answer?"

"I can't be here." I say before running out of the room.

I need to find Carter I want to leave. I can't be here anymore. Plus, my face hurts and I'm just done with everything.

I don't know if I'm going to be okay anymore.

I run to Carter's Honors Calculus class.

I stand in the door way and he looks up at me.

Tears stream down my face.

He gets up and walks over to his teacher.

She looks up at me and gives him the okay to leave.

He quickly thanks her and comes up to me and gives me a hug.

"What's wrong?" He says hugging me.

"I can't be here anymore." I say trying to hold back my tears. "I can't do this Carter."

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I can't stand to see her like this.

"Okay let's leave baby."