cherish > dallas winston x reader

04.

Author's note: This song above is apart of this chapter ^. I am so sorry I haven't updated in so long, my updates will be slow because I have ACT test coming up and I have been trying to keep up with my grades. Bear with me ❤️love you all. Thank you for all the love on this book.

⚠️TW: mentions of sexual assault. ⚠️

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My eyes opened adjusting to the lamp light next to me. I panicked not knowing where I was. I look around the room, quickly realizing that I was in my room. Memories from last night came flooding back. I start to panic, tears welling up in my eyes. I look at the clock, moving my head up to the headboard seeing it was 6:27 pm. I felt pain on the back of my head wincing to myself.

I close my eyes shut, laying down on my pillow again. I felt so queasy. All these memories from last night kept rushing through my brain. I couldn't get them out of my head. I then hear footsteps walk into the room as the bed dipped beside me.

I didn't bother looking up. I didn't want to.

"Elaine, you awake?" I feel Darry brush the hair out of my face, then feeling him kiss my forehead. I hum back in response to let him know I am in fact awake.

"How you feeling sweetie?" He tangles his fingers through my hair. I don't want him seeing me like this. I felt a tear slip down, quickly wiping it. "I've been better." I mumble.

He sighs knowing he isn't going to get much out of me. Maybe he already knows about the whole situation last night. I don't even know who helped me or how I got here.

"I think I know someone you might wanna talk to." I nod, still not looking up at him. I couldn't bear to even think about this, let alone talk about it.

Drawing me away from my thoughts, I then feel someone sit beside me on the bed. I feel them take my hand. I froze knowing who it was.

Dally.

"El." I've never heard him call me El before. What's with the new nickname?

"Hey" He moves my head to look at him. I finally meet his brown eyes. I don't say anything to him.

"Elaine, please just listen to me. I know you have lots of questions and you're terrified out of your mind. Randy and Bob fled after I found you. He had.. assaulted you." You were unconscious. They had Pony and Johnny too. I wish I had gotten to you guys sooner, Damnit." I feel him punch the bed.

I look at him still not saying a thing. I already knew he assaulted me but, hearing him say it made it worse.

I wasn't mad at Dally. It didn't matter what time he would have gotten there because I was still so terrified. It's not his fault.

"It's okay." I mumble in a raspy voice. My throat was so dry. The situation wasn't okay but it's not his fault.

"El, I'm so sorry." I shake my head closing my eyes. He shouldn't be blaming himself.

"We're gonna find the bastards. Johnny was so close to killin' em." He states angrily. Tears threatened to spill out of my eyes again. I wipe the brim of my eyes before they could fall.

"It's alright Dallas." I say with my raspy voice, I needed water desperately. I sit up, sitting next to Dal.

"You don't have to get up if you don't feel like it yet." I shake my head putting my hand on his shoulder for support. My head was so dizzy. He grabbed my elbow helping me arise from the bed.