Chasing Champions

Getting back to normal, or the new normal.

Sarah POV:

I open my mouth but nothing comes out, I close my eyes and rest my head in my hands in frustration. I felt his hand rest on my back and his thumb rub small circles as I try and get out the words. After a minute I drop my hands and keep leaning on my knees looking out over the pool and finally get out,

"His name is Jason, and he is the only guy I have ever been with other then you. When we first meet it was at one of those fancy ball things I use to be forced into going when I was a kid. At first I just thought he was another one of them snotty kids that thought they were the best and ignored him. But he would always try and talk to me so after awhile I broke down and gave him a chance, a chance I now regret whole heartedly. As we got to know each other more he seemed to be a nice down to earth guy who hated the stuffy stuff as much as I did. It wasn't till I was 15  and he was almost 17 that he asked me out, and I said yes. He was always a proper gentleman to me, at least for the first 6 months then everything started to change. He developed a mean aggressive streak, he hated that all my friends were guys, he hated that I never had enough time to be by his side all the time. And seeing as he was my first boyfriend I didn't know better so I tried to make him happy, but nothing was ever enough for him. Things really took a turn when I was 17, I had a friend over working on bikes and Jason came over without telling me. Now my friend and I were use to being around each other at the track and not wearing our shirts, I would be just in one of my sport bras and that was totally normal for us. He didn't like that at all. So later when it was just us he blew up at me, I blew up at him and he just snapped and attacked me."

I could feel all the emotions start coming back from that day and I had to take a breath as I let my head drop and my eye close. I hear Chase shift next to me as I feel his hand come around my back and rest at my side causing me to lean towards him just a bit before continuing,

"As he came at me he picked up a tire iron, and slammed it against my left side, breaking a rib. He just kept hitting me till he wasn't mad anymore, then he acted sorry and helped me and was sweet again for a longtime, making me think it was a one time thing. How wrong was I, seeing the night I turned 18 he,"

I started shaking as the memories of that night come rushing back in perfect detail. Chase stiffened next to me as his hand stilled. I know he was able to put two and two together but I had to say it,

"He raped me, he raped me 3 times that night. And for the next 4 months he would rape me whenever he wanted to. I tried to tell my mom but you could imagine how that worked with her abusing me too. It wasn't till about a month before I came here I left him and he wasn't happy about it. For two weeks he followed me begging to take him back but I would always say no. Then he stopped, and I stupidly thought he had moved on. But as it turned out I was so so wrong. I'm so sorry you have to deal with all my baggage like this, you deserve someone who isn't damaged like I am. Someone that's not used like trash. And I know you don't see me that way and you love me, but I am sorry for all of this."

I force myself not to cry, I had cried enough over that man to last 3 lifetimes. As Chase brings me into his arms I hear a voice behind us,

"He did what to you?"

I turn around and see Hunter looking at me in complete disbelief. And behind him I could see Jett looking just as shocked. I open my mouth for nothing to come out as Jett asks,

"Sarah, are you telling us Jason did all that to you? That Jason is our stalker now? Hunter's best friend Jason?"

I could here Chases breath catch in his throat as I keep staring at Hunter. I wanted to tell him it wasn't but I couldn't lie to him. He slowly walks over to me, dropping to his knees in front of me and hugs me. I break down it tears muttering,