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I shove him away from me and he groans. I crawl hurriedly towards the bat.
"I was trying to be nice. Not anymore." He takes out something like a condom packet and I gulp.
"Don't act surprised, the woman told me you are a whore. You took her man away with this pussy. I don't want STDs." He snickers as he takes his dick out of his pants and rolls the condom.
"W-who t-told you t-to do t-this?" I inquire.
"Ooh, she is a beautiful woman. Unlike you, she has class." He says and my hands reach for the bat but before I could, he takes both of my hands in this. I let out another scream and he slaps me.
"Stop screaming. We both know you want this. I will be gentle." He rips off my bra. Kneading my breasts and I scream louder.
"Stop screaming, no one is going to help you." He says slapping me once again. He goes on and on as I continue screaming hoping someone would hear me and call for help.
He poses himself between my legs and I pull my hand away from his grasp taking the bat with one hand and hitting him with it. I hear him front in pain, looking at him he looks like he could attack me, but before he does police barge in. I have never been happy to see the police as I was right now. I let out a sigh of relief.
"Call the paramedics. I request an ambulance." One of them says walking over to me with my robe. She hands it to me after helping me to stand up. She pulls it around me and I watch as they arrest Edward who only smirks at me.
"I will be back. They won't save you next time." He shouts as they escort him out of my apartment.
"Miss, I'm sorry." The policewoman mumbles making me sob even harder into her shoulder. Never in my life would I have thought someone would do such a thing. It was cruel and inhuman.
The paramedics arrive and they check me up. Seeing as good with only some cutting and bruising I'm fine. They give me some painkillers for the headache. I turn around and spot Colin and Hazel in my kitchen.
The policewoman who had found me, ask if I'm okay to answer her questions which I reply with a simple nod.
"You need to lay low for a while. Maybe stay at your parents' or friends' house. It is not that safe here." She asserts and I nod.
"We will make sure he serves a long time in prison. You are a strong woman Miss. Don't let this take you down." She says and I smile. She is right. Nothing should bring me down. Not even this, but at that moment I just needed to get my mind off the scenes. Hazel and Colin hug me and I assure them I am fine since she kept blaming herself for what happened when we both know it wasn't her fault.
"If only my mother did..." Colin starts but I shake my head. It is not her fault I live in a crappy place like this.
"It's not her fault. I am okay." I affirm.
I look at the door hoping Theo would walk in but a part of me knows he will not come, he probably didn't even know.
"Let me pack your things. I'll take you somewhere." Colin says but Hazel stops him.
"Where do you think you are going?" Hazel asks him her hands on her hips and Colin sighs sitting down.
I let out a small laugh. Hazel walks towards my bedroom to pack my things leaving me with Colin.
"I am glad you are okay." He mumbles.
"I am glad too," I say flatly.
"He said someone told him to..." I try to say the name but I can't.
"Wait, what?" He asks standing up and running his hands through his hair.
"It was a lady. He said she was beautiful and classy and that could only be Isabella, Kim, or.." I trail off.
"My mother." He completes shaking his head.
"No... He said that I took the woman's man. I have not been with anyone except Theo." I but still he shakes his head staring at the bat.
"Whoever did this, will pay dearly!" Colin groans and I look at him.
Hazel comes out and I take a quick shower. I get into my sweats and a tank top, afterwards we lock the place. Hazel and Colin refuse to tell me where they are taking me so I keep quiet and continue sketching my next pieces.
The car pulls up at a huge underground parking lot and I gape at them.
"Come on." Colin laughs.
I get out and check the environment. We get in the elevator and Colin dials the P button, seconds pass, and finally, the elevator dings and opens get off, and head towards the double doors.
My breath catches when I see Theo standing there and he opens his arms. I run into his arms.
"I am sorry I didn't come..." He starts but I silence him with a kiss on the cheek and I lean back to him.
"We'll leave you two. Goodnight Kay." Colin says kissing my cheek and Theo tenses making me smile.
"Goodnight and Thank you," I declare, hugging both of them.
Once they are gone, I turn to Theo and a smile graces my lips.
"So whose place is this?" I implore as I look at the extravagant space. The walls, the couches, the floor, the paintings. I spot one of my paintings and I walk to it.
"Yours." He declares and I turn to him.
"I don't remember purchasing a penthouse," I furrow my brows.
"Well, I did. For you. It's your birthday present." He explains, walking over to me and snaking his hands around my waist.
"How did you know?" I ask and he shrugs.
"I know people." He replies simply.
"I don't need it. It's so big for me to live by myself." I say.
"Well, I was hoping you would ask me to move in with you." He flirts and I look into his eyes.
"You won't think it's a mistake?" I ask looking down.
"No. I am sorry I said that I had the impression that you regretted it that's why I said that. "
"No. I liked it. " I admit shyly.
So I want to formally ask you to go out on a date with me." He tells me.
"Yes. I would love to go out with you. And will you move in with me, Mr. Theodore?" I tease and he throws back his head laughing.
"Well, will I get to see you dancing on that pole?"
"Maybe, maybe not."
The doorbell rings and walks to get it. I continue to look around, I couldn't believe I will be living here.
"I ordered pizza. Come. I know you haven't eaten." He says eyeing me and I nod following him to the kitchen. We sit on the island as he pours me a glass of mango juice.
We eat as we make light conversations. Feeling sleepy, Theo carries me up the stairs promising to give me a tour of the house the next day. We get in bed and my eyelids close.
"Goodnight love," Theo whispers but I am far too gone to reply.
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