Saving Belle

Chapter 36

❗️(SA)❗️

A/N- Talk about Sexual assault (SA) and abuse. 

Isaac's POV: 

It was like 6:30 in the morning when my phone started ringing. 

Who the fuck is calling me this early?

I look over and see it's Xander. 

"Hey what's up man?" I said. 

"Hey..Um could you come over? And and talk to Belle? She's asking for you.." 

"Uh yeah I can do that." 

"Great thank you." 

I just walked in. 

Everyone kinda just does that here. 

"Hey Luca where's Belle?" 

"Kitchen." He said looking tired. 

When I walked in I saw Enzo, Leo, Liam, and Xander, along with Belle of course. 

"Hey Belle I heard you were asking for me. What's up?" 

"It's about why Xander yelled..."

"Can we have the room?" I asked. 

They were all about to protest, but one word from Belle made them stop. 

"Please?.." She whispered. 

"Let's go boys." Enzo said. 

"So what brought this up?" I asked pouring myself a cup of coffee and sitting down. 

"I had a nightmare.." 

"About?" 

"Something Liam's Dad and Mark did." 

"Do you wanna talk about it or no?" 

There was a long pause then she nodded. 

"Ok let's start with the nightmare. How did it start?" 

"I broke a plate and then I broke some of the rules." 

"What did they do?" 

She took a long shaky breath. 

"Well I...I had to be punished. I broke something..Then when he started hitting me I screamed. so I broke a rule. So my punishment was the knife an-Never mind." 

"If you don't want your brothers to know about this they don't have to. It can stay between us." 

"Really?" 

"Of course this is our conversation, but first let me check something." 

I got up and opened the door.  

Everyone was crowding the door trying to listen. 

Even Enzo.

"Real low. We can go for a walk if it'd mean you guys weren't around." 

"We'll leave." Enzo again decided. 

"You as well  Xander." I said when he started to say something.

"Yeah.." He's feeling real remorseful about Belle. 

"Ok I'm back. Can you tell me what the knife means?" 

"They cut me..." 

"And what did they do after that?" I asked. 

Another long pause with a shaky breath. 

"They hurt me. they pu-They put themselves in me..." She started to cry. 

"They sexually assaulted you?" 

"I-I don't know what that means." She said frantically. 

"Do you know what rape is?" 

She shook her head. 

"Ok to sum it up real simple it's what they did to you. It's when someone touches someone else  inappropriately, without their consent." 

"Do I have to tell them?"

"You owe no one any part of your story. You don't have to tell them anything you don't want to."

"And what if they ask?" 

"Then you get to decide whether or not to tell them. You can also only share little bits of information."

"But what if they get mad?" 

"You don't owe anyone anything. You exist for yourself, not other people anymore Bug."