Reid University

It Had To Happen

Chapter 9

Ethan waited for Esther to answer. When she slowly let his hand go, he took that as a sign.

Ethan turned to face her before kissing her, and going to the kitchen.

Elliot

Esther made no eye contact with me. Her face didn't look as beat up as it was when she got dropped off.

My palms become sweaty, my throat dry. It's like I wanted to talk but the cat caught my tongue.

"H-h-Hi, Esther. H-H- How are you doing?" I managed to stutter out.

My heart beat was pounding loud in my ears waiting for her response.

The way she looked at me, my heart exploded. She looked at me with annoyance, hatred, but beneath that I saw hurt.

"I'm fine." She said softly.

"I'm sorry for what I put you through Esther. If I could've taken your place I would've but," I said

"You love Sophie too much. That's why you didn't send her, I understand. Are we done here?" Esther said to me.

"No, what the hell. I don't love her!" I said defending myself.

"I just didn't want her to get hurt." I added.

"But it was okay for me to get hurt right? Was it okay for me to be raped? To get beat every fucken night! They treated me like I was a piece of shit! ALL BECAUSE OF YOU ! UGH! I WISH I NEVER FUCKEN MET YOU! UGHHH!!!" Esther shouted.

Ethan and everyone ran to where we were and took her away from me.

I was stuck. Esther was raped. She was saving it for marriage. She always told me how she believed it was a beautiful thing to make love and that she wanted to save herself for the right person.

It's because of me. Oh my gosh.

This IS my fault.

"Elliot! Elliot!" Eli called out to me trying to shake me out of my freight.

Narrator

Elliot felt like a total asshole after what he just found out. He drove to his father's house.

"Dad!" He called out when he stepped in the door.

"Yes son?" His dad called from his office.

Elliot stormed into the house, on the verge of breaking down. His fists were clenched, ready to scrap.

"Son, breathe. Talk to me" Elliot's dad said slowly.

"They raped her, dad. They fucken, raped her." Elliot said angrily. Hot tears ran down his face and he punched the air.

"I let this happen! This is my fault dad! I want them here, dad. Now!!!!" Elliot shouted.

"Son, please sit down." Elliot sat.

"We will seek vengeance. You let me handle this. I need you to clean up your relationship with Esther. This isn't healthy." Elliot's father said.

Back at Ethan's house Esther was being comforted by Ethan.

After they ate breakfast Esther decided to tell them everything.

Esther Reid

"Call Elliot. He needs to hear this. I do not feel like repeating this." I announced softly to my friends.

"Es, are you sure?" Emiliano asked me, and I nodded.

If I was going to tell this story, I wanted all of them here.