I'll see you on the other side

15: Stay the night

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Ah shit. Maybe I went too far. I rotated on my heels and decided to follow Eleena into the bathroom. Just as I was about to push open the door, a distressed voice faded in.

"Please let me go Auberon, I'm late for my lesson." I opened the door by just a crack, giving me a small view of the room inside. Eleena?! Fuck Auberon is there.

Shit shit shit. I ran towards the reception and seized the landline.
"Hello 999 what is your emergency?" The dispatcher said.

"Hi yes, I need police and ambulance right now."
"What's your location of your emergency."
"Stonewall college, I witnessed Auberon Sinclair sexually assaulting a girl, he's dangerous and is under the influence of drugs and I don't know if he's taken alcohol as well."

My voice was shaking and my hands wouldn't stop trembling.
"Okay ma'am, stay on the line please."
"Please hurry up." I pleaded.

I ran back to the art class frantically, pushing the door open. "Sir!"
"What on earth is going on Azia!" Mr Devenish
scowled.

"Please, it's Eleena and she's in danger." He dropped his stuff down and the whole class fell silent. We ran towards the bathroom where Eleena's desperate screams rang out.
"Ma'am the police are 5 mins away." The dispatcher notified.

Mr Devenish kicked open the door and the scene unfolded terribly.
"WHAT DO YOU THINK YOU'RE DOING." He bellowed.

"Okay Azia, the units are outside the gates."
I dashed to the gates and ushered them inside the building where they freed Auberon from the teachers grasp and put in him in handcuffs.

8:00pm
My hand trembled when the cold metal handle grazed my fingertips. Gathering up all my courage I knocked on the door and waited for an answer.

"Come in." Her voice said.
I twisted the door knob and made my way inside. There she was. Her thick dark hair framed her face perfectly. The long eyelashes made her hazel eyes stand out even more.

Those perfect lips of hers made me weak. I walked closer and noticed the dark bruises on her neck and face. And it made me pissed, a rage burned within me like never before. I'm going to kill this man.

"Azia?" I snapped out of my daze and looked back at her.
"Hey darling." I rubbed my neck nervously and glanced at her.

"Sorry I just wanted to see how you were." I stepped a little closer to her bed.
"I'm doing fine. Thank you." Eleena gave me a small smile, and gestures to the chair beside her.
"Are you...okay?"  I was taken back by the sincerity she had given me.

"I feel okay my love... I MEAN ELEENA IM SO SORRY, IT'S A BAD HABIT OF MINE." Great I'm fucking up so badly right now. I cupped my face and avoided her hypnotising gaze.
"You're such an idiot." She giggled, "It's fine really." Eleena shot me a genuine smile still laughing at my response.

"Yh yh very funny," I rolled my eyes and joined in the laughter. I started to feel more at ease with her, something I haven't felt in a long time. We talked even more and I found out we actually had quite a bit in common.

She loves aquariums as much as I did and she even considered becoming a marine biologist when she was little too. Her favourite colour was sage green because it made her feel pretty and her favourite song was, "Dandelions" by Ruth B which coincidentally was mine too.

"What time is it?" Eleena yawned. I pulled out my phone from my pocket, the screen flashed on and big white numbers faded in.
"11:30pm," I answered, "Shit, I'm sorry for talking this long, I should let you rest." I grabbed my bag and began to head for the door.

A soft hand grabbed my wrist, stopping me in my tracks.
"Stay the night." She said softly, "Please? I don't want to be alone right now.

"Okay." I hung up my bag and sat back down at her side. Her eyes lit up with joy as we shared another smile and stared at the starry night out the window.