Within The Shadows.✅ (WLW)

19 | Ava

God, seeing her in that dress, I just couldn't help myself she just looked so sexy. I know that kissing her crossed a line and I know she would probably regret kissing me back.

I also know that after the almost kiss, I shouldn't have ignored her, but I can't be around her.

Why?

Because then I am fucking kiss an engaged woman, who probably hates me right now.

My phone vibrating in my pocket brings me out of my deep thoughts.

B

Hey, umm Anna and I are going back to her place.

Love you.

Me

Please don't do anything I wouldn't.

Love you.

B

Typing...

But before I could read what Bianca had typed. I notice a figure hurrying my way.

Looking up I see Mel in tears, I'm on my feet in less than a second. Shit.

"What happened?" I ask her, feeling worried that something bad could have happened.

"Will you take me home please?" I nodded grabbing the car keys.

With that, we are on our way back to her place. She just stares outside the window, not saying a single word all the way.

"I'm going to take a shower." This is the first and only thing she says when we walk into her apartment. I know she doesn't want to talk about it so I just nod, I'm really worried right now.

A couple of minutes later, I don't hear any music, just the shower running. Now I know something is wrong. and then I heard it, she is sobbing in the shower.

Not even knocking I walk into the bathroom, seeing her cry on the shower floor, I can't explain to you how hurt and broken she looked. Fuck I should have never left her alone for a second.

"Hay it's okay, I got you," I say holding her, not even caring that she is naked or that I'm still fully dressed. She just sobs, like years and years of holding it back come out.

Eventually when she does calm down. I help her up, turning off the shower. I help her into a towel. The whole time she didn't protest or complain, not even a single word.

After helping her get dressed. "You want to tell me what happened?" I asked with concern, in all the years I've known Mel, she has never been this quiet. She just shook her head no.

"Okay, well you should get some rest. If you need me, I'll be just outside your room, okay?" I don't want to leave her alone, but I don't want to push her to tell me.

Closing the door behind me, I slide down to the floor against it. What if something really bad happened and I wasn't there to help her?

Don't go jumping to conclusions Ava, how could you have known?

"NO NO NO PLEASE DON'T" I suddenly wake up from the screams.

"NO NO NO PLEASE!!!" I hear Melanie shout again, storming into her room.

"Mel!" I say trying to wake her, I notice the tears running down her face.

"Melanie!" I shouted while trying to shake her awake, finally when she did wake up. She hugs me as if her life depended on it. She is sobbing so badly that I can start to feel her tears soaking through my t-shirt, but I don't mind, I just hold her hoping to take away that pain she is feeling.

"He...he pushed me against the wall." She starts speaking when she starts to calm down a bit. Not wanting to interrupt her, I just stay silent. "Then he had his hand all over me, touching me. Say I deserved it...because of how I dress." And like that, she is sobbing again.

Tightening my hold on her, trying not to let my anger get the best of me. "Shhh...it's okay you're safe and nothing and no one will hurt you okay," I assure her, fuckk I can feel the anger boil in my blood, but I can't let it get the best of me, she needs me to be calm.

"I got away. I bite his hand and kick him where the sun doesn't shine. God this is all my fault, how could I be so stupid?" She says between her crying.

"Hay look at me, this is not your fault, okay? No matter what anybody says, you can't blame yourself for what happened okay? You didn't ask for it, hell you could have been naked, and you still wouldn't. What that asshole did is not your fault, and I wouldn't allow you to blame yourself okay." I try to reason with her, holding her head in my hands so that she can look me in the eyes.

With that, she just nods. This is in no way her fault; I wouldn't let her blame herself for what happened. Thank God she got away; I wouldn't be able to forgive myself if something happened to her. God, I can't imagine what she is going through right now.

Finally, I can feel her hold loosen and her breathing evens. Knowing she fell asleep again.