Her World

Chapter Seventeen

Chapter 17

I was still stumped when I left work, I couldn’t believe that Kyle was the one who helped me. I couldn’t get my head round it, this is Kyle, the guy who calls me out of every flaw I have, the guy who makes my life a living hell.

Noah picked me up at 2:30pm when I had finished; to be honest it was a little weird that he was outside waiting for me, when I didn’t even know what time I was finishing. When I got into the car, he didn’t even look at me, just kept this eyes in front.

It was beginning to scare me. What if he’s planning something against me? Maybe he regrets what he did and feels guilty. Then again Noah doesn’t seem like the type of guy to have a conscience, so that means he’s going to do something worse to me. One thing is for sure, I wasn’t going to let that monster have my virginity.

As soon as we pulled up on the drive I jumped out of the car and went straight to my room ignoring all of Melissa’s questions. I slumped down on my bed feeling utterly drained, so much has happened this week. I hadn’t really eaten in a few days and I just started to feel a dull aching pain in my stomach. I don’t know how much longer I can keep this up.

“You’re doing this for your own good Marie” I reminded myself. I let out a long sigh before crawling under my covers. I was about to fall asleep when my phone started to buzz. I lazily lent over the side of the bed, and started searching for my phone out my bag. I felt something vibrate under my hand.

“Ah ha!” I pulled out my phone to see Jake’s face flashing up on the screen.

“Hey”

“Hey to you to babe” I smiled to myself when he called me babe.

“Are you alright?”

“Yeah I’m fine, just checking up on how my little Marie is doing since she kicked me out yesterday” My heart melts, he cares about me I love this way my name sounds when he says it, ugh Marie stop being such a girl.

“Well I’m much better thanks, went back to work today”

“You what?!” Okay not the reaction I was expecting.

“I went to work today?” It came out more like a question when a statement.

“Why? You aren’t well enough to be going to work! What if you got attacked again huh? Then what Marie?” What the hell crawled up his arse his morning.

“I’m fine Jake; I wanted to go to work. Nothing is going to happen Jake.” I reply back firmly.

“Nothing is going to happen” he scoffed

“I can’t just stay locked up forever Jake! I need to get over what happened but I can’t with you babying me all the time!” I snapped back at him, I’m starting to get tired of people telling me what to do.

“Marie you were attacked! I know that’s how you feel but how do you think I feel when my own girlfriend was left to die in some alley and I wasn’t there to protect her! You don’t understand how much it’s killing me to know that I nearly lost you” his voice was barely a whisper by the end of the sentence. I didn’t know how to reply, no one has ever said anything like that to me before. I felt a wet drop on my hand; I lifted a hand to my face to wipe my fallen tears.

“I’m sorry” I didn’t really know why I was apologising, but I just felt like I needed to. I guess I’ve only been thinking of myself, I hadn’t even asked how Jake felt. I’m a horrible girlfriend.

“No I’m sorry Marie, I’m so sorry. I’ve hurt you so much, but I promise you now I will always be here for you. I’m going to protect you to the best that I can and I’m not letting you out of my sight. I will make sure that from now on your always going to be in my line of sight except for when I know your safely home.” Great now he’s turned all possessive.