Chapter 3: The Ex-Abuser

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Kiara’s POV:

          “So girls,” Valerie said, sitting on the seat next to me in the car, “What should we do tonight?”

          “Well, I don’t know about you guys,” I said, “But I’m starving. I say we get some food, grab some movies, and just eat and watch movies for the rest of the day.” The others agreed and Danielle, who was driving, started the car and drove.

          We got to the market and Danielle and Perrie waited in the car while Holly, Valerie, and I got out and went inside. Valerie grabbed a basket and stopped in front of us.

          “Alright,” Valerie said, turning to us, “Holly, you go and find some movies for us. And no, you can’t get all horror movies. Kiara, you come with me and we’ll get some food.” Holly and I nodded. I followed Valerie to the food while Holly went in the opposite direction.

          “So,” Valerie began, “Healthy snacks, or junk food?” It was silent for a moment.

          “Junk food,” we both said simultaneously. Valerie turned into an aisle and I smiled at the sight of so many sweets. Valerie sighed and smiled.

          “Go ahead,” she said, “Grab some and I’ll go and grab some popcorn and crisps.” I headed down the aisle and grabbed a few bags here and there. Within a couple minutes, my arms were full of bags of sweets. I walked down to the aisle Valerie was in, and walked up to her.

          “Holy-” she said when she saw all of the bags I had in my arms, “Okay, remind me never to let you go shopping for food alone again.” She held out the basket and I dropped the bags into it.

          “Alright,” she sighed, “Let’s find Holly and make sure she picks at least a few non-horror movies.” We were just about to make our way to the other side of the store, where the movie section was, when I heard an all too familiar voice.

          “Kiara? Is that you?”

          “Shit,” I muttered, grabbing Valerie’s wrist and hurrying forward.

          “Kiara, do you know him?” she asked. I took at deep breath but stayed silent. Yes, I knew him; and after what he did to me, I never wanted to see him again.

          “Yeah,” I growled, “I know him.”

          “Then why-”

          “Kiara!” Someone grabbed my wrist and turned me around to face him.

          “Aaron, let me go,” I said, trying to keep my voice calm.

          “Kiara, please, just talk to me.”

          “No. For fuck’s sake Aaron! Why can’t you leave me alone?” I pulled my wrist out of his grasp and backed away.

          “Please, just give me another chance, Ki, I still love you.” My blood boiled and I narrowed my eyes.

          “Aaron, if you truly loved me, you wouldn’t have beaten me every day we were together.” And with that I stormed off, tears threatening to spill. Valerie was close behind me, not saying a word about what had just happened.

          We quickly found Holly, paid for our items, and got out to the car. I was breathing heavily, flustered over the encounter with Aaron, my ex-boyfriend from back home. How had he found me? Why was he in London?

          “Kiara?” Valerie whispered, leaning forward to look at my face, “What happened back there? Who was that?” I bit my lip and shut my eyes tight.

          “That was my ex-boyfriend, from back home,” I whispered, “He was… abusive. So one night when he was out with friends, I packed up all my things and left, leaving a break up note behind.” The car came to a halt and the other three grabbed the bags and went inside, leaving Valerie and me out in the car.

          “Do you know why he’s here?” Valerie asked. I shook my head. We opened the doors and started walking inside.

          “No idea,” I said.

          “Well, let’s go inside and join the others,” Valerie said, “Maybe a movie will make you forget about him for a while.” I nodded and we headed inside.

Niall’s POV:

*Later That Day*

          We had just touched down in New York and Paul was leading us outside and to our ride to the hotel. I turned on my phone and went on Twitter.

@NiallOfficial: Just landed in NY, just wish @KiaraClarke was with me. Missin’ u babe!

          Almost immediately, fans were tweeting responses.

@ilove1D: @NiallOfficial @KiaraClarke Aww! So cute! #Niara

@1D4Ever: @NiallOfficial NIALL FOLLOW ME

@1DUpd8s: @NiallOfficial here’s Kiara from a few hours ago…

          The last one had a link to a picture and I clicked on it and a photo of Kiara and Valerie opened up. Kiara was talking to some guy who was holding onto her wrist. She looked scared and angry. The thing was, I kind of recognized the guy…

          “Niall?” Harry snapped his fingers in front of my face and I jumped.

          “Hmm?”

          “Something wrong?”

          “I don’t know,” I said, “It’s just, this picture a fan sent to me.” I showed him the picture and he furrowed his eyebrows.

          “Who is he?” he asked.

          “I don’t know,” I said again, “But I feel like I know him from somewhere.”

          “She looks scared,” he said, “Maybe you should call her, make sure she’s okay.” I nodded, and then closed out of twitter and called Kiara. The phone rang a few times before she answered.

          “Hello?” she said, her voice strained like she had been crying.

          “Kiara, its Niall. Are you okay?” I heard her sniffle.

          “Uh, yeah, sorry, the girls and I have been watching movies all day and Perrie thought it would be a good idea to watch The Last Song. So you guys landed?”

          “Yeah,” I said, “And it’s okay. Um, listen, a fan sent me a picture of you and Valerie from earlier today. Who was that guy you were talking to?” I heard her sigh.

          “Well, you remember when you left for the X-Factor…”

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