Their safe haven

Chapter six🫶🏼

(Don't change for anyone, you are perfect and you are loved here on this earth.)

Evelyn's pov

I kept my head down as we continued to walk to all types of different stores. I didn't grab anything because all of the prices were too high.

We walked into a store named 'H&M' and I saw some really cute outfits. Marco squeezed my hand lightly and I looked up at him. "Get whatever your big heart desires. No limit." I saw his lip twitch but his face stayed emotionless.

I let go of his hand and walked over to the band tees section. I saw a few cool shirts but I decided to keep walking around. I looked at the pants and realized that most of them wouldn't even fit me. Salvatore was right...maybe I should shop in the kid's section.

I sighed and walked away from the pants section. I turned around to see only Sergio standing behind me. I tried to look around but Sergio quickly grabbed my hand. "Come on, next store." He gently pulled me out of the store and started to look around for another store.

The next store we went to was named 'Tillys', we walked through the door and I let go of Sergio's hand to look around. I looked back to see Sergio looking at t-shirts from across the store.

I walked over to the pants section and saw very cute pants but I put them back due to the size and price. "Damn you're hella cute. Can I get your number?" I turned and saw a guy around Romeo's age smiling down at me.

I shook my head and he cocked his head to the side while walking closer to me. "Ahh come on? A cute little girl like yourself has to have a man in your life." I felt my stomach drop in fear as I started to walk backward.

Suddenly the man was grabbed and pushed backward into Sergio. I looked up to see Marco glaring at the man that Sergio was now holding. He bent down and whispered something into the man's ear making his face turn pale.

Marco walked over to me and looked at me with concern lacing his soft brown eyes. He blocked my view from Sergio for some weird reason but I don't need to think of that right now. I have to worry about my heart getting ready to rip out of my chest.

I felt my stomach contract and I felt the bile rise in my throat. "I'm going to get sick." Marcos's eyes widened as he quickly ran to the front desk for a trash can.

He came back over just in time because I started to drool. I bent down and began to puke into the small trash can, my body shook in pain and my stomach felt like it was on fire.

I felt a warm hand rub my back and a hand pull my hair out of my face. My body broke as I felt my ribs contract at the same time Marco rubbed my bad shoulder. I let out a small sob as I felt my stomach soon feel empty.

I finally stopped puking and Marco lifted me like a baby. "Did he touch you in any way?" His voice was serious and stern. I shook my head and he sighed while pulling my head to his chest.

"We are going home, are you sure you're okay?" I nodded my head and he began to walk out of the store. I heard whispers as we walked out of the mall and I felt embarrassed. Sergio was already in the car and had the back door open.

Marco placed me in the seat and cupped my face. "I'm sorry." My voice cracked as I felt the memories and the pain from the past flood my mind. "I'm so sorry, please...I didn't mean to. I didn't mean to throw up, I'm sorry." Simon would beat me every time I threw up what mean to say that they are any different?