See The Stars [Completed]

Chapter Twenty-eight

I woke up with pain all over my body. I groaned and looked down to see myself bare with blood around my legs. My breath got stuck in my throat when I looked around to see that I was in my house’s living room. The same living room in which Dimitri's friends assaulted mom. I screamed when a foreign arm pulled me back down. I look to the side to see Dimitri's friend from that day, lying next to me naked too. Then I looked around to see his other friends were sprawled around the room too. Broken bottles and smashed food were everywhere. I threw his arm off of me and rolled down on the floor. My body groaned as I collided harshly with the floor. I ripped the blanket off of the naked man and wrapped it around myself. The front of the white blanket immediately got soaked in red. I liked outside the room and just when I opened the door, mom came in with a tray in her hands. 

“Oh, you're awake. I brought you breakfast.” She smiled as her voice echoed in the silence of my mind. I looked down to see the burnt meal and the glass filled with a red drink, numerous tablets on the side of the plate. I pushed mom aside and she grabbed my hand and pulled me back. 

“Where do you think you are going?” She raised a brow and looked back toward Dimitri who was standing next to the door of the room. 

“Are you not going to beg for his forgiveness?” Mom asked. 

“What?” I whispered. My eyes widened as Dimitri unbuckled his belt. I twisted my arm away from my mom and ran toward the stairs. He grabbed me by my ankle and pulled me. I fell face first and my nose hit the floor. I cried out as he started dragging me into the room. 

“Mom!” I screamed for her. She just stared at me from the sidelines and smiled.

“You need to reap what you sow.” 

“I’m sorry, mom. Please save me. Help me!” I yelled my throat raw until he had dragged me inside my room and mom closed the door in front of my eyes. I screamed and screamed until a hand grabbed my face and made me look up. A flash of Milo's green hair passed by as her blue eyes bore into mine. 

“Wake up.”

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I jolted awake in cold sweats. I looked around to find myself in the tent, right next to Ronan. His hand was around my waist and I felt nauseous. I was reliving my nightmares. My head hurt and when I put his arm away from me, he woke up. 

“What is it?” He sat up in an instant. My face must be haunted right now. 

“Nothing… I just need to go to the bathroom.” 

“Okay. Let’s go then.” 

“No, it’s all right. I can go by myself.”

“Are you sure?” 

“Yeah. You can go back to sleep. I'll come back in a moment.” I gave him a tight smile and walked outside. I put in my slippers and walked out of the campsite and towards the bathroom area. Every stall was empty when I entered. I went straight to the stall and retched. I coughed loudly and gagged until I got tears running down my face. I leaned against the wall feeling all my energy depleting.

“Thank you,” I mumbled.

“No worries,” Milo replied from outside the stall. She had been there the whole time. Followed me from the tent towards the bathroom. I didn’t say anything else to her. I dragged myself up and washed my face and mouth. There was such a bad taste in my mouth that I might throw up again. I glanced towards the window and saw the sun had already come out. Everyone would start waking up in a minute. I walked out of the bathroom only to find Ronan leaning against the wall. 

“Here.” He handed me a water bottle. I almost cried right there. I was inside the bathroom for almost an hour. Had he been waiting outside and hearing me throw my guts out? I gulped down the whole thing and sighed.