Hold Me

Chapter 18

We soon pulled up to Zach's house. It was a cute little cottage house that had a beautiful garden out front. Zach parked and then made his way over to my side to open the door for me. I thanked him and got out, following him to the front door.

When we walked inside, we were greeted with a small brown puppy. She barked excitedly, before Zach picked her up.

"Hi girl." He said, kissing the top of the puppy's head. Smiling softly at her.

I smiled, watching.

"Do you want to pet her?" Zach asked. He looked up at me.

I nodded and moved closer to him to pet the puppy. She panted happily and licked my hand. I laughed.

"What's her name?" I asked, continuing to pet her.

"Rosie." 

Zach set her down and Rosie ran off. Probably to go cause trouble.

"Do you want to go to my room?" Zach asked. 

I nodded, following Zach up the stairs to his room. We walked down the long dark hallway before Zach led me into his room. He opened the door for me, closing it when I was in.

His room was surprisingly clean. I always thought that teenage boys had messy rooms. I plopped down on his bed and Zach sat down next to. I could feel butterflies in my stomach.

"You nervous?" He asked.

I let out a nervous laugh. "That obvious?" I asked.

Zach nodded, giving me a comforting smiled. "Yeah. But it's cute."

I blushed at his comment. Giving him a small smile.

Zach put his hand on my thigh which made my heart race. I could feel his face getting closer to mine, almost like he was going to lean in and kiss me. My stomach felt like it was in my throat.

He cupped my cheek, looking into my eyes before leaning in to kiss me. His lips met mine, but I didn't feel the spark that I thought everyone felt. His other hand was making its way up my thigh and close to where my underwear was. That's when I started to feel sick.

Zach became rougher with the kiss and that's when I knew I wanted this to end.

I struggled to say "stop!"

But he wasn't stopping. He kept going.

I felt trapped and terrified. That's when I knew he didn't actually like me. He just wanted to get into my pants. When he tried to pull my shirt off, that's when I kicked him in the groin. He fell back, letting out a "fuck."

I scrambled to get myself together, running out of his room as quick as I could. I sprinted down the stairs and out the front door. My heart was racing, and everything was moving fast around me.

My body was moving so fast that I couldn't comprehend what had just happened. I ran until my lungs burned and my legs couldn't take it anymore. That's when I realized I had no idea where the hell I was, or how to even get home. 

I pulled my phone out, dialing Ashton's number first.

No answer.

I tried Calum's number next. Same thing. No answer.

Luke's. Nothing.

Michael's. Same as all the others.

Fuck.

I walked down the street. Tears were streaming down my face. I had no one to call and no one was answering. Maybe nobody actually cares about me.

My body was so exhausted that I collapsed to the ground. I felt so numb. My phone was next to me and finally started to vibrate. I shakily grabbed it seeing it was Ashton calling. I felt a relief wash over me as I clicked answer.

"Sam? Is everything okay?" Ashton's voice was laced with concern.

That's when I started to cry harder. 

"P-please h-help me."

"Okay okay. I'm coming. Can you tell me where you are?"

I tiredly looked up at the street sign that was in front of me and told him the name. I could hear Ashton fumbling with his keys. He told me he would be there in 5 but he'd stay on the phone with me.

I soon saw Ashton's car pulling up. Ashton jumped out quick, running over to my side to help me up. My legs were too shaky, so Ashton ended up carrying me to his car. He buckled me in and drove us home.

When we got home, I got carried inside and Ashton had me sit on the couch. He knelt down in front of me. Gently taking my hands in his.

"Can you tell me what happened?" Ashton asked, his face laced with concern.

I shook my head and started to cry again. Ash quickly sat down next to me and held me tight. I held on tight to him and cried my eyes out.

"Everything is going to be okay." Ash said.

I wish everything was going to be okay.

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