Who Said I Do? (EDITING !!!!)

The Secret

Scarlett

As soon as Bradley left the house I couldn't control my tears any longer. I turned to face Ryder who now had a worried look and started to cry loud. Ryder began to comfort me. I knew he wanted to know what happened so I decided to let him know. I've hid it for a long time and it's time I let it out. I stopped crying and took a deep breath.

"Well...it all started two months after my 13th birthday... Bradley was one of my best friends and he finally gained the courage to ask me out and turn our relationship into something more. I turned him down the first time because of my exams I said I would go out with him after. We finally started to go out and Brad was a sweetheart... he would plan surprises for me and make me feel special. While I was leading a happy life my mum wasn't she found out she had stage 4 lung cancer and it was too late to treat her. once I found out my mum was ill I started to distance myself from my friends and Bradley...Bradley got so angry that I wasn't spending time with him...he thought I was cheating on him so he convinced my dad to allow me to stay with him and soon he become very overprotective of me. He didn't let me do anything and he also became very abusive. I couldn't handle the pain any longer so I decided to confront him and tell him that I wanted to break up...he didn't take it well and started to abuse me even more. I didn't tell anyone either because he threatened me saying he would kill the ones I love so I kept obeying to the commands. His demands got worse and worse and if I didn't do what he asked me to then he would make me starve. It was Valentine's Day and Bradley started to act like the normal Bradley he was.... I didn't think much of it i was just happy my best friend was back or at least I thought... turns out he was just playing me to get in my pants and he managed to do it.....forcefully. My first love.... my best friend had raped me... he told me not to tell anyone and if I did he would hurt me. After a few months my mum's condition began to get worse. The doctor said she's only got 2 months left to live. I began to live in depression... I was so scared about everything.... After weeks of mentally preparing myself I gained some courage to tell my mum the truth about Bradley.... she didn't take it well... She was shocked that all this had happened under her nose and she needed to be taken to the hospital immediately.... she didn't survive....Turns out my mum didn't die because of cancer she died from a shock. I killed my mum 2 month early from her disease...1 month after my mum had passed I moved here and started my life fresh"

Ryder

I listened to every word coming out of her mouth. I can't believe that all this had happened to her. Scarlett had always seemed to be cheerful no one would even think she had lived a horrible live. The next time I come face to face with Bradley Cooper he is going to wish he didn't hurt Scarlett. She finished her story and began to cry even more. I sat beside her and engulfed her into her bear hug not caring that my shirt was getting wet.

"shhh...princess....it's okay....nothing's going to happen...I'll protect you"

"Ryder...Thank you....I'm so sorry for calling you a Fuck boy because you're not...your sweet and kind and amazing...I'm glad I met you"

I just hugged her tighter. What I'm about to tell her might just change her mind but she has the right to know.

"Baby...I also need to tell you something"

"what is it?"

"I was 14 years old when I first went out with a girl name Emily...we had been going out for 6 months and i finally gained the courage to tell her I loved her. I went to her house only to find her cheating on me with my best friend Sam. They didn't realise I was there watching them make out on the sofa. I decided to leave and head home. While walking home I met some dude who did drugs... he offered me some but I declined... The next few weeks I kept seeing him...he tried to convince me to do it and I finally caved. I was soon an addict and a member of a gang. I started to rebel in school and I become a player I didn't really believe in love anymore... One day I was so drunk and my older brother came out to look for me... he was the only one who knew I did drugs and was in a gang so he exactly where to find me. The members of the group didn't know him so when he entered the building he was beaten up. It was so dark outside....All I could see was the members of the gang beat someone up and I didn't stop them. It was normal for them to do it if someone trespassed our building. After they had finished their session of beating him up I went to see the dude who had been beaten....turned out it was my brother... I quickly rang the ambulance but it was too late he died. I finally quit the gang and told my mum and dad what had actually happened in the waiting room. My mum forgave me but my dad didn't he kept blaming me for the death of my brother. I began to rebel again but only in school."

Scarlett just looked at me shocked. I knew she was going to hate me after I told her the story, but she surprised me. She just hugged me.

"Listen Ryder you're not at fault, I know for a fact that if you knew it was your brother you would have saved him"

"wait... you don't hate me?"

"No Ryder I don't hate you".

"Scar?"

"Yeah Ry..."

"I want to tell you something".

"What?"

"I think I'm falling for you"

"Ry?"

"Yeah Scarlett"

"I think I'm falling for you too"

I was so happy. We both accepted each other after knowing the truth about each other and we both finally expressed our feeling for each other. I need to break up with Jasmine tomorrow. I want to be faithful to Scar she deserves it.