Slipping Through the Cracks of Our Hearts

goodbye blake

"Islah please tell me what you were about to say.", Owen says to me. "I better go Owen, I don't want to ruin this moment with you." "Is Blake gonna be there when you get back?", he asks me. "I honestly don't know, I hope he isn't." "I don't feel good about you going back there alone, especially after what he did to you. Please just let me take you home." "Okay.", I respond to him.

The car ride back to the dorm was quiet, tonight was a very emotional night. I admire Owen's vulnerability and strength for telling me about his past.

When we arrive, Owen insists on walking me to my room, which I agree to. 

"Thank you for listening to me Islah.", Owen says to me. "Owen of course, I'll always be here for you." I look up at him and smile. 

He places a sweet kiss on my lips and says goodbye. "Talk in the morning?", Owen asks me. "Definitely", I respond. 

However before Owen was able to leave, the doorhandle started moving and someone was trying to come in. It's Blake, of course. "Islah you better be in there, open up!", he yells as he smacks the door. "Get in the closet quick!", I whisper to Owen. 

He does so and I open the door. 

"Blake, what are you doing here?", I ask him. "What do you mean what am I doing here? You dumb bitch, where were you all night?"

"I told you Blake, I was at a work dinner, which is none of your business anyway." "Yeah right you fucking were! When you go out you go out with me.", he tells me. "No, no I'm done with you controlling my life. I want to be with Owen, not you, now leave!" I yell at him. 

"Fucking speak to me like that again I'll beat your ass bitch!" He angrily yells at me. 

Suddenly there's a shuffling noise coming from the closet.

"What the fuck was that?! Who's in there?" He walks toward the closet which I then block from him being able to open the door and he shoves me against the wall while pinning my neck to it but Owen comes barging out and tackles Blake to the ground and starts hitting him.

"How could you do this Blake, how can you fucking live this life of abuse and violence and treat Islah like absolute shit?!", Owen screams as he punches him harder each time. Blake takes each hit with no energy to defend himself as he remains speechless. 

After Owen finally calmed down I called 911 to put an end to my misery as Owen had Blake pinned down.

After police arrive and arrest Blake he gets one final word in. "Now I'm gonna tell everyone about your not so little secret and make your life a living hell. You're going to regret this.", Blake says while stepping into the cop car. 

I tell the other police officer everything that has happened between Blake and I in private and they let me go. 

"You have a good night, I'm so sorry for all of this.", the police officer tells me before driving away.

I walk back into my room and see Owen sitting on the couch in silence. 

"I'm sorry for dragging you into my mess, I should have never gone to your party-", I say as my voice starts shaking."

"Islah, Islah Islah stop.", Owen cuts me off as he stands up and hugs me.

"This isn't your fault.", he tells me but it's hard to believe.

"You shouldn't feel the need to apologize right now seriously I should be apologizing. Islah I'm so sorry for what you've gone through, you don't deserve any of this."

"But maybe I do deserve this Owen. I need to tell you something."

"I know baby but now's not the time. You need rest. I can run you a bath if you want or I can just go now and leave you be-" "No, stay here tonight. Please?", I ask Owen. "Of course Islah, I'll be here for you."

Then we snuggle up in my bed and Owen holds me until I fall asleep.