Nothing We Could Do

Chapter 5

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The next day, I stopped dead in the halls, staring down at the message that had just come through on my phone.

I knew people were staring but I didn't care. I couldn't.

My heart hammered wildly in my chest as I simply stared, trying to process what I was reading. Bile rose up in my throat as I re-read the words over and over and over again until they were imprinted to the back of my brain.

'You belong to me and you always will, you don't get to walk away from this Angelo, I'll fucking get you, whatever the hell it takes for you to realize that you belong to me. And when your screaming, crying and begging for me to stop, I'll just laugh in your face.'

My knees felt weak as my vision swam. With trembling fingers, I blocked the user and shoved my phone back in my pocket.

I had blocked every single one of his accounts yet he had still got to me somehow.

What do I do? What do I do? What do I do? What do I do?

There was no fucking way out of it, he said it himself, I couldn't escape him. He would hurt me, really hurt me.
'And when your screaming, crying and begging for me to stop, I will just laugh in your face.'

I gasped for air, clawing at my throat as it felt as if all the oxygen disappeared.

I couldn't fucking breath.

"Ivanna."

My head snapped up at the sound of his voice.
Shit. Shit. Shit. Shit.

Adam stared back at me, his face completely neutral, zero expression. Fuck, he always made that face when he was angry at me. It never ended well.

I stepped back frantically, almost tripping over someone, "Stay away from me."

He advanced towards me, stepping forward for every step I took back. "Ivanna, you know you can't escape me, you know it, so why are you even trying?"

I gasped for breath, trying to push away the tears I knew were about to come streaming down my face. I was not about to let him see me cry. "Fuck you Adam," I hissed with as much venom as possible, "Leave me the fuck alone."

His neutral face disappeared instantly, replaced by a vicious smile, "I'll hurt you Ivanna, you know I will. I'll take my time this time, you like that don't you? You like it when I go slow and-"

I turned and ran.

I ran down the halls, taking turn after turn. I didn't know where I was going, I just knew I had to get away from him. I had to.
I shoved people out of the way as I practically ran past campus gates.

When I finally paused for a breath and looked around me, I found myself outside a familiar house.

Shit, why had I come here?

And then Shayla's advice came back to me,
"However much I want to tell you that you can save yourself from that psycho by being strong, I can't. And I love you, so I'm going to tell it to you straight-"

Maybe that cocky bastard was the answer. I sure as hell knew I wasn't going to survive another encounter with Adam.

Well shit, I thought as I approached the door, here goes nothing.

I knocked and stepped back, waiting for the door to open. There were footsteps approaching and my heart soared into my throat.

Kioshi opened the door and blinked at me, "Our lecture is about to start in 20 minutes why are you here?"

I closed my eyes tight and exhaled. I have to do this, I told myself, it's the only way.

"Kioshi? I need you to date me."