Chapter 20

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Meg POV

It's been a few days since Seb came home and we have sat with his team and they have supported sebs decision to sue Margaret for realising private information. So we have a lawyer and she will be severed papers in the next few days. As for my decision about speaking publicly about my abuse and how I survived, im still unsure, talking with sebs agent and his team they think it's a great idea but I'm still so sceptical. It could completely back fire on me and his fans could hate me.

"Baby you okay?" Seb asks as he walks into our room, im stood staring out at the busy streets of New York, lost in my own mind.
"Hmmmm"
He comes up behind me and wraps his arms around my waist "talk to me."
"I just don't know what to do Seb, if I go public your fans could end up hating me and then that will hurt you"
He turns me around and pulls me close to him "don't think about me. This is about you and what you want to do"
I lean my forehead against his chest as he wraps his arms around me.

"I love you and I will support you know matter what you decide okay"
I nod "I love you too"
"Let's order take out, watch a movie and snuggle under a blanket yeah?"
"That sounds amazing" I look up and smile at him. Giving him a gentle kiss. He hums into the kiss and smiles at me as I pull away. He takes my hand and we walk to the living room.
"What do you wanna order?"
"Chinese please"
"Ok, the usual?"
"Yea please"

He walks to the kitchen and orders food, while I wait I get our blanket set up and Netflix ready to go. I quickly grab my phone and I see I have so many notifications, I don't really want to read any of them as I know it won't be anything good.
I also see a message, a private one through instagram. I decide against my better judgement to open it, it's from a woman called Lucy.

'Hi Megan, I know you may never read this but I wanted to email you to let you know your story is inspiring, although you may never have wanted it to be published and I'm so sorry that someone took that option away from you. Reading your story inspired me to leave my abusive situation. I was lucky and it had not yet turned physical but I knew if I stayed any longer then it would. You are a hero to me and I want to thank you. I hope that one day you can tell your story on your own terms and you inspire many more people like me.

Thank you Megan
Love Lucy x'

I can't help the tears rolling down my cheeks, she said I helped her leave her abusive situation. I never thought I would ever be an inspiration to anyone. I have always been ashamed of my story, ashamed of what he did to me. But now reading that, I realise it's my survival story they are inspired by. Not the abuse the fact that I'm still standing. I see Seb walks in and he rushes to
Me the minute he sees my tears. He cups my cheeks "Meg what's wrong?"
I had him the phone and he reads through the message. I see him look back at me and smile
"I told you baby girl, your an inspiration"
I can't help but smile back "I'll do it Seb, I'll talk about my story"
"Really?"
"Yeah really"
He wraps his arms around me and holds me tight. This is my story and it's time for me to tell it my way.

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