His girl

Chapter 2

Katie's POV

Suddenly, the door slams open causing me to flinch badly. To my absolute horror, I see Adrian standing there, with his fists clenched, chest heaving with anger. Just one look at his state and anyone can guess that he had heard every single word spoken to me and he looks like he's ready to beat someone black and blue. My family's faces pale out because no one has ever caught them red-handed, and knowing he's my boyfriend, they know he's not gonna take this lightly.

Adrian walks towards us, stepping between me and my family protectively. I was shocked, what was he doing here at this time, I thought he left to go home. Or so I thought. Suddenly I hear Adrian yelling loudly "How dare you fucking say these things to her?! how dare you put her down like this?! Just know this, now that I've seen the way you treat her, there's no way I'm letting her stay here. No way in hell is she staying here which no doubt will trigger her depressive episode! I cannot bear to see her breaking down, her psychosis and panic attacks anymore"

After saying that, he took my hand gently and brought me to his car. I could see he was furious so I just stayed quiet and let him do the talking. I know how he can get when he's angry. He beat up a guy who was talking about getting in my pants and it was impossible to calm him down, not even my embrace could calm him down until he willingly wanted to calm himself down. I prepared myself for what was to come.

He started yelling and even on seeing me flinch he didn't stop yelling. He had so many questions especially the revelation that I was adopted. He called Stacey and Ace there too since they were my closest friends ever. Stacey knew this day would come eventually. 

Tearfully, I said " Babe, please listen to me" This was extreme, even my tears couldn't calm his anger down and whenever we argued, seeing me cry always made him soften up. he immediately yelled " What's there to listen to? Didn't you trust me enough to tell me this was happening?! We have been together for 5 years Katie, 5 fucking years!!" before I could even reply he cut in yelling "And you were fucking adopted, how do I not know this after 5 years of dating you?" "Babe, just let me talk please" I managed to say through my tears. Even Stacey tried to appeal to him, but he was furious at her too because she seemed to know everything and she didn't even bother to tell him. He yelled at her "You knew and didn't tell me, you got abused too didn't you, so why the fuck would you not tell me about it" Ace stepped in, shielding her from Adrian. Ace shouted "I get what you're going through, but don't you dare yell at my girl like that"

Adrian turned to me and said some words that tore my heart into shreds. He said " I can't believe I put up with you for so long. I tolerated you for 5 years, with your mood swings, with your psychosis, everything. It was all such a burden. I should have thought about that and now this new information before I ever asked you to date me back in high school. I can't believe I ever got involved with you. We are over !! Do you hear me? Over!" I say nothing but run into Stacey's house sobbing uncontrollably. Did that just happen? Did Adrian just break up with me? And those words, they felt like a knife stabbing me in my chest. I sobbed for hours, unable to stop myself. I couldn't hear any yelling anymore so I just assumed Adrian and Ace had left. Stacey knows me well, so she knows that if I'm left alone right now, I'll relapse. 

She sat next to me the whole night, comforting me, and making sure I wasn't self-harming. I think to myself how I will even face him in school tomorrow. I just have to avoid him. I know I will just cry if I see him

Adrian's POV

Oh my god. What did I just do? I broke her heart. I broke the heart of the girl I see a future with. She trusted me with her mental illness and I just threw it in her face. Of course she doesn't trust me, I'm a total jackass. My poor baby has been through so much and I just put her through more shit. I made her cry, something I swore I'd never do. I always told her that I'd go to the ends of the earth to protect her, and not spare anyone who made her cry, I'd always be her shoulder to cry on. She's it for me and I just blew it in one night. 5 years of being together and whatever I just said could potentially ruin everything we had. I can't fathom losing her. She's the girl I want to marry and have kids with. Since we met, I knew she was special and when we started dating, I just knew she was the one I wanna grow old with.

The look on her face when I was yelling, the tears cascading down her angel-like face. She was already in so much pain because of what her family said to her and I just put her through more pain, worse even. The way she buried her face in her hands as her body shook with sobs after hearing my cruel words about breaking up. I was so cruel, I didn't once stop to look at her to see how she felt. Only when she buried her face in her hands and let out heart-wrenching sobs as her body shook with convulsions from her sobs did I come back to my senses? My heart clenched hearing her sobs and seeing her like that. I was the reason for it. I so badly wanted to engulf her in my embrace and let her cry as much as she needed and make it up to her.

By then it was too late because she ran into Stacey's house. I was left with my guilt and regret. I could never bear to see her cry, yet here I was making her cry. After she left, Stacey yelled at me. She, herself had tears streaming down her face because Katie means the world to her and she knows how it feels to be in her position. She didn't easily trust Ace either. Stacey told me that there was more to Katie's story than just abuse and that she was adopted. She didn't tell him because there was a tragic story behind it and she did not want to relive it. By the time she was done, my guilt was already eating me alive. I apologized to Stacey for yelling earlier and Ace just hugged her and let her cry. Ace knows that Stacey also needs his comfort because Katie and Stacey are like two peas in a pod, they are practically sisters because they grew up together, having lived in the same neighborhood for years and they feel each other's pain and know each other's pain all too well.

As I lay in bed, I'm haunted by the pain in my angel's big brown eyes and her sobbing figure. I feel wetness on my cheeks and realize that I am crying at this point. I have to make this right. I need to give her space for now. She looked so hurt and broken, I don't think she can handle it if I talk to her too soon.

I sighed and let sleep overtake me while I dread thinking of Uni tomorrow. I can't bear to see the hurt I've caused in her eyes.