Healing hearts

Chapter three

Cassie pov

I woke up in an unfamiliar room with a bad headache. I wondered where I was, and why I had this headache. I looked around me. Was I kidnapped?.

Then I remembered – Noah breaking up with me, and me going to a club to get drunk. After that, my memories were foggy. I looked at myself, and noticed I was naked in a bed. "What the hell?" I thought. "Did I hook up with a stranger?" I panicked, hoping that wasn't true.

I was still trying to make sense of everything, when the bathroom door opened, and a well-built, olive-skinned man came into view. He looked familiar, and then I recognized him. But why was I in a room with him, naked? I squeezed my face in pain, My vagina was sore.

"Xander," I said, "What did you do to me?" He looked speechless. I stood up from the bed, with the bedsheet draped around me. "I'm asking you something, Xander," I said. "What happened?"

He was silent, and then stammered, "I...I...don't you remember anything at all?"

"Of course not," I shouted. "What happened, Xander? Did we...?" I asked, too scared to say the actual words. He nodded, and I broke down, covering my mouth with my palm.

"Cassie, please," he said.

"Why, Xander?" I asked. "You knew I was drunk. Why did you do it? How could you do this to me?" I asked him, feeling betrayed. This guy was my best friend in high school. Why did he take advantage of me?

"I'm sorry, Cassie," he said. "I know what I did was wrong, but..." I didn't let him finish his statement. I slapped him hard. Betrayal stung a lot. I never, in my wildest dream, thought he would take advantage of me.

"You damn well knew," I said. "Then why did you do it

Have I ever offended you? Why did you hurt me like this, Xander?" I asked him, and he looked at me like he was guilty and sorry.

"I can't take this," I said, and got dressed quickly, leaving a stunned Xander behind. I realized, as I walked the hallways, that I was still at the club. I hailed a taxi, and went home.

When I got home, I opened the door, my roommate, Kelly, was saying something to me, but I couldn't even listen. I ran to my room and locked the door, as I kept crying. I couldn't believe I was so reckless. I lost my virginity, and I couldn't get it back. And worse, it was Xander, a guy I trusted, my former best friend. Why did he do that to me? I couldn't stop crying.

I soon pulled myself together, and had a shower. I had to go to work, so I got dressed, and went out of my room.

"Hey, are you okay?" Kelly asked, the moment I stepped out of my room. "Yeah," I replied in a weak voice.

"You want to talk about it?" she asked.

"No, not now," I said. "I have to get to work. I'm already late."

"Alright, but I'm here if you need someone to talk to, okay?" she said.

I forced a smile, and left for work. I still had a hangover, so I bought coffee and took an aspirin. I got out of my car, and greeted all the employees, even while I was in a bad mood. I went straight to my office, and didn't want my dad or brother to see me in such a foul mood. I didn't want to deal with them while I was feeling so awful.

I brought out my laptop, and prepared for the day's work, when my brother barged into my office.

"Hey," he said. "I've been trying to reach you since last night. Where the hell were you? Do you know how worried we were?" he said, angrily.