TW MENTIONS OF RAPE AND SEXUAL ASSAULT WHEN *** APPEARS. Once you see *** for the second time the scene is over.
I was standing in front of the bathroom mirror stressing the fuck out. "Fuck you Leo. Fuck you." I hissed under my breath. The restaurant was decently full and there I was, strutting around looked like a bruised banana. I cannot stand that Italian man. Why does he have to be so hot?
I tried applying a warm compress using the bathroom paper towels but they kept falling apart rather easily for such a fancy restaurant. Ten minutes have passed and I knew Leo would be getting impatient but my ego did not want to walk back out there looking like this.
I mean who does he think he is? Does he think he's marking me or something? I slammed my hands down on the bathroom counter and groaned angrily. Are we kidding?
The door swung open aggressively and I was sure it was Leo coming to retrieve me. I turned around rolling my eyes "Calm your man tits I'm coming-" I was cut short when I realized the person I was talking to was not Leo.
But it was definitely still a man. Men should not be in the women's bathroom. Especially big scary men with face scars and angry expressions. He was also bald, probably late thirties and had a cobra tattoo that wrapped around his bulky neck.
"Men's bathroom is on the other side." I said politely. "Oh Princess I'm not here to use the bathroom. Your fiancé has something of mine so I'm going to take something of his." He spoke, locking the door.
***
The man started to inch towards me and I tried to back away as much as I could, but my back hit the cool countertop too soon and I panicked. "What do you want from me?" I asked strongly, despite being terrified.
He bellowed so loud I was hoping someone outside heard, "Oh honey, I don't want anything from you. I just need the big bad Italian Mafia boss to realize I'm not just someone he can throw aside and betray. I'm a threat and he should be scared."
"Well you should know he actually doesn't give two fucks about me so I suggest trying to hurt him with something else." I spat back. I mean it was true. Leo could care less about my wellbeing.
But that didn't stop the man. He continued to creep towards me slowly, until I was caged between his ginormous arms and the sink. By ginormous I mean ginormous. He must be on steroids. Focus Athena, focus. That's when I did the only thing I could do. I screamed as loud as I fucking good.
It only lasted maybe two seconds before the man clasped his hand over my mouth. My eyes watered with tears as I realized there was no escaping. I bit his hand as hard as I could but he didn't budge. I went to lift my knee to kick him in the balls but he caught that too. The alarms in my head were going off like crazy but there was literally nothing I could do. I was just going to have to shut up and take it.
The tears started to stream down my face as he used his one hand to shove my dress up thighs, the other still clasped tightly over my mouth. I shook my head and sobbed silently begging him to please stop but he didn't seem to care. His rough fingers went straight for my most private part and boy did it hurt. I sobbed and sobbed as he did what he did. Then he just left. I fell to the cold tiled floor. The sobs erupting at full force now. My whole body was shaking and it burned so bad.
I didn't know what to do. I didn't know how I was going to walk out there and act like everything was okay in front of Leo. I've never been more violated in my entire life and felt disgusting. I wanted to scratch my skin off. I wanted to rip my hair out. I wanted to scrub my skin raw. I wanted to die.
***
I stood up to try and fix myself in the mirror. My hair was a disheveled mess. Mascara painted my cheeks from my tears and my dress was all disoriented. I had no idea how I was going to make myself look half decent so Leo didn't suspect anything.
I was still having a hard time catching my breath. My chest heaved up and down at an incredibly fast rate. That's when I realized I couldn't breath. I gasped for air. My chest started to constrict and hurt and for some reason I couldn't breath. My hands were shaking violently and tears fell from my eyes. What was wrong with me?
The bathroom door swung open and the hostess from earlier came in. She took one look at my disheveled form and started yelling "Help! There's a woman in here having a panic attack!" A panic attack? What was that?
The hostess ran to my side, her warm brown eyes creased in worry. "You need to breath mam." She ordered calmly. She had a slight southern accent and I loved it. "Breath with me okay? We are going to inhale in," she demonstrated, "and exhale out. Okay?" I nodded, the tears still flowing down my cheeks and into my mouth, the salty taste lingering on my tongue. I followed her breathing and felt my body slowly relax as another woman came running in. "Is she okay?" The lady asked, who I assumed was the manger. "Yeah I got her." The girl said as she turned back to me to help me keep breathing correctly.
"Mam are you okay? Do you need us to call someone? Did someone hurt you?" She asked after I finally regained my strength to stand up. I saw on her name tag her name was Megan. "No I'm okay. It was just a stressful day at work." I replied, lying so easily I felt kind of guilty. She stared at me with pity, as if she knew I was lying. "Do I recognize you?" She suddenly asked.
Oh right. I'm the princess of the neighboring kingdom. Sure there's not a lot of press on me since my parents kept me pretty hidden but since the engagement there's been a lot more publicity on princess Athena of Facia. "Maybe. It's a small world you know." I said with a little laugh. Megan just cocked her eyebrows curiously before guiding me out of the bathroom. "I seriously hope everything is okay with you, mam." She said before returning to her spot at the entrance.
I let out a big sigh I had been holding in before heading back to Leo. I tried to hide my face as best as I could but I still got a few stares and heard a few whispers. I sat down across from him, my head still bent low.
"Athena? Where have you been?" He boomed. It was so loud yet so quiet that no one even glanced our way. He never uses my name. He must be pissed. I finally looked up and I could not tell you what he was thinking. His facial expressions morphed at least 5 times. Angry, confused, lost, sad, happy? I don't know. "What happened to you, tesoro?" He muttered quietly, and I swear I heard the tiniest bit of pain in his voice.
"Nothing. I'm on my period and I got some really painful cramps." I simply replied back. Men usually tend to shut up when the p-word is brought up. And Leo did exactly that. The rest of the night was awkward. I barely ate and Leo could tell I was not in the mood to so much as look at him so he didn't bother talking.
The car ride home was silent as well. Crazy to think on the way hear I was nearly moaning his name and now I just wanted to throw up thinking out anyone being near my body.
As soon as we arrived back at the castle I went straight to my room. I had completely forgotten about Aries and Ina. All I did was cry myself to sleep.
-Authors note-
That was so hard to write. So freaking hard. I love you all. You are not alone <3 if you or anyone you know is in a dangerous situation please speak up! It's so important. This chapter was not to romanticize SA at all. It's simply to create development. That's why the scene is not at all detailed. Thank you! And again, you are NOT alone. As a fellow sa survivor if you ever need someone to talk to please send me a message! Love you all ❤️
Xoxo, Crystal
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