The Boy Two Doors Down

Chapter 7 - Skyline Mall

DISCLAIMER: THIS CHAPTER DEALS WITH RAPE. PROCEED WITH CAUTION.

(A/N) : Yey Prem is starting. Do you guys watch?

(Italics means this is in the person's thoughts.)

Matthew's PoV :

After playing Clash Royale and dominating opponents with ease, I looked at the time. 1741 hours. I sighed. I shouldn't have worn these jeans. They're really itchy. Despite it being the middle of winter, I didn't mind the cold. I guess living in Canada half your life really has an effect on you.

"Matthew."

I looked up and saw her coming over, placing her earbuds back in its case. I gave a small wave and took out my wired headphones. I always had an issue with wireless things. What if they fell and broke? What if they die halfway? Even though we originally agreed to meet in a cafe, I decided to wait by the entrance as it was easier to spot her. Then again, she did the spotting so I guess my theory was flawed.

"Why are you waiting here? I thought we planned to meet inside? Unless of course, you wanted to see me early."

I rolled my eyes. "I thought it would be easier to spot you if I stood outside. Turns out, it wasn't. Anyway, got your things?"

After receiving a nod, we walked in and sat at the cafe. After ordering a hot chocolate for Jessica and an iced americano for myself, I came back holding our drinks. Jessica raised an eyebrow. "An iced coffee in the middle of January? Are you secretly a robot?" I laughed. "It's a skill difference." We started working on our project. Surprisingly, we worked pretty well and finished sooner than anticipated. I glanced at the clock. 1923 hours. Plenty of time considering we thought we would be done by 8 p.m. Just then, I received a phone call. I told Jessica I was stepping outside to take it.

Jessica's PoV :

As I packed up and Matthew left the cafe to take the call, I noticed a shade of red that was rapidly spreading on his cheeks. I also couldn't ignore his smile. It was really adorable. I don't think I've seen him smile like that before. To give Matthew more privacy, I headed to the washroom. After washing my hands, I headed out, ignoring the obvious hand dryer. It's much easier to shake them. I caught the final words. "Love you too. See you tomorrow." This was news to me as I didn't know he had a girlfriend. As he slid his phone into his pocket, I smirked. "Who's the unlucky girl?" He hesitated before answering. "No names."

We had a quick dinner at a burger restaurant Matthew recommended and Oh My God was it good. One of the best burgers I've ever had in my life. That wasn't even the best thing there! I found this out by stealing a slice of Matthew's pizza. After receiving protests and sacrificing a French fry, I stared at Matthew intently. "What happened between Hunter and you yesterday? He was fine when I left the nurse's office and when we met for dinner, he was broody and shit." Matthew's face darkened, giving me a sense of deja vu. "We had an argument." He simply stated. Awkwardness spread through me as we finished our meal in silence. Despite my annoyance, Matthew paid for dinner. After that, Matthew decided to head to his place as he was tired. "Jessica. I know it's a bit late but I'm sorry for what I did when I let Tyler beat you up. I know I'm not gonna change and I'll be the same person forever, despite people wanting me to be different. To be nicer. To have a person with morals. So, for your own sake, can we stop being friends? I'm not going to outright hate you but I don't think a friendship between us is going to work out. Oh, and once last thing. I suggest you do the same with Hunter. Better you break him before he breaks you." With that, Matthew left.

I decided to do some window shopping while reminiscing over Matthew's words. ' Break him before he breaks me'? What does that even mean? As I browsed through a clothing store, I felt a tap on my shoulder. "Jessica?" That one word made my heart flutter, I spun around, the blush obvious on my face. "X-Xavier? What are you doing here?" Xavier looked at me as if I was a baby penguin. To be fair, if I could be any animal, I'm going straight for baby penguins. "Umm..shopping for clothes? It's a clothing store." My face felt hotter. Was it just me or was the store warmer? "Oh. Right right. No, that makes sense since you buy clothes at a clothing store..." I let out a nervous chuckle. C'mon Jess, focus! It's your crush right in front of you. "Do you wanna hang out for a bit?" My eyes lit up like Christmas decorations at night and I nodded vigorously. Xavier smirked and After putting the clothes away, we went out to explore the mall. In the end, we sat at a bakery, sharing a slice of Burnt Cheesecake. To be honest, the cake was underwhelming but what made up for it ten thousand fold was the company. Xavier was incredible. Smart, athletic, handsome. He was perfect.

As we left the mall, Xavier suddenly dragged me to an alleyway. "Xavier what are we-" I got interrupted by his lips crashing on mine. God even his lips were heavenly. Wait, I can't do this, he has a girlfriend. I pulled away from the kiss and stared at him with shock and disgust. "Xavier. We can't do this. It's wrong. You have a girlfriend." Xavier shook his head and slapped me. My head instantly recoiled from the pain. "Fuck my girlfriend. And speaking of fuck..." He suddenly pushed me onto a wall, injuring my back. He ripped off my clothes and undergarments and started trying to have sex with me. I tried to push him away but he maintained his grip on me. He suddenly thrusted into me and kept on raping me until he finished. The one good thing was that he was wearing a condom. After that, he ran off and I slumped onto the floor, crying. I ignored my naked state and focused on the worst thing. I was raped by my crush. I guess this is why they said to never meet your idols because they end up mentally scarring you or something along those lines. I don't remember much after that. However, I do remember a car approaching. Two girls and a boy stepped out. The girls made me put on my clothes while the boy turned around. Where did they come from? I was a mess, tears running down my cheeks, slap marks on my face - courtesy of Xavier - and my clothes half-torn. But the worst was that I would never forget what happened in the alleyway. The girls and the boy embraced me in a group hug as they cried as well. Then, they guided me into the car. The two girls were in front while I sat at the back with the boy. I was exhausted, in pain and felt on the verge of death. All I wanted was to sleep and to wake up, realising all this was a dream. But deep down I knew it was real. I did get raped. I did get slapped. I got abused, harassed and assaulted by my crush. From then on, my memories were blurry but one thing was certain, my head laid on the boy's lap and before passing out, I remember him stroking my hair and promising to kill whoever did this to me.

(A/N) : Wow. This took a dark turn. I'm writing this at 1 am as well. Now I'm gonna get nightmares. Well,

Until the next chapter,

Nyx out.