Winters Revenge

Chapter Thirty-Eight-Unexpected.

(Trigger warning ⚠ :Mention of sexual assault.)

Location: Training Room 3.   Time: 9.30AM-11.00AM. 

Jack "Do you want to talk about it?" He asked.

Elsa "Not really..." she trailed off as she pulled away from his and taking a seat in the corner of the training room.

Jack "You know it's all right if you do? I mean it's good to get things off your chest it'll make you feel better instead letting it build up." He speaks folding his arms as he watches her pull away.

He steps forward standing in front of her as he watches her look down to the ground in shame.

Elsa "A part of me does but the other part is just sick of feeling like this. I feel like I talk about the same things happening over and over again and there's nothing I can do to stop it."

Jack "I don't care how many times we talk about this snowflake; I'd rather you feel comfortable with talking about it than hiding the way you feel." He says kneeling in front of her.

Elsa "I know you've said it before about nothing changing the way you feel about me... but I can't help but think that every time I want to tell you something it could be too much and I...." she trailed off again as she starts to panic.

Jack "Hey, breath. I understand that sometimes you're going to think there too dark to say but I'm here to listen remember? I promise I won't run away from you if you decide to tell me what you want to say." He smiled up at her cocking his head to the side.

Elsa "That morning... that ... Grace mentioned...."

Jack "Elsa we don't have to talk about that if you don't want too."

Elsa "But she was right I was uncomfortable.... And I couldn't stop it... every time he called me into the office, he would ...." She went silent feeling the sick ride to the back of her throat.

Jack "You don't have to say it you know?" He said knowing she was struggling with the words to say what she wanted to say.

Elsa looked down at him the burning of the acid still lingering in the back of her throat, she could still feel the warmth of his fingertips grazing her skin as he stood behind her that morning as he touched her inappropriately. She could sense the dirty cigarette lingering on his breath as she felt it on her neck, it sent dangerously cold shivers down her spine as she stood frozen in one spot unable to move knowing it was wrong with what he was doing.

Elsa gulped as she stared into Jacks colbat orbs that were full of sorrow as he waited for her to say anything at all.

Elsa "I-I could show you what he did..." she said suddenly.

Jack "No... Elsa I don't think that's a clever idea... I don't want to-..." he was cut off quickly.

Elsa "M-maybe it would help... so you know..."

Jack "Elsa..."

Elsa "P-please?" She pleaded.

Jack "I'm not comfortable with this but..." he looked down to the floor with tear filled eyes.

Jack stood up from the floor as he caught the hand of Elsa's in his own. His heart was pounding louder than ever as he thought of what she wanted from him, maybe in her head it was a simple matter of feeling in control of what he'd done or maybe it was the fact then he would know what not to do. Jack held out his hand for her to take as his eyes with tears begging to be released, Elsa looked up taking his hand and standing from the seat as her heart raced thinking of what she was asking him hadn't fully settled into her mind yet and as she thought of the way Jack would feeling right now the rush of guilt swept over her.