Remember When...

Chapter 7

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Before I am able to say anything, Troy has hurtled towards the door and taken me in his arms. His hold on me is tight and I am unable to move.

My head is swimming and I am unable to say anything.

"Tori!" Troy breathes into my hair. "I'm sorry about yesterday. I had no intention of telling you any of it but you pushed and pushed. I know that you don't love me that way but all I ask is that you keep an open mind about my feelings for you. I have ALWAYS loved you!" he says with a shaky voice releasing his tight grip on me.

I take this opportunity to push myself back from him, to give me some space when I loose my footing and begin to fall. It seems that everything is happening in slow motion.

Harry rushes forward and pushes Troy aside as he tries to grab me. Troy immediately pushes Harry backwards and then all hell breaks loose. Harry and Troy are beating on each other. They are screaming, swearing and bleeding. OMG! This cant be happening.

As neither of them manages to save my fall, my arm crashes through the glass coffee table and the sound of shattering glass and my scream, is enough to stop them from fighting.

I look at them both, blood dripping from each of them, and then back to my arm. I have a deep gash at my elbow that is spurting blood. I place pressure on the cut to try and stem the flow, without much success.

"MUM!!!" yells Ava, rushing to the lounge room pushing both Troy and Harry aside.

Troy is at my side before Ava and I look to Harry and all I see is confusion. Troy and Ava help me to my feet and Ava heads to the bathroom to get a towel for my arm. "This is going to need stitching" is my only thought.

Troy wraps my arm tightly in the towel and turns to Harry. "Give me your fucking keys," he yells, "She needs to go to emergency"

Harry is just standing there. Shirtless. I'm not sure about the look on his face. All I can see is a cut above his right eye and a swollen lip. I then look to Troy and I see he has a split lip and it looks as though his nose is broken.

"KEYS!!!" Troy growls.

"I will drive her," says Harry, taking his keys from his pocket and putting his T-Shirt on.

"Like hell you will!!!" says Troy as they bicker back and forth between themselves who will drive.

This is all I need.

"HEY!!!" I yell over them "Bleeding here," I say sarcastically to them both. "Can we have the testosterone challenge later?"

It is quickly decided that Harry will drive and Troy will sit in the back with me, holding the towel tightly on my arm.

"I'm so sorry Tori," whispers Troy. My heart breaks as I look at him with his eyes full of sadness. "I never meant for any of this to happen, especially you getting hurt" he says placing a kiss on my temple.

I pull away from him "Don't touch me Troy and keep your kisses to your self" I spit.

I look to the rear view mirror and see Harry looking directly at me. I try and convey my thanks to him and "I will explain" with my eyes. He gives me a small smile and nods. When we arrive at the emergency room, I am taken straight in.

"Would you like anyone to come in with you?" the nurse asks. Both Troy and Harry stand and walk toward me.

"No. I'm fine," I say looking at both of them.