Chapter 1: I Owe You My Life
Adriana West, has had a pretty dull life. Nothing great ever happened for her, she was lucky if she was to even have friends. Through her teen years she fought a war in her head and with a blade. She found comfort in music, it made her feel safe and gave her a reason to still be alive. She did however finally recover her senior year of high school with out anyone ever knowing. The one main band that kept her going was none other than Black Veil Brides. All though she never had the money to go see them in concert she still had a love for them in her heart. She still listens to them even though now she's older. Today is her 21st birthday, can she make something that turned for the worst, be a dream come true?
"Happy Birthday, Adriana!" My friend, Sky cheered. She then took a two glasses of whiskey and pushed one towards me. "You're twenty-one now," she said "You can drink," I stared at the glass "I know, but.." "No buts! Now drink!" And as she said that she downed the shot, I shrugged and did the same. "Lets get another round over here for the birthday girl!" Sky said to the bartender and he brought us over two more shot glasses full of whiskey. After an hour, her and I were wasted and neither of us could drive this way. "I'm gunna go and uhm go to the bathroom" Sky's words slurred together, but I nodded my head and waited for her return. It felt like forever waiting for her to return. I turned around about to get up and look for her, but I then saw what was taking her so long. She was pushed up against a wall making out with a guy. I shrugged. "Fine, I'll just walk home by myself" I mumbled. Paying my for my drinks I walked out of the bar, trying to walk straight the best I could. Then all of sudden I was grabbed "Help!!" I screamed. The masked man pulled me into the alley "Shut up!" He snarled at me. I still continued to yell for help. He then hit me across the face and pushed me to the ground, taking out his knife he held it to my throat "Now be a good girl" he said as he took his knife and cut a line down my dress, ripping it open. I let out a yelp and he punched me again. "Shut up you filthy whore!" He yelled. I knew what was going to happen next. I heard him unzipping his pants. "Hey!" I heard another mans voice "Get off of her!" He was getting closer. Soon the unknown man pulled my attacker off of me, and punched him in the jaw. "You sick fuck!" He said holding his jaw as he ran out of the alley. Soon the unknown man leaned down next to me and said "Are you okay?" I couldn't make out his face it was dark and I had a terrible headache from being thrown to the ground. I tried nodding my head but everything hurt. "Here" he said helping me sit up he put his jacket around my bare body and he picked me up. All I could remember from there was he put my in his car and he said his name was "Ashley" I had passed out in his car seat.
I woke up in my bed, and I slowly got up, I had a hangover and I knew it. I felt like I was going to be sick so I quickly went to the bathroom and shut the door. I threw up, what felt like my entire stomach. Flushing the toilet, I stood up and looked in the mirror and noticed I was in my underwear, but why? I then noticed scratch marks up and down my body, dark blue and purple bruises on my arms and the side of my face was swollen. I opened my medicine and found the strongest pain killers I had and I took two, opening my bathroom door. I was shocked to see who was sitting on my bed. Ashley Fuckin' Purdy. "No" I said "I'm seeing things" he stood up "Maybe you should lay down, you took a pretty nasty beating" I slowly walk towards Ashley. "Why are you here, how'd you find me?" "Last night" he said as I sat down "You were attacked, almost raped, I was just walking home from practice and saw what was happening so I stopped it, and the bastard ran away, I wrapped you in my jacket and carried you to my car and I took your drivers licenses from your purse and found your address. Then I took you home and put you to bed" I looked at him remembering I was in my underwear and I grabbed my blanket to cover myself up. "Thank you for saving me though, Ashley. But couldn't you have put something on me?" He sorta blushed and got up and went to my drawers and grabbed a T-shirt and shorts. "Do you still want me to put these on you" he asked with a smirk and I sat there staring at him. Ashley Purdy. My hero was standing before me asking to dress me. I was speechless. All I could do was nod my head he came back over and sat down. He slid the black T-shirt over my head careful of my injuries, next he went to put on my shorts and I let him. He slid them on with ease. After that I let out a sigh and I looked at him and he looked at me. "Thank you so much, I don't know what would've happened with out you" I hugged him. And he hugged me back, even though my back hurt I still let it happen. I needed him more than anything right now and I wasn't going to let anything get in the way of that.
