NICOTINE || Alex Ramos

Chapter 25

Song for this chapter: Lies by Marina and the Diamonds

I tried pushing at him once more but he wouldn't budge, he was too strong for me. "You're scaring me." My voice resembling a scared child. I tried to squirm away but his grip on my wrists tightened. "Let me go, let me fucking go!" I screamed, trying to contain the way I was shaking underneath him.

Alex's P.O.V
"Ew, what the fuck are you eating?" I scratched at my bedhead as I walked towards Sarah who was sat on the couch eating a bowl of disgust. I only woke up to go to take a piss but instead I got an argument. "I don't know, I just threw together random stuff I found in the cabinet." She didn't even look towards me as she spoke. I watched as she took a bite of it, causing me to cringe. "Why?" I asked, making my way towards the bathroom. "There is nothing to eat in the house, Alex. You told me you'd bring me something home to eat and you never did. To top it all off you came home a damn hour ago, leaving me worrying and hungry because I didn't eat anything the entire day. So unless you're gonna pull tacos or something out of your ass, I suggest you shut up because I'm crabby." She snapped. "Trust me, if I could shit into a bowl and give it to you, I would. But it seems as though you already shit into one yourself." I left it at that and left the room.

"Just leave me alone, I'm not in the damn mood. I'm tired, I'm hungry, I'm cold and I don't feel good. So just please go." she sighed. "I don't wanna argue because I'm half asleep but this is my house. If you can't handle me, the door is right there." I gestured to the front door, trying my best to keep my cool.

"Oo I can't fucking stand you sometimes!" she growled, dropping the bowl onto the coffee table and standing up. I watched as she collected her jacket and her car keys before sloppily putting on her shoes in a rush. "You don't have to leave." I grabbed her arm but she pulled it away and made her way out the door. "I don't need to be somewhere that someone doesn't care about how fucking sick I feel." and with that she slammed the door and I made my way to my previous destination, the bathroom.

Everything in the house was so silent that I could hear everything she did. I heard as she started her car and the sound of her tires pulling away.

Lauren's P.O.V
"Please, you're hurting me." I was now crying, the tightness on my wrists intensifying. "You promised me sex and I still haven't gotten it. Do you know how shitty it is to keep telling a guy that you're gonna fuck him and you chicken out every time he's already hard?" He was angry, but I've never seen this side of him and I never knew he could be this violent.

He didn't notice it, but I heard a key shimmying in the lock and my mind flew to the only person that had a key. No... I can't let her get hurt, I can't let her come in here.

Too late. I heard her scream and I watched as John turned around to look at her. "Lauren, Jesus Christ!" she covered her eyes with her hand that held the keys. "Sarah," I gave it away, she heard in my voice that something wasn't right. "What the fuck is going on here?" she uncovered her face.

She seen my tears and she closed the door behind her, getting closer. "Sarah, leave." My voice cracked. She didn't even mind the nakedness surrounding her, she wouldn't leave me and I knew she wouldn't no matter how much I begged. "He's the one who has to leave before I call the fucking police." she stood her ground and she was pissed. "Sarah, just get the fuck outta here. The police aren't gonna believe anything you say, I'm a marine for God's sake. Lying whores wouldn't make great headlines." He almost laughed in her face. "Neither would Marine raping helpless girl. So I suggest you get the fuck off of here before I ruin you." Her voice held so much hatred and viciousness, I was almost scared for him.

I watched her every movement and he couldn't even realize what she was doing. I watched the sound bars on the phone behind her continue to record his words before he back handed her causing her to fall back against the wall. "Sarah!" I screamed, crying unbearably. "Leave her the fuck alone!" I spat at him, resulting in a slap to my cheek.

"You're no marine, you're a fucking scum and you deserve to be in jail." She was punching him with all her force and I never knew she had that in her, but to a guy like John he only had to shake it off. I watched as he punched her dead in the face causing her to fall to the ground. She weakly sat there, slipping down the wall as I screamed, cried, and kicked wanting everything to do to help her not caring about the pain I was in. "I'll never be in jail, baby." he acted so cool, like he was so tough to be beating on two girls over sexual intercourse and it disgusted me.

I looked down at Sarah as she avoided the excruciating pain she must be in. She wiggled her phone side to side, laughing as blood slowly fell from the corner of her mouth. "Think again, baby." she mocked him. I watched as his eyes read the active 911 call and he immediately let go of me and kneeled down to her, the grin on her face still present. He grabbed ahold of her chin and she spit right in his face. "Touch her again, asshole. You'll see." she was wheezing as she talked, her teeth red with blood. I watched as the veins in his neck tightened from behind before slamming her head into the wall. She was out cold and I don't know what took over me but I threw so many punches to his head I thought for sure I was gonna put him in a coma but he hardly seemed to flinch. "Are you a fucking terminator or a robot or some shit, what the fuck?" I yelled before running towards the kitchen and grabbing a knife.

He was in front of me but he held his arms up in defense. "You're holding that knife incorrectly, with one quick movement I could turn it around and stab you right in the chest." he smirked but is words slightly frightened me.

 My nerves were calmed as I heard the police sirens outside the complex, he quickly ran and threw on his pants before bolting out of the apartment. "Freeze, show me your hands!" The officer's voice boomed through the halls but I rushed my way towards Sarah.

"Please, wake up. I'm sorry, I'm so sorry." I used my bed sheet to wipe at the blood from her busted lip. "Sar-" "Did they get him?" her voice was hoarse but I noticed how she still forced that smile. "They got him." I smiled, tears forming in my eyes just from knowing she was okay. "Don't ever do that shit again," I lightly smacked her shoulder. "You scared the shit out of me."

I was cut off by one of the officer's talking into his walkie-talkie saying "We're gonna need a medic." He made his way towards us and I wrapped my bare self in the blood stained sheet. I listened to her wince as she held her head. The officer shined a light into her eyes and she couldn't even open them. "Back away from her, she might have a concussion," I looked at Sarah for an answer but he interrupted.  "Please step out into the hall, ma'am." he ordered me. I didn't want to leave her but she struggled to look at me before saying "It's okay."

"Do you need medical attention, ma'am?" Another officer asked me as I stepped out of my apartment. "No, I only have a couple bumps and bruises. Take care of her, she's the real hero." I lightly smiled as I looked back inside to check on her once more.

A/N: This was a long ass chapter but it sucked total monkey balls :( We hit 3.3k though! I love you guys!