Simple Love

25-Forever and Always

    (A/N: Some definite triggers as well as I'm dedicating this chapter to Tyler Hagen and Sounds Like Harmony because I'm using his song and just... yass. You should really check them out, especially if you want to know how the rest of the song goes when I use it in here! Love Youus!  :3) 

 Three days later, I woke to the feeling of arms around me. I opened my eyes and looked around to see Andy laying by my side, fiddling with my hair. "What are you doing, my dork?" I smiled and turned to look into his eyes. 

"Waiting for the most beautiful woman to wake, my smol bean" he smiled at me. I giggled and kissed his nose. "I love you" he said. I laughed and got out of my bunk. I wanted to kiss him and tell him that I loved him, but I couldn't. I walked to the restroom and started the shower. I took off my clothes and stared at the witch staring back at me in the mirror. 

I had cuts and burns all over my body and I looked like a hot mess. I ran a hand through my fading blue hair, and got into the shower. I started to wash my body. I washed my hair. I got out. 

Getting out of the shower, I brushed out my hair and pulled on some tight black jeans, a black tank top, and a Star Wars hoodie. I smiled at myself  in the mirror and put on some black eyeliner, then got out of the restroom. 

"Anika." Eli growled into my ear as he instantly pinned me against the wall. I looked into his eyes and cowered down. 

"W-what do you need, Eli?" I whispered. 

"Anika, I want you back" he said. His breath smelled of alcohol and cigarettes. 

"Get the fuck off, Eli." I closed my eyes and pushed farther into the wall to try to get away. He pulled my hair and then pushed me against a different wall, now behind me. I heard him undoing his belt and unzipping his pants. "Eli, no. No, Eli, no!" I said as loud as I could with my face in the wall. He tugged down my jeans and his hands roamed over my breasts and stomach. 

"I missed this, Annie" Eli growled into my ear. "I love watching you struggle. I love the feeling of being in control." And with that he got on his knees and pulled down my panties with his teeth. I felt my arse out of my underwear, and I started to panic even more. Is he going to rape me, again? 

"STOP! ELI PLEASE STOP! SOMEONE HELP ME! ANDY! HELP! MIKE! ANYONE! ANYONE PLEASE H--" 

"Shut the fuck up" he growled and reached his hand up, choking me because of how short I am. He started to kiss my lower back, heading down to my posterior. 

"ANDY! PLEASE!! MIIKKEE!!! HELP ME!" I screamed as loud as I possibly could with his grip tightening by the second. He bent me over and examined me. I screamed as loud a I could, and then heard a door open. 

"WHAT THE FUCK!?" I heard Andy's voice and instantly was released. I fell to the ground and covered myself with my hoodie the best I could. I glanced over and saw Andy punching Eli in the face with Mike trying to pull them apart. 

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I woke up in a white room and felt cold. "W-where am I?" I asked to no one in particular. 

"Baby! Thank god!" Andy rushed in and pulled me into an embrace. "Oh my god, Anika, you perfect angel, baby, oh my god" 

"I want to go back to the bus, Andy. I want to write music. I want to be happy again." I mumbled into his chest as I started to cry. He stroked my hair and kissed the top of my head. 

"Let's get you back, then, pumpkin. I wrote you a song while you were asleep" and with that he helped me out of a hospital bed and gave me some fresh clothes to put on. 

"Why am I here?" I asked.

"After Eli did what he did, Mike brought you here to make sure nothing was majorly injured. They said you'll be fine." He took my hand in his once I was finished getting dressed. "Let's go." 

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We all stood on the stage and and Andy grabbed a microphone. "Okay, guys, so... I wrote a song last night and though it's a little bumpy, I kinda love it. It's for my perfect girlfriend" 

He grabbed an acoustic guitar and sat on a stool tuning it for a second. Once he was done he grabbed a mic stand and then began to sing, never breaking eye contact with me.

"You stole my heart right from the start. We fell in love, we fell apart. I wasn't ready, I wasn't ready to go. But I tried, though it hurts. And the drugs never worked. With the taste of, repetition. Now we found our way back, I know I say this all the time. We're better than ever. But you seem like the type to love, oooh, and run away. And when you're lying awake on your hospital bed, and you're thinking to yourself, 'hell, I'm better off dead'. I'll remind you.. You've been reconstructed beautifully and I can't live my life without you. And I always second guess 'cause you're so well dressed. And I'm... overrated." He sang  and I felt my eyes begin to water. 

Once he was done with his song, he got up and pulled me into a hug. "Forever and always?" he mumbled into my hair.

"Forever and always" I cried. "I love you" I finally said it.