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Chapter 16 -- Stranger danger

I felt his hand grip my shoulder, "Bonnie"  I turned around at the soft voice.

"Please tell me who did this to you?" he asked as he put both of his hands on my shoulders.

I gulped and looked away trying to hide my tears, I couldn't bring myself to tell him. "Brody I did this to my self by accident". He took a step back.

"I didn't think we would ever lie to each other" his eyes filled with darkness once again. "Bonnie you know I would never hurt you"

I took a step towards him and put my hand in his, "Brody it's not that simple"

"Not that simple to tell me who has hurt my girlfriend? to tell me who thinks they can lay a hand on you and I will be fine with it?" by this time our faces were inches apart, once again his eyes were filled with anger. I was speechless, I looked around and noticed we were now surrounded by nearly everyone, like we were the entertainment that night.

"Brody I-" I shut my eyes and took a deep breath, "I..I need to go" as I turned to walk away he grabbed by shoulder.

As I looked up at him tears were streaming down his face, my stomach dropped with pain and anger. "Bonnie please don't walk away from me, I'm here to protect you, It's my job"

I knew I had to be firm with him otherwise I would crack and it would crush him, "Well you're not doing a good job" and as those words fell from my lying mouth his hand dropped from my shoulder. I started to walk back slowly , not taking my eyes off him as the tears streamed down my face. 

Trees hung over me like giants and all of a sudden I felt so small, like an ant. Realising I can never take back what I said to Brody broke my heart into tiny pieces. I mean, what I did was the right thing to do, right? I'm sure if he found out about his dad cheating on his mum it would hurt him more than just a little argument with his teenage girlfriend. Maybe I was the problem in all of this.

I walked so far I didn't recognise my surroundings. I was in the middle of nowhere, surrounded by bushes and trees. A sudden sound of cracking branches came from behind me and I froze. Why am I so stupid? no young girl should be walking on her own in the woods at this time of night. Suddenly a flashlight was shined on my face and a shadow of a man appeared.

Then a sweet English voice erupted from the darkness, "Hey miss, what are you doing here so late in the night?" , he took a step closer.

"Just late night thinking, I didn't realise the time and I have no idea where I am" I replied while my body shook in fear.

"Well darling" he kept coming closer and I started to recognise his face. "You're in luck",  Hunter.

He groaned as a hit him hard in the arm, "Are you serious! I thought you were a serial killer you idiot!"

A laugh fell out of his mouth, "Well bon bon it's your own fault, as soon as you left the party Brody went looking for you, then I went looking for Brody and unfortunately came across this creature" he said while pointing to me.

I coughed hard, "Rude". Then my heart dropped from my chest "So you mean, Brody's still out looking for me?"he nodded. I stood there, still, hoping wherever Brody was he was safe.

"Come on bon, Brody would want me to get you home safe", as much as I wanted to stay and look for Brody , Hunter was right. Brody had probably given up by now anyway.

The hairs on my arm stood up as the warmth in the car hit my skin. I couldn't stop thinking of Brody. I looked at my phone, 23 missed calls and 42 text messages all from Brody. I called him back but it just went to answer phone which caused me to worry even more. "Hunter, can I ask you something if you promise you won't tell?" I asked without looking up from the floor.

He turned to me, "Um .. yeah sure"

"Well, I was caught up in a sticky situation and I found out something quite serious and I don't want to tell Brody about it because I'm afraid to upset him and break up his family"

His eyes filled with concern and he put his hand to my neck, "Whoa bon, what happened to you?"

"Please" I pushed his hand away, "Just give me some advise" I replied, still looking down.

"Bon, if this has anything to do with Brody's family he has the right to know, he also has the right to know about who has done this to you" I felt his hand on mine, "After all, if you were my girl I would choose you over my family conflict any day and I would kill anyone who hurts you" I gave him a smile. His hand rose to my cheek, "And I know Brody would do the same".

We sat there for a few minutes in complete silence, until he let go of my hand and started driving. He was right, I should of told Brody as soon as it happened.