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Chapter 29: Answers

I'm so happy with this chapter and I can't wait for the rest of this! Have a great week!

Niall POV

I don't know how long we sat in that waiting room but at some point we were escorted to a different area.  I prayed it was Anne's but it was just a guest suite.  My heart feel but I didn't even acknowledge the letdown.  I closed my eyes and sat back in the seat.  Elisa was still crying and mumbling to herself but she wasn't being annoying.

"What did you know?" Mum asks after the door shut.  I don't move, but she touches my shoulder. "Niall," I brush her hand off before resting my head in my hands.  Harsh breaths pass my lips before I speak.

"She said she was suicidal in the past, and she cut. I saw the cuts, there were new ones this morning." I finally gasp out.  Louis curses.

"Damnit!" He snaps and hits the chair and his leg. "How the hell didn't I see this! Why in hell didn't you tell me!" He cries out and holds his head in his hands.  Lottie touches his shoulder and he relaxes under that touch. "I saw a scab once, but I didn't think anything about it, why didn't I ask." He mumbles.  Elisa speaks softly.

"She wouldn't have said anything.  She would've brushed it off.  I found out only by accident, but she let me in.  I knew everything.  We grew up together." She says softly.  She fiddles with her leggings. "And there was more. She didn't tell anyone this." She says softly and touches my hand. "Even you Niall." I nod slowly.  I figured as much.  Louis's head snaps up.

"Is this about her ex? Did he hit her or something?" He asks and Elisa lets out a breath decompressing.

"He raped her.  We were at a party and it was their two year that next week so he bought her a necklace and earrings made of pearls. I watched them disappear and thought nothing about it.  We we're all a little buzzed since Andrew was our DD.  She came down later, looking completely messed up and just got in her car and drove home.   She wasn't stumbling or anything, and I was a bit drunk so I didn't stop her.  The next time I saw her, we were at our rec soccer league and she had three cuts right under her collarbone.  I called her out and Isaac was skeptical but she admitted to the cuts.  After Isaac left she told me what happened.  She had cut it off with Andrew that week and that's where the cut on her cheek came from.  He hit her."  She gasps in breaths and starts to cry again.  Harry makes a move, but Maura beats him to her.  She pulls her in and rubs her back.  "He fucking hit her because she didn't want to date him." She gasps and I see stand furious hands clenched into fists. 

"I should have seen this!" He shouts grasping his hair tightly. "God fucking damnit!  She said she wasn't a virgin, but when she made it clear she wasn't going to have sex I should have seen this." He cries out and Lottie touches his shoulder, while I feel my phone buzz.  I pull it out and see it's from Lou.  Answering I lean back.

"Is everything okay over there?" she asks and I sigh rubbing my face.

"Not really.  Elisa just told us she was raped and that on top of this is probably why she tried to kill herself." I say I can hear a giggle in the background. "What did you tell Jessi?" I asks quietly. I hear a pause and then she speaks.

"I told her that Anne tried to go see her mummy and we don't know if she will be back." She says quietly.  I nod and then Lou speaks softly.  "I'd check twitter.  Someone saw the police arrive at her house and now it's trending." She says and I nod to myself.

"Alright thanks Lou," I say and end the call.  I pull twitter and the trending tag is #StaystrongAnnabel at number one.  I sigh though because a bit farther into the tag people are sending hate.

Did you think this would fix anything?  Feel sorry for whoever found you
Probably slit her throat dumb bitch. 
Hey if she dies does that mean Larry comes out?