Seek and You Shall Find

Chapter 8

The rest of the week flew by and soon enough, Friday came around. It was supposed to be a happy day. All the thank God it's friday crap. Well. Luck was never on my side.

I was walking alone to the lunchroom because Trev needed to pee. Suddenly, someone grabbed me from behind and pulled me inside a broom closet. Pathetic. I mean. That's so cliche. I was going to shout at whoever pulled me in there to open the light because I was thinking it was just Ria and she needed to talk to me but doesn't want to be seen talking to her weak nerdy twin sister. I accidentally dropped my bag on the floor but let it be.

I felt lips pressing into my skin below my ear and someone whispered "I want you.". I recognized that voice. He said those same words to me a few days ago. Martin. I shivered in disgust and fright but I think he took it the wrong way because he grabbed my hair roughly and pushed my head to the side so he can kiss my neck more.

It was the most disgusting feeling I felt. I struggled and shouted at him to stop but he didn't. He kissed me on the lips hard that it really hurt me. His hands started to massage my sides and started to roam under my shirt. I can't believe this was happening. I pushed him with all my strength but the effing jock won't budge. I started to cry thinking he would be able to have his way with me.

His hands held me in place and he was holding me tightly and I was just so sure I would have bruises from the tightness of his hold on me.

I stopped moving and decided to be limp and lifeless. It didn't work though. He pushed me into the wall and pushed his body hard against mine, locking me in place. My head hit the hard wall and I felt weak and dizzy. Cleaning materials dropped into the floor which made a big racket. I silently prayed that someone heard that but I lost hope when I realized everybody was in the lunchroom.

I wasn't sure how long we were there and how long Martin was harassing me. But I hoped it was long enough for Trev to realize that I was gone. Martin was still touching me everywhere and was starting to unzip my pants when the door flung open and light flooded into the tiny broom closet. Martin was pulled away from me and I heard his body fall with a thud to the floor.

I felt so weak in the knees and I slid down onto the floor. I saw Martin trying to stand up and I saw a foot kicking him in the guts.

I saw the face connected to the foot and saw that it was Trev. I sighed in relief and smiled a bit but tears were still flowing out of my eyes. I felt Trev carry me in his arms bridal style and he asked me if I was okay. I didn't quite hear him but I remembered myself saying "You said you would protect me. Where were you when I needed you?" My words were slurred but I think he kept saying sorry with a pained look on his face before I slipped into unconsciousness.

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TREV'S POINT OF VIEW

I told Via that I needed to pee because I've been holding it in since first period. I asked her to go on and I'll meet her in the lunch room.

When I was finished with my business, I started to walk to the lunch room. I scanned the whole room but I wasn't able to find her in any room. I saw a certain blond haired, blue eyed girl walking towards me and from afar, I thought it was my best friend. But i was wrong. Ria smiled up at me seductively and she asked me "Did you see Martin?" the same time I asked her "Did you see your sister?".

It took a while for my mind to register that the jock who threatened my girl, scratch that, my girl best friend was missing. Via was missing too and who the hell knows what that means.

I felt the blood draining from my face and my hands curled into tight balls. I was mad. I was fucking mad. When I know for sure that something bad has happened to Vi, I will beat the shit out of the air head jock.

I left Ria standing there looking confused and I ran out of the lunch room as fast as I could, searching for Vi. I paced thinking where I would find her. And maybe I was panicking and she just went to the rest rooms.

I was still pacing when I heard a loud crash come from a nearby broom closet. Oh. Of course. I was so stupid to not think of that in the first place. I saw Via's bag's strap sticking out from under the door.

I prepared myself to what I was going to see once I opened the door. I acted fast and grabbed the door open, almost taking the door off its hinges from the force. I was seething when I saw my best friend press into a wall with Martin's hand unzipping her pants. I was relieved to know that they haven't done anything yet.

I saw Vi crying and that was all it took for me to see black and tear Martin away from her. I beat him into a pulp and kicked him when he fell to the floor. Yes he was a "big strong jock" but he was taken by surprise and with the my anger, I knew I would be able to beat him.

I made my way to Via making sure to not startle her and I saw her smile a bit but kept on crying. She flinched when I touched her but I picked her up slowly and carried her into my arms before asking her if she was okay. She was still crying and I knew I came too late to save her. I failed her. I was a failure as a best friend and protector. I promised her I would protect her. And she asked me the words that pained me so much because I knew she was right. "You said you would protect me. Where were you when I needed you?". I have got nothing to say to that. But instead I kept telling her I was sorry. I was walking towards the school clinic and I noticed she was unconscious. I panicked and sped up to reach the clinic faster.

The nurse stood up and opened the door for me. I laid Vi on the bed and started telling the nurse of what happened. She kept quiet and waited for me to finish my story.

I walked to the bed and noticed that bruises were forming on Vi's arms. The nurse checked her and gave me an ice pack to put on the swollen bump on her head.

She was sleeping peacefully and the nurse reassured me telling me that Vi would wake up in a while. I fet worn out so I rested my head on the side of the bed and felt horrible for being me. Me, a pathetic excuse for a best friend, a failure. The last thing I remembered before I fell asleep was Via asking me where I was when she needed me.