Loved You First

Chapter 10 - Breathe

Evangeline POV

I couldn’t breathe; I could still feel Roger’s hand around my throat.  Camilla was wrapped around me the both of us still sprawled on the floor with the boys surrounding us. I think we sat on that floor for over 30 minutes, not a sound besides crying.

I finally caught my breath, and I sat up from Camilla’s chest wiping tears from my face her shirt was soaked, I stared looking into her brown eyes and whispered “thank you”

I stood up grabbing the counter for leverage; I looked at Harry Louis and Zayn, all of them with a look of concern on their faces.

They were so brave, not hesitating for a moment, instantly coming to my aid.  I would never be able to repay them. I walked up to Harry staring in his lovely green eyes and I wrapped my arms about him. As he hugged me back I said “thank you so much Harry, for putting yourself between Roger and I”

“No problem Evangeline, you’re like my sister. Love ya” He said as we came out of our hug

I got to Louis; his eyes were a deep blue. Before I could even reach out to grab him and thank him he snatched me up “Don’t even bother Ang you’re welcome, I’d do it again in a moment’s notice!”

I walked over to Zayn; he still had a look of worry on his face. I stood there for a while, I grabbed his arm to examine the new marks, Roger had been biting him, even with someone biting him he never let go of Rogers throat. I slowly began to hug him; he grabbed me and tucked his face into my neck.

He had started to cry “I was scared I was going to lose you Evangeline! I have never been so scared in my life!” he pulled back and looked at my neck; bruises were already starting to appear. He leaned back in and kissed me. I loved him so much; I was instantly ashamed that I had even loved Roger, that I ever gave him my time. He put a finger up to one of my new bruises as he did I pulled away, I didn’t want him to touch them. It would only cause us both pain.

We all sat around for a while just watching TV, no one really talking. After midnight Harry Camilla and Louis went back to their flat, I continued to lie in Zayns lap as he ran his fingers through my hair.

Zayn POV

I looked at her, she was beautiful, and even though she was in pain she looked at me and smiled. I leaned down to her and kissed her forehead “I will never let anything happen to you again Ang! As long as you are in my life I will protect you.”

She sat up slowly with her hand on her chest, with a grin on her face “I love you so much Zayn, its unreal!” She said through the pain.

We got up and walked to the bedroom we had an 8am flight back to Australia.  She laid next to me facing the wall and I rested behind her and put my arm around her waist. She tensed up then relaxed, I laid there for a while just looking at her. I rested my head behind her neck and drifted off to sleep.

Evangeline POV

I could tell Zayn fell asleep when his grip on my waist loosened.  I couldn’t sleep; I was just replaying what happened in my mind. I started to cry quietly I didn’t want to wake Zayn.  I rolled over to look at him; he was so perfect looking even in his sleep. He let out a soft hum then pulled me in closer to him.

I pushed my head into his chest and listened to his heartbeat, something about just laying here with him mellowed me out. The thoughts of Roger Faded away and I was just left with thoughts of Zayn.

I thought back to the first time I met him. It was grade 6 math class, I transferred in the middle of the school year from Karachi Pakistan, as I walked into class I looked directly at him and he gave me a cheeky smile.  I was sat right behind him; he kept turning around to look at me I couldn’t figure out why.  For the last few minutes of class we got to sit around and talk he said “Hey I’m Zayn who are you?”

“My names Evangeline” With a nervous smile on my face

“Cool, where are you from?”

I told him I was from Karachi and his eyes lit up; there weren’t many Pakistani people at this school. After class he helped me with my books to my locker, I dropped one and he went down to get it and he looked up at me. He was beautiful; his eyes entranced me as he lifted an eyebrow wondering what I was staring at so hard.

We were inseparable after that.

I finally drifted to sleep after 3am with a smile on my face. I was finally where I was supposed to be.

We rushed to leave for the airport we had woken up late thanks to Zayn snoozing the alarm clock. I threw cloths still attached to hangers and shoes not knowing if they matched or not into my suitcase.

I had to have Zayn sit on it to get it to shut, I ran into the bathroom to grab my toothbrush when I got a glimpse of myself in the mirror. There it was, that awful bruise, it covered the front and sides of my neck.

I ran over to the suitcase and ripped it open throwing everything out looking for my jumper with the extra-large collar to hide this. I started crying as I looked and couldn’t find it.  Zayn ran back in the room from the kitchen and grabbed me trying to calm me.

I shouted I couldn’t find it, he ran over to the close bin and pulled it out and he handed it to me. I felt so stupid crying about it, I pulled it over adjusting it to hide my bruise and Zayn wrapped himself around me.  We dropped to the floor, he held me close as I cried his grip never loosened, he was holding me so tight.

I could hear Harry honk his horn for us to hurry; I sat up and tried to compose myself. I looked at him and gave a half smile; he kissed the corner of my mouth and grabbed my luggage.

 As we got in the car Harry being Harry said “I know you wanted a quick shag before we left but come on that’s what the mile high club is for! Now we’re late” He let out a deep chuckle and we headed to the airport.