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Last night played over and over in my mind as I sat in the back of my fourth class of the day. English. My last class. I felt tears building in my eyes as last nights events kept playing and I laid my head on my desk. "Grow up Emma. You're a senior in high school. Quit being a little kid. It's time to grow up." His words bounced around in my head and I felt my tears streaking my face. "You can't deny that you like it. I know you like it." I put my hands over my head as I continued to cry. The bell rang but I couldn't move. "Emma? Are you alright?" Ms. Mills asked softly. "No." I cried out before I could stop it. I heard her heels clicking on the tile floor and then I heard the door being closed and locked. I heard her heels clicking on the tile again and before I knew it, she was crouched beside me and had her hand on my thigh. "Baby what happened?" She asked, softly. A sob ripped from my throat and she pulled me into the floor, on her lap, holding me close. "He raped me. I couldn't even stop it! I couldn't. I kept telling him no but he kept going." I sobbed out and I heard her gasp. "Who? I'll fucking kill him." She seethed. "Killian." I cried out and her arms tightened around me. "Emma, you listen to me. You will never see him again, okay? I will make sure of it. Why the hell were you with him in the first place?" She asked, softly. "I was hanging out with friends and he just showed up. And they kept saying how cute of a couple we are but I just.. I wanted to scream what he did. But I couldn't." I cried out as Regina held me close, rocking me in her arms. "Don't worry my love. He will rot in hell for what he did to you." She whispered, pressing a soft kiss to my temple. I nodded softly against her shoulder and she held onto me tight for a minute. "Come on baby. Let's go back to my house. Okay? We'll watch movies and just relax." She mumbled. I nodded and pulled away and she wiped my tears off my cheeks. "I don't know what to do, Gina." I whispered and she frowned. "You have to tell your parents. And if you don't, I will." She said, brushing a piece of my hair behind my ear. I nodded and she kissed my forehead. We stood up and I grabbed my stuff before I turned back to Regina. I pulled her into my arms and hugged her tight. She held onto me just as tight and I closed my eyes. "I'm so sorry you have to deal with this. But I'm going to be here through it all."
Now, the night, is coming to an end,
Ooooh

The sun, will rise, and we will try again.
Ooooh

Stay alive, stay alive, for me.
You will die, but now your life, is free,

Take,
Pride,
In what is sure,
To,
Die.

I, will fear, the night again,
Ooooh
I hope, I'm not, my only friend.
Ooooh

Stay alive, stay alive, for me.
You will die, but now your life, is free,

Take,
Pride,
In what is sure,
To,
Die.

I stood on Regina's front porch and felt the tears streaming down my face. Today's October 23rd. My 18th birthday. It's a Saturday. It's almost 2 am. And it's freezing. It's been two months since that night and everything's falling apart. I knocked on the door before shoving my fists in my hoodie pockets. I waited a few minutes before my tears fell harder and I turned to walk back down her walkway. You're so stupid Emma. You should've known she wouldn't be awake. You don't matter. Nothing matters. I was pulled out of my thoughts by a quiet "Emma?" And I turned around and ran into her arms. "My baby. Oh sweety. What happened? Come in. It's freezing out here." She said and pulled me into the house. She closed the door behind us and pushed my chin up so I would make eye contact with her. "What happened?" She asked, brushing a few of my tears away. I closed my eyes and took a deep breath before opening my eyes again and looking into her worried gaze. "I'm pregnant." I whispered and her face fell. I hugged her close and she rubbed my back softly. "I tried to tell my mom what he did. She didn't believe me. She told me it must've been my fault and that I must've done something to provoke him. She even asked me what i was fucking wearing." I sobbed out. Her arms tightened around me and my tears fell. "My baby this was not your fault. Your mother is a fucking idiot. You're not going back to that house. You will live with me. Okay? You're not going back there." She said and I nodded against her shoulder. "And we're going to raise this baby together, alright? You've been my girlfriend for two years now. I'm not going to ever leave you." She whispered softly and i nodded again. We started dating on my 16th birthday. Sophomore year. Today's actually our two year anniversary. "Happy anniversary." I mumbled. She kissed my head. "We'll make it one."
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I woke up and smiled at Regina holding me close. I kissed her neck before I gently got up, being careful not to wake her up, then I left our room. I walked down the hall and into our son's open bedroom door. I smiled as I saw our 5 year old curled up in bed, cuddling a stuffed dragon. I leaned against the door frame and just stared at the small boy. A smile bloomed on my lips and I felt tears in my eyes. Then I felt a pair of arms wrap around my waist. I laid my arms over my wife's and leaned into her embrace. "Are you okay?" She asked softly. I smiled again and nodded. "I've never been better, my love."

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