Our Little Secret {n.h}

chapter 18

"I'll see you guys later." Louise giggled and stumbled up from the couch.

"Bye Louise." I laughed, watching her drunkenly walk to the door.

Alex soon left afterwards and I rolled my eyes at how much they had drank. I didn't have anything because I had to go to work early in the morning. I picked up all the beer bottles and put them in the recycling bin, going to clean up all the pizza boxes. I threw them all away and rolled my eyes as there was a knock on the door. Figuring Louise had forgot something, I walked to the door and didn't even look in the peep hole before opening it. Alex came into view and before I could say anything, he had swung his fist back and I was on the floor before I could scream.

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I slowly opened my eyes, the pain in my head excruciating, and looked around to see that I was in my room, on the bed. Only I was tied up and only in a bra and underwear. I tried to move around and get out, but whoever tied me up did it tight. I looked around the room and after a few minutes, there were footsteps in the kitchen. They came closer and I became more terrified as I looked towards the doorway. Alex appeared and everything came rushing back. Tears filled my eyes and Alex was smirking as he came closer to stand at the foot of the bed.

"Y'know, Ari." He started and I gulped at the sight of a knife in his hands. "I've given you so many chances. So many chances."

"What do you mean?" I finally spoke and he laughed, making more tears fill my eyes.

"Why him? Why that Niall guy?" I narrowed my eyes and he rolled his at me. "I mean, I've always been here for you, but you never chose me. You played me in high school and led me on, just to drop me like I was nothing. Just but the pathetic best friend that has to sit back and watch so many guys break you down and I was always there to pick up the pieces. Yet, you never see it. You just whore around and go after these guys. But never me." Alex rambled and I got more scared as he came closer, twirling the knife around.

"What do you want from me?" I asked and Alex smirked.

"I think you know what I want, Ari." He said, his eyes flickering to my lower body.

"We can talk this out, Alex." I tried to persuade him and he just rolled his eyes. "You've been my best friend since middle school. You can untie me and we'll forget that this happened and go on with our normal lives."

"That doesn't work for me."

Before I knew it, Alex had unzipped his pants. Tears leaked from my eyes as he walked around the bed and he climbed on top of me, holding the knife to my throat. I screamed and he slapped me across the face, making me shut up. Alex swiped the knife across my stomach, making a line of blood appear. I was sobbing as he pulled his jeans to his knees and I squeezed my eyes shut, trying to get out of the scarves that were keeping me in place.

"Please stop." I sobbed and he just kept going, ripping my underwear off.

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A sob left my lips and I reached further towards my bedside table to grab my phone that was just out of my reach. I took a deep breath and strained against the scarves, tears messing up my vision. I finally got my phone and I took a deep breath, unlocking it. I looked over at it and found Louise's number, hitting the dial button. I put it on speaker and she answered after a couple rings, making me let out a sob.

"Ari, what's wrong?" She asked and I could barely talk. "Hey, calm down, okay? I'll be there in ten."

Louise hung up and I squeezed my eyes shut, trying to calm down. I felt like I was having a panic attack and I just wanted to be untied. I sobbed to myself and looked down at all the cuts on my stomach to see them leaking blood onto the white comforter. The one on my upper arm had finally stopped bleeding but it was throbbing with pain. I heard my door open after a while and I heard Louise call my name.