I pulled my blankets around me tighter as my alarm rang. I can skip one day. I thought to myself as I turned it off rolling over facing the wall. I closed my eyes drifting back asleep.
“Cassidy open up! I know you’re in there!” Nick shouts from the other side of the door.
“It’s open.” I mumble covering myself with my blankets. The door opens and the blankets are pulled away from me revealing a distressed looking Nick.
“Where were you today?”
“I decided to take a day off.” I yawn stretching as I sit up. “Is that okay with you?” I added with sass. I was feeling confident and tired of being controlled and pushed around by Nick. I folded my arms over my chest looking him in the eyes waiting for his answer.
“Don’t you dare speak to me that way.”
My sudden feeling of confidence vanished as quickly as it came. I gulped trying to swallow my fear.
“I was worried about you; I just wanted to see if you were okay!” He adds softening his voice.
I scoff holding in my laughter. He was worried about me? Since when does he care if I’m okay?
“Nick I’m done. I can’t do this anymore.”
“You’re mine Cassidy; do you really want a repeat of what happened last time?” A sick grin developed on his lips as he recalled the past events. “I have to admit, it was a lot of fun though.”
Before I could move he throws his body onto mine holding me down against my bed. I start shaking in fear of what is to come next. “Please.” I whisper. “If you insist.” He replies pulling his shirt over his head.
“No! Nick please, no! I will do anything I promise!” I scream out thrashing around.
“I love a challenge.” He sneers pulling my shirt off leaving me in only my bra and panties. He pulls himself off of me. Tears pour out of my eyes as I watch him slip his jeans off. I am too frightened to move and he can tell. This is what makes it fun for him.
He launches himself at me attaching his lips to my neck. I open my mouth to scream but his hand clamps down making it hard for me to breathe.
“Are you going to be a good girl?” He sneers down at me.
I bite his hand as I knee him in the groin. I stumble away only to have his hands grab onto my hips bringing me back to him.
He pins me down in between his legs. He raises his hand before making contact with my cheek. I yell out in pain as he continues to bring his hand down onto my face.
My will to resist him is nearly gone. I lay limp underneath him hoping he stops.
“I’m not even in the fucking mood anymore.” He grunts getting off of me.
I lay in shock unsure what to do or say. “Get to your afternoon classes.” He orders letting himself out.
I pull my sweater down around my wrists hoping nobody saw the reminders from earlier this morning. The bell rings and I shuffle to my next class waiting for this day to be over. I need help. I can’t escape Nick on my own. If I tried to get help from somebody and Nick found out I would just be making it worse for myself.
“Cassidy what happened to you?”
I look up seeing Harry standing in front of me. His eyes dart over every mark on my face and down to my hands and then back to my eyes.
“It’s nothing.” I answer forcing a smile onto my lips. His brow furrowed unconvinced at my weak attempt at lying.
He pulls me into an empty class room away from the noise and confusion in the hallway “Did Nick do this to you?”
“What? That’s crazy!” I answer trying to laugh. I’m begging for him to drop it. I glance into the hall nervously hoping that nobody has noticed us. He senses that I am uncomfortable with the topic as his brow becomes smooth.
“I’ll walk you to your next class, come on.”
“So, tell me about yourself.” He smiles looking down at me as we enter the quad.
I could look at his smile all day. It was beautiful, he was beautiful. What am I thinking? I pull my gaze off of him trying to clear my mind of thoughts about him.
“Well, I am 18, I was born and raised in a small town in North Carolina, I don’t have any siblings, um I don’t know.” I glance up at him admiring his tattoos that cover his arms and the top of his chest.
“What brings you to Yale?”
“I’m here for graphic and interior design. What are you doing?” I ask as he sits down next to a tree.
“I’m sure you can miss one class.” He smirks playfully leaning against the tree trunk. I chew on the inside of my lip debating whether I should go or stay.
“Well it’s just that…” I stop myself from saying more and sit down next to him. His eyes were even more green than I remember them being.
“How come you have so many tattoos?” I ask trying to change the subject. “I like them. They mean a lot to me. How come I’ve never seen you around before?”
“Nick keeps a pretty tight leash on me.” His smile disappears with the mention of Nick’s name. “Why are you dating him?” He asks picking at grass.
“I love him.”
“No you don’t, I can tell you don’t. He seems like a real dick if you ask me.” He looks up at me smirking.
“How can you say that? You don’t even know him!” He was starting to annoy me. Yes Nick wasn’t a good boyfriend but Harry had no right in voicing his opinion the way he did.
“I don’t have to know him to know that he’s as ass.” He shrugged as if we were talking about something lite like what we ate for dinner last night. I bit down on my tongue to keep me from saying something I would regret.
“Why do you care that I’m dating Nick anyway?”
“I don’t. I just don’t think he deserves someone like you.” He replied simply
“What does that even mean?” Before I could give him time to answer I stood up and slid my bag over my shoulder. “Never mind, I’m going to class.”
“Wait, Cassidy.” He reached out for my hand but I pulled it away from his reach. “I don’t even know you Harry so just, stop.” And with that I stalked off.
“I saw you talking with that Harry guy today.” Jamie says as she chews on a french fry. “Is there something going on?” She wiggles her eyebrows making me smile. “No, of course not.” I take a bite of my burger avoiding the subject.
Her phone rings and she jumps with excitement. “It’s Niall! He said that they’re having a party tonight and we are invited!” She informs me as she reads the text. “Tonight? It’s Tuesday. I skipped my classes today I can’t afford to miss them tomorrow too!”
“Please come! You need to take your mind off of Nick and let loose!” She texts Niall back beaming.
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