Coexist // Dave Franco

chapter 33

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Kiss Me - Ed Sheeran

Aria's POV

*FLASHBACK*

"Well if it isn't Batman and Robin."

I scoffed, "Well if it isn't the Joker."

"Look at you! Being so cocky." He muttered and brushed my cheek. I slapped his hand away and he punched me. I screamed in agony as I fell to the floor, I touched my eye and it was bruised.

"Hey let her go!" Tyler warned and James punched him in the gut. I screamed, "Stop!" but James tied him up against the chair and duct tape his mouth shut and punched him across the face.

I managed to lift myself as I saw the flash drive on the floor. I reached for it but James kicked me in the gut. "Darling stop fighting, you've already lost."

"I won't stop fighting till my last breath." I coughed out.

"Funny you mentioned that." He chuckled as he knelt down punched me across the face.

I cried out in pain as my hand held my bloody nose. He kneed me in the stomach again and again, and each time I became weaker.

Everything became blurry as James lifted me up by my neck. I saw Tyler struggling to get out at the corner of my eye. His grip became tighter around my neck.

My breath was ready to give up when someone barged in. My eyes lit up knowing that there was still hope once I saw Dave. And once James did also he dropped me to the floor as I tried to catch me breath.

Dave knelt down next to me, "Shit Aria are you okay?!" He asked worriedly. "James what the fuck are you doing?! Don't ever touch her again you fucking dick!" He shouted. My body went weak and tired from all the beating. My head started spinning uncontrollably. Dave noticed Tyler tied to chair and glared at his now betrayed brother, "James, what the hell is going on?! Why are you doing this?!"

"It's all her fault! It's all her fault!" James repeated as he pointed at
me. I tired to speak but I was cut off by a group of policemen walking in.

"What's going on here?" He asked.

Daves' voice was shaky and nervous, "Officer take him, he abused my girlfriend!"

"What? No! Dave, buddy come on! Don't do this!" James as the officers hand cuffed him and the others untied Tyler.

"Dave! Dave! What are you going to do with out me? Huh?! You have no money! You need me! Tell them I didn't do anything!" He fought.

Dave shook his head in shock of everything, "Officers, get him out of here." He couldn't even look his own brother in the eye anymore, every aspect, every thought, every memory of him and James was ruined. The officers took him as James pleaded for Dave.

I sighed in relief and rested my head on Dave. I felt safe with him and that's all I could ask for.

Tyler came up to us, "It's okay man, I got it from here." Dave gestured. He nodded and left.

Dave took a long good look at me. He pointed out every bruise and cut as he silently wept. I didn't want him to feel bad for me. I deserved everything- I should've known right from the start. I should've stopped in my tracks and told Dave what James was about to do to me that first day in his office.