Silence And Sound

Chapter 9.

Niall's POV:

I heard it. The scream. I knew it came from her. I rushed over to the door and tried to open it, but it was locked. They had been in there for 20 minutes now! I knew he was hurting her. I knew it. Why was I so stupid to let her go in there with him?! The look in his eyes when they left me in the living room was enough to make me scared. I should have stopped them. As soon as Zayn had laid an arm around her I knew something was gonna go wrong. Since then my mind had made itself clearer. I knew I had to sober up. Suddenly the door to the room where Zayn and Alex was swung open. Zayn came out smiling. He looked satisfied with himself. He turned on a cigarette even though we were inside. No one except me noticed him. Maybe because no one knew what had just happened. Zayn didn't take notice of me, he just walked past me and downstairs. I ran to the room and saw Alex lying on the bed with her shirt ripped. Her pants were on the floor and she was shaking.

"Alex! I'm so sorry" was the only thing I could say as I sat down next to her. I lifted her up so she was sitting on my lap. She was crying. A sight I never thought I would get to see. 

"Come on, let's get you home" I whispered and helped her up. 

"I need to get my pants on" she said with a shivering voice.

"I'll just take them, let's go" 

"No. I can't go out like this. I don't want to get that attention" she said and pulled up her pants. I noticed that she had several bruises on her thighs. She also had some on her arms. 

"Did he do that?" I asked and pointed to her legs.

"I don't want to talk about it. Please get me out" she said. I nodded and put my arm around her. She had trouble walking, so she used me for support all the way out. A lot of people were staring at us, but no one said anything. Everyone were too drunk to really get what happened anyway. But just when we were about to leave the house, Debby called my name.

"What have you done to her?" she asked with a blurred voice. 

"Nothing. She just... Fell" I said.

"I'm fine, really. Niall is just taking me home now. So see you later" Alex said. She really tried to act like she was okay, but I knew she wasn't. At all. Debby hugged us both and said goodnight before we walked all the way out to my car.

"I can't drive. I have been drinking" I told Alex when I sat down in the driver's seat.

"Oh come on. You don't live that far away. And you're almost back to your normal boring you, so you're clearly sober" she said. Why was she acting like this? She shouldn't be so calm.

"Stop. I know you're not okay, so stop acting like everything is fine" I said. 

"Get over it Niall. I'm okay. Let's drive" she said. I sighed. She was right. I didn't live that far away, so it wouldn't be that bad. And maybe she would stop acting like this when we were alone.

"Can I... Sleep at your house? Again?" she asked with a voice that was barely loud enough to hear.

"Sure" I said and started the car. I was so scared of meeting the cops on the way home, but luckily nothing happened. When we parked outside my house, I helped Alex out of the car. She tried to walk herself, but she couldn't do it without support. When we got inside we went directly to my room. She sat down on my bed as soon as we were there. I sat down next to her, not sure what to say. But suddenly she threw her arms around me and started sobbing.

"It was horrible" she cried. I didn't see that coming. I was expecting her to just laugh about it and act like she was all fine, just to avoid any questions or humiliation.

"It's my fault. I shouldn't have let you go with him" I whispered. She looked up and directly into my eyes.

"Don't say that. I'ts not your fault" she whispered.

"I should have helped you. I'm such a coward" I sighed.

"Niall it's not your fault. I should never had talked to him in the first place. I knew he wasn't good for me, I just got caught up on him because he was so different. But I know his type. I knew he wasn't gonna give up on me, when I left him the last time. It's my own fault" 

"Alex, he's insane. It was rape. You have to report it" I mumbled. She looked down.

"It's not rape if I didn't say no" she said and looked at me again.

"It's my own damn fault" she said and tears started streaming down her face again. I hugged her tighter while she kept on crying.

"What did he do to you?" I asked after a moment of silence.

"Everything. He let me blow him. He fucked me in the ass and in the -"

"Please don't go into details" I interrupted. She gave me a weak smile.

"Sorry. But basically everything to please himself" she mumbled. How could someone do that? It was horrible. Alex didn't deserve this at all. Yes, she could be a bitch sometimes, but no one deserves this. She must feel so humiliated and used.

"I'm so sorry. You haven't done anything to deserve this" I said.

"I thought I was a bitch. Maybe I did deserve it"

"Stop saying that. You're not a bitch. I mean, you were, kinda, but not anymore. You've changed. And no matter how much I hated you in the beginning, I wouldn't wish for this" I said. 

"You hated me?" she whispered.

"Well, yes. I did. But only because you were so rude to me and everyone around you. I don't anymore. I swear" 

"I never liked you much either, but I'm starting to. You're actually not that bad" she said and laid back on my bed. I don't think ten minutes went by, before she was sleeping. I put a blanket over her and laid down next to her. She looked so innocent. 

"Goodnight Alex. I'll never let this happen again" I whispered before turning off the light.  If I could,  I would kill anyone who had ever hurt her.

(A/N: Loving your comments! Hope you enjoy reading the story(; Tysm, I love you)