Expect the Unexpected

Chapter 4

      I woke up to the sound of my phone ringing so loud people in China could probably hear it. I quickly threw my blankets aside and checked the caller ID. It was Amber.

       I hesitated, should I answer? I decided to let it just go to voice mail. After all it was only 7:21am, I could just tell her I was still asleep. I went back over to my bed and folded all the blankets and put them back in my closet then I straightened out the comforter.

        Wow I'm a restless sleeper.... I thought looking at the pillows scattered abruptly throughout my room. I gathered them up and set them back on the black and white comforter. I studied it for a moment. It had writing all over it with pictures of places like London, Paris, New York, and Sydney scattered about. I've always wanted to go to all of these places, but London the most.  It's not boring there like it is here in Fort Myers, Florida. Sure it's every ones dream to live by the beach but honestly? It's only good in the fall and winter when there aren't tourists trashing the place. I walked over to my phone and checked if Amber had left a voice mail, and indeed she had. I pressed the listen button and pressed the phone to my ear:

      "Hey Scar it's Amber, I know you're probably not even awake yet but I just wanted to tell you..."

      I mentally paused waiting for her apology.

      "Jake and I are dating! Isn't that great! Hey call me when you get this so we can hang out! I have SO much to tell you!!! Love you! MWAHHH"

      Then the message ended.

        That's seriously what she called to tell me about? Are you kidding me? She doesn't remember any of last night? Well I did, and I was pissed. No. I was beyond pissed, but I decided not to make a big deal about it. I checked outside to see if dad was home. Still no sign of him. I signed. As much as I loved being alone, I needed someone right now. I texted Amber to go ahead and come over.

      About 5 minutes later I heard her scream "HONEY I'M HOME!!!" from downstairs. I laughed and then shouted "I'M UP HERE!" I heard her loud feet stomp up the stairs. I mentally prepared myself for her fangirling over Jake.

      "Hey" she said casually. I stood there confused for a moment, wondering if the fangirling was even going to occur.

      "Whats up?" I said back seeing how long this whole "casual" thing would last.

      "WHAT'S UP?!? WHATS UP?!? JAKE FREAKING PRESCOTT IS WHAT'S UP!!! HE ASKED ME OUT!!! SCARLET I'M HIS GIRLFRIEND!!! OH MY GOD I'M HIS FREAKING GIRLFRIEND!!!!"

      And there it is.

      "Amber I know calm down."

      "HE KISSED ME SCARLET!!! LIKE 20 TIMES!! JAKE PRESCOTT KISSED ME!! AND OH MY GOD HE'S AN AMAZING KISSER!!"

      "I know Amber I saw." I said still staying calm, taking every fiber in my body not to blow up on her.

      "IT WAS SO AMAZING AND ROMANTIC AND SO DAMN SEXY AND-wait what?" She said

      "Yeah, I saw." I said a little louder.

      "Oh! You did? When?" She asked with a huge grin on her face. 

      I looked at her straight in the eyes and said almost so quiet she couldn't hear, "You don't remember? Do you?"

      "Remember what?" She said with a hint of confusion in her voice.

      "AMBER YOU DON'T REMEMBER ME COMING DOWN THE STAIRS CRYING? YOU DON'T REMEMBER ME BEGGING YOU TO DRIVE ME HOME BECAUSE SOMEONE LITERALLY SHOVED ALCOHOL DOWN MY THROAT? YOU DON'T REMEMBER SCREAMING AT ME TELLING ME NO, BECAUSE YOU AND YOUR PRECIOUS JAKE WERE GOING TO GO PLAY TRUTH OR DARE? YOU WERE BASICALLY HAVING SEX WITH HIM RIGHT THERE AND I NEEDED YOU DAMMIT SOMETHING HAPPENED TO ME AMBER AND THAT DIDN'T MATTER TO YOU AT ALL APPARENTLY." I screamed. I held my head out of breath, wondering what the hell I had just done. I had never ever in my life screamed at Amber, let alone anyone. 

     I was breathing so hard I almost didn't hear Amber whisper "Oh my god."

      "What-what happened Scar?" She said in a whisper. That's when I lost it. I wanted to tell her but I knew I couldn't. I just sat there shaking because I was crying so hard. Choking back every sob. She came over and sat behind me rubbing my back in tiny circles telling me it was going to be okay.

      "Scar, what happened last night?" She said again this time a little more firmer.

     Tears rolling down my face I opened my mouth to say something but all that came out was another sob. 

      My eyes caught Amber's, and she looked at me, "Scar it's okay, you can tell me anything." I shook my head. As much as I wanted to tell her I couldn't. She continued to rub my back and she softly said, "Shh Scarlet, calm down love, it's okay." A few minutes passed of me sobbing which eventually just turned into silent tears cascading down my face. 

      When I finally brought up the courage to tell her, I took a deep breath and looked around How the hell would Nick find out I told Amber? That's impossible I thought, reassuring myself that it was okay to tell Amber. I turned to face her, and she wiped some tears off of my cheek, then holding my hands. "Nick Clark." That's all I could say before I started crying again.

       "What? What did he do?" Amber said confused, urging me to go on with more details. 

      "He took me in a closet, told me to do what he said, and he-he started feeling up my shirt and touching me and when I tried to scream for help he-he poured alcohol down my throat and told me to swallow it or he would shoot, and he pulled out a gun and then cocked it and I was so scared Amber, so I swallowed it and it was disgusting Amber, it burned going down my throat and then the last thing I remember was him saying 'Your life is gonna change for ever' and then I guess I blacked out from the alcohol, then I woke up and I could hardly open my eyes, so I waited 15 minutes, and then came downstairs." I said almost in a whisper. Amber just looked at with so much hurt on her face. She got up and hugged me and we stayed like that for awhile. 

      After awhile she just whispered "I'm so sorry...." She looked at me with those big brown eyes and I could tell she was genuinely sorry. 

      "It's okay, the important thing is you're here now." I said taking her hands in mine. 

       "We'll figure this out together, and if what he said is true, that your life is going to change, I'll be here to help you through it, the whole time, no matter what okay?" She said with a small smile. 

      I nodded, "Thank you Amber." hugging her again.

      Little did we know the obstacles that would be thrown at us in the next couple of weeks.

I know these have been filler chapters but I promise it'll get better! Hope everyone's doing well!

Keep calm and never stop reading.

Much love!

-Ali Marie