sweet as sugar, cold as ice

Chapter 22

Alex's pov

We got back to Harry's and he lay me on the couch. Although my whole body was in pain I couldn't stop thinking about Nicole's text "help me." Why would she text that?, it's not like I can actually help her in the state that I'm in.

I decided to phone Molly she could maybe help her?

"Hello?" Molly answered "hey, it's Alex, where are you?" "I'm on my way to Nicole's, I've not heard from her in a while" she sounded cheery and happy "Molly..." I trailed off "Nicole just text me saying 'help me', I think she's in trouble" I panicked "oh my god" Molly gasped "what, what is it?" I asked concerned "I've gotta go" she hung up.

Molly's pov

I ran as quickly as I could to Nicole's house, and I knew exactly what I was going to see.

I knocked on the door. No answer. "Nicole!" I shouted through the letter box. No answer. I kicked the door until it opened.

"Nicole?" I then heard a thud coming from the hallway I ran out and Nicole was lying at the bottom of the stairs unconcious

"Nicole!" I shrieked running over and checking her pulse "oh god" she was still breathing but it was very weak.

I pulled out my phone and called an ambulance as quick as I could. "Hello?, it's my friend she's fallen down the sta-"

I was cut off by somebody grabbing my phone out of my hand, I turned around "Louis?, you said you wouldn't!" I felt tears bubble at the corners of my eyes "mol, you don't understand she knew far too much" "she's my best friend Louis! How could you do this to me.... I thought you loved me" I couldn't believe he went through with this, "I do love you mol." He wiped a tear from my cheek "but why... Why her" just then two figures from behind Louis appeared.

Alex's pov

"Dad?" Harry spoke "yeah son?" Somebody who must have been Harry's father appeared in the doorway.

"I need your help, so does Alex" and Harry's dad walked over too me "oh, that's a nasty one" he winced "you've lost a lot of blood. I'm going to have to stitch you up here, is that okay?" He asked "uh, yeah" I tried my best to smile.

He collected what he needed and began to clean my wound out, and it hurt. A lot.

Molly's pov

"Aston?, Liam?" I was so shocked that Louis had went through with this never mind, Aston and Liam too. Nicole's body was bruised and beaten. I had to help her, she's my best friend I couldn't just leave her. I stood up and ran out of the door "help!!" "Help!!"

I shouted but Louis ran out and covered my mouth and dragged me back in "get off of me!" I kicked my legs, but he was too strong he threw me in the livingroom and locked the door, I banged on the door "let me out, Louis!" I shouted.

I looked out the window and they were leaving, I looked around the room to try and find anything that could help me.

Looks like Louis locked me in the wrong room because that's where the house phone was.

Alex's pov

I screamed out in pain and cried as the needle went in and out of my skin, I didn't realise this would be so painful.

Harry squeezed my hand tight.

Harry's pov

I hated seeing her in this much pain, I've been stitched up by dad loads of times so I'm used to it, but she isn't.

Her face was black and blue with bruises and her head was cut and bleeding and her lip was split. She had mascara and tears running down her cheeks, yet she still looked beautiful. She looked into my eyes and pleaded with me "dad? Is there not something that could numb the pain?" I asked "sorry son, but no" he sighed

Molly's pov

I soon heard sirens coming from outside and people entering the house "help!, help! I'm in here!" I shouted whilst banging on the door "hello?" I heard a female voice ask "help me! Let me out" and I heard the key turn in the lock "who are you?" The female asked "I- I'm Molly, I'm Nicole's friend" I said pointing at Nicole's lifeless body "okay, I'm the paramedic" she smiled "can I go in the ambulance with her, please?" "Yes, sure, I'm going to have to asked you a few questions on what happened" what do I tell her, I couldn't stick Louis or the rest of them in.

Alex's pov

Harry's dad soon finished his job and there was a huge scar on my leg, sort of similar to the one on my stomach.

"I'm going to kill him" Harry growled "Harry..." "No Alex, he can't get away with this he almost killed you. Your his daughter" he turned to me "Harry can we please not talk about this?" I asked "yeah okay. I'm going to run you a bath so you can get cleaned up, yeah?" He asked and I nodded. He placed a kiss on my forehead and ran upstairs.

Molly's pov

We climbed into the ambulance and the paramedic sat down next to me "how did this happen?" She asked "she, she um fell down the stairs" I answered "what about the cuts and bruises everywhere else?" She asked me suspiciously "I don't know, I arrived just when she had fallen" "okay, miss" she smiled. Thank god she believed me.

Alex's pov

I looked in the mirror before I got into the bath. I looked horrific, I didn't even recognise myself. What had he done to me?.

I climbed into the bath, the boiling water stinging my cuts, but my mind was too busy to care.

Nicole! What had happened to Nicole?.

But what was this town and lifestyle turning me into?