Nathan and Genevieve [Completed]

Chapter 5: You are not alone

In the car, Genevieve sat in the backseat. I could hear her sobbing softly. It broke my heart to hear her cry like that. I couldn’t take it anymore. I stopped the car on the side of the road and got into the backseatwith Genevieve.

“Genevieve, please talk to me.” I said.

“Why does she always pick her men over me? I don’t know what I did wrong.” She said wiping her face.

“Sweetheart it’s not your fault.” I said.

“I know but it feels like it.”

“Genevieve? Are you scared of Timothy?” I asked.

“Yes, I’m terrified of him.” She said with no hesitation.

“Why?” I asked. “You have to promise not to tell anyone.” She said.

“I promise.” I said.

She took a deep breath and said, “When my mom first met Tom it was fine at first. He and I were like best friends but then he started smoking and drinking a lot. It got more and more worse and then he started hitting me. Then one night when I came home after school he was sitting in my bedroom. That night he h-.”

“You don’t have to say sweetheart. I said interrupting her.

“Why did she leave me here alone? While she lives it up in stupid Paris.”

“You’re not alone. I’m not going to leave you baby girl. I promise I will never leave you.”

“You promise?”
I said, “I do, across my heart.  And you can always stay with me.”

“Really?!” she said.

“Yeah.” I said. “Now let’s go home.”