Maliah's POV
I knocked on the door. Chris laughed at something inside and opened the door.
"Maliah." he hugged me but I didn't hug back.
"Yeah, hey." I said, dully.
"Don't be like that." he grabbed my hand and lead me to the couch.
"Well you did yell in my face and cheat when something terrible happened to me." I crossed my arms.
"I know. But my temper is bad and sometimes I can't hold it back." he licked his lips. I stared at them as he spoke.
"Uh, Maliah? Did you hear me?" he smiled.
"Umm, yeah..." I hesitated.
"So do you forgive me?" he grabbed my hand.
I sighed. "It's gonna take time. We need to talk and tell each other the truth. And why in the hell was Sabrina here calling you baby?"
He paused . "That's my ex. She tricked me into sleeping with her. She drugged me."
I nodded "So can I tell you what August did now?" I said, sitting up.
"Yes. Tell me." he stared at me.
I stated to shake before I spoke. "When I left I went straight home. He came after my mom left and tried to..." I cried and shook harder.
"Calm down." he pulled me into his lap.
"Rape me. I bit him so he would stop. After that he beat me." I took off the jacket revealing all the bruises.
"I'm sorry I didn't help you. I know you may not believe it but I care about you." he hugged me. I was still shaking.
I didn't feel like I felt when Michael hugged me. It was different, like the pain was still there.
"So what do you want to do with him?" he let go.
"Ty said he got it..." I trailed off.
He gave me a strange look. "We'll talk." he went upstairs.
