A Reason to Believe [Jelena]

chapter 20

Justin's POV;

"he raped me," Selena repeats. I look her in the eye knowing she is telling the truth. I still can not believe someone could be so cruel. I walk back over to her.
"What did Nick think of this?" I ask.
"He thinks that I came on to Joe," she says.
"Why would you tell him that?" I ask.
"I didn't, Joe told him that and of course he's going to believe his brother over me. That's why everyone calls me a slut. They all think I cheated on Nick with his brother," she says.
"Did you try to tell them the truth?" I ask.
"Yeah but they don't listen to me," she says. We both are drenched in rain. I pull her into my arms and hug her.

Selena's POV;

It feels good to have that off my chest but at the same time the memories of that night are more vivid than ever. I remember the bruises he made on my arms and legs. The bruises may be gone now, but there is still one big bruise on my heart. Tears fill my eyes as I remember Nick's reaction when he found out.

(Flashback)

"My brother told me something yesterday," Nick says harshly.
"W-what did tell you?" I squeak.
"He told me how you came on to him!" he says with a angry look. I shake my head as tears fly off my face.
"That's not what happened!" I cry. "Then what did happen?" he shouts. "H-he raped me," I cry.
"Liar! He would never do that!" he yells. I back away from him.
"How could you say that?" he continues while he conners me into the wall. "I'm sorry," I say weakly.
"No, your not!" he screams. He slaps me across the face. My face starts to hurt. "We're over!" he shouts. I nod and run out of his house.

(End of flashback)

I place my hand over the eye that he hit. I can still feel him hitting me. I look to Justin and see that he is not like those other guys. He truly cares about me and would never hurt me like they did.
"I won't let anybody hurt you again like that!" Justin says as we lock eyes. I nod and place my head on his shoulder. I feel safe and happy in his arms. I feel as if he can protect me from anything or anyone. I feel as if together we are invincible, nothing can stop us.