Taken

We Need To Talk(34)

Shawn's POV

When we got home Becca ran up to her room. I thought I should give her a bit of time to cool off.

I already really regret grabbing Becca so roughly. I haven't taken any of my medication in months and with all the stress lately my anger has been spiking up and it just happens to be directed towards Becca.

I walk into the kitchen and drop the pizza box on the counter. I'm not sure if Taylor is home yet or not.

I suddenly hear a scream from upstairs, I run upstairs and to Becca's door I try to open it but it won't open.

I then hear a thud and realize it's not coming from Becca's room. I run towards the sound and it leads me to Ethan's door. I open it without hesitation and what I see surprises me, Taylor is over Ethan's body and repetitively hitting him.

"Taylor what the hell are you doing!" I yell.

"When I got home he was out if his room and in the game room and when I told him to go up here he wouldn't walk fast enough"

That's when I realize that Taylor is fully drunk right now and how dangerous he is. If I would have let Becca here and gone out that could of been her.

"Taylor get the hell out of my house and stay out!" I scream.

He scoffs and stumbles through the door and down the stairs I wait until I see him get into his truck and drive off before going over to Ethan and helping him stand up. I lead him into the bathroom and grab a face cloth and wet it. I wipe the spots where Ethan is bleeding more.

"You know your relationship with Becca isn't much different, you abuse her and don't feel sorry about it what makes you feel any sympathy towards me? You're just as much of a monster." Ethan says with pure hatred in his eyes.

"I don't get drunk and hurt Becca there's a difference and that's no way to talk to me when I just saved you" I tell him.

"You call that saving! I might have finally been free if he just would have hit me a bit harder for longer he might have killed me and I could be free with my dad instead of being forced to live with a different person who is just going to abuse me the same way!"

I choked on my words, this broken boy in front of me has been through so much, I feel a warm tear slide down my face.

"I-I'm trying, I'm not a monster I hate myself for every single time I've hurt Becca. I just can't control myself sometimes and things get out of hand." I take a breathe before continuing.

"I don't want to hurt you to I'll get some of the guys to take you home stay here for the night and you can go whenever you want. Or you could stay and go freely and live here your choice."

"You would actually let me go home?" I nod my head.

"I'll have the guys in that area make sure you don't tell anyone about Becca but as long as you keep Becca and I being in your live a secret you're free to go and if you want to throw Taylor in jail for it go ahead."

Ethan looked up at me with disbelief. He probably thinks I'm testing him.

"I'm serious I'm sick of people thinking of me as evil, all I ever wanted out of this was my girlfriend back"

He doesn't respond with anything more than a nod. So I continue cleaning his wounds and eventually I put band aids over anything that needs them.

"If I got Taylor in jail though he would tell them about you having Becca" Ethan says still not believing me.

"If you decide to go by the time you get home Becca and I will be out of the country and if no one knew we were here in the first place then they can't do anything about it and who's going to believe a criminal anyway?"