Carly's POV
James invited me to a party as our second date. He picked me up at my house and drove to a house just outside the town. When we walked into the house, I smell the faint stench of alcohol and cigarettes. We walk into the living room and James find his way to the dance floor dragging me behind him. Everyone around us looked over 20 and were either drunk already or on their 4th drink.
"Hey just relax and dance with me" James whispered into my ear sending chills down my spine. I decided to give in and start dancing. After a while I feel a pair of large hands grip my waist. I turned thinking it to be James. It was some drunk who looked like he dropped out of college. With my luck, James was no where to be found. My anxiety goes crazy as I start to panic. "Get off me" I start fighting back trying to loosen his grip enough for me to run but him being drunk only made his grip tighter. "Don't fight it baby girl" I hear him say as he moves us away from the dance floor to walk up the stairs. I hear a loud bang from behind us and he moves faster. He pushes me into a dark room and pins me up against a wall. I feel a tear run down my cheek as his fingers wander my body. "Sweetheart, you just made my day" He whispers as his hands find the bottom of my skirt and he slowly pushes it up. I feel my hands trembling and more tears fall.
I hear a faint sound of banging on the door and I see James right before I blank out.
James's POV
I saw Carly dancing with my friend Dave. When I try to reach them, Dave starts moving her up the stars. She looks scared so I start toward the stairs when my ex-girlfriend stops me on the dance floor.
"Hey James, wanna dance?""No, I'm actually trying to find someone right now." I lightly push her out of my way when she calls out, "That slut that went up the stairs with Dave? She not coming back any time soon." I turned around and looked at her dead in the eyes. She looked amused.
"She's not a slut, she's my date and if your that jealous go find more jackasses to sleep with. At least she doesn't cheat." With that I turned and raced up the stairs looking for Carly. Walking through the hall, I hear a bang coming from the bedroom. I try to open the door but its locked. I push the door open and I see Carly up against the wall crying as Dave is moving his hands up and down her thigh. I ran to Dave and punched him in the nose. I picked up Carly and took her to the bathroom. Her eyes were closed as she was crying and keeps repeating, "Curtis where are you?" I wiped her face and carried her to my car.
Her phone starts ringing and I grab it hoping it wasn't her mother. I saw Curtis's name on the caller ID and pick up
"Hey Carly having fun at the idiot's party."
"Hey this is the idiot, she's kinda unconscious right now and she kinda needs someone to pick her up. I would drop her off but she keeps saying your name so I think she would rather wake up to you." The words were pouring out of me as I'm hoping he would just come and get her.
"What the hell happened to her?"
"Some guy tried to have sex with her and I punched him and she was crying and scared so I took her to my car and now we're sitting here."
"Holy shit. Where are you? I'm coming to get her" I gave him the address of the house and within 10 minutes he was here. I got out of the car and before I could go to the passenger side to get Carly out of the car, Curtis steps in front of me, he's stupid if he thinks he can win a fight against me.
Curtis's POV
I'm sitting in my room wishing Carly was here with me. When she told me where she was going I almost told her to cancel and do something else with me but I let her go. I decided to call her to see if she was bored yet so I could pick her up. When I did, James picked up. When he told me what happened to Carly I nearly passed out then and there.
I knew that he out of all people would be stupid enough to leave her alone in a damn house party. He told me the address and I rushed to pick her up. I couldn't hold in the fact that Carly must be freaking out and scared out of her mind. Especially with the fact that she's so paranoid. I reach the front of the house and see Carly in a car with James. I get out of the car and as James crosses to the other side to get Carly, I cut him off and stop him from moving. Not realizing that my finger was touching his chest. Then my mouth runs wild.
"How the hell you let someone touch Carly at a house she has never been to. What were you doing that was more important than being with the date you brought with you." He lowered his eyes and mumbled, "I was drinking and arguing with my ex. I do feel bad about what happened though" . After that I couldn't control what was happening and all I could comprehend was that James ended up on the ground unconscious and Carly was clearly awake and trying to help him up.
"What is wrong with you?" Her eyes were red from crying and she looked exhausted. She tried picking him up but she didn't look in any condition to move. I picked James up and put him in the back seat of my car. Carly sat in the back with him. She looked pissed.
"Carly, I'm sorry" I looked at her through the rear view mirror hoping she would look back but she stood quiet and stared at James.
