Bleeding Hearts

Chapter 19

*Ashley's Point of View*

I got to my house and unlocked the door. I grabbed a giant loose shirt, and some a small black pair of yoga shorts and started for Ryan's house. It was ten. I knew he wanted me there as soon as possible so I just kicked off my shoes, grabbed the clothes and left again. I walked there barefoot. When I got to his house I opened the door and walked inside. Ryan was right there in the kitchen, sitting on a chair and looking at the clock. He jumped up and looked at me when I came in. "Oh Ashley..." He said when he saw me. I realized I had been crying as I was coming here. He hugged me, and I broke out in a full sob. He squeezed me tighter. We stayed that way for a while. Eventually, he said "Why don't you go get changed an we can talk up in my room." I nodded and sniffled. After I changed, I went into his room and sat down on the floor. He handed me a pillow and I squeezed it. "So what happened?" He asked me. And I told him. I told him everything. About how after I texted him, Alex kept looking at me like he was buying an animal and he wasn't sure if he wanted it, how he had tried to rape me, I told him all of it. He didn't interrupt. By the end I wad crying a little again. "How could he do this?" I asked. "He is so nice at school, and everybody loves him, but he's just a perverted jerk!" I said crying into the pillow. Ryan looked at me sadly. "It going to be okay." He said. "On Monday, you are going to go to school, walk up to him, slap him, and show him that you are fine. Even if you aren't, you need to make him think you are." He said. "I will." I answered. He came over to me and hugged me again. "The movie was scary as heck, Ryan." I said laughing a little. "I'll fight away any evil that comes after you. I promise. Including Alex." He said and he squeezed me tighter. "My hero." I said.