When I Met Him

Finding Out

"Where am I? What is this place?" I looked around and then saw that I was with Jake. The memory of him hurting me and beating me. He would get so angry and just go crazy. And I always stuck up for him. I never told anyone what he did to me. Then, the memory of him burning me in the back. I started screaming, as if it were actually happening. Then, I was awoken by my brother shaking me and calling my name. "Avania. Avania! Wake up, it's okay. You're safe. You're just dreaming. I started crying into his chest as he held me rubbing my hair. "I want them to go away." I said sobbing. "I know. I know. I'm here for you, I will always be here." I hugged him and we just sat there for a while. "Okay, I am going to work. I will see you later okay." I smiled and nodded as he walked out of the house to his car. When I heard him pull off, I picked up my phone and it had a message from Grayson on it. I unlocked it and the message said, "Good Morning, beautiful. I was wondering if you wanted to go swimming? Diego and Alicia are at his house watching a movie, and I want to see you. So... you in?" I smiled and replied back saying, "I would love to! Meet you there in 30 minutes?" He then sent me a okay sign emoji and a kiss face emoji. I got ready and when I looked at self in the mirror, I turned around and saw the burns and stabs Jake left me with to remember the pain and punishment he gave me. I never showed anyone, and I definitely didn't want Grayson to see it. So I grabbed my cover up and left.

When I got there Grayson was inside waiting for me. I checked in and went to him. "Hey." "Hey, beautiful. You okay?" I looked at him and put on a smile, trying to forget about Jake. "Of course! I'm okay but I would like to go lay down on a reclining chair." He laughed and we went to the pool area. I never actually got in the water but Grayson went on ahead. And I never took off my cover up. He did at one point throw my in the water. We laughed and just held each other, telling each other funny stories. I loved being with Grayson. He always knows how to make me smile.
Later that Day
"This was fun. I am so glad we went." "Yea. That was awesome and I glad I got to spend time with you." Grayson grabbed my hand as he drove me home. "Hey, want to hang here for a while?" Grayson nodded and we just went up to my room. "I'm going to take a shower and you can, too, in JoJo's shower. You can borrow some of his clothes." We both took our showers and I just looked at the marks that Jake left. The only marks Grayson knows about is my thighs. He doesn't know about the others. I just looked at myself for a while.
Grayson's Point of View
When I finished getting dressed I wondered if Avania was finished. So, I went into her room and she wasn't in there and the bathroom door was cracked open. I took a peek and saw Avania looking at herself. Then, I saw the burns and stabs on her back. I then saw she grabbed her robe and was about to walk out her bathroom. I ran out the room before she could see me. I was freaking out on how that happened to Avania. And why she didn't tell me or show me it. I walked down stairs and sat on the couch while grabbing the remote and flipping through channels.
Avania's Point of View
After I finished getting dressed, I went downstairs to find Grayson sitting on the couch flipping through channels on the tv. I sat next to him and he just stayed paying attention to the tv. I grabbed his hand and held it, until he let go. "Are you okay? What's wrong? Did I do something wrong?" He then turned off the tv and stood up. "No. I'm not okay." "What's wrong?" He started pacing around with an angry but sad expression. "Why didn't you tell me?" He stopped pacing and looked at me. "Tell you what?" "Why didn't you tell me about the burns and stabs on your back?" I froze. How did he find out? When did he find out? "I'm sorry, Grayson, I didn't tell you. But I didn't want you to look at me with pity. I haven't told anyone what happened to me. Only one person knows. I'm sorry. I wanted to tell you but I couldn't. Grayson? Please?" "Why would you think that not telling me would make it better? When I saw you looking at yourself, you looked hurt and in pain. How would you expect me not to feel pity towards you? Avania, you are my heart and soul. I just can't believe you couldn't tell me." I could feel tears about to come up and the sad expression on his face was not making it any better. "I want to help you get through this. But, you're going to have to communicate with me." He said coming over to me cupping my face. I nodded and started crying as we held each other.