Forgiven

Monster

If I told you what I was,

Would you turn your back on me?

And if I seem dangerous,

Would you be scared?

I get the feeling just because,

Everything I touch isn't dark enough

If this problem lies in me

Monster- Imagine dragons

Steven's POV

Man , she was gorgeous. Like drop dead gorgeous. She was meant for me. I don't know what gave me this feeling , but i just knew . When that douche hit her ... when he hit her something in me changed. It felt like I had to protect her before I protected myself. I know she felt it too. It was like instant sparks between us. It took all the will power in my power in me not to rip her clothes off right here , right now.

' So how are you going to repay me for saving your ass back there ? ' I asked her while rubbing my sweaty palms on my jeans.

' I could've handled him myself , I didn't need your help. ' she replied dryly.

' You didn't need my help yet you didn't make any attempts to get me off of him when we fought.' I pointed out to her , catching her in a lie.

' I didn't stop you because somebody needed to put him in his place : I heard Karma was a bitch. ' she replied smiling to herself.

' Can I ask you something ? '

' Sure what is it ? '

' Well Marci , I was wondering what were you doing with that ass in the first place ? ' I asked her while we were stopped at a red light. The way the light reflected off of her face made her look beautiful. Even with the all the bruises on her face she was still the most beautiful girl I had ever seen. The light turned green and I drove toward my apartment building.

' Well he was my boyfriend. He actually use to be a good guy , before some stuff happened between his parents. Long story short his dad cheated on his mom with her sister , they divorced , his dad married his aunt , and to pay the bills his mom became a prostitute. One night she was standing on a corner doing her nightly routine when someone shot her because of some money she owed. She died when he was 14 and he was forced to live with his grandparents. A few months ago they died when their house caught on fire. Now he doesn't care about anyone because everything he ever had and ever cared about was taken away from him by death. ' Marci responded.

' Wow that must suck for him. I can't even imagine what I would do if everything I had was ripped from my hands like that. It must have been hard for him growing up. ' I responded. I'm glad I grew up in a loving household. I've always felt bad for the friends I had growing up who didn't have both parents. It makes me feel special that my parents love each other enough and raise a family together the way it should be done.

' Yeah I guess but that doesn't give him the right to conflict his pain among others to make himself feel better. He should be grateful that he's even alive because someone could have put him six feet under by now and have no regrets about it. ' she says while looking out the window. She sounds like she's been through something like that before. Curiosity gets the best of me and I ask yet another question about her life fascinated about every piece of the puzzle.

' Has something like that ever happened to you ? '

' Umm , yeah. When I was younger my older brother Rydon was killed because he refused to do something for this guy , and they killed him for it. ' she said . I parked the car and looked at her and noticed her eyes starting to water. I hated it when girls cry , but her big eyes just looked so ... charming. I could live with her forever and never get bored with her.

I got out of the car and went to her side and opened her door. She whispered 'thanks' as I helped her out. We walked in silence to my apartment building. It was a nicely decorated building with cream couches and light brown walls. There were white tiles floor and a few plants around the lobby. Terry sat behind the lobby desk reading and magazine with his feet kicked up on the desk. He had headphones in his ear which is probably why he didn't greet me like he usually did. I should go and visit Meridith soon , considering Terry is my uncle. I wonder if she would let me babysit the twins and let her and Terry have a night out , I haven't seen the twins since they came back from private school a few weeks ago.I led Marci over to the elevator and pressed the button.

' I'm sorry for bringing you're brother up. I promise I wont bring him up again unless you want me too. '

' Its ok , its just I haven't talked about about him since my parents got me a therapist when I was sixteen because they thought I was going to kill myself . ' she said looking down at the floor.

The elevator door opened up and we walked in. I press the penthouse button and turned to look back at her.

' Penthouse ? ' she raised an eyebrow at me and smiled .

' Yes penthouse . Is that a problem? I mean my parents do own this apartment building . ' I laughed at her as her as her face turned from humor to shock .

' Your parents own this apartment building ?! The only thing my parents owned was a bakery ! ' she exclaimed as the elevator door pinged and we stepped out.

' Yes they own this apartment building and half of everything in Malibu and Beverly Hills. Even though I don't like it this is as normal as my life is going to get. ' she lightly shoved me and laughed .

She stopped to look around. There was a spiral staircase in the middle of the room.Wood floors covered the floor and the kitchen. There was a hanging fireplace in the middle of the living room. There was a flatscreen television hanging from the wall and a gaming system underneath. Everything in the kitchen was black and white to match with the sleek appliances.

' You call this normal ? ' she said pointing around my apartment . ' You're whole living room is bigger than my room and bathroom combined .'

' Luxuries like this are just handed to you when your parents have money .' I shrugged and walked into the kitchen. ' You hungry ? '

' Yeah can we just order pizza ? ' she asked .

' Why order pizza when we can make it ? I'm not in culinary school for nothing .' I replied .

' This is gonna be trouble.' she smiled and I laughed .

' I should warn you that trouble has a way of finding me. '

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2nd update for any readers out there ! Its really hard trying to write these chapters so I try to make them as long as possible. Please vote and comment ! Sorry for any spelling and grammar errors. :)

XOXO -A