Chapter 14

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As I stared at the ceiling I let images of last night run through my mind. What if Angelo didn't stop? What if he continued? What if he do it again? I cringed at the thoughts. Groaning I finally got up and walked into the bathroom to take a shower. Looking at my appearance in the mirror, I couldn't stop the tears that burned my eyes. The reminders of what happened last night surround my neck.

The red and purple marks are extremely noticeable. I slowly lifted my hand to my neck. I winced in pain as my finger came in contact with one of the red mark. My eyes are blood shot and puffy from crying all night. My cheeks are flushed and are covered with dry tears. And my once curled hair is now wavy.

I hated that I couldn't do anything. That no matter how much I tried I couldn't fight him. I couldn't stop him from going on if he chose to. And that thought is what make me feel pathetic. I felt so weak. So useless. I never want to feel like that again

I turned away from the mirror, not able to look at myself. I stripped from my clothes and got into the shower. After scrubbing my body clean, I hopped out the shower, wrapped the towel around my body, and headed back into the room. I quickly put on some legging, an overly sized hoodie making sure it covers my neck, and tied my hair into a messy bun.

I took a deep breath pushing the feelings from last night away. I don't want to feel depressed. I don't want to remember what happened last night. I push the feelings and the memory deep down, keeping them locked away... at least for now.

I let out a shaky breath and made my way out of the room.

I cautiously walked down the narrowed hall making sure I don't run into anyone. Not sure where I'm going, I turned a corner and continued walking. I stopped in front of a pair of big double doors. I bit my bottom lip not sure if I should open it or not. Looking around, I made sure no one was following me and slowly pushed one of the doors open. My eyes widened and a gasp escaped my lips.

So many books. Hundreds... no thousands. Maybe even millions. Sofas were placed in the middle and in the corner of the room with coffee tables in front of them. Spiral stairs led to the second floor of the library that I had yet to check out.

There was a big unlit fireplace across from me, with beautiful sculptural designs surrounding it. The lights were dimmed perfectly and the antiques made the room look even more magical. The walls were filled with books that were just waiting to be read. For the first time in a long time I felt warm and comfortable.

I slowly stepped into the huge library as if it might disappear. My lip twitched up into a small smile. I walked fully into the library shutting the doors behind me.

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I think this library have every book that ever existed. Romance, fantasies, mysteries, science, history, poetry... they're all here. I haven't started reading anything yet, instead I've been exploring the library. I don't know how long I looked around, but nothing grabbed my attention so far.

Letting my fingers run across the books and shelves, I couldn't stop my mind from drifting to Angelo. I don't understand why he's doing this to me. I never did anything to him to deserve any of this. He took me out of my life and dragged me into his creating so much chaos. I despise him. Why couldn't he just leave me alone? Why can't he just accept the fact that I'm no longer Olivia?

I was snapped out of my thought when I heard movement behind me. I quickly turned around but to my surprise there was no one there. Ever so slowly I climbed down the ladder and made my way to the stairs.

Once down the stairs I wasn't sure if I should leave or get finish looking for a book. Again I hear the shuffling. I quickly turned around to run but instead bumped into someone sending us both falling to the floor. I quickly sat up to glare at the intruder, but stopped once I saw the fragile little girl rubbing the back of her head. I rushed to Izzy and helped her up.

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