"My guardian angel"

"It was like a blessing"

Michael P.O.V

Elise still stood there nervously. I tried my best to calm her down. I still have no idea why she is crying. I feel bad all I want to do is help her. I gently put  my hand on her cheek and brush my thumb across her face to wipe away any tears that were streaming down her face. Her cheeks turn a little red.

"Thank you Michael.."

She said as she was adjusting her scarf. Wait. I took a closer look at her neck. She has a huge bruise on her neck. What happened to her! My mind goes blank as my thoughts take over trying to piece why she has a bruise on her neck. I quickly grab the scarf off her neck.
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Elise's P.O.V

Crap!!! I forgot about the bruise Derek left on my neck!!

"Elise! What happened to your neck?!"

Michael asked in fear. His facial expression turns from sweet and gentle to very serious and concerned.

I look down at my feet and take a deep breath.
It's hard to say what happened without breaking down. I slowly bring my head up as I sigh locking eyes with Michael. Gosh. Looking into his eyes makes me feel so happy. I know it's an odd thing to say.

"Well Michael....I.....um.."

My mouth fails to form a sentence. I cant say a word without stuttering. It's excruciating to bring up what had happened.

"It's okay Elise you can take your time"

Michael said as he stroked my lower back gently. Little gestures like this make me smile but it's hard to smile at this point.

"Breathe in, Breathe out, it's okay"

Michael said reassuring me. I do as he says and try to relax myself. I Breathe in slowly. Breathe out slowly. I let out a little sigh and feel a little bit better.

"Did that help you Ellie?"

"Yes it did, thank you."

"Would you like to walk around for a little bit?"

"Sure, I would love to walk around"

I still try to think of a way to tell Michael what happened. When me and Michael were strolling along the park we would both admire the parks beauty. As we were walking my neck started to feel a little cold. I look down at Michael and realize he is still holding my scarf. I playfully nudge his shoulder and point to my scarf.

"Oh my! I forgot about your scarf! I am so sorry!"

Michael said giggling as he was carefully placing the scarf around my neck.

"It's okay Michael no worries!"

__3 minutes of silence between Michael and Elise__

"Ellie... whatever happened to your neck? I'm worried."

...My eyes were filling with tears. My thoughts were taking over.

"Elise? Are you ok-"

"NO I AM NOT OKAY! HE DID THIS TO ME! HE WAS THE ONE RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS DAMN BRUISE ON MY NECK! HE MAKES ME FEELS SO WORTHLESS...I... I don't want to live anymore..."

I collapse on  the ground screaming and crying. I couldn't help myself. Michael then holds me in his arms tightly and runs his hands through my hair. He whispers in my ear." Its okay Ellie, I'm here". Those words make my heart melt into a million pieces.
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Michael's P.O.V

I hold Elise in my arms and try to calm her down. I want to know who would ever hurt such an innocent and pure angel. Everything about Elise is so unique and lovely. Her hair is curly and the color is interesting to. It's like a dark auburn color. Her face is adorned with freckles, it's cute. Her eyes are big and brown. And every time when she smiled she had cute little dimples on her cheeks. She also had a British accent which was also adorable. I just don't understand why anyone would ever hurt her she seems like a very caring person. Anyone whoever hurts girls are monsters! Girls are something very special and you have to treat them that way. I pick up Elise gently off the ground and lift up her face. I wipe away an tears that were on her face and place my hands on her cheeks. I kiss her forehead gently and look into her eyes.

"Elise..whoever hurt you was a complete monster and they shouldn't deserve you. You are better than them, they had no right to hurt such a beautiful and bright girl."

She places her hand on top of mine and she tries to smile. I know it's hard for her to smile right now and I don't blame her. I pull her in for a hug and play with her hair. Hugging her makes me feel happy inside. I haven't felt happy at all lately. Everything has kinda changed ever sense I have divorced my ex Lisa. Lisa and I fell apart. Our marriage was good for a while but then things slowly started to change. Our married basically ended up being dead. The one thing I was extremely upset about was when Lisa didn't want to have children with me. I really never understood why, I was sad when she didn't want to have a child with me. Children are the most wonderful thing in the whole wide world. They bring so much joy and happiness. Every time I look at her I just feel wanted and happy. I checked the time on my watch. It was 1:35am. I then got an idea. I would give Elise my number Incase she ever wanted to talk. I always carry a pen and a little notebook Incase I need to write something important. I pulled away from Elise and grabbed my pen and note book. I ripped off the page that had my number on it and gave it to Elise.

"Elise if you ever need to talk here is my phone number. If I could stay longer and talk with you I would, but I have to wake up early and it's getting rather late."
She grabs the piece of paper and folds it with care as she puts it in her pocket.

"Thank you....thank you so much Michael and I'm sorry if I was a burden I ju-"

"Ellie! You're not a burden at all! You are in pain and I understand that. Some people go through pain in life and it's hard and I understand. And that doesn't make you a burden."

Elise came up and hugged me as she whispered in my ear.

"Michael... I don't know what else to say but thank you."

"Your welcome Ellie and if you need anything I'll be there. I promise."

As we pulled away from the hug my cheeks were starting to turn a little red and so were hers. She walked the opposite way as me. When I was wondering back to the studio to get into my car I couldn't stop thinking about Ellie. This night was truly felt like it was a blessing. I get into my car and drive home. As I was driving home my mind was constantly thinking about Ellie. It was like we were supposed to meet each other. I know that sounds strange to say but I felt like meeting her was a good thing.