That Fateful Night (ON HOLD)

The Kiss

I close my eyes then, feeling the tears run down my eyes as I remember that night.

"I was tied to the bed," I repeated louder this time, "I don't know how long I was tied up like that, for weeks, it might have been months, he fed me, he gave me water, he raped me, over and over and over and over again. If I protested I was beaten. If I refused to eat I was beaten. Sometimes I was beaten for no reason at all. I was in and out of consciousness when he untied me the one day. Told me if I don't participate, he'll hit me some more. That's when I started feeling nauseous, my tummy started growing. Doctors came and went, a new one every week. They told me I had cancer, that it was a tumor, and after a few weeks one said they will remove it in 2 months. It carried on growing, I was so uncomfortable. He stopped hitting me as much then. I didn't understand why, I was just greatful, I focused on getting stronger. I knew I needed to get out. And a month after that, Kennedy got sloppy I guess. He left me untied one evening when he went out, it was cold, very cold, but it was my only chance. I left. I walked and walked and walked, and the streets started to wobble underneath me. The next thing I knew, I was laying on this couch."

Cameron wasn't looking at me anymore, but his hand was still in mine.

My heart was in my throat. My words were finished. Tears pooled into my eyes and I rubbed them away angrily.

When Cam eventually turned towards me, I could see his tears running down his cheeks. His jaw was taunt and I couldn't make out what emotions his eyes were expressing.

Before I could even try and decipher it, he pulled me towards him and held me tight against his chest. I felt safe. After all the horror I survived. In his arms, I felt home.

I don't know how long we sat there, in each others arms, tears running freely down our faces.

It felt like an eternity, but a good eternity, I never wanted to let go.

He pulled me away slightly and started to wipe my tears off with his thumbs. I couldn't help but find his eyes with mine and it felt like I was drowning in its depths. He gently tucked my hair behind my ears, and his thumb ran over my mouth.

His touch sent shivers down my spine. I could almost taste his lips on mine. My eyes drift down from his eyes to his strong lips. And before I could close the distance myself, the lips covered mine.

No thoughts entered my mind. It was just sparks, explosions and electricity coursing through my body.

Unfamiliar and new, but very welcome.