There's Nothing Holding Me Back

Chapter 16

It was already a week since Danny's unexpected engagement to Cassandra, and Evelyn still couldn't get over it. She took upon herself to accept it, but it was still too hard to believe he'd done such a thing.

It was exactly eight o'clock and the sun had already gone. She strolled down a busy street into a dark alley, nearby a bar. She put on her earphones to block out any vulgarity from the people around the bar. She wasn't allowed to walk through bars specially during night time. But fate had it that she pass by that night.

She kept her eyes glued to the ground as she passed by. But then a figure being punched and then pushed to the ground, caught her eye, and couldn't help but look and see. Fear crept at her heart as she saw a burly drunk man grab the other drunkard by the jawline and start to punch him again. Other drunkards stepped out to see the chaos. Some smoking and others drinking laughed up a drunk storm. Evelyn wanted to leave the site but then she saw who was the one being hurt.

Levi.

Evelyn gasped her feet running towards him.

What was Levi doing in a- BAR?! Why was he being beaten up?

Her heart raced crazily as she slowly approached the two men. The burly man looked in her direction his eyes bloodshot. Evelyn felt her stomach do a flip as she stiffened in her spot. He looked away burping and the men around laughed. Evelyn watched them noisily leave the site and her eyes returned to Levi who was sprawled on the ground. She raced over and when making sure it was him she collapsed at his side.

"Levi?" She called examining his face covered in blood, his eyes closed. She was scared, "Levi?!" She called louder. Her hands moved to his muscular arms and she shook him. Levi's eyes opened suddenly and she noticed they were bloodshot. Her heart ached seeing him in the state he was in. "It's me Evelyn."

His eyes looked distant and she tried meeting them but he was so drunk he couldn't look straight. "Are you okay?" She asked carefully.

Levi got up half way off the ground bringing his hand to his bleeding forehead.

"Talk to me," Evelyn pleaded. "Levi?"

"Evelyn," He finally said his breathing heavy. Evelyn moved in closer to smell the liquor she bit her lip. "Are you okay?" She asked again.

"I drank." He paused, then continued, "do you know where Jack is?"

"Uh- no.. You came with him?" Evelyn asked slowly looking around for people. She returned her worried eyes and decided no matter what, she had to help Levi. "Are you hurt?"

"Some jerk knocked me out."

"I know.... I saw," her eyes moved to his chest. His shirt was torn and a small hint of a gash was noticeable. Uncontrollably her fingers touched it.

"Ouch!" Levi winced in pain.

"Sorry.." Evelyn sighed shook herself awake to reality and helped him to sit up normally.

"What are you doing out here?" He asked in between a drunk burp.

Evelyn raised her eyebrows, "what are YOU doing out here?"

"Partying."

She grew nervous. Then out of the blue she watched Levi take his shirt off revealing his six pack and muscles. There, in the middle of his chest was the gash. Evelyn swallowed nervously. "Oh God.." she quickly rummaged through her bag for a water bottle and tissues. She wet the tissues and brought it against the injury. Levi moaned and Evelyn stopped. He relaxed and she continued.

Looking down at his arm she spotted a guitar tattoo, her heart did a twirl, "you have a tattoo?"

"Prettier than you..."