Two Worlds Collide

Chapter 6.2

Heart P.O.V

“When I was 12, my dad died. My mom remarried when I was 13. My stepfather seemed like a good person, until about 5 months later. He started coming into my room and touching me. I tried to get him to stop, but he threatened to hurt me. I told my mom, but she didn’t believe me.” I started crying. “That’s when I started cutting. My step father left us a few years ago, and my mom hits me. That’s why I always wear long pants and shirts, and I got mad when you asked me why I wore those. I was covering up my cuts.” I was still crying my eyes out. Khalil was holding me and rocking me back and forth. “Heart, where else have you cut yourself?” Khalil asked me. I took my sweat pants and shirt off . He was looking at he shaking his head. He started crying again. He got up and hugged me. He kissed all over my legs, stomach, arms, and anywhere else I had cut myself. We just sat on the bed and cried. He kept saying he was sorry over and over. “We have to get you help. And I think you should tell the other guys. I love you, Heart,” he said.  ”I love you too, Khalil.” 

Khalil P.O.V

After everything about Heart was out in the open, I decided to take her to a therapist. He asked her questions about how long she had been cutting, how her family life was, her social life. He started to go over ways to deal with her stress and emotions, besides cutting. “You could go to a therapy group, and talk with people that are going through the same thing as you. This is your boyfriend, right?” He asked pointing to me. “Yes,he’s the one that convinced me to come here,” Heart said. “Since that is the case, he would be a good person to talk to. Just by bringing you here, I can tell that he cares a lot about you.” Heart look up at me and smiled. I squeezed her hand and caressed it with my thumb. “He does,” she said. “I understand that your mother hits you?” Heart nodded. “Well, depending on the severity, there are some things I may have to do. Have her beatings ever resulted in an injury?” “Um, a broken arm, a limp, and a few bumps and bruises on my arms and legs,” Heart sad, looking at the ground. “Miss Lee, I will have to notify the police about your mother. You’re here to visit, correct? The therapist asked. “Yes, I am.” Heart said. “Is there anywhere you know of that you could stay back home?” “No, all my relatives died a while ago. I don’t have a big family,” Heart said. “Well, you could find an adoptive family for now. When you turn 18, you can move out on your own.” “Would she be allowed to stay with me and my parents?” I asked him. I knew Heart wouldn’t want to be adopted. “Yes, if she would like. Would you want to do that, Miss Lee?” “Yeah, that would be great!” Heart said with a smile. “Your parents would just have to come in and fill out some papers, so we know they are going to take care of her.” “Got it. Thank you so much for your help.” I said. “I can’t believe you’re still with me after all of this drama,” Heart said. “Babe, why would I leave you now? This is the time when I want to be here for you. I’m not going to leave you now matter how hard it gets. I love you.” I kissed her. I meant every word of what I had just said. i definitely wasn’t leaving anytime soon.

Author’s Note: I’m not exactly sure about the whole ‘living with Khalil’ thing. I did as must research as I could, and I couldn’t find out whether she could really do that or not. But guess what? It’s a story, and that’s how i wanted it to go. If you know anything more about that subject, I would love for you to tell me <3 Thanks for reading