A dream hidden behind a sweat shirt

Chapter eighteen

*her perspective*

Jasper was taking a shower. I decided to examine myself for how bad he really beat me. Taking off my top I examined my ribs. Man they hurt like crazy. I peeled off the wrap. Examining myself in the full body mirror in his room. It was purple and brownish against my pale skin. It was just below my bra and half way down my side. It was red around the edges. Then I looked at the side of my face. It was dark purple and swollen. It closed up my left eye. I must have been hit in the face first there and then my jaw because my lips and jaw where also the same shade of purple now and was swelling at a rapid rate and my lips where bloody. I heard the water turn off and went for my shirt. It was across the room so I went to grab it. The door opened and i shreeked. Inside the doorway was a girl. Same blonde hair that fell shoulder length. Same blue eyes that periced mine too. Her nose was narrow and small and quite adorable. Full bright red lips and she was starring at me like I just killed her family and was threatning her. She backed away and ran into a startled and terrified jasper. My shirt was still off and I was to in shock to do anything. Jasper broke the silence.

"Um uh Tabitha this is Molly. My friend." He coughed out.

Friend? We just shared a kiss and he called me a friend?!? But I put on a fake smile while glaring at jasper and extended out my hand she still looked at me weird.

"Why is your face like that? And why is she shirtless in your room?" She turned on jasper who only had a towel around his waste. I covered my dark sparkly blue bra and slipped my shirt over it.

"I should go..." I started walking to the door but she turned.

"No sit now!" I was startled by the venom in her voice and plopped down on the bed.

"Now tabby calm down. Please she is my friend and I was helping her out she got in a fight and blacked out and I carried her home and helped her out."

"THEN WHY IS SHE SHIRTLESS!?!?" She screamed and pointed her nice manicure nail at me.

He looked to me.

"Well I don't quite know."

"My ribs... I was looking um at them in the mirror." I looked at the floor and my eyes started filling with tears. He ran over to my side and hugged me.

"Tabitha get out now!" His voice was stern and scary I darted my eyes up to him and gasped.

"N-no no no I should leave."

"Sit!" He pushed me into the bed and I stared wide eyed at him.

"Tabitha your a great sister but you need to know my life does not evolve around you I have other very sweet and caring friends. Infact I want this girl right here to be my girlfriend." She gasped at those words.

"But she is so deformed." She shuddered out. That one hit me like a spear in my heart and I buried my face in my hands.

"She is not!" I cleared my voice.

"Jasper I can talk for myself." He stared wide eyed.

"Listen tabitha. You seen like a nice girl defending your brother... I'm guessing... And all but so you know he sugar coated it with the friend thing. We are more than that. Unfortunatly he has a girlfriend so I can't be that much to him but we still are close." I stood up facing her.

"And as for my looks. You can not judge me. You don't know what happened you wherent there you don't know my past you just you can't judge a book by it's cover. So leave me and my looks alone." I pushed past them gulping in air and walked down stairs. She stood there with shock on her face and he ran after me grabbing my arm.

"Let go." Tears streamed down my face

"No your not walking home alone and I need to know your safe." He pulled me into his chest.

"She had no right commenting on our relationship or your looks. Listen to me your beautiful." He kissed my forehead and I tried to push away but his grip just tightened.

"Please." I looked up at him with tears coming down my eyes.

"Please what." And he bent down and crashed his lips against mine. Leaving tingly senses on my lips.

"I forgot." And I hugged him. We walked out the door with his sister at the top of the stairs glaring at us. We went and got ice cream. We walked around town. I was very nervous and avoiding people because I was without my sweatshirt. We hung out all day and finally made it back to his house.

"Listen I have a plan okay.." He looked into my eyes

"Okay." I barely whispered

"I'm telling my mom everything." I could feel my eyes widen, he couldn't I trusted him with it. Now he'd blab it to everyone.

"No no no no!"

"Yes yes yes yes! Only they'll know princess and then you can live with me until they catch Lynn and bring him to prison okay. I won't let him hurt you. And your unprotected at your own house we need to put your mom somewhere too."

"Okay." I said weakly. Trying to avoid contact with anyone not wanted would be good I guess.