Saved By Carli

XII

Sage's POV

Today is the day before the game and the team has a light training session in the morning so as not to tire them out, then they have the rest of the day off to do whatever they want. I decided to stay back and work on college work. Around 11:30 Mom and Alex get back and I suggest that I go to the deli down the street and get us sandwiches while they shower which they quickly agree to.

As I am leaving the deli after picking up our rooms lunch, so me, Mom, and Alex, some guy comes up to me and starts talking "Hey beautiful can I get your number?"

"Is that really your best pickup line" I say and brush past him, but not before he grabs my wrist and pins me against a wall in an alley.

"Listen bitch I'm being nice and giving you attention. You should take it and give me your number."

"See that may work on some girls but not on me. Besides you're not even my type asshole..." I say before grabbing my cheek after he slapped me.

He then puts his hand on my throat and tries to kiss me, but what he forgot is he let one of my hands go so I push him back then when he advances on me I kick him in the groin and start running to the hotel.

"GET BACK HERE WHORE." He yells and chases after me.

I just keep running and running and running like I was Forrest Gump. As I run I pull out my phone and go to Moms contact and hit call. It just keeps ringing and ringing. Please pick up come on pick up the damn phone mom.

"Hello."

I can't say anything right that second as I'm panting.

"Sage whats wrong?" I guess she heard me panting.

"Someone is following me and I'm running back to the hotel. Can you get to the front of the hotel please I'm almost there and hurry he is gaining on me." I say quickly.

"Okay I will be down there soon just keep running and don't stop. I don't care if the police stop you. Hell I don't care if the FBI stop you. You keep running."

"Ok bye." I hang up and keep running and weave my way through tourist walking around.

Move people theres a mad man chasing me.

I've been running for what feels like hours till I look up and realize theres the hotel and there's mom looking for me and as she turns around her eyes widen.

"MOMMA" I yell running and jumping into her arms putting my head in the crook of her neck and she takes us back inside to the teams private meeting room where Alex is waiting for us.

"Hey I got you. He won't hurt you ever again. You're safe now. Just breathe baby." Mom says while playing with my hair to calm me down.

"What happened sweetie?" Alex ask rubbing my back.

Removing my head from Mom's neck, "I was getting our lunch and then some guy asked for my number and I told him no so he grabbed my hand wrist and pinned me against the wall in an alley and then he put his hand on my throat and went to kiss me but I pushed him off me then kicked him in his manhood and then ran and called Mom."

"Okay well your safe now." Mom said.

I noticed my hand still carrying the lunch sack with our sandwiches and I start chuckling which draws confused looks from Mom and Alex.

"Through all that I still managed to save the sandwiches." I say holding up the bag with the food in it while chuckling which causes the other to to laugh and then we ate and talked about random stuff.

We talked until it was time for their team meeting before dinner. The meeting was in the conference room where we ate lunch and I stayed for the meeting and a little before the meeting I clung to Mom which surprised people when they came in. I don't really know who sat next to me and Mom because my head was in the crook of her neck and I was silently crying.

I guess the days events finally got to me.

Mom didn't say a word about me crying she just sat there and rubbed my back. None of the players or the coaching staff said anything about it. They weren't walking on eggshells, I just think they knew that Mom knew what best to do to calm me down so they let her do it and went on with the meeting. Once the meeting was over Mom stood up and I wrapped my legs around her waist and she and I headed up to our room.

Once we got there we both went into the room and sat on the bed. I never moved off Mom, I just stayed there with my head in the crook of her neck and had my arms and legs wrapped around her bawling my eyes out. Momma just plays with my hair to calm me down. Just as I'm about to calm down theres a loud knock at the door and I tighten my grip around Momma. She notices this and starts talking.

"Hey I know you had a rough day. It's okay. You're safe now. I promise you nobody will ever hurt you when I'm around." She says and I nod and get up off her and scoot to the corner of the bed furthest away from the door.

Alex, Tobin, and Christen all enter the room with five plates of food between them.

"Hey we thought you two might want food and some company so here we are" Christen says. Mom looks happily at Christen and hugs the three girls thanking them.

Tobin and Alex sit on Alex's bed while Mom and Christen are sat on our bed. I stay curled up in a ball just looking at them and not moving until Mom squeezes my hand and gives me food to eat. I didn't say anything while eating. I just ate fast then sat back down near the headboard trying to remain calm. The girls don't say anything which I'm thankful for and while they are still eating I go to the bathroom to change into my sleep clothes and then go to sleep ready to get this day over.