I shut my eyes as tight as I could and blocked out the world. Maybe if I can’t see what he’s doing to me, it won’t be as bad? It felt like Ryan had been trying to undress me for hours but it had barely been two minutes. I couldn’t believe he was thinking about doing this. What happened to the sweet, caring guy I used to know?
He turned into a vicious monster became more sex driven with age. I gave up fighting him after he slapped me across the face because the more I co-operated, the less he said it would hurt. Just as he managed to figure out the zipper on my dress, to my relief someone banged on the car window. I opened my eyes and saw Ryan panicking. He told them to go away and tried to act like we were just a teenage couple having sex but when the girl is crying and screaming out for help, it’s obvious something isn’t right.
The person outside wouldn’t go away. Ryan started to get agitated knowing someone was there so he gave in and rolled the window down. It was too dark outside to see the person but I could see them reach into the car and unlock the door. Next thing I knew, I was being pulled out of the car and thrown into the safe arms of Justin.
He called my name out like he was mortified I was in the car but relieved he found me. Ryan looked shocked to see him. After Justin gave me a re-assuring hug that everything would be okay, he forcefully pulled Ryan out of the car and pinned him against it. Ryan was fidgeting but Justin managed to hold him down, surprising seen as Ryan has double the strength of Justin.
“You sick bastard!” Justin spat in Ryan’s face as he tried to hold his tears back. Ryan tried to break free from his grasp but Justin held on. Releasing one of his hands, he punched Ryan straight in the face and he fell to the ground in pain. Justin straddled him and repeatedly punched him. Ryan turned over so he was now on top of Justin and gave his share of beatings. I cried even more knowing that the two best friends were fighting like this.
They were both bloody and bruised but Justin managed to clamber to his feet and began to walk away. Ryan soon followed and pulled Justin back for more. The boys continued fighting and I decided to step in, it was too much to bear. I stood in between them and tried to push them off each other with all my strength. I was physically tired from the whole night but I somehow managed to find some hidden strength.
It wasn’t good enough though and I saw Ryan’s hand come hurtling towards my face. He punched me on my chin and I fell down onto the hard floor with force. Everything started spinning and I couldn’t see anything. I could hear punches and kicks and soon, the sound of Ryan’s car speeding away filled the empty street. I felt Justin’s presence near me, I could hear him crying. Just as I blacked out he picked me up and walked towards the pavement. He laid me on the ground and rested my head in his lap. He was stroking my hair and begging for me to wake up.
Justin’s POV
I punched Ryan one final time and he begged for mercy. I gave it to him and he ran off to his car, speeding away like the coward he was. I bent over double and breathed heavily, it was tough having a fist fight with someone bigger than you. I could just fall asleep right here, right now. But wait, Sophia! I turned around and saw her lying on the ground.
She looked like she was sleeping, peaceful but there was hurt in her facial expression. I walked over to her, picked her up into my arms and put her on the closest pavement for protection. I rested her head in my lap and moved her hair out of her face. Tears were streaming down my face, landing on her cheeks and I kept on repeating the same words; “I’m so sorry.”
Sophia’s POV
Something warm and wet landed on my cheek. I could hear Justin saying something in between tears. I tried to open my eyes to let him know I was okay but no matter how hard I tried, it felt like I couldn’t wake up from this nightmare. The night was being replayed over and over again in my mind, the booze was swirling around in my tummy and my chin was throbbing in pain.
All of a sudden, the replay of events screeched to a stop and I felt like I was falling into nothing. I flinched and awoke suddenly. Justin hadn’t noticed as his eyes were closed. I looked at him and saw what a mess he looked. His face was bruised and cut and he was starting to swell. I looked at myself and saw a girl I didn’t know.
My dress was broken, revealing parts of my skin that were not on show before and my hands were scratched from fighting. I looked back at Justin just as he looked at me. Seeing I was awake, he burst into tears and pulled me into his chest, hugging me tightly.
“I’m so sorry!” He repeated several times. I opened my mouth to say something but he kissed me instead. We both winced in pain but carried on anyway as we needed the love and warmth. What would have happened if my knight in jeans and supras hadn’t shown up?
