BROKEN (Sequel to Behind The Lights)

You weren't there

Zac's POV

I leave my car with the valet as I walk up to the entrance of the Four Seasons. I immediately spot the guys seated at the hotel lobby, one reading a sports magazine and the other drowned into his phone. This sight made me pissed. They were paid to be on the lookout dammit.

"Mate, what the hell is going on? Shouldn't you guys be upstairs in front of her room or something?" I question as I walk up to them

"Mr. Steele, Yea but the hotel wouldn't allow it, apparently that made the guest uncomfortable." One of them tells me. This has to be one of the stupidest things I've ever heard.

"Take me up to Jess's room," I instruct him.

"Yes Sir, this way." He says, guiding me to the elevator. The closer we got, the more uncomfortable I felt in the pit of my stomach. I may just be paranoid when it comes to Jess but it still felt like something weird was up.

And the boys continue to walk me to her room till we're stopped in front of the door. "Jess!" I call out, knocking the door but no answer and so I began knocking even harder.

"Jessica!.... Jess!" I began yelling as I bang on the door even harder. I was about to get someone to open the door when I hear it unlocking. The door opens and my heart drops. Jessica is on the ground, looking like she was gonna pass out at any minute. Her dress was ripped, with blood stains at the hem of it and her hair was all over the place. He face was swollen like she had been beaten up or something. I instantly fell to the ground in horror.

"Jessica?" I cry, shocked and in disbelief. This was not what I was expecting at all. My gut feeling was right. "What the hell happened?" I pull her to me, she was so weak and she looked like she was fighting to keep her eyes open. I felt sick to my stomach.

The boys had realized that something had happened and pushed past us to get into the room. I hear one of them scream. "He's here!" and I immediately place Jessica to the side running to see him. I didn't care what was going to happen next but I was mad, I was so mad I was ready to rip his head off.

Jessica's POV

I wake up to the sound of someone banging on the hotel room door. I glance around the room and instantly remembered what had happened. I had been raped by a monster. I glance to my left to see that very monster sleeping soundly next to me. Abusing me must have tired him out I guess. He called me a whore and rammed into me like I was a piece of meat. He was so cruel. I can't believe this was the same person I dated for more than a year.

I step out of the bed to get to the door but the minute my feet touches the ground, I stumble and fall. There was a sharp stinging pain from my pelvic right down to my thighs and I suck in a sharp breath, crawling on the ground, more like dragging myself to the door. Whoever was behind that door, will be able to save me. I reach for the lock and unlock the door, slowly twisting the knob.

In front of me stood the last person I thought I'd see today and behind him stood the two bodyguards who were supposed to be there looking out for me. Well, that's too late now...

"Zac?" I say in my head cause I was too weak to open my mouth and say anything. He looks at me with pain in his eyes as he falls to the ground and cradles me. "Jessica?" he cries, I wanted to cry too but I was cried out. I felt numb, I felt nothing. I felt disgusting and weak like an object that had no other purpose but to be used. " What the hell happened?" He asks in pain and I couldn't find the words to say anything. I just wanted to close my eyes and fall back asleep in the arms of the one person who I'll always feel safe with.

Then I hear one of the guys yell "He's here!" Fear immediately creeps in again. I know he won't be able to do anything to me, now that everyone's here, but I was still terrified of him. Zac places me against the wall and runs into the room. I don't know what exactly's happening but from what I can hear, Zac is attacking Jason. My head begins to hurt again with all the noise and so I just close my eyes, knowing they'll take care of things.

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I wake up to a beeping sound and as I open my eyes I realized I'm in a hospital. Why the hell am I in a hospital? I remember being raped by Jason and then Zac coming and that's all.

My hand is hooked up to drips and Zac is sleeping on the couch next to the bed. Looking at him, brought back memories.

"Hey, I promise, I'll always be there," he told me before.

"I'll make sure, nothing ever happens to you." He told me that too.

But the truth is, he wasn't there, and bad things did happen to me. I know its not his fault but I'm filled with pain and rage and I wanted someone else to blame for it.

"Jess...How are you feeling?" I hadn't realized that he had woken up.

"You weren't there," I say softly, staring at the wall in front of me, My eyes following the trail of lines on the wallpaper.

"Jess, I know... I had no idea..." He says, taking my hand in his

"You told me you'd make sure nothing bad ever happens to me," I say to him. I didn't care how that made him feel, I was so mad, mad at myself for letting this happen to me, mad at the world and I just needed someone else to feel at least an ounce of what I was feeling.

"Jess.." He says, with guilt in his voice.

"I'm tired," I say and turn to the other side, away from him so I could block out how guilty I felt for making him feel worse but part of me wanted to leave it that way and let him be.

I hear him stand up from the couch and leave the room. I'm guessing, he was pissed at me.

To be continued.....