Emerald Eyes

17 - Full story

After a short while, I looked up to Martijn and asked: "Tijn? Is there any chance we could go home? I kind of had enough for the night." He nodded and said: "Of course we can. I'll take you home." Then he turned towards Anna and Julian: "Guys? Thank you so much for everything. I was a real idiot earlier. Thanks for taking care of me. I'll take Line home now, just so you guys now. Thanks a lot! You are the best!" Anna smiled and stepped forward to give each of us a hug: "You're very welcome. I couldn't let Toby get in between you guys. Thank god I just came right on time. Don't ever make such a mess again, alright Garrix?" "I won't, promised.", Martijn replied. Julian also hugged us goodbye and said to me: "Thank god he finally made a move. Girl, that guy is all crazy about you, I swear. He won't ever hurt you like that. Believe me." "Thanks Julian. You're a great friend!", I replied and really meant it. Martijn then offered me his hand, which I gladly took, and we started to go home. I thought we would walk back to my campus, but he took a different direction and walked me to his house. We walked past the front desk and Martijn quickly greeted the receptionist. When we got to his apartment, he let me in and made me sit down on the couch in the living room. He threw me a blanket and then went to the kitchen, without saying another word. I cuddled up on the couch and only looked up, when I heard him coming back from the kitchen. Martijn was carrying two cups of tea and a bowl full of cookies. "I figured you wouldn't want to go to bed right away, right? So I got us some tea and cookies.", he smiled and quickly slipped under the blanket, after he had handed me one of the cups and placed the rest on the table. I enjoyed the warmth of the cup for a bit and then asked him: "I'm sure you're wondering, why I didn't tell you, right?" He looked at me, thinking about his answer: "Yes, kind of. I mean, you told me the thing with your mum so early, so.." "It's not because I don't trust you."; I cut him off, "Please don't think that. It's just... He hurt me so badly, that I actually told myself, I wouldn't let somebody else in my life for some time. But then you came around and you were so persistent and stubborn and messed with my head. And you changed all that. If you want to, I can tell you now. Since you were the hero to save me.", I said and placed a kiss on his cheek. "Only if you want to?", he asked softly. "It's fine.", I replied, "So, Toby and I were together for almost two years, basically since I moved here from Leiden. In the beginning, everything was amazing. He is studying here as well, he wants to become an engineer. We were a really happy couple and he was actually also my first boyfriend ever. But then, he started to change. He went out partying so soo much. He kept getting drunk, and often, he would take me to his dorm after that. He was living in a single room by then, so nobody would know about it. When we got there, he was always trying to have sex with me, even if I didn't want too. I mean, you can imagine how he acted when he got drunk after you saw him today. When I refused, he would..." I took a deep breath and tried to fight back another tear. "When I refused, he would slap me until I let him do his thing. But I never enjoyed it. Still, I gave him chance after chance. I was simply in love, I guess. I believed, he could change. But some day, Anna opened my eyes, when she saw a particularly severe bruise on my body. That was a little over two months ago. Back then, I broke up with Toby, and I felt I got over it really good. Well, until today. But also, he made me realize, how different you are compared to him. I feel safe, I don't feel scared. I feel like you're opening your soul to me, and that's really special. Thank you, Tijn. For being different." Martijn didn't say a word, he was just staring blankly into the distance. After a while, he stuttered: "How could he? I mean, you're such a sweet girl. Why would he hurt you? I... I just can't imagine why one would do this. I should have beaten him black and blue tonight. That's what that asshole like this deserves." I felt his fists clenching again, when he said the last few sentences. "Tijn. You're different than him. That's what counts, forget about him.", I said quietly. He wrapped his arms around me saying: "Yes, I'm different indeed. I will not ever hurt you, this I can promise." Then I felt his lips crashing on mine. He gave me a beautiful, long and passionate kiss. After a while, I fell asleep in his arms and didn't even realize, that he was carrying me into the bedroom and was softly tugging me into the blanket. He cuddled up close to me and soon fell asleep as well, holding me tight.