Saving Her (Taylor Caniff)

Chapter Twenty

* Taylor P.O.V *

I shoved past everyone to get to the lift. Screaming at people to get out of my way, my girl needed me. Once the doors opened, I pressed the button repeatedly.

"Come on! Come on!" I kicked the wall as the lift slowly began to move. It stopped on our floor and I darted out. My fist slammed against the door, I rattled the handle but it wouldn't budge.

"Open the fucking door!" I screamed kicking it repeatedly. Slowly it opened and Edward stood smugly behind it.

Before even thinking, I punched him straight in the face. He fell to the floor with a satisfying thud. I stepped over him and ran to my Courtney. She was sprawled out naked on the floor, her arm was badly crushed and there was blood splattered on her thighs. I looked around and saw blood on the bed sheets also. I knew what he had done. The prick raped her. Her eyes flickered open slowly.

I walked over to him and kicked him in blind anger. I blacked out, still kicking him, his ribs cracked, his arm was broken as his leg was fractured. He was fucking lucky I hadn't killed him.

Courtney came first, I couldn't protect her from behind bars. I put a nightgown over her and carried her out of the room. I could tell she was in pain and flickering in and out of consciousness. I whispered into her ear as I carried her out.

"It'll be okay baby. You'll be okay, hold on for me" I sobbed into her hair as I took her away from it all.

At the hospital, the doctor told me she was lucky. Lucky she had me to look after her. He asked me how she'd received her wounds, I told him I'd dealt with who did it. He understood.

She was under for three days and I never left her side. I held onto her good hand and sun her songs. When she woke I was the first one she saw.

"Hey beautiful" I whispered softly. Her wrist hidden beneath the sheets, fractured, and her leg strung up in a heavy cast.

"Tay... w-what happened?" she whispered weakly. I held up a cup of water to her mouth and she drank messily.

"How much do you remember?" I whispered. Her eyes were cold and broken. "It's okay" I pulled her close and sighed as she began I cry on my chest.

"It's all my fault" she whispered.

That was the moment I fell apart.

She cried in my arms and I cried silently. She got hurt and I wasn't there. I didn't stop it, I let him get away.

"I'm sorry sir, you have to let your girlfriend rest" the doctor said.

"Oh..." she gave my arm a comforting squeeze and flashed me a brave smile.

The boys had taken him out whilst I was away with Court, but they hadn't touched anything else. He'd refused to file a report. They'd left the scene how I'd found it.

I picked up her torn dress, throwing it quickly in a black bag. Next came her underwear then broken shoes. With my eyes glued to the ground I knocked over a camera and tripod. I dropped the bag and picked up the small silver device. Dead. I stuffed it in my pocket and ran down the hall, banging on Carter's door.

The door opened slowly and Carter looked at me. Sleep in his eyes, wearing nothing but a dressing gown. I saw Chloe begin him, snuggled up on the sofa. He came to the door when she saw me.

"What's wrong? Is it Courtney?" she asked from behind Carter, drawing her hands across her chest.

"No, no. I need to borrow Carter's camera charger" they both looked at me like I was insane.

"My camera charger?" he asked.

"Come on dude, look" I shove the camera in his face. "You have this one don't you?" I was starting to get impatient. He ran to grab it and stuck it in my hand. I ran back to my room after thanking him. I plugged it in and pushed play.

Love you all, stay amazing ♡