Bride To Be

Forgiveness

The next day...

Deborah's POV

I couldn't find Eddie in the cafeteria this morning so after I ate I went to the courtyard to find him. He would spend most of his time out there watching patients play and walk around. As I entered the courtyard I saw him, but this time he was sitting far away from the others  which was unusual. Was he thinking about what happened yesterday? I hope he understands.

"Hey." Deborah gave Eddie a small smile to him and sat down next to him on the bench. Eddie only glanced at her and stared back at the patients. There was a long silence between them until Deborah spoke up again. "I'm sorry about what happened yesterday. It was my fault." She apologized.

"No it's not. I shouldn't have carried it on. Whatever had set you off yesterday it was my fault. I should be the one to apologize not you." Eddie turned to her. "So I'm sorry." He said softly.

"It's fine." She looked up to him. "I really want to tell you what triggered me to leave, but I don't know." 

"We're all in here for something. We shouldn't feel ashamed about the things we've done or the things happened to us before we ended up in here." Eddie places his hand on top of Deborah's. "You can tell me anything."

Deborah was nervous to tell him, but knowing that Eddie was one of the people in here cared about her and wouldn't judge her. She hesitated for a bit and then she opened up. "Eddie..." She stood up from the bench and looked at him with tears beginning to form in her eyes. "When you were getting rough, memories of when I was younger triggered me. And it was my father...raping me." She broke down in tears. Eddie watched her cry and stood up to pull her into a hug. She didn't need to say anymore. She covered her face in his neck and holding onto him tight. Eddie's shirt began to slowly soak as tears came out of Deborah's eyes. After a couple of minutes Eddie gently pulled away from the hug and cupped one side of Deborah's cheek. 

Deborah's eyes were swollen and her nose was stuffy.  She never remembered when the last time she opened up to someone and they would care about her, but to her it felt like it was the first time and it felt good. She felt one of Eddie's hands cup one of her cheeks. She closed her eyes and rested the side of her face onto his hand. With Eddie's other hand, he wiped away the remaining tears that rolled down her cheek. "I will always love you no matter what. No matter what happened to you in the past I'll always be with you." Those words made Deborah feel loved once again. She loved him and trusted him.

Deborah went back to hugging him, her arms wrapped around his back, and her hands holding onto his shirt. "Just hold me a little longer, please..." Her words drifted off as her face hid into his neck again. One of Eddie's arms wrapped around her back and his hand was stroking her brown hair calming her down more. "I won't leave you. Ever." He cooed softly.

Eddie's POV

I watched Deborah break down into tears. She was broken and damaged. Her father stripped away her dignity, happiness, and love. It seemed to me that I was the only one who could make her feel loved again. I pulled her into a hug, letting her to have someone to cry onto. I rubbed her back slowly attempting to calm her down and it seemed to work. I gave her some time to calm down and once she did I pulled away telling her that I truly loved her. She needed someone to trust, to love her, and to protect her and I know that she's been lost for many years. Out of all the whores that I've dated, Deborah was different, very different from the ungrateful ones. She's the most innocent and delicate woman. I believe she changed me of what I once was. She was perfect. She is everything to me. I couldn't ever hurt her. Once when we leave this place I want to give her the life she never had.