The Boy In Blue - H.R

Chapter 29- Bruised and Battered

A/N- gonna be another double update tonight hopefully
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*Lilly's POV*

It had been two week. Two of the worst weeks in my life. Mark had come into my room several time over the time I was here drunk and beat me to the ground.

I had bruises on my rib area, due to having bruised ribs, on my wrists and arms. I had a cut lip, a cut on my cheek and bruises around my neck. I had gone through a lot but I couldn't bring myself to leave.

Knowing that it would bring a lot of attention to me with the bruises. But after drowning my skin in makeup I finally felt like I looked better enough to go back home.

I barely got to sort my thoughts out with Harrison, if anything my mind was even more confused and rattled due to everything happening here. Harrison was the last painful thing on my mind at the moment.

I locked my room all day waiting for my mum and Mark to leave for there stupid dinner date so I could leave. I also wanted to get back to Bondi when it was dark so my bruises and scars were less noticeable.

I laid aimlessly on my bed as I scrolled through my Instagram feed. I heard the door slam down stairs making me jump in fear. Anything loud somehow made me afraid ever since Mark laid his hands on me.

I jumped up, before running down the stairs my suitcase following me behind closely. I ran to my car, throwing my suitcase into my back seat before getting into the front seat. I started the car, reversing out of the driveway.

There is no way that I would be back here anytime soon.

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I sighed pulling into the parking lot of my apartment complex. It was pitch black outside, besides the small street lights.

I hopped out of the car, grabbing my suitcase out of the back seat before rolling it behind me towards the elevator.

I pressed the button as I waited for the doors to open.

"Lilly?" I heard someone yell behind me. I didn't dare turn around, the sound of a loud voice making me freeze in fear.

"Lilly? It's maxi. Your back!" He cheered as he hugged me making me turn around.

I winced in pain as he hugged me a bit too tight.

I opened my eyes to smile at him, seeing Harrison right beside him. I gave him a small smile, ignoring the pain in my ribs.

"Yea just got back then. I better get goi-" I started but got cut off by Harrison. "Is that a cut on your cheek. And your lips cut?" He spoke squinting his eyes at me in suspicion.

"Uhh. Um yea. I cut myself... on a tree?" I said questioningly. His eyebrows raised in humour. "Oh okay" Maxi said seeming to believe it. Harrison - not so much.

I smiled before quickly getting into the elevator with hope that they wouldn't join but to my dismay they did.

"So How was Bathurst?" Maxi asked cheerfully.

"Uh yeah great!" I said too cheerfully as I felt Harrison eyeing me from the corner of the elevator.

"Why don't you come over for dinner tonight Lilly?" Maxi said looking between Harrison and I. "Uhh.. I will see" I said making Maxi nod in knowingness at the issues between Harrison and I. But what he didn't know was that it was also because I didn't want him to figure out what the real cause of my bruises and scars were.

The elevator doors opened at his floor as they farewelled me. I sighed as the doors shut and the elevator began moving up again. I leant against the elevator walls in relief. There is no way I was leaving my apartment until these bruises were gone.

I entered my apartment it being empty just as I expected. James worked too much. I rolled my suitcase into mirror, walking past my mirror in the process.

I took a double take at my face and body. I lifted my shirt slowly revealing the darkening bruises layering my ribs. I looked back up and stared into the eyes of my reflection seeing nothing but a soulless unhappy girl.

When I rocked up to Bondi I was one of the happiest persons and I thought I was living my best life. But it felt like in the span of 2 months, my life had turned to complete and utter shit.

I wiped my eyes beginning to tear up at my changed reflection.

I continued to stare at myself my head tilting to the side to try find a good perspective of my self. I jumped in fright when I saw another pair of eyes behind me staring at me.

I quickly dropped my shirt before turning around and backing away into the mirror making it tumble to the ground and smash. The loud sound of the glass breaking made me jump in fright.

I looked up again to see Harrison standing there.

"What are you doing in my apartment?" I said angry that he had just barged into my personal space. I began to pick up the pieces of glass as he remained standing there for a few minutes before helping me without a peep.

I threw the final pieces of glass into the bin before turning back around to see Harrison leaning against the doorway.

"What?" I snapped before his eyes dropped to my hands as his eyes widened in worry.

"Y-Your hands" He stuttered out before rushing to me while I remained confused.

I looked at my hands seeing that they were bleeding slightly. I must've accidentally cut myself on the glass.

He grabbed my arm making me jump and pull back in fear. He looked at me in sympathy before softly holding my hand and bringing me to the bathroom.

I sat on the toilet seat as he pulled out my first aid kit from under the sink.

"How did you not realise you cut your hands" he said eyeing me suspiciously. I shrugged. I guess I was so used to pain in the past 2 weeks that it didn't effect me as bad.

He cleaned up my cuts before wrapping bandages around my hands tightly. The feeling of his hands on mine giving me shivers.

"Why are you doing this?" I whispered looking at him. "Just before we aren't together, doesn't mean I don't care" he mumbled continuing to wrap my hand.

"There we go. Good as new" he said looking up at me with a smile.

I smiled back at him but his smile soon faded into a worried look. His eyes skimmed my face and neck. What was he doing?

He reached forward to my neck making me flinch and push his hand away as fear overtook me. He pushed my hair away from my neck softly.

"Are those..." he started with a gulp. "Hand marks around your neck" he finished off as he stared at my neck.

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A/N- Really enjoying writing this y'all