Hidden Scars

Chapter 21

Chapter 21...
"I...I need you!"
"Astrid whats happened?!?!" Hiccup said in a panicked voice, she could hear him sitting up from his bed.
"Please! I... I just need to.. to come and get m...me..." she whispered in a sob.
"Astrid tell me!"
"Hiccup! P..please!!"
"... Where are you?"
"I'm... I'm at... Leo's house..."
"Stay there... I'm coming to get you!" Astrid could hear Hiccup quickly moving around and grabbing his car keys.
"O...okay" Astrid hung up the phone on Hiccup and tucked it away.
She sat there on the floor, crouched in the corner of the room holding her body as close as she could the wall and sobbed quietly into her arms. Time felt as though it had stopped and was going slowly. Astrid took her phone out again and looked at the time 1:03am.
It had been only 3 minutes since she phoned... but it felt like hours. She looked up and her mind began to imagine the walls closing in on her, Astrid felt small and helpless as they got closer to her. Her pulse was racing and breathing was hard.
FLOORBOARD CREAK
Astrid head turned immediately the sound of the floorboard noises. It came from Leo's room, indicating he was slowly getting up for something.
"I... I can't!" Astrid stood up and ran out the door as quickly as she could. She didn't care about how much noise she made... She just needed to get out of that house. Running with the tears streaming down her face, not caring where she went or what was going on around her.
Only street lamps lit the street with the blanket of night wrapped around Astrid. The silence of the night haunting with the sounds of crickets and foxes and creatures around at 1am.
Astrid looked back to see if the was followed... nothing. Breaking a sigh of relief and crossed the road but didn't notice the car driving down the road before almost hitting her.
Luckily, the car stopped right before it touched Astrid who stumbled as she reacted to the I'm coming vehicle. Her face was blinded by the car light in front of her and she could feel the warmth of the engine on her skin. The door of the car opened to reveal in a figure in the darkness.
"ASTRID!!"
It was Hiccup.
He then over to Astrid and held her tight. He kissed her head continuously and stroked her hair as Astrid put her head in the crook of his neck.
He pulled back and checked her body all over for ant injuries.
"OH MY GOD, Astrid are you ok? Did the car hit you? Are my hurt? I'm so sorry I didn't see it cross! Why are you out here at 1am? Why are you running? What's going on?" Hiccup kept looking around Astrid before putting his hands on her cheeks making her look him in the she.
Looking into his eyes deeply... Astrid broke down and cried out loud. Hiccup was confused but concerned.
"What happened?" He held her shoulders so he could keep his contact.
"It's... It's Leo!" She sobbed. She took a few breaths before staring sadly and helplessly at him. "He...He raped me!" She held onto him so tight.
Hiccup had no reaction. His body was in shock and anger and pity for what he heared. His eyes began to fill with tears, knowing how Leo had hurt Astrid and was shocked to know he could do something like this to her. He he onto her and she cried hard into his shoulder, struggling to breath. Stood in the middle of the road in the car headlights, the only thing heard was the sound of Astrid's tears and breath. As she cried, emotions invaded Hiccups body.
Anger, Sorrow, Sadness, Pain but one thing mostly...
REVENGE.
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Astrid began to calm down in his arms, still crying but silently letting tears fall from be face. Not hearing Hiccup say anything concerned her.
"H..Hiccup?" She looked up to see his eyes full of anger. He released her from his grip and held onto her arms gently.
"It's time this son of a BITCH payed..."