I Won't Tell -Zayn Malik Au-

Chapter Sixteen

~Gabriel Pov~

I still wore Luke's clothes as he drove me home after i've gotten a call from my mother that she's just gotten back home from work. I didn't tell her that i left school early but i was afraid how she'd react once she see's my face. 

Luke could tell how nervous i was they way i played with my fingers in my lap in the passenger side. He pulled into the driveway, my mother's car parked in front of us, so she's definitely inside. Luke and I just sat in his car until i pulled myself together and figure out how i was going to tell her what happened.

Ever since what happened, i still haven't studied my current injuries, and i don't think i want to well aware that i would be afraid of what i saw. The area around my left eye was tumid i could feel the throbbing feeling. I felt incessant pain around the region and it was almost unbearable, the swelling making it hard for me to focus on anything else. 

I felt a warm hand placed on top of mine and i looked down to see Luke's larger hand  on top of my smaller one. I looked over at him to see him giving me a sympathetic look. "You want me to go inside with you?"

I gave a sigh. "I-I don't know. Thats if you don't mind."

"Sure, of course, i don't mind. Look, we're all in this together, alright?" He said, looking into my brown ones.

I gave a nod along with a small smile, then we stepped out of his car and walked up to my door. I paused at the front door, my hand hesitantly touched the door knob, i wasn't sure whether to open or not. I let out a shaky breath and i was starting to hyperventilate. "L-Luke, i-i don't know .. i-i don't want her t-to s-see m-me like this. S-She put up with m-me ever since the incident and n-now she have t-to see me like t-this. N-no, Luke i-i don't t-think i can do t-this. No .. No.." I say, until my voice cracked and tears threatening to spill.

"Gabby, baby, look at me," He turned me around so i was facing him. "Calm down, i'm here. I'm going to be right there with you."

"L-Luke , you don't understand my m-mum been through so much, and i-i don't want her to worry. No telling how she'd feel if she me like this. I can't have her see me .. i look hideous." I shook my head vigorously as i sobbed.

Next thing i know my face was cupped in his hands, and i was staring into his blue iris. "Gabby, listen to me. She's your mother and you're her daughter .. and she loves you. You're not hideous, you're beautiful .. how many times do i have to tell you that? When we go in there, i'll be right there beside you. You're not alone, baby, i'm right here. Trust me, i'm not going anywhere. I'm right here. You hear me?"

I nodded slowly,tears falling. I never imagined my life turning out like this, nor did i expect it to happen. My father wasn't around to see me grow, I watched my mother struggle without him then pulling herself through just to support me. And now here i am going through this just makes it even harder on my mother. She hardly even functions at work, now she starts coming home early from work just to check up on me after finding out i was raped. If this continues, she'll probably won't get paid well or most likely lose her job. She hardly even sleep at night, just to come and comfort me from nightmares i be getting. Most of the nightmares are from what happened at the party. I just wish it all would stop so i can just move on, but i don't think it ever will.

"Stay strong for me, you'll be fine." He said as he kissed my head, then pulled away. 

He reached for the door and letting us inside. I looked around for any trace of my mother but no sight of her. She could be anywhere, i turned to Luke who found my gaze, reaching for my hand lacing our fingers. "Its going to be fine."

"Gabriel,"

Luke and I turned at the sound of my name, that's when we saw my mother came from direction of the living room. She stood there and thats when her face fallen. "Oh my god, Gabriel." She marched towards me, examining my face. "What h-happened to you? Oh my god. Who did this?" Her voice all of a sudden cracked.