The Unfortunate Girl

Chapter 9

•••Dakota's•••

I can't stop I just keep hitting him in the face over and over again. I hear LillyAnn in the back ground yelling for me to stop, but my mind is not comprehending with the anger pulsing threw my veins.

Next thing I know LillyAnn is in front of me. Her small soft hands press against my face. When she is looking in my eyes, my anger fades. "Calm down I'm okay. He's not going to hurt me any more tonight." She says.

Tonight. I want her to be safe for the rest of time not just tonight, but I don't get mad and loose my temper. Her safe touch and innocent face is stopping me from it.

"Sorry..." I say because I know she needs to here it. I am most certainly not sorry, I would do it again in an instant if it came to protecting what's mine.

"No, you don't have to be, and I know you, so I know you aren't." She says to me and I realize I actually am sorry.

"I am, I am sorry, not for defending you, but for scaring you. You should not have seen that. I am sorry." I say meaning every word of it.

She looks over to her dad laying on the ground. He is curled in a ball and grunting from the pain.

I'm not going to say I feel bad for him. He's lucky I would have killed him if LillyAnn wouldn't have stopped me. I should be ashamed to say that but I'm not. Does that make me a monster?

She turns back to me and has a slight frown on her face. "I should get him inside. Thank you for today. I had a great time." She says in barley above a whisper.

"Let me help you." I say to her glancing at her dad.

"No, that will just make him mad...thank you though." She says while glancing back at her dad then standing on her tip toes. She leans in, up to my faces, then kisses me on the cheek.

"Good bye Dakota." She says while helping her dad up and walking him to the house. "Good bye LillyAnn." I say as I get in my truck and go home.

As I lay there in bed I can't go to sleep. I just can't shake the fact that LillyAnn might be mad at me. I don't want my girl to be mad at me.

My movements are faster then my brain and I'm already out the door on my way to LillyAnn's house.

•••LilyAnn's•••

I help dad in the house and get him in bed. "Who in the hell was that guy." Dad says in a muffled angry tone.

"He is the person who looks over my community service. He seen that I didn't have a ride home so he brought me home. I promise dad he is gone, I don't even know him." I say a little to quickly. I'm glad it was dark so he couldn't see Dakota's face.

"I don't want you near that guy any more, do you understood?" He yells at me.

"Yes sir, I'll go get you an ice pack for your face." I say.

"No just get out and leave me the hell alone!" He yells.

Gladly, I get up and walk down the hall to my room. I seriously need a shower. Dad's blood is all over my arm. My beautiful dress is ruined. I grab my pink polka dot night gown, and some panties.

Once I'm in the shower all the events from today replay in my head. Even the good ones are crude from the bad ones.

What am I going to do, I can't be this way with Dakota. I mean considering the way dad acted just seeing me pull in the drive way with a guy.