Bloom

Chapter 25

💙Troy💙

I woke up naked outside the bathroom in the bedroom door. What the fuck? I stood up but didn't see Grace on the bed. I looked and it's 1 pm. I slid on some shorts then looked through the house for Grace.

I don't see her anywhere. I went back to the room and grabbed my phone. As I called her phone she walked out of the bathroom. I hung the phone up and looked at her confused. We just looked at each other. She was crying. Why though? I don't remember shit. "What the fuck happened last night?", I asked. She walked to the bed holding the top of her dress and sat down. "Why you holding your dress like that?", I asked. She showed me that her straps were broken. "How that happen?", I asked. She looked at me without saying anything. "I broke your dress?", I asked confused. She looked down but didn't say anything. She must have slept in the bathroom all night. Wait. "Grace did I do something to you?", I asked. She didn't say anything she just played with her broken straps. "Grace what what I do?", I asked. Nothing. "Grace this is not the time for the silent treatment. I don't remember last night please talk to me. I remember us dancing in the club. I don't-" I stopped talking and huffed. I ran my hands down my face. "Please tell me what happened.", I said with a crack in my voice. I'm probably about to cry not even gone lie. I think I raped Grace last night and if I did I don't even know. I really don't think I did though. Like I know myself. She cleared her throat.

"We got driven home last night. You kept talking about the gas so we stopped to put some in there. We all went in. While I was looking for something to drink my saw Mikey. Mikey is my moms ex that, raped me. I thought he was in jail so it fucked me up, seeing him. We came home they left. You didn't know I saw him and you were still fucked up. You were still on the stuff we were on at the club. I didn't want you to know something was wrong so I said I was ready after you asked me if I was. You pushed me down kinda hard and held me down while you kissed on my neck. I said stop kinda low but I don't think you heard me. You stopped and pushed my dress up then held me down and kissed on me again. Then you held me down with one hand and rubbed your thing on my area.", she said before sniffing. She wiped her eyes then started again her voice sound shaky now though. "You rubbed your stuff on me down there then I screamed stop Mikey. You got off me and I ran into the bathroom. I locked the door and ended up sleeping in there. I was umm scared to come out.", she said. She started crying. I went and sat in front of her. "You didn't do anything wrong but I just kept thinking you were Mikey. I'm so sorry.", she cried. I sat next to her with one leg behind her and held her tightly.

"No I'm sorry baby, I'm so sorry. No more drinking, I'm done. I didn't mean to scare you. Grace I'll never hurt you baby. I promise. I'm so sorry."

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Grace been in bed all day. She said seeing him just triggered something in her. She's not herself. I personally feel horrible for scaring her and having her think I was gonna hurt her, I don't think I should be around her. She been hurt enough. I just wanna love and heal not scare and hurt.

I just made it home from picking up Hazel and getting food. "You wanna see mommy?", I asked Hazel as I walked up the stairs with her and the food. She nodded. She just woke up, she's still tired. She don't even know I got her a happy meal. "I'm home.", I said as I walked in the room. Grace sat up as I put the stuff on the bed. "I thought you wanted to see mommy.", I said sitting down with Hazel taking her shoes off. Hazel nodded. "She's right here.", I said.

"Hazel pooh.", Grace said pinching her cheek. Hazel jumped up and hugged her tightly. Grace smiled and hugged her back. I haven't seen Grace smile all day.

"Mama. Mama. Mama.", Hazel said jumping on the bed still hugging Grace. I grabbed my food and made my way to my game room. I think I should give Grace her space right now. I sat in one of the chairs and ate in silence.

💜Grace💜

Troy just dipped away. I know he feels bad about what happened. Nothing happened though. I just hate that I saw Mikey.

I grabbed me and Hazel's food then we looked for Troy.

We found him sitting in his game room eating in silence. I sat Hazel down on the floor then I sat next to her. "What are y'all doing?", Troy asked as I took her food out.

"Eating.", I said confused.

"I know but-"

"Nothing happened. I know you feel bad but that don't mean you get to just leave me." He sat next to me on the floor.

"I wasn't leaving, I thought I should just give you some space.", he said.

"I'm going through a rough time right now. Seeing him and shit. I don't wanna go through it alone.", I said looking at him.

"Okay, I got you. You don't gotta go through it alone." He kissed my head then hugged me.

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Flashback

"No Mikey stop!", I cried as he rubbed his dick down there. "Help!", I cried.

"You wanna be grown. Imma turn you into a woman beautiful Grace.", he said. He kissed me as he forced himself in me. I screamed but he was biting my lips so I couldn't open my mouth. It hurts, not as bad as I thought but it hurts.

"Stop! Please!"

"You better than yo'  mammy." He forced himself in me harder and harder. God just take me now. Please.

End Of Flashback

"Grace?", I heard Troy asked as somebody touched me. I looked and it's Troy. "You're crying.", he said. I wiped my face and looked at my hand. I am. "You wanna talk about it?", he asked. I never told anyone what happened. Whenever somebody asked I say I blacked out or I don't remember. Maybe I should tell Troy.

"Umm, I'll tell you if you promise not to tell anyone and if you promise to never throw it in my face.", I said looking at him.

"I promise for both."

"Can you hold my hand too?", I asked playing with my fingers.

"I can hold you if you want.", he said. I nodded. He scooted closer to me and held me. I laid on him and huffed.

"The night of your sister party I heard my momma tell him to leave then they started fighting. I went and helped my momma. He knocked her out then started beating my ass. When he was done he held me down and started like kissing me and stuff. He told he was gone make me a woman and stuff. He rubbed his stuff on my part then pushed it in really hard."

"Baby you don't gotta tell me if you don't want, it's ok."

"No it's ok.", I said.

"Okay baby, you can stop if you want to. It's no pressure.", he said. He kissed my head and rubbed my arm.

"He pushed it in hard and kept doing it really hard hurting me. I wanted God to kill me. When you came I was so scared so I started fighting you cause I thought you were him. He took something from me. It's crazy."

"I'm sorry for scaring you babe, I really am. What you went through was horrible but as long as you're with me I won't let it happen again." I hugged him and he hugged me back. I'm lucky, really lucky.