Love Me 'Till the Day I Die [UNDER CONSTRUCTION]

Chapter 9 - All Hope Lost

Minutes?

No. Feels like hours. It feels like hours that I've been laying here on the cold hard concrete sidewalk in an abandoned part of town. But then again, how would I know? I was passed out. But if I had to take a guess, I'd say about a good 40 to 50 minutes, judging by the sun's position. I try to pull myself up but the pain is so unbearable, I collapse back on the ground and let tears run down over my swollen eye, where I was punched. Then I suddenly remember; I'm not the only one that's a part of this horror story... Nash was beaten up too. God knows where he could be, I hope he's okay... What if they... KILLED HIM?! 'calm down Madison. Deep breaths, deep breaths.' I whisper to myself. I fought through the pain and heaved myself up off the ground, limped through the grass, and began to make an effort to navigate myself back to the church. Just to see if Nash was there.

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When I finally found my way back on the path to the church and was halfway there, I began to hear a little whisper 'You actually thought your little secret was safe between you two'

Bella's voice replays faintly in my mind. Over. And over. And over. Faster and louder. The voice screams in my head, pounding against my skull, and its only then that I realize the true analysis of this simple sentence;

It was Nash.

The one who told about our relationship was Nash.

'you thought your secret would be safe between you two'

You two..

Which only suggests that one of the two of us told Jordan or Bella about it, and I know it wasn't me. How could he do this to me? After all we've been through, I thought I could actually trust him.

As I'm about to make my way back into the church, I walk right into someone. Embarrassed from what I might look like, I decided to keep my face down and keep walking. "Maddi! Oh my god... What did they do to you?!" I would recognize that voice from anywhere; Nash.

I look up and sure enough it was him. How could he think we could possibly still be together after what he'd just put me through? I still can't believe he actually told. "We've gotta get you to a hospital, now! Come on lets go." He says urgently as he grabs my arm. "No. Im fine!" raise my voice at him."You're not. And we're going." He says sternly. I ignore him " How are you not hurt..." I ask quizzically. "I told them (them being Kenzie and Addy) that if they touched me I would make them regret it. They hit me anyway and I threw them both over a few chairs. They still came after me, so I hit one in the face and the other, I threw a stone at her mouth. Both ran home with a bruised cheek and a bloody mouth" He chuckled. When he glanced over at me and saw that I was nowhere near laughing, he cleared his throat and latched onto my wrist again. "Now come on, we need to get you cared for." he pulls me along "No! Get off of me!" I yell and throw his hand off my wrist. " I don't think it is remotely possible for you would tell about our relationship, then have me beat up because of it, and still think you have me to love... Sorry Nash, or whoever I thought you were, but you are sadly mistaken. I'm done." I say, leaving Nash to grieve in the distance. And i walk off, Full of overpowerment, regret, and all sorts of emotions that end up having me running home in tears.