Give Me Love

5.

Arianna

(Thursday)

7 days later

It's been seven days since the incident and I haven't been back to my apartment since. I couldn't go back to the apartment I shared with Dean, it was still too soon and the events from Saturday were still fresh in my mind.

Briana and Zay took me under their wing and offered to let my stay in their guest room until further notice. I appreciated them for that and I could really use the support and love.

" So did you get any updates from the detective?" Bri asked as we laid in her bed, watching a movie.

"All he said was that they were still looking for Dean and that I should get a restraining order placed against him." I replied

"Well you should." Bri said In agreeance with the detective " And you also should be pressing charges on him, did you ask the detective about that?" I furrowed my eyebrows together and looked over at her.

"Yea, you're crazy if you think I'm gonna press charges against him" I said huffing.

Bri returned the furrowed eyebrow back towards me. "What do you mean 'if you think', I know for a fact your pressing charges what the fuck?!"

I rolled my eyes and turned my attention back towards the television.

To press charges against Dean seemed like a bad idea. I couldn't do it, I was too scared. No one knows what Dean is capable of.

"You don't get it Briana, he's different he's crazy." I said keeping my eyes glued to the tv screen

"Well I'm not scared of him and I got your back through whatever." She paused " But I feel you're making a mistake if you don't press charges, it's safer that way." She finished.

"I'll think about it." I told her. I wasn't lying. I was really going to think about it but just not right now.

To press charges would mean potential jail time for this man, which would mean more freedom for me. I haven't been able to walk the streets or even around my own apartment without fearing the wrath of Dean.

I shook my head, trying to clear my negative thoughts. I should just be focused on me right now but I just can't help but to think about him and what he could possibly be doing right now. Maybe plotting some way to make my life more miserable than it is now.

"Zay and I leave in 3 days to go on our vacation, but I'm not going." Bri said, causing me to look over at her with a look of disbelief on my face.

" What why?" I asked

"Because girl who is going to take care of you, you just got out of the hospital a few days ago and Zay will just take his brother instead so everything's cool." I shook my head at her and the words that were coming out of her mouth.

"Bri, are you crazy? You've been waiting to go on this vacation for a few months now, it's your freaking 5 year anniversary. You're not about to not go because I got a few bumps and bruises." Bri tilted her chin down and scrunched her eyebrows together, giving me a displeased look.

"Aryi your face was beaten black and blue, you have a fractured rib cage, sprained ankle and wrist and-" I cut her off before she could finish

"Yes yes I know Bri, I'm just saying that I'm okay. I'm a big girl I can take care of myself ya know?" I said shrugging my shoulders.

"Really you think so? Look at you Aryi, you barely have functioning body parts at the moment. You have one good leg and arm, you can barely move around for yourself." I rolled my eyes.