Songs for this chapter:
Settle Down – The 1975
Behind Blue Eyes – The Who
Head.Cars.Bending - The 1975
Arden's POV
His words were on a constant loop in my head.
"Waiting for you."
What in the hell was he talking about? We've never met before, have we? Surely not, I would have remembered. I was so far into my thoughts that I didn’t notice the elevator doors begin to open at my floor. I dug through my bag in search of my keys so that I could get inside, making it in just as I heard the elevator opening once again. I made a beeline straight for the bath to try and clear my head of everything. No matter what I did I couldn’t seem to shake the thought of this guy, whoever he is. Obviously he knows me but how? I don’t do much else besides work and occasionally go out. Even then I would have recalled seeing him from somewhere. I just hope he doesn’t know much about me. What if he knows about what happened? What I did? Chills cover my body at the memories of why I really left home.
I immediately coward back as he traps me up against the wall of our bedroom his eyes blazing at my impulsive actions. I flinched as his hands harshly gripped my shoulders and slammed them into the wall behind me, his face mere centimeters from mine. His breath came out in short intense puffs. The man that I once loved is long gone. I don’t even recognize the person in front of me anymore.
“What makes you think you can talk to me like that?” he spoke roughly in such a low voice I thought my head was tricking me. When I didn’t answer I felt my body once again being slammed back even harder. My teeth went straight to my li knowing that if I made any noise the inevitable would be much worse.
“Huh?!” He roared. A single tear slipped down my face and I was done.
“You told me I didn’t matter, asshole.” I spat pushing his hands off of me. I knew I was going to regret that but at the moment I just needed to get as far from him as possible
“You embarrassed me in front of my friend” he seethed, his eyes turning black as he got closer to me. Suddenly I heard a harsh slapping noise and felt a stinging on my cheek. I went to hit him back but my wrist was quickly grasped and I was thrown to the ground. I curled my knees up to my chest as I saw his boot come hurling toward my stomach. I lay on the ground taking the beating from my so called lover. After several more kicks and shoves he bent down to my level and moved his mouth to my ear.
“If you’re not out of here by tomorrow, I swear to you, I will ruin you.” I cringed at his close proximity. He stood up, looked down at me and walked out of the room. I didn’t even attempt to get up until I heard the front door shut signaling that he had left, but he sure as hell wasn’t gone.
The shower water now ran cold as it washed all of my thoughts down the drain. I don’t know exactly how long I had been in the shower but I took my time getting out, grabbed the nearest towel off of the rack and sauntered into my bedroom. I plugged in my fairy light and walked to my dresser slipping on a t-shirt and some shorts careful to avoid looking at any reminders of my past that littered my skin. After brushing my teeth I went straight to my bed with hopes of sleeping all of these memories and thoughts away.
By the time I wake up its half after noon, I groan and lean over to check my messages. I respond to a few until I come across a number that I don’t recognize.
From: Unknown
Message: Meet me at the park tonight? I need to explain some things. Ash xx
Ashton.
AN: HELLO EVERYBODY I’M SORRY THAT UPDATE TOOK SO LONG, MY COMPUTER WAS BEING A PIECE OF CRAP. I HOPE YOU ALL HAD AN AMAZING DAY TODAY. I GOT TO SEE BEN HOWARD LAST NIGHT IF ANY OF YOU KNOW WHO HE IS. IT WAS INCREDIBLE. SORRY FOR THE HELLA SHORT CHAPTER THEY WILL GET PROGRESSIVLEY BETTER AND LONGER SO BEAR WITH ME. I LOVE YOU ALL TO THE STARS AND BEYOND! XOXO- SYD
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// ROBBERS // a.f.i
Fanfiction"Listen to me baby," he whispers tilting my head up slightly "it's us against the world, I'm only doing this because I love you." and just like that he was gone.
