Connecting

Chapter 42 (trigger warning)

WARNING: One of the hardest chapter for me. There is abuse and force in this chapter as well as curse words and heavy emotions. Please DO NOT proceed in reading this chapter if you can't and if it will trigger you. I tried to make the words as mild and not as detailed as possible but the scene may be triggering for some people so PLEASE don't read it if you can't, your mental health is the priority.

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It's been a week. Chris and Melissa have been living with each other for a week. They've both been busy with work. Jeremy's plan worked, they hear him inside the house but sometimes, it seems like he is not even there.

Inside the house, sat Melissa with her book, as usual. Although, today is morning and not evening, not the usual time for her to relax and read but David made sure that every agent gets the rest that they deserve. He also made sure that Melissa and Chris will have the same vacant day, he's just like a dad to them.

Chris walked from the kitchen to the living room, where Melissa is. He is bringing a cup of tea. "Hey," he said, Melissa smiled and looked up from her book. He placed the cup down in the center table and sat right next to her. "What do you wanna do today?"

"Hmmm?" Melissa closed her book and yawned. "Sleep."

Chris chuckled and nodded. "Understandable." There was a moment of silence, Melissa just staring at the ceiling with a book in her hand and Chris staring at the cup of tea he just made. "Do you mind if I buy some grocery today?"

Melissa's eyes widened, she forgot to go to the grocery store. "Shoot, I forgot. I'll just do it, it's my eyes anyway."

"No, no," Chris said. "I insist. You've been pushing yourself too much. It's not good for the health. Just rest and don't open the door."

Melissa chuckled a bit and shook her head. "You're such a worrywart. I'll be safe. I am an agent, remember?"

"A very smart and skillful agents, yes, that you are." Chris smiled.

After a few moments, Chris decided to leave for a while and go to the nearest grocery store while Melissa stayed and rested.

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"He left her alone." Blake stated, smiling happily.

Hanna is nervous because of his smile and his tone, but she doesn't want to show it to him. "What is your plan?"

"Make her feel pain," Blake said, getting ready to leave. "And make me feel pleasure."

Hanna shook her head and looked at him. "Don't tell me... you'll touch her."

Blake laughed evilly. "I can but no, not yet. Seeing her beg for me to stop beating her up, hurting her, pleasures me." He started to go to the door and looked at Hanna. "Now, you. You stay there, make sure you watch because if you do something that will put me in danger, I'll do the same thing to you. Make sure you get a copy so I can replay it for later or threaten someone with it."

Hanna shook her head and thought, what have I gotten myself into?

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Melissa is resting on her bed, reading her book when she heard a 'bang' on the front door. She wanted to check it out because as an agent, that's her nature, dive down into danger. But she remembered what Chris said, to just stay where she is.

Footsteps can be heard, getting closer to her room. Then a man's voice. Melissa was surprised to hear the voice.

"Come out, baby," he said, smirk is evident in his voice. "I know you're in there. Remember what I told you? Listen to me, follow me. I am the rule. Remember what happened to you when you didn't follow me? When you refused to make love with me? You were badly hurt, my love. Do you want that to happen again if you don't come out and have some fun?"

Melissa's heart is beating fast in her chest and her stomach feels like it turning, she feels like vomiting. She hates him and the memories he is bringing back into her make her want to vomit and cry. She didn't know what to do.

Another step was heard from the other side of the door. "You know that I know you are in that comfortable, fancy room of yours, right? I can easily bring down this door and then I'll be able to touch you but... of course I still have some respect in me. Although, if in 3 minutes, you are still in there, I can't promise. We don't want that guy coming back and him seeing you getting like that right?"

Melissa's tears couldn't be stopped any longer, they started to stream down her face. She sobbed quietly on the corner of her room, making her remember that she was exactly like this when he was still with her, curled up like a ball inside a room, hoping that someone would come and save her. Just this time, she has some hope in her that Chris will get back from the grocery store, that he will save her.

"Oh, baby," she heard Blake sigh from the other side of the door, touching the knob. "This is like the old times, huh? No one will save you." He opened the door.

Melissa looked up at him with anger in her eyes.

"What? You're gonna fight me? You're an agent, shoot me, kill me. Or are you scared? Oh, the baby is scared." Blake mocked. He went closer to her and kneeled to make an eye contact. "I know you, Melissa. I know that even if you are a skilled agent, you are a skilled gun holder and shooter, you can't hurt me. I've hurt you and your feelings, didn't I? Now that I am here, you can't." He grabbed something from his bag. Something that looks like a cuff, but different, it hurts. He forcefully grabbed Melissa's hands and tightly cuffed it.

"Why are you doing this?" Melissa gave him a painful look, the cuffs are doing their work, it is like marking her skins with and getting tighter and tighter until she felt numb, like how she used to.

Blake didn't answer and just did what he used to do to her, hurt her, beat her.

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Hi OMG IM SORRY I DONT KNOW HOW ILL BE ABLE TO PUBLISH THIS CHAPTER I SWEAR THIS IS SO HARD TO WRITE.

This chapter made me regret using their real names 'cause I honestly couldn't imagine Melissa getting hurt. Originally, there is a detailed version of the 'abuse' but I couldn't publish it 'cause it hurt soooo freaking much. I honestly couldn't believe I wrote this kind of story, where abuse exists but it's also a way of spreading awareness about it but I didn't expect that I'll be using this story with these characters (my ultimate favorite actress).

JUST A REMINDER THAT THIS IS PURELY FICTION AND IT IS NOT REAL. THIS DIDNT HAPPEN IN REAL LIFE. IF YOU KNOW ABOUT THE ISSUE ABOUT A YEAR AGO, THIS IS NOT WHAT HAPPENED, OKAY JUST WANNA MAKE THAT CLEAR THANKS.