AN: HELLO MY NAME IS AUDREY AND THIS IS ONE OF MY FRIEND HARPERC23'S FICS I AM TAKING OVER. I HELPED WRITE THE FIRST TWO CHAPTERS AND KNOW WHERE WE WANTED TO TAKE IT SO JUST REMEMBER TO REVIEW.
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Italics Flashback
Let Me Catch You ( CH.1 – Realizing A Problem )
Fulton Hall Lounge, Saturday Morning 8:00 AM:
She walked as fast as she could around the PCA campus trying to make sure to avoid anyone if anyone was even up at eight on a Saturday. She didn't want to take the chance of being foolish and someone seeing the new bruises that surrounded her arms or the large one around her left eye. She made it into Fulton Hall and passed the lounge without anyone stopping her and she finally made it all the way down to room 101. Quinn quietly opened the door to her room and was thankful that Zoey and Lola were still asleep and hadn't noticed her absence. She knew that the girls would be up in an hour because today was the day that Quinn, Zoey, Lola, Michael, Chase, and Logan agreed to go to the park at 9:30. She ran to the shower and got into the steaming water wishing to wash away all memories of last night. He promised it wouldn't happen again, after the first time he begged for her to stay and she did believing every word that came out of his mouth.
Quinn was very careful while rubbing the soap around her bruises on her arms and felt a sharp pain in her side. She then noticed a large blackish bruise around her side. She finished showering and went to the mirror to see the damage Chuck had done. When she saw her reflection she broke down into heavy sobs praying no one would hear. She sat wrapped in her towel and cried a good ten minutes before stopping. She went over to her purse and grabbed the bottle of Jack Daniel's Whiskey out and took four large mouth fulls of the substance. After feeling fairly buzzed she went back to the mirror and applied the cover up to her bruised eye. Wincing at the pain as she gently applied the make up she couldn't figure how their relationship had gotten to this place. Once down she put on a pink PCA hoodie and a dark blue mini skirt and went to wait for her friends to get ready in the lounge. When she got to the lounge it was still empty which wasn't surprising considering it was only 9:15 and Zoey and Lola were probably just now getting up. She did a double check in her compact mirror just to make sure no evidence of last night showed. She was still in shock about what he had done to her, suddenly the events after they left the party came crashing back.
Outside Chuck's Apartment 3:00 AM –
Quinn : Chuck why are we here? I need to get home.
Chuck : Come on babe, just a little more fun before we end the night. Please?
Quinn : Fine but I need to be back before Lola or Zoey realize I am gone.
Chuck: Forget those bitches.
Quinn : Chuck! Lola and Zoey are my best friends don't call them that.
Chuck : Whatever, can we just go up now?
Quinn: Fine, help me up though Summer got me pretty wasted.
Chuck : You and Summer always get wasted.
Quinn : Not the point.
Chuck smiled at her and helped her out of the car and up the stairs. When they got into the apartment they started fooling around. Chuck placed Quinn gently on the couch and began kissing her neck, she closed her eyes and let his lips work their magic. Everything was great until Quinn noticed a syringe on the floor near the trash can and she quickly got up and gave her boyfriend a stern look.
Chuck: What the hell Quinn?
Quinn: What the hell is right, what the hell is that over there?
She motioned to the needle that lay on the floor and then watched her boyfriend's eyes get big knowing he had been caught.
Chuck: Oh that is Aaron's. He's diabetic remember?
Quinn: Aaron hasn't lived here for two months. Try another lie.
Chuck: Oh fuck Quinn what is the big deal?
Quinn: The big deal is you promised to stop using steroids!
Chuck: Listen to me, I need them ok? They help me win matches so stop bitching and get back over here.
Quinn: No I'm leaving!
Quinn walked quickly to the door and almost had it opened until she felt Chuck grab her arm, swirl her around and hit her hard in the eye. She screamed in pain as she landed on the floor. She tried to get up but he started kicking at her sides and arms. She cried in pain and after three minutes of hell he finally stopped.
Chuck: You listen to me Quinn, your lucky to be with me. No one leaves Chuck Javers got that?
Quinn: Got it.
Chuck: Good now I am going to sleep, I'm to drunk to drive you home so give me a couple hours to sleep this off.
Quinn: Fine.
She watched him walk to his bedroom door and close it. When she heard the lock click she finally let out the pain she felt. She couldn't move cause every time she did pain would shoot right through her side or arms. She laid on the floor crying for thirty minutes before finally passing out.
Fulton Lounge 9:35 AM –
Quinn was brought out of her hellish memory by a hand waving in front of her face. She looked up to be greeted by the confused looks of Lola, Zoey, Chase, Michael, and Logan.
Zoey: Hey girl you were zoning out big time. You ok?
Quinn: Yeah I'm great Zoey! I'm still half asleep that's all.
Lola: Your not the only one! Zoey why are we doing this so early?
Zoey: Cause we all decided to do it at this time ever you missy!
Lola: Oh yeah!
Logan: You guys ready to go do this breakfast, picnic thing?
Zoey, Lola, Quinn : Yep let's go!
Zoey walked up to Chase and linked arms with him while Lola hopped on Michael's back. Lola challenged Zoey to a race and the four were off leaving Quinn and Logan behind deciding not to participate because Zoey and Lola's races always ended up in some kind of fight. Logan smiled at the four friends running to the park when he noticed something out of the corner of his eye. Quinn's hoodie had come up just a little over her stomach leaving the discolored skin at her side completely exposed.
Logan: Quinn how the hell did that happen?
Quinn: How did what happen?
Logan: That!
Quinn followed his finger and realized that her rather large and nasty looking bruise had been poking out for all to see. Luckily only Logan saw and she knew she could easily lie to him and have him believe it.
Quinn: Oh drunken accident. I feel off a barstool at the party Chuck and I went to last night.
Logan: Quinn that looks like a shoe print kind of.
Quinn: Well it isn't Logan so just drop it!
Logan jumped a little never really seeing Quinn just go off on something as small as a bruise. He could see it in her eyes that she did not get the bruise from falling off a bar stool, someone did that to her. It didn't take him long to figure out who and his blood started to boil.
Logan: That bastard did this to you didn't he?
Quinn: Excuse me?
Logan: Don't lie Quinn, everyone knows he takes steroids and completely out of control.
Quinn: Wow your way off base Logan.
Logan: Why else is that bruise in the shape of a shoe print huh? Why are you protecting that piece of shit?
Quinn: Because I love him! Happy now? Why do you care anyway?
Logan: So he did do it? How many times has this happened?
Quinn: Only three or four more times before this. Look it is none of your business I will handle Chuck. He needs help Logan and I need to be the one to do it.
Logan: You need to get out of that relationship before he kills you!
Quinn: Keep your goddamn voice down, if it happens again I am calling the cops ok? You keep your mouth shut about this until then.
Logan: What if next time he kills you Quinn? What then?
Quinn: Logan, why do you care so much? Your always teasing me.
Logan: Teasing isn't beating you, besides I tease all our friends and we are friends Quinn.
Quinn: Fine then prove it and keep your mouth shut.
Logan: Fine I will, but if he puts his hands on you again I'll beat the shit out of him.
Quinn: Fair enough. Now can we go join the others?
Logan: Yeah let's go.
They walked in silence the rest of the way to the park not saying one word to the other but stealing glances every moment they got. Why do I care so much Quinn? Maybe because for the past year and a half I have been in love with you. I swear to god if he touches her again I'll kill him. Logan then felt small fingers interlock with his and he turned to see Quinn looking at him.
Quinn: Thank you for wanting to protect me.
Logan: That's what friends are for.
They smiled at each other and walked towards the others not know the whole time they were being watched.
AN: Okay that is the end of part one. This is going to have about 16 parts and the first three should be up by the end of tonight or tomorrow night at the latest. Anyway here is a preview for the next part.
CH. 2: Drink your sorrows away –
Zoey and Lola notice the bruises on Quinn's eye, arms, and side.
Zoey, Lola, Chase, Michael, and Logan find empty liquor bottles under Quinn's bed.
Logan tells the gang what is happening between Quinn & Chuck
A drunk Quinn gets into with Logan
Chuck attempts to beat Quinn again but it stopped by Logan.