A red light on the freeway

(I Own Nothing)

I began to run as fast as I could, I just wanted to be safe again and the moment his lips met mine I knew I wasn't,

"Clare!" I heard Asher yell and I heard fast and heavy footsteps approaching me quickly, I try to run faster but the burning in my throat and the shakiness in my legs said otherwise I felt a hand come in contact with my shoulder and pull me back, hard, I almost fell to the ground, but caught myself, I then looked In his eyes and regretted it instantly, I saw lust, darkness, and point blank evil, something I have never seen in a pair of eyes before.

"At least let me drive you home" he panted out trying to regain his breath, what was I supposed to do? He could easily over power me, without waiting for my answer he just dragged me into the passenger seat of his car, I felt unsafe and insecure, I just wanted Eli, or Darcy, but there not here and I'm left with a man I idolize only minutes ago and a nagging feeling that this… was going to get a whole lot worse before it got better.

As I told him the directions to my house he just drove looking straight ahead, with a smug smile on his face one I would gladly let Ally or Eli punch off his face for me. He then turned the opposite way I told him to and parked in some abandon street or alleyway then locked the doors leaning closer to me

"You know, this is how you're going to go up the latter in journalism" he said while trying to undo his belt, he took off his belt and his pant came off right behind them his smirk only grew and I felt the need to throw up, he starts undressing me but not without a fight after about 10 agenizing seconds of this he got feed up and grabbed his belt that had taking a spot on the car floor boards doubled it up and smacked me in the face with it over and over again I scream out in pain and the iron taste of blood appears in my mouth

"See what I had to do Clare? See what you made me do?" he screamed into my bloody face then threw his belt back onto the floor, resuming in trying to take off my clothing, I was just about to give up when I thought of Eli, Beautiful, Amazing, and Perfect Eli, his love gave me the will, the strength to fight again as I started to thrash around he began to get frustrated and pulled his fist back punching, with all his might, I could have sworn I felt my cheek bone smash when his fist came into contact with it, I screamed once again even louder though this time hoping and praying someone on the street would hear me and come to my rescue but that didn't happen and I should have known better that only happens in the movies, the happily ever after's, the hero's in the moments you need them the most, and this definitely isn't a movie this is the cold hard realty punching me in the face right beside Asher, he then brought back his fist again and this time as his fist came into contact with my face, darkness overcame my world

When I finally came to and the world around me came into focus I found myself in an alley with a note beside my head I groaned as I turned my head and raised my hand to read it

You have around 5 minutes to get up and leave or you're not going to like what happens when I get you a 2nd time-Asher… P.S. tell anyone and you'll regret it

I didn't know how long it had been before I'd awaken and found the note in scribbled hand writing so ignoring the pain I stood up and ran in the direction I was facing not letting my brain do the thinking I just was running and let me see where my feet take me, well where my feel lead me was to the Goldsworthy home, I wasn't sure what time it was and I didn't want to wake someone up but this was close to the alley and it was like a 20 minute walk from here to my house and honestly, just standing here I'm about to fall down to my knees so I do the only reasonable thing, I bang franticly on their front door hoping that if they are asleep they'll wake up before the neighbors

"Clare?" a half asleep Cece Goldsworthy answered the door

"I'm so sorry" I whimpered Cece brought me inside of the house and flipped the lights on

"Clare what happened?" she gasped at the sight of my beat up face

"Bullfrog!" Cece yelled up the stairs to her husband she waited a moment then tried again

"Bullfrog! Get down here please" she yelled frantic Bullfrog must have heard the fear in his wife's voice he to gasps at the sight of me

"What happened sweetie?" Bullfrog asked looking me over to see if he could find any more damage

"Is Eli in his room?" I asked shaking

"No sweetie he's spending the night at Adam's tonight

"I'm sorry I woke you guys up" I whispered as silent tears fell down my face

"Clarabelle what happened?" Bullfrog asked

Tell anyone and you'll regret it, Asher's words rang threw my head

"I fell" I whispered the first lie that popped into my head without seeing the damage first of course it was the oldest one in the book