AN: NO! HE HASN'T DONE ANYTHING! I just needed an excuse.


~Austin's Point of View~

Alex and I didn't waste time; we were on our way so fast it made our heads spin. Livvy was in trouble? My mind jumped to things that were far too big for my emotions to handle.

I glanced over at Alex, whose driving was worse than usual, probably due to the anger that was radiating off of him.

I was so wrapped up in my thoughts that I hadn't realized that the car was stopped until Alex's door slammed shut. I blinked and as my eyes came up I watched Alex's body collapse next to another body.

My breath caught and I hurled myself out of the car. I got to Alex, who had her in his arms, her own protective shield, and I collapsed to my knees next to him, tears clouding my eyes. I could breathe again when I saw that she was breathing still and I chocked out a sob.

"Alex… We've got to get her back." I said softly, my arm taking his, and gently pulling. The boy looked up at me, his doe-eyes red, tears in his eyes.

"He did this to her." His voice was bitter and filled with malice. I looked back at him and shuddered at the thought that I was trying to repress.

"We can't assume…" but who was I kidding? We both knew that he was the culprit. I looked at her unconscious body again and the affects took hold of me. Scratches, cuts, and bruises covered her body, and I shuddered at the thought of what kind of torture this girl had gone through. The thought made me want to throw up.

Alex lifted her body up and began to walk back to the car. I followed without haste. We'd get back to Marty's and clean her up. The drive was short, but it felt like a life time. Livvy was laid out in the back seat and her breathing was a little shallow… He might have beaten her as well.

I hated him. I hated him more than anyone else in the world, and the worst part is that I had warned her. No, the worst part was that she had promised Alex and I that she wouldn't fool around with Ben. That she would watch herself, that she would be careful.

The car stopped and, like before, Alex was out first and already carrying Livvy into the house. I got out of the car and I raced into Marty's house.


AN: Anyways, I'm working on this one, I really like it.