Chapter 7
A/N: Hey Guys, I hope you enjoy this chapter, I've worked hard on it and I think it may be the most dramatic yet (which isn't really hard because it isn't meant to be a dramatic story :P). Thanks to you amazing guys who reviewed my story and thanks for the support, Salamonty201, Guests and Vero Diaz.
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Nick's POV:
I woke up depressed and angry. I wanted to see Cassie. So I did what I always do when I'm depressed, I quickly got ready and went down to the beach. I sat down on the rock I used to sit on, during meetings, before Cassie joined the circle. I just sat there and stared out to sea, collecting my thoughts. I must have just sat there in silence before I heard sobbing. It rang through the beach really clearly, it was as though it was ringing out to me. Since I had already been brought out of my reverie, I thought I might as well go check it out - not that I was interested – I walked down toward the noise and it gradually got clearer and louder until it abruptly stopped in a splash of water. I raced down to the water, concerned because it was a Cassie-sized figure which had jumped into the water, I strained my eyes even further and saw Cassie-style hair, I took off my jacket, shirt and shoes, and jumped into the water, I would get Cass- No! It's not Cassie, it's a Cassie-sized figure, it wouldn't be Cassie, but that Cassie-sized figure might mean as much to someone else as Cassie does to me. Would Cassie really do that? No, my Cassie wouldn't be so stupid. Wait! My head told me, You need do stop calling her my Cassie, she isn't your Cassie anymore, my mind scolded me, she's Adam's Cassie, leave Adam to get that Cassie-sized figure.
No! My heart fought back She will be my Cassie again! It raged. She isn't Adam's anyway! He hasn't won her over yet!
Yet! My mind mocked. I ignored what my mind said after that and chased the Cassie-sized figure, it was My Cassie! She was being battered by the waves. I grabbed her in an iron grip around the waist and began towing her to shore. "No!" She moaned, "take me back." She was straining to get back to the depths of the sea. "I don't want to go back there, it's horrible. Take me back the other way!" She cried, straining to get back toward the sea. I ignored her and continued tugging her to shore, she resisted after a few minutes, I was stronger than she was.
When I got her back to shore, I grabbed my t-shirt and jacket and wrapped them around her as best as I could, I wasn't bothered about myself, I wouldn't die. I held her close, hoping to transfer some body heat, and while we were sitting in silence, I had time to realise what she'd done, it made me really angry, "Are you okay?" I asked when she had stopped coughing and spluttering, she was still shaking like mad, so I managed to control my voice. She just shook her head hopelessly. "Are you hurt?" I tried again. "Not physically." She croaked weakly. What did that mean?
"Cassie," I began, "Why were you out there? Please tell me you decided to go for an ill-timed swim." She looked up at me and shook her head guiltily. "What were you doing?" I sighed, accidentally letting a little of my rage slip into my voice, she looked up at me again and without meeting my eyes, croaked, "Do you really need me to tell you?"
"I guess not." I sighed. My worst fears had just been confirmed, I felt terrible, "I think I just wanted you to tell me something else. But why, Cassie?"
"Why?" She scoffed, "You surely mean, why not? Why do you care anyway?"
"Why would you need to?" I asked, carefully avoiding the last question.
"Well," It worked, she was about to tell me why and forget about the last question, "What do I have to live for?" She continued, "My Grandma died, my Mom died, my Dad died – not like I care about him dying – you left me. Adam is persecuting me. Do you need me to go on?" I shrugged. "Okay, well, I have sympathetic looks everywhere I turn and satisfied looks from Adam and Faye, as though they planned this- Oh My God! They didn't plan this did they?"
"Not this part" I controlled my voice again.
"Nick? What do you mean?" She asked carefully.
"Well- No you don't want to know" I finished.
"Yeah, Nick, I do," She all but pleaded, "If it has anything to do with you and me I do."
"Remember what Faye did to you?"
"Could I forget?" She asked, her voice tight.
"Well, she and Adam did the same to me, except they didn't do it for support and work, they did it so I would dump you." I said guiltily, I ducked my head, trying not to let her eyes find mine, but they did anyway, it was a little hard to hide my eyes since she was about a head lower than me and she was practically sitting on my lap. "How did they blackmail you?" She asked "What did they have on you?"
I looked at her ironically, I couldn't believe she was missing this. "Oh," she gasped, "Surely Adam wouldn't go so low?"
"Yeah," I shrugged, "He would. He knows that you're the only thing in my life that's worth anything to me." Tears were shining in her eyes.
"I thought you just left me because you were bored,"
"Please!" I scoffed, "We'd only been together about a week, my attention span isn't that bad!"
"Plus," I added, more seriously, "Cass, I'd never get bored of you." I kissed the top of her head. "So are we back together then?" She asked, her eyes wide, I looked at her cautiously, not sure what to do. I wanted to get back together with her again, but I wasn't sure, will it hurt her more? My head asked.
But I can protect her, My heart fought back. Cassie must have sensed my internal dilemma, because she said "He hurt me anyway, you know."
"I know," I sighed, "because he took me away." I finished for her. For once, though, I wasn't right, "No," She sighed painfully, "He hurt me physically, too."
"How?" I asked through gritted teeth, I was having trouble controlling my voice, she held out her wrists, they were swollen and bruised, I clenched my fists, "And when did he do that." I raged. Nope, voice control was gone, there was no point in looking for it, nobody hurts my girl. "He came around to my house yesterday, after you'd broken up with me, he asked me to go out with him, told me we could have some fun, that I'd be happier with him than I was with you, I told him no, because it was impossible for me to be happier with him than I was with you. So he grabbed my wrists and then my upper arms and shook me, I have identical marks on my arms and shoulders, where he gripped so hard it bruised, I cried for you, so he just punched me, then pushed me and walked away, he isn't himself, Nick. I'm worried." She frowned, I didn't know whether it was in hurt from the memory or from concern. I didn't care, "He punched you and pushed you," I raged. Yeah, the idea of controlling my voice was gone. She just nodded, as if it hurt her to tell me this. "Where is he?" I asked, my voice tight with rage, "I'll kill him. Nobody hurts my girl and gets away with it." "Where did he hurt you?" I asked, my voice a little softer, "She pointed to her stomach, chest and legs. "How many times did he punch you?" I was raging again.
"I don't know, I lost count," She answered in a small voice, "I feel better I have you back again, though, did he really threaten to hurt me to get to you?"
"Yeah," I answered quickly, why did this matter? "He threatened me first, but it didn't work, so he threatened you, it nearly didn't work, then he hurt your mom and I realised he was serious."
"He killed my mom?" She asked, "And that's where you went?"
"Yeah, to stop you from being the next target, I'm so sorry. I never should have left you. Come on," I stood up and pulled her up with me, she offered me my t-shirt, I shook my head, "You keep it," I said, "I don't want it ruined."
"Why?" She asked warily, "Where are we going?"
"You are going to Diana's, I will be back later." I towed her to Diana's house – 1 Crowhaven Road – I knocked on the door and held her until Diana opened the door, I pushed Cassie toward her and said "Will you take care of her? I'll be back in 30 minutes, don't let her out of your sight." I warned her. I kissed Cassie's head and spun on my heel. I raced down the road to the Conant house and pounded on the door with my fist, testing it on the door before it hit his face, Adam opened up, grinning, "In pain Ni-" was all he got out before my fist collided with his face. He hit the floor with a loud thump, and couldn't do much but stare up at me, I punched him about six times- once for Cassie, once for making me and Cassie break up, another one for Cassie for taking her mom away, another one for me and Cassie and two for almost making Cassie commit suicide, I kicked him whilst he was down and growled "Who's hurt now Adam? 'Cause it isn't me and Cassie. Stay away from me and my girl, and my family and friends for that matter." I took one last look at him, spun on my heel and marched out of the front door, slamming it behind me. I strode down the street to Diana's house without looking back.
I knocked on Diana's door, my veins coursing with adrenaline. I'd finally got to punch Adam. Several times too. I'd been dying to punch him for ages. I felt sick at the fact that I had enjoyed it, but then I remembered that he had hurt Cassie worse than that, I was wondering whether to walk back to Adam's and hit him more for what he did to my girl when Diana answered the door, I could see – from where I was standing – that Cassie was sitting in an armchair in the living room, peering around the door at me. Diana gave me a grim smile and let me in, when I was inside I instinctively walked over to Cassie and swept her up, sitting down underneath her and placing her on my lap. We turned to look at a surprised Diana, and I realised that I had no shirt on and that my jeans were still soaking wet. I also noticed that Cassie was warm and dry and she was curled up on my lap, I stood up, slowly sliding her off my lap again and putting her back onto Diana's armchair. I apologised to Diana and told Cassie I would be back in fifteen minutes. I then walked back to my house where I showered and put on fresh clothes, I threw the dirty clothes in the wash and went to Deborah's room, beaming. She looked up at me, surprised at me smiling. I hadn't been in a very good mood these past couple of days. So I thought she deserved to know about Cassie and I getting back together. "Hey Deb," I called, "Cass and I are back together." The surprised look on her face instantly turned to a look of joy. She stood up, hugged me and said "So, where is she? Can I come see her?" I shrugged. "Yeah, I suppose. Come on, she's at Diana's." Deborah looked down at my hands, my knuckles were cut where I had punched Adam. She frowned at me and said "Nick, have you been fighting?" I shrugged, laughed and said
"Well, if you count me continuously punching Adam and not giving him chance to hit back, then yeah, I've been 'fighting'." Deborah just chuckled.
"I'm proud of you, little cousin." Before I could protest that I was older than her, she continued "But why did you hit Adam? What's he done?"
"Come down to Diana's and I promise Cassie and I will explain." I said, grabbing her hand and tugging her to the door and downstairs. Together, we walked down to Diana's house, where Cassie and Diana were waiting.
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