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Colette's POV

I woke up and it was dark outside. There was no one in the room. I could see light coming through under the door. I got out and quickly put yesterday's clothes on since my suitcase was still in Kendall's car.

As I opened the door I heard Kendall talking. I followed his voice.

"...Yes Mrs O'Connor, she is eating properly... Yeah I will tell her... Sorry for not calling you before. I will explain everything to her once she's up... Okay... Goodnight." Kendall said and hanged up the phone.

Why the hell was he talking to my mum? I walked into the room just as Kendall was putting my phone on the table. And getting his own. His back was turned to me.

"Was that my mum on the phone?" I said and Kendall jumped. "Sorry I didn't mean to scare you!" I laughed and came towards him.

He smiled at me. "It's alright Cole. Yeah it was, she was angry because you didn't call her yesterday... She said she tried you but It didn't work." Kendall said as he sat down.

"Oh I did get a phone call earlier today but no one spoke so I just hanged up." I sat down next to him and pulled my knees up to my chest.

"Oh well maybe she just didn't have signal or something... Anyway I just ordered pizza since we haven't ate in ages and I have nothing here." He smiled at me.

"Sounds perfect." I smiled at him.

"You know Cole, I'm not that stupid. I know you were trying to distract me. Why won't you just tell me?" He sat closer to me and and put my hands in his.

"Kendall, I had a really rough past, I don't want to talk about it!" I said, trying not to look into his eyes. It's not that I was lying to him, my past is messed up but I just didn't want to tell him. Make him worry.

"Cole please I just want to help you." He said lifting my chin up so That I was looking into his eyes.

"My ex... Last year... He... He.." God it was making me tear up just thinking about it. I can't say it out loud.

"Go on, please." Kendall said hugging me tight.

"He used to abuse me.. Hit me and treat me like shit... He is 28... He was amazing at first... I was so loved up, I didn't think anyone was perfect apart from him. He was lovely. He bought me flowers, chocolates, clothes... Anything I wanted. But then one day I found something under our bed. I used to live with him, that's why my mum was scared of me coming here. Anyway I found a bag full of white powder. I knew it was drugs but I didn't know what kind it was. So I found it and told him about it. He started flipping out.. Saying that I was lying. But then he admitted it was cocaine. He said it was only for a friend, that he never tried it. I believed him. What else could I do? Anyway it started to get worse. He would come home late, high and drunk most of the time. Sometimes he forced me to have sex with him and others he would just hit me. Once I got so angry that I slapped him back. He only got worse, he grabbed me by my hair and threw me into the bathroom. I cut my forehead. He came in and locked the door." I was now a sobbing machine, I was wondering if Kendall even understood any of this! "He grabbed his razor and started cutting my arms. I tried to stop him, screamed at him. But he was so much stronger and bigger than me. When he was done, he left me on the floor blood gushing from my arms and head. I didn't know what to do. I quickly tidied myself up and started packing my suitcase. He came back before I could leave... He.. He.." I couldn't continue.

"Cole I-I didn't know, I'm so sorry." He said, his eyes full of sympathy. He wiped my tears away as waited for me to continue.

"He started shouting at me, saying that I was an ungrateful cow and I didn't deserve him. He then Got so angry that he lost control over himself and punched me. I was unconscious. I woke up lying on the bed, a bandage over my head and arms. He was sitting next to me on a chair, his head in his hands. When he noticed I was awake he started apologising. Saying he was sorry and he will never do it again. I was still in love with him then, so I believed and forgave him. He told me to tell my mum and everyone else that I had fallen down the stairs and that's what the bandages are for. I agreed." I was wiping my eyes with the tissues Kendall had given me. He looked like he was about it cry too.

"But it only went downhill. He started pushing me about, calling me names and he would sometimes even slap me and cut my wrist. By that time I already started cutting myself. I was so depressed. I had no intention in life. On our last day together, he was being worst then usual, we were making dinner. We were expecting a couple of my friends to come along for a little gathering. We lived in a hut in the forest, away from everyone else. I said something that annoyed him. He grabbed a knife and threw it at me. I moved just in time. I stared at him in shock. He grabbed another knife and aimed at me. That's when I ran. I ran out of the house. I knew I had to get away from there otherwise he would kill me. I tried to ran as fast as possible but tripped and he caught me. He started punching and hitting me. When I was on the floor he started kicking me till blood was coming out of my mouth. I was in so much pain. That's when I stopped caring. I just wished I could die. He took the knife and started cutting my wrists. He cut so deep that he cut through my veins. That's when my friends came in. The boys got him off of me while one of the girls phoned the ambulance. I don't remember much after that. I only remember waking up in the hospital." I was now an emotional wreck, I was shaking all over, my makeup all smudged and tears running down my face.

Kendall got up, and got a blanket and put it around me. We sat in silence for a while. Letting everything sink in.

"Where is he now?" Kendall asked looking down at his lap.

"He is in jail. Got charged with attempted murder. Apparently the judge was a family friend so he didn't get much." I said.

"That bastard should rot in hell for the rest of his life!" Kendall said in an angry tone.

I just nodded. We sat in silence for a while until the bell went. I guessed it was the pizza. He excused him self and went to get it. I stared at my phone and it started ringing.

I looked at the caller ID, 'blocked', I answered it anyway but got the same result as before.

"Hello?" I asked. No reply. "Please stop phoning me if you're not going to say anything." I hanged up just as Kendall came in.

"Who was that?" He asked, holding four massive pizza boxes in his hands.

"Wrong number." I smiled at him. He just nodded and handed me a pizza box, I wasn't hungry but I had to eat something.

"What was his name? You never said his name, only 'he'?" Kendall said looking at me.

"Kyle." I said, chills ran down my spine as I remembered what the last thing he said to me was. I didn't tell Kendall this though.

"You know, if he was to come anywhere near you, I would kill him. I seriously would!" Kendall said looking at me. "You're perfect, why would someone want to hurt you?" I smiled and leaned over to kiss him.

"So what are we now?" I said indicating from me to him.

He laughed. "Friends with benefits?"