Chapter 7

14 years later ( massive time skip for what at the moment will probably seem stupid)

Ethan's pov

I walked into work and got changed. Today was going to be hard and I already knew it, I was just glad cal wasn't here today. I have to just keep going, whatever happens I can't let Marcus win. As I exited the locker room, I bumped into Lily. Well I could already tell this was bad, really bad. I was mentoring Lily for the day, fun times.

"Hey lily," I said

"Hi, I was wondering if I could go off on my own today because..." I cut her off

"Lily I've been told to mentor you so that's what I'm going to do. I do not believe, as my brother does, in rule breaking. However, if I believe you are deserving of a solo case I will gladly offer to shadow you." Jesus she's annoying.

"Oh ok..." She said rather quietly so evidently out of character. I sighed,

"Look lily I'm sorry I snapped its just today isn't a good day. Something very bad happened to me quite a few years ago."

Ugh stupid said something, I said something.

"Ethan, it's clearly making you stressed, do you want to talk about it?" Reasons I shouldn't have said anything.

"No lily I do not want to talk about it and you don't want to hear about it. Trust me." I ran off. It wasn't that I didn't want to talk about it, I couldn't talk about it. I ran straight to the bathroom and stood in one of the cubicles. Eventually, I fell to the floor in tears. Today was too much what's it going to be like in two months. After about two minuets, I heard the door fly open and footsteps on the floor.

"Ethan, Ethan mate are you in here?" I sighed she'd sent lofty in after me of course.

"Please, go, please" my voice got cut of by my sobs.

"Ethan please come out, I'm not gonna judge you. If you want to talk about it you can tell me. I promise you will be ok. I won't tell cal." He said. I can't tell him maybe I can though if he doesn't say anything to cal it won't matter.

"You won't tell cal I told you? He already knows. Promise please swear on whoever means the most to you's life."

I heard him chuckle.

"I swear on the hospitals life."

"Where can we talk?" I could feel my stutter bubbling inside me.

"Firstly, unlock the door and come out please Ethan. It will be easier for us to chat." I unlocked the door and walked out.

"Right okay I'm going to lock that door there ok. Then you don't have to walk anywhere. You got that?" I glared at him.

"I'm not stupid..." I said

"Okay..." He giggled "how about you talk about it?"

"Firstly, the only other people who know the details of this are cal a judge two police officers and him." I said

"Okay, remember you don't actually have to tell me." He said

"So, 14 years ago today I was set a French project where I had to work with my bully of 4 years.

Whilst we where working on the project he urrrr he umm he kinda made a move on me. Then later I told caleb about the whole bulling thing and I had to go round to this persons house. After cal dropped me off, I barley got into the house when he made a move on me again. Only this time I couldn't get away, I was trapped and I'm not going to lie the attention was nice for a moment. It was horrible and I couldn't get out. I didn't know what to do, so I did what my instincts told me to. I lashed out I tried to kick him and I tried to punch him but he kept going. Everything felt wrong, the way he was pressed against me, the way my lips felt on his. I can still feel him inside me. Lofty, I can still feel his breath, I can still hear his heart beating. I want to be free and to never think about it, it's been ok but he got sentenced two months and two days after to 14 years in jail. He gets out in two months and two days lofty what if he comes after me? I can't see him again. I can't hear about him again because if he finds me, Lofty, he might...he might...he might r-r-rape m-me a-a-again." I broke down I'm glad I told him. I feel so much better.

"Ethan Hardy, you need to stop worrying so he gets out of prison why not just get a restraining order on him, I'm sure the police would authorise it? You haven't told cal how you're feeling have you?" His tone changed as he changed questions I shook my head.

"He wouldn't get it, also it would break him."

Lofty frowned,

"Break him?"

"Cal gave up his drinking habit to help me, if he knows it didn't work.." I cut myself off.

"Ethan, it shouldn't break him, it shouldn't continue to break you and I don't think you've tried to get over it." I looked at him.

"What?!" I asked.

"I said I don't think you're over it."

I looked at him,

"ow could I ever get over it?"

An sorry I took ages too update but I'm working on a small 2 shot following up from the stars are alining I need to get the story done first. It's important because you wanted it. Peace on and laterz