This episode will have drama.. Trust me :)
*Laura's POV*
I can't believe Ross did that! That was the rudest thing he's ever done! It's like his personality changed in a second! Ugh! Just the thought of it makes my blood boil! Cody and I were leaving the apartment building. "So where do you live?" I asked. "Right across the street." He said. I nodded. We crossed the street and walked into his apartment building. Wow! It's nice here! We went inside the elevator and Cody pushed the button that leads to his floor. 9.
Ross lives on the 9th floor. Stop! Stop thinking about Ross! You guys aren't together anymore! Anyway, we made it onto his floor and made it to his apartment building. We walked down the endless corridor and finally made it to his apartment building. 9D. He fished his keys out of his pocket and unlocked the door.
He had a nice place. But not as nice as Ross. Ugh! I gotta get him out of my mind! "Where do you wanna work?" I asked. "Lets do it in my room, I have my laptop in there." He said. "Okay." I said before we walked into his bedroom and sat around his computer and started to get to work.
*Ross's POV*
I blew it. I freaking blew it. I can't believe I was so stupid! Now I lost the most beautiful girl in the world. I was currently curled up on the couch sobbing into my brother's chest as he cradled me in his arms. This is how it's been for 45 minutes now. "Ross.." Rocky whispered in my ear. I looked up at him so he knew I was listening. "I have to go to the bathroom but I'll be right back." He whispered.
"Y-You promise you'll be back?" I asked while softly crying. He nodded. "I promise." He said before hugging me tighter and then letting me go slowly and gently. I sat up so Rocky could get up, which he did and then walked to the bathroom and closed the door behind him.
I'm done! We're done! Laura's haunting words kept playing through my mind like a broken record player. But there was no record player breaking. It's my heart that's broken. A horrible sensation has been burning inside of me since Laura left.
Cutting.
No! You can't go back to cutting! I said in my mind. But it eases my pain! I protested in my mind. My mind was having a vicious fight between cutting or not. I know exactly how to make the fighting stop. I got off of the couch and went into my bedroom. I went to my bedside and bent down to see under my bed.
My old converse shoe box! Bingo!
I stuck my arm under and reached so I could grab it. After I knew it was in my hands, I slid it out from under the bed and picked it up. I opened the shoe box to find what I was looking for.
My blades.
Okay, I'll admit it. That bathroom incident wasn't the first time I cut myself. But it was my first in a long time. About a month after the accident, I began cutting. I stopped probably 2 and a half years after I started when the teacher notices my fresh cuts and told me to see the guidance counselor daily. I didn't know where to get rid of them so I just kept them under my bed.
Anyway, back to the present. Tears were violently flowing from my eyes as I rolled up my sleeves. I took out one of my sharper blades and starting cutting my left arm first. As soon as the blade collided with my skin, I grimaced but endured the pain. I cut 20 slits on my arm.
1 cut for our teacher for assigning Cody and Laura as partners.
1 cut for Cody coming into my apartment.
1 cut for loosing the love of my life.
1 cut for Cody's parents ever meeting.
And 16 extra cuts just for the hell of it.
As I was about to do my other arm, I was interrupted by my brother. "ROSS SHOR LYNCH, WHAT THE HELL DO YOU THINK YOU'RE DOING?!" He screamed before running and tacking me for the blade. I was holding it out of his reach. "Ross, give me the blade!" He ordered. "No!" I screamed. Rocky managed to get it out of my hands. He saw the shoe box and before I could do anything, he grabbed the box and ran out the door. I stood up quickly. "Get back here!" I yelled before chasing after him.
He ran down to the basement. I followed him even though I was growing tired. He went to the garbage room and threw my blade box into the dumpster to rot for all eternity. "W-Why did you.. Throw away my b-blades?" I asked, feeling weaker since my arm was still bleeding. Rocky turned to me and I guess I looked like a mess. His eyes widened. He ran to me and put his arms around me to keep me upright. "Come on, lets get you fixed up before you faint." He said before guiding me back to my apartment.
Well my arm is bandaged up to stop the bleeding and I'm currently sitting on the couch and Rocky is nervously pacing back and forth while biting his nails. He then stopped pacing and turned to me. "What the hell were you thinking Ross?" He asked both nervously and angrily. "You know what? Let me rephrase that.. YOU WEREN'T THINKING!" He yelled. I looked down, feeling guilty. "I'm sorry." I whispered.
Rocky realized how delicate this situation truly is. He softened and sat beside me. "Bro. You can tell me anything. I mean I know I haven't been around for long. But in all honestly, before 3 months ago, I was told you were dead so.." He said. I chuckled. He always knew how to make a negative situation positive. "Why did you cut yourself? And how did you get all those blades so fast?" He asked. "Well.. I've had them.." I said.
Rocky's eyes widened. "This is gonna need some explaining." I said. He nodded. "A month after the accident.. I couldn't deal with the emotional pain anymore so I.. Started cutting." I admitted. Rocky's eyes widened even more.
"I was cutting 7 to 8 times a week. About 2 and a half years passed and a teacher noticed the cuts. After that, I was seeing the guidance counselor everyday during lunch. All of my teachers said if I needed to go at any other time during the day, just get up and leave. So I was kinda forced to stop cutting after that. I wasn't even allowed to use those cheap plastic knives at lunch. I stopped cutting until that razor incident. After that one, I stopped again until now. That was the first time since." I explained, feeling a cold chill going down my spine the entire time.
"Wow.." Rocky said in complete and utter shock. "I had no idea. Ross, if you need anyone to talk to.. About anything, just know I'll be there in a heartbeat." Rocky said. That right there, was all I needed to hear. I almost immediately hugged him tightly. With no hesitation, he hugged back. "Thank you." I said. "For what?" He asked. "For being the best big brother anyone could have." I said. "No problem." He said. "I love you Rocky." I said. "I love you too." He said.
*Laura's POV*
Well, Cody and I just printed out our project. We're done! Now I have the rest of summer to do whatever I want to do with R- Oh that's right.. I broke up with him. I kind of regret it now. I wish he were here so I could apologize.
"Well, I better get going." I said before getting up to leave. He stood up and grabbed my hand roughly and turned me around. "No you don't have to." He insisted. "It's not like you have any other plans. You and Ross are over!" He said. I'm starting to feel like Ross was right about Cody. He got closer to me. "Just say no if you want me to stop." He said before leaning in. Almost immediately, I yelled "Stop, stop, STO-"
I was cut off by Cody roughly kissing me. I tried to get out of his grip but every time I'd try, he grip me tighter. He then started walking to the bed.
Oh no.
He laid me down on his bed. He began to tug on my shirt, trying to pull it up. I was pressing my back against the mattress so he wouldn't be able to take off my shirt. "Let me.. Get your.. Shirt off!" He yelled as we kissed, beginning to sound irritated. "Please don't do this!" I begged. "No, I like this." He said as our lips were still connected. He managed to get my shirt up and off. He moved his hands down to my skirt and unzipped it before pulling it down.
He then started to take off my underwear. That was the last straw. I pressed my thumb against the pressure point behind his neck as hard as I could. After about 30 seconds, he passed out. I pushed him off of me and looked down to realize my underwear were down at my ankles. I quickly pulled them up and got off of the bed. I quickly put my shirt and skirt back on. It look wrinkled and messy but I don't care. I just wanna get out of here and forget this ever happened. I was so close to loosing my virginity to a douche bag.
I was shuddering and silently sobbing as I dressed myself and got my shoes back on. I grabbed the report just in case he destroys it to be able to try to rape me again. I left as soon as I could, hoping that he doesn't come to anytime soon. Or at all for all I care. I managed to leave the building and cross the street back home.
*Rocky's POV*
"Are you sure?" Ross asked. "Yes! As your older brother, and you being under 18, I order you to go out and have fun! But not too much fun! I said. He sighed. "Okay. I'll be back before midnight." He said. "Okay." Ross grabbed his phone off of the coffee table and left. I followed him out the door and watched him disappear down the corridor. I turned and saw someone coming my way from the other side. I heard short gasps of air and they had their head hung down so it was obvious that they were crying.
"Hey, are you okay?" I asked as I started to approach them. The only things I could see was that it was a brunette haired girl. She looked up. Oh my God, it's Laura!
"Woah, what happened? You look terrible!" I said worriedly. Her face said it all. "Was it about that Cody guy?" I asked. She nodded. "What happened?" I asked. "He.. He.. I can't say it!" She sobbed. I looked at her closely. Her hair was a mess, and so were her clothes. She looked broken. But not in a way that meant she cared about him. Like he did something unforgivable.. "Wait a second.. Did he.. Rape you?" I asked nervously.
She nodded. Her knees were becoming weak. I gently wrapped my arms around her and let her sob into my chest. I gently guided us into Ross's apartment. I shut the door behind us and guided us to the couch. I sat her down gently and I sat down right after. "It was so horrible!" She cried. "I know.. I know.." I comforted.
After sitting there and cradling a sobbing Laura, she pulled away." I'm sorry." She said as she wiped her eyes. "It's okay." I said. "Did he actually.. You know.." I asked. I know it's an awkward question but from the only information I know, he could've made her pregnant.
"No.. He never got to. But he would have." She said. I was now totally confused. "I'm gonna need a better explanation." I said. "He got my shirt, skirt and underwear off and then I pressed his pressure point and he passed out." She explained. "Oh.." I said relieved. Thank God she's alright!
"I'm gonna go take a shower." She said. I nodded. She got up and went into her room to go and get some clothes and then went into the bathroom to take a shower.
*Ross's POV*
So I was walking down the street. I was just thinking of a place to go to. I was thinking of something that was on my mind so I could narrow down my options.
Music.
That's all I can think about that doesn't have to do with Laura. Oh! There's a cool new karaoke place around the corner, which was where I was anyway. I kept walking until I finally made it to the karaoke place.
*Laura's POV*
I stepped out of the bathroom, now clean and wearing different clothes. "I need to go out and get some air." I said shakily, still nervous about the whole almost rape incident. "Okay." He said. And with that, I left the apartment. I crossed the street and quickly walked past "his" apartment. I was just debating in my mind where I should go to try to forget about today.
I was walking down the street and I heard loud music from afar. I followed the sound and it led me to a karaoke club. I was intrigued by it and decided to go in. Sure I have stage-fright but I still want to hear other people sing. I walked in and saw that a girl was doing a cover of "Sober" by Pink. Woah, she's really good! But since I just walked in, I realized it was the end of the song. She stopped singing at the song's end and everyone was enthusiastically applauding for her, including me.
"Alright guys!" The DJ said into the mic to quiet everyone down so they could hear what he had to say. "Alright, we're gonna do something new today!" He said. The crow cheered and applauded. "Alright, alright. Settle down." He said to quiet the crowd. "We're gonna put a spotlight on 2 people. Those 2 people will have to come onstage and perform a duet together." He explained.
The crowd cheered loudly but then stopped so they could all see who was going to be picked. "Alright, here we go!" He said. The first spotlight was shining on someone. Before I could see who it was, a bright light blinded me. Oh no.. I HAVE TO PERFORM!
I felt someone take my hand and guide me to the stage. Once I got my vision back, I saw I was standing in front of everyone. I can't believe I have to do this. "Alright, what are your names?" The DJ asked. "I'm Ross Lynch." The boy next to me said. My eyes widened. I looked over to find Ross standing next to me but not looking at me. "And you?" The DJ asked as he pointed to me? Ross looked over and saw it was me. His eyes widened as well.
I couldn't remember how to speak because I was in too big of a state to even think about how to speak. Well for starters, I'm standing on a stage in front of about 500 people, AND, my ex-boyfriend is standing right next to me. My head was spinning just thinking about what's right in front of me. Ross started to look worried. I finally managed to say into the mic. "I-I'm Laura Marano."
"Alright, Ross and Laura. You guys are gonna sing a duet that I think will be perfect for the both of you." The DJ said before starting the music. I was nervous at first but I started singing on cue.
*Ross's POV*
By the end of the song, Laura and I were facing each other and looking into each other's eyes. The crowd started cheering and clapping loudly. Laura and I put our microphones back onto their stands, not daring to look away from each other. The applause finally died down.
"I'm sorry!" We both blurted out in unison before embracing each other tightly. The crowd cheered even louder. Tears flowed out of my eyes for two reasons. Reason one, I'm so happy to be able to hold Laura in my arms again. Reason two, I feel terrible for managing to loose her in the first place.
We both pulled away at the same time but our arms were still around each other. "I'm sorry I acted that way in front of Cody. I just got.. Jealous." I admitted. "I was worried that he was gonna steal your h-" I said. She put her finger against my lips to cut me off. "He could never steal my heart. It's already been stolen." She said. I made an angry face and felt my blood boiling as I pulled away fully. "Who is this?! I will beat the sh-" I spat.
She put her arms back around me again. "Ross, I'm talking about you. You stole my heart!" She said cutting me off. A faint blush appeared on my cheeks. "R-Really?" I stuttered. "Yes!" She exclaimed. I leaned in and our lips connected. Laura immediately melted into the kiss. I wrapped my arms around her waist and pulled her closer as she wrapped her arms around my neck. We heard "Aww!" from probably every member in the audience.
Laura and I walked into my apartment with our hands intertwined. Rocky greeted us. "Aw! Look at that. You forgot about Cody and acting like nothing even happened!" He said proudly. I cocked my head in confusion. "What do you mean?" I asked as I let go of Laura's hand.
*Laura's POV*
"Aw! Look at that. You forgot about Cody and acting like nothing even happened!" Rocky said proudly. Uh oh. Something tells me that this isn't going to end well.. Ross tilted his head in confusion. "What do you mean?" Ross asked in a confused tone as he gently let go of my hand. I stood behind Ross and shook my head viciously and mouthed "No!" Rocky looked at me confused but shook it off. "Umm.." Rocky said awkwardly.
I stopped shaking my head and Ross turned to me. "Is there something Rocky knows that I don't?" Ross asked. I was about to lie but I gave up. I sighed before saying "Yeah.." and nodding. Ross looked like he was getting angry at me. "What happened?" He asked coldly. I gulped. "Y-You might wanna.. Sit down for this." I said as I guided Ross to the couch and sat him down.
"Look.." I said as I sat down next to him. "You were right about Cody." I said. "Did he try to kiss you?" He asked. I gulped again as my palms were beginning to sweat. I nodded. Just the thought of what almost happened made me feel light headed. "Did something else happen?" Ross asked nervously and angrily. "He.." I started. "H-He tried to rape me." I admitted as I shut my eyes tightly.
Cliffhanger! :D I'm so mad that Fanfiction won't allow song lyrics to be in stories! Ugh! Anyway, enough of my ranting. Please review and check out my other stories! :)