Safe And Sound


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Happiness can be found, even in the darkest of times, if one only remembers to turn on the light – Albus Dumbledore


Chapter Eleven


Wednesday September 12th 2012, 1:00 pm, lunch.

My hands shook violently as they pulled the door handle down and yanked the door to Dimitri's classroom open. It seemed that they had been doing that a lot lately. They hadn't been working quite right ever since that man attacked the bonnet of Dimitri's car. It was the same feeling that I had just after the attack. That was the reason why I had to see the therapist. I just wasn't working the way I should. Jenny was there to pick up the pieces of my personality and stick them back together to form something that vaguely resembled how I used to be. It seemed that the pieces were beginning to fall apart once more.

"Rose" Dimitri nodded once he noticed me standing in his doorway. He gestured carefully to the seat opposite me as though he could tell that I was in one of my funny moods. I slipped into the seat, clasped my hands together and attempted to stop them shaking. "What's wrong with you?" His eyes were burning into my hands as they rattled away on top of the desk.

"Nothing" I breathed, willing them to stop. If only I could will all of this away. Absolutely everything. If that was to happen, all of my problems would be gone for good.

"It doesn't look like nothing to me" Dimitri pointed out as his hands engulfed mine to stop them from shaking. In my head, I knew that it was only a kind gesture on his part, but I couldn't stop myself from snatching my hands away defensively. Yes, all of the feelings from the attack were simply rushing back. Dimitri was right, I did need to speak to someone professional about the way I was feeling. Jenny must not have glued me together well enough. "Rose, I was only trying to help."

"Don't bother helping" I snapped viciously. Why could he not understand that I was happy trying to get through this on my own? He was pushing me into telling him things that I didn't want anybody to know.

"Well, if you don't tell me what's going on, I'm going to get you to speak to a therapist" He warned once more. If it was an attempt to scare me into telling him, it wasn't going to work. Even I'm not that stupid.

"So you've said" I spat, slamming my hands onto the desk as I leaned over with an ominous look glinting in my eyes. "Do you remember what I told you?"

"How could I forget?" He questioned, his own dangerous look lurking in those chocolate brown eyes. It didn't seem as though my threat was going to work on him. He seemed too noble to put his own needs before mine. "It was about the most pathetic thing someone has ever said to me."

"And how's that?" I asked, wishing that my threat had been more effective. If it had been, Dimitri probably wouldn't have forced me to come here.

"If you get better, a spell in prison will be worth it" Dimitri answered casually. Oh, whatever you say, Dimitri! No one can be so okay with going to prison. It just doesn't happen.

"Dimitri, I'm not telling you about what happened" I said adamantly. Oh, I wanted to. I wanted to be able to share what happened to me with someone who wouldn't judge me. I had Mason for that, but he refused to talk to me now after what I did. Why is it that I push away everything that's good for me? Does that happen to normal people or is it just me?

"Please, Roza" He whispered. For the first time, I noticed how much this was affecting him as well as me. He was so wrapped up in trying to help me that my silence was causing him physical pain. He wanted desperately to make me better, but I just kept pushing and pushing him away. No wonder he's so frustrated by me all the time. "I just want to help. Let me in."

Once again, Dimitri gave me another first. I found myself believing that it would actually be okay to tell him about what happened that night. I began to believe that he wouldn't run from me. With that thought planted firmly in my head, I opened my mouth to begin to explain this to him.

"We went camping" I sighed in defeat, feeling my whole body sag in relief over telling someone. "I knew it wasn't a good idea. Hell, everyone knew it wasn't a good idea…but we went anyway because we didn't want to be known as the uncool ones who put a stop to it. It happened on our first night there. We'd all had a few drinks and we were sitting around the fire acting like idiots. None of us had a care in the world. That's the way it should be. None of us should have had to witness that. There was a rustle in the trees and then a figure burst out into the clearing. I froze there. Yes, I was the stupid one who stood and watched whilst everyone else was clever enough to run. My eyes were simply transfixed by the blood that soaked his shirt. I was too preoccupied looking at the knife glinting in his hand. He stalked straight for me and that was when I began to move. I ran in the complete opposite direction that everyone else ran in. I found myself in dense trees, barely able to weave myself around them. I can still smell the moss and I can still feel the rough bark on the trees. He finally caught up to me. He was too strong for me to get away again. So I did the only thing I could think of doing. I bit his wrist hard and retrieved the knife he dropped as he screamed. It wasn't like I could see anything, so I just stabbed blindly. It hit something and then I ran away. The next day, they found blood-soaked grass, but no body. He could still be alive today and I wouldn't know it. He could be you and I wouldn't have any idea."

Silence fell over us. My shoulders felt lighter. Everything felt lighter. It was almost as though I could simply float away from this scene and leave it all behind me. The idea sounded rather tempting.

"I don't know where to begin" Dimitri finally breathed as he sagged in his chair much like I had.

"I could be a murderer" I cried, finally crying over the dreadful story. Dimitri was in action quicker than I could even blink. It was almost exactly like last night, but he didn't try to kiss me this time. I reckon that he knew better than to try that again.

"Rose, you did what you had to do" He assured as he wrapped a friendly, comforting arm around my shaking shoulders. "Look, I know you're not going to like hearing me say this."

"You still want me to go see the therapist?" I guessed with a gentle nod.

"Yes, I'm sorry" Dimitri whispered. "This is out of my hands. I don't know how to deal with something like that, but I want you to know that I'm with you every step of the way. We can do it separately from the school. No one else needs to know that you're going. I'll drive you down myself if you want me to. I'll even come into the room with you if you want me there. Rose, you need to believe that you're never going to have to feel like you can't tell me anything ever again."

"I'd like that" I mumbled, leaning my head on his shoulder as I ferociously attempted to wipe the tears from my face. "Thank you."

"For what?" Dimitri asked, allowing me to nuzzle into him even though I was probably getting mascara all over his shirt.

"For everything" I answered. Those two words were all that was needed to be said. There was nothing else that could possibly be added. He had literally done everything he could for me. That was more than anyone else had done for me.

"I'm sorry for kissing you" Dimitri finally said with a look that told me that he was ashamed over being that unprofessional.

"I won't tell anyone about that" I promised before deciding to take a leap of faith. "On one condition."

"What's that?" Dimitri asked, turning to face me. It seemed he was going to grow annoyed at all my constant demands soon.

"You don't tell anyone about this" I whispered, placing my hand on his cheek as I sealed our lips. Even if the kiss did taste salty from all of my tears, it was still the best kiss of my life. He wrapped his arms around my waste and pulled me closer to him as he kissed me back just as sweetly as he did last night. It was as though I returned home. It was so familiar even though we had only kissed one other time. The scent of his aftershave was something that I believed I would be happy to smell every day for the rest of my life. The feel of his arms was something that I would be happy to experience every morning as we woke up beside each other.

It was then, sitting in that chair, that I realised that my crush had blossomed into something so much more. What it was is something that I can't answer. Obsession, love, raw attraction. Who knows? I just wished that the answer would come to me soon.

He pulled away, keeping his head resting on my shoulder.

"I won't tell anybody about that" He breathed, making me melt as I felt a gush of air wash of my skin from his mouth. It was enough to make the hairs stand on end. "On one condition."

"What's that?" I mocked, running my fingers through his hair. Wow, that felt like nothing I had ever had the pleasure to feel before. Okay, this was probably sounding creepy. I was completely smitten by my teacher. Oh, what was I to do?

"This can't be our last kiss" He said and I could tell straight away that he was smiling. I didn't even have to look at him. "I want many more kisses exactly like this one. I want a kiss like that every day. I'm afraid that if you don't fulfil this condition, I'll have to shout about what you did and then you'll have to tell everyone about what I did and then we'll have a very problematic situation on our hands. You wouldn't want that, would you?"

"No, I wouldn't" I answered, barely able to keep the laughter from my voice. "Which is why we have a deal, honey."

"Did you just call me honey?" He asked.

"Yes, I did" I replied. "Expect more of that."

10 reasons as to why this day is a bittersweet day:

1) I'm finally going to do something about my mental state.

2) I've finally spoken about what happened to me.

3) I can relax for the first time since the attack.

4) Dimitri and I are no longer arguing.

5) Dimitri and I are in this sort of relationship.

6) Mason still wasn't talking to me.

7) Mia still wasn't talking to me.

8) Christian and Lissa are no longer talking to each other.

9) Lissa seems ready to take Mason and Mia's side.

10) This sort of relationship thing going on between Dimitri and I is going to be confusing as hell.


So, it seems that Rose is finally going to get better and get what she wants from life ;) I hope you all enjoyed this chapter! Thank God I'm getting the updates in a lot quicker for once!

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