Chapter 37

Bumps In The Road

No One's P.O.V.

Bex slammed the door behind her, leaving the studio behind. She didn't want to go back in there. EVER! The last thing she wanted was to face anyone who had witnessed the fight between her and Marisol. It was a disaster of a fight, and she was left bloody and bruised.

The young girl wiped her eyes, pain emerging down her hand. She had really hurt her hand whilst clawing, scratching and punching Marisol's face. She may have even broken a few of her fingers.

Bex kept walking away from the studio, doing her best to ignore the pain, physical and emotional; her whole body was suffering under. It hurt, but she kept walking down the narrow and dull hallway, until she got to the metal doors at the end. Bex pushed them open and light flooded down onto her face. The back wall was more like one giant window, and it felt good to have some sort of natural light.

Courtney and Bridgette were huddled by the edge of the full-length Olympic sized swimming pool. The three young children were splashing about, staying afloat only by their floating toys.

No one noticed Bex at first, but then the metal door slammed shut and all five turned to face her. Courtney gasped; the state Bex was in was horrific for any mother to look at.

Courtney got to her feet and ran all the way over to her daughter. She used her finely tanned hand to grab Bex's chin and inspect her face. It was in a terrible condition. Marisol really had given it all she could, but Bex had gotten the better hand at it. Marisol must have been in an even worse condition.

Bex's wrist was grabbed by Courtney and she was dragged off to the girls' locker room to clean her up.

Bex's nose and lips were pouring out with blood. Her left eye was bruised all over and her right was bruised just under. Her arms had nail marks, some bleeding, others just stinging as Courtney tried to clean her daughter up with a piece of damp tissue.

"I can't fucking believe you Bex." Courtney muttered. Now Bex knew her mother was mad at her. She never swore in front of her unless she was pissed off beyond belief. "I leave you on your own for five fucking minutes and you go and start a fight."

"Why do always assume that I started it?" Bex asked, she jumped up to sit on the counter beside the sink. Her eyes were starting to cloud up, hot tears rolling down her face. It hurt. It hurt a lot because of the damage that had been caused. But she kept crying anyway. Crying was the only way she was ever going to get rid of the pain.

Courtney stopped swabbing at Bex's arms for a moment and dropped the tissue in the sink. She wrapped her arms protectively around Bex, trying to help her feel safe and cared for. It didn't work a lot. Bex felt as alone as a tree growing in the desert. Nothing that anyone did or said was going to make her feel wanted anymore.

"Come on...Tell me what happened." Courtney whispered, letting go of Bex. She unrolled some more toilet paper from the roll and ran it under the tap for a few seconds as Bex dapped at her lips and nose with a dry piece.

"D-Darren...He's a jerk!" Bex cried, wiping her eyes from the new tears. "He-He kissed me and Mason saw...And then...Then Mason broke up with me." It was hard for Bex to recount on what had happened. The more she thought about it the more the emotional pain hurt. "And it was all Marisol's fault...I hate her!"

Courtney started wiping away the dried blood from Bex's face. She was listening intensively to the story Bex was telling her. It was hard for her to just sit back and let Bex grow up and discover all of this on her own, but she had to. Bex had to grow up somehow, this was the somehow she needed.

"Bex..." Courtney looked directly into her daughters eyes. She could see all the hurt and pan, but no matter how many times she hugged her it was not going to go away right away. "You need to understand that not all guys are going to appreciate you for the amazing girl you are. Love hurts, there's no way around it."

Bex sniffled nodding her head. She understood. It didn't stop the pain, but she understood. These things took time to get over, Bex was just going to have to get used to it for a while. Soon enough she would meet another boy who loved her more than anyone else did, he was going to be the one to treat her the right way. But before she could get to him, there was going to be bumps in the road.

A/N: Just a quick update :) I hope you liked it :)

I feel bad for Bex...For now...I could quite easily finish the story here...But I'm not sure I want to. I mean, I did say this was going to be the longer version...I'm trying to make it long...But whatever I had planned before I cannot remember it...Seriously, the past few chapters have so not been a part of the overall plan...I just don't know what the overall plan is...LOL!

GCSE's start tomorrow...Wish me luck...But this does also mean a possible lack of updates over the next month...We'll see though..

Thank you to;

bella-sk8er: Yes...I know what French shower is ;) LOL! Three years of learning French and it is probably the only thing I actually do know...;) LOL! Yeah...Mason did over-react a little...But he thought he was in the right...Guys just don't think things through, do they? LOL! I know what you mean...They did both bring it on themselves...Thus we cannot feel entirely sorry for anyone at this point...LOL! ahaha! AH yes...I was, yet again, looking at a different story...It is almost three hundred ;) LOL! Thank you :)

TacosNotDrugs: ahaha! Of course we don't feel bad for him anymore...He's hurt Bex drastically...LOL! =O! LOL! Thanks :)

pomtdwt: ahaha! I know, I know...But we don't even know if Marison shall take place again...Or even Dex...Hmm...LOL! Hair dye does smell horrible...LOL! eww...Thank you for sharing that with me...LOL1 Thank you :)

icarlyfanatic101: ahaha! LOL! Thanks :)

ThatSuperHotSexyBookWorm: hehe! ...I had the chicken pox before...Twice actually...It's ITCHY! Hope you get better soon :) LOL! Of course I'll read your story :) LOL! Thank you :)

Aaron'sInAMineField: Uhhhhhh...Thank you? LOL! Thanks :)

CynicalSquid: YAY! Account :) LOL! Wow...That is pretty ironic when you think of it...LOL! That is soo wicked! LOL! Thank you :)

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Love, ChloeRhiannonX