Chapter 3
Allie opened her eyes, feeling like she had been in a deep sleep for days. Her eyes fluttered as she cringed at the pain coming from her arms and legs. She put her hand on her forehead, groaning in pain. She felt the sheet around her naked body. She looks around the room, seeing that Lon's suitcases were gone. He had left. But not before taking a piece of her with him.
Her mind was racing. A million questions flooded through her head. This was her fault. She had pushed him too this with what happened with Noah. If she had just left with him, none of this would have happend. Noah couldn't see her like this. She would die. She never wanted him to look at her differently. She slowly stood, up almost stumbling to the floor. She caught herself, walking into the bathroom and gently pulling on her dress and hose.
" Damn it." she mutters through sobs, trying to get the hose on over her bruised legs.
She walks out of the bathroom, sitting back on the bed. She quickly gets off of the bed, not being able to sit there after what had happend. Where would she go? She couldn't go to her parents. She only had one home. The only home she had really ever known. The last thing she wanted to do was put this all on Noah. He didn't deserve it. She had hurt him enough over the past few years. Even if it wasn't intentional, she did it. And she couldn't leave without saying goodbye to him.
She scanned herself in the mirror one last time, trying to hide the gash on her lip with her lipstick and powder. She looked at the room one last time in disgust, and left. She got in her car, slamming her hands on the steering wheel. She put her head on the wheel and started crying again. She couldn't seem to stop. She drove back to Noah's house sitting in the driveway for a minute before starting up to the front porch.
She gently knocked on the door, waiting for him to answer. His car was in the field, so she knew he was still home. Suddenly the screen door swung open and Noah stood there, staring at her.
" Allie-" says Noah.
" Hey." says Allie, her eyes welling with tears.
Noah looked at her lip, noticing the gash. Her touched her shoulder with his hand, and she jumped.
" What the hell happend to you?" says Noah, looking her in the eyes.
" Nothing happend to me, Noah. I came back. It's over with Lon and me." says Allie.
Noah looks at her concerned.
" Al, you're shaking. What happend?" says Noah, sitting on the bench on the porch with her.
Allie shook her head.
" I just told you-" says Allie.
" What did he do to you? Did he hurt you?" says Noah.
Allie dosen't say anything. Noah scans her up and down, pushing her sleeves up from her dress. Allie quickly stops him, shoving her hands off.
" Allie-" says Noah, almost crying now.
" Stop it. It dosen't matter." says Allie, looking away from him.
" Yes it does matter, god damn it! Allie, just let me see. I won't get mad. I promise. I just want to make sure you're ok, alright?" says Noah, holding her face in his hands.
Allie starts crying, looking him in the eyes. He looks under her sleeve's, seeing the cuts and bruises. He glances down at her legs, seeing the bruises through the hoisery. He looks back up at her lip, smoothing his thumb over it.
" Bastard." says Noah, angirly.
Allie still dosen't say anything.
" He just roughed you up, right? He didn't-" says Noah.
Allie shakes her head.
" Omigod-" says Noah, putting his head down.
He couldn't bare the thought of someone else touching and hurting Allie like that. He wanted to put his fist through a wall. He wanted to kill Lon for what he had done to her.
" Noah, I deserved it. I just- I want to forget it ever happend. It dosen't matter." says Allie.
" Don't say that! That's bull shit! You didn't deserve that! For him to do something like that to you, like some kind of animal! I'll kill him, I swear I'll kill him." says Noah, angirly, standing up and kicking the chair over and over again.
" Noah! Stop, please. Just stop." says Allie, standing up, facing him.
He stared down at the chair. Allie slinked down to the ground on the porch and just sat there. Noah slinked down to her level putting his arm around her.
" I'm sorry, baby. I just- I love you. More than anything." says Noah, kissing her on the side of the head.
" I know. I love you too. I just wish-" says Allie.
" Shh. Don't. Forget about the last three years. It dosen't matter. What matters is this. Right now." says Noah.
Allie nodded as she nuzzled her head against his chest. He pushed her hair back gently, looking at the bruise that was forming on the side of her face from where Lon had struck her. He kissed it.
" Ow-" says Allie, cringing.
" I'm sorry. Come on. Let's go in the house and get you cleaned up. We'll see a doctor tommarow." says Noah.
Allie nodded as she looked up at Noah. He scooped her up in his arms, her arms draped around his neck, and carried her into the house.