Proven

She was about to push Blake back into the wall before rushing to the rope. Her ears opened up and another car door was heard outside. She glanced out the window but could not see anything except the bit of blood that had smeared on her eye from the broken nose. She stared at Blake and waited for him to try to come after her.

He did get up and threw her into the adjacent wall, making her whimper. He was slapping her across the face when the front door burst open. The familiar face rushed over and threw Blake the other way.

The last thing Tori saw before she fell unconscious was Blake standing at the rope and jumping off the chair.

The next time she opened her eyes, she was lying in her bed with a glass of water on her nightstand. She tried to search for someone but there was no one in the view of the doorframe. Tori had touched her nose and winced in pain.

Someone outside the door heard her wince and rushed to her side. It was the one person who did not believe she was abused. Tori sat up and looked at Hunter.

"Not exactly the way I thought you'd prove it to me." He tried to joke but the mood in the room would not allow it.

"Is he…?"

"Yeah."

She swung her legs over the side of the bed and sat beside Hunter. He was not looking at her but she was watching his every move.

"It's not your fault you know." Tori stated.

"I'm sorry."

He turned to face her and she wrapped her arms around him. They hugged for what seemed like hours until she broke the silence.

"You want to know who that rope was really meant for?" Tori asked.

Hunter kept his arm around her shoulder and looked down at his feet.

"It was meant for me." Tori answered her own question.

"I don't understand how I couldn't see it." Hunter retorted, angry with himself.

"He was your brother, you knew it was true but you didn't want it to be, if I were you , I would've done the same thing." Tori replied as she got up and wandered out of the room.

Hunter sat in the room, feeling way worse than Tori felt. She threw the note in the garbage and grabbed a shirt she had not worn in the longest time. It was sleeveless which meant it showed her bruised shoulders and Blake was gone so she did not have to listen to him.

Tori threw it on in the bathroom and walked out into the hallway where the long mirror was and admired herself. Broken nose and all. The mirror smiled back at her and then the pain hit her. Her nose was throbbing and her head was pounding. She stumbled back into her room.

"Hunter, do you think you cold possibly take me to the hospital, my head really hurts." Tori broke his silence.

"Sure."