You Found Me
Face Down
"Stop! Please!" Elle struggled fruitlessly against Callahan's advances. Despite his constant abuse of her and his furious insistences that she not struggle, she still refused to simply allow him to have his way with her. After a month though, Elle had to admit she was running out of steam. The longer this went on the less willpower she had to resist it. She attempted once more to push him away, twisting her face out of reach of his lips, before finally going limp and allowing the inevitable to happen. She screwed up her face, and tried to pretend it was Emmett with his hands roaming mercilessly all over her body. But it didn't work. She knew Emmett too well to think he would ever treat her this roughly. Emmett. She thought of him constantly, aching to see him again. In this especially desperate situation the memory of her friend brought tears to her eyes.
When he had finished with her, Callahan stood up. Elle quickly moved away from him, retreating to the farthest corner of the room, hoping that with some luck, she might hide her tears. Unfortunately, she had no luck.
"Crying again, are we?" his tone mocked her, and she cowered in her corner, terrified of his ensuing wrath. He moved toward his desk, picking up the largest book that sat there, and began to walk toward her. She tried to move away, but there was nowhere left to go…
Do you feel like a man, when you push her around?
Do you feel better now, as she falls to the ground?
Well I'll tell you my friend, one day this world's gonna end,
As your lies crumble down, a new life she has found.
Face down in the dirt she says 'this doesn't hurt'.
She says ' I finally had enough!'
As Elle fell to the floor, a new bruise forming on her arm, the words to the familiar song filled her head. But her situation and the one in the song were as different as they were the same. It was almost laughable. The song talked about abusive relationships, but unlike the girl in the song Elle hadn't had any choice in the matter. The girl in the song had the opportunity to walk away, and someone to protect her when she left. "I have nothing." Elle whispered to herself, and another tear forced its way through eyelids. Even as the thought crossed through her mind, a small voice in the back of her head contradicted it. "You'd have Emmett," it said." If you could make it out of this mess he'd protect you." Tears sprang to her eyes for the second time that day, as Emmett's face swam, once again, to the forefront of her mind. Not to mention her arm was throbbing. But Callahan was nowhere near done. Elle closed her eyes, and braced herself, as the book slammed against her again, this time hitting her head. Stars swam before her eyes, and she knew no more.
OMIGODxOMIGODxOMIGODxOMIGODxOMIGODxOMIGODxOMIGODx
Elle woke hours later, locked in the closet again. She felt her head throb as she attempted to sit up, and decided to simply lie down. Her entire body ached with the force of the blows she had missed while unconscious. She wondered if she should be grateful that most of the blows were delivered, when she was not aware of them. It saved her the energy of being frightened of them. But the only thing Elle could feel was sick. She was starving, badly hurt, and there was no one to help her. She yearned for California, where her Delta Nu sisters could protect her. She longed for Paulette, who could comfort and nurse her. But above all she pined for Emmett who could do all that and more. Emmett would protect her, comfort her, nurse her, and see to it that Callahan was stopped once and for all. She sniffled. There was no use hoping. No one knew that she needed help. Her Boston friends thought she was in Malibu, and her Malibu friends thought she was in Boston. By the time the two parties came to a realization that she wasn't where they thought she was, she would be beyond help. There was only so much a girl could take before she cracked completely.
A/N: Poor Elle! A whole month in that place! Next chapter I am planning for us to hear from Elle, Emmett, and the girls of Delta Nu. Things will be lookin' up soon! Never fear!
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