Chapter 16:
Don't touch me !
Noah's voice had been echoing in Kurt's head ever since he had last heard his voice. Sat on his bed his thighs pressed against his chest, Kurt was waiting. He had been looking for a solution ever since he had been released but nothing came to his mind. All he wanted was Sarah to be safe as well as Puck and himself but there was no solution for that, so he had opted for the solution that kept Sarah safe. He felt sick and had never been so down in his life.
And this time, Puck was not by his side to help him through this. He didn't want him to magically fix everything up, all he wanted was someone he could talk to about all this. But he was too scared to imagine the consequences if he did so. So he stayed there moping in his room. At first Burt, Carole and Finn had tried to get him to talk to them about what had happened, but they had stopped after realizing that he would not talk about it until he was ready. They thought that it was the trauma of being prisoner that kept him from talking.
But reality was different. In reality Kurt didn't talk afraid of letting too much words slip from his mouth. He was so scared that he would be able to crack down in tears and tell everything. And that would be his death. Maybe not physically but certainly psychologically. So he kept quiet in his room, secretly hoping Puck to knock at his door and talk to him and laugh with him like before. But Puck wouldn't come because Kurt had made him run away. Because Puck could not understand unless Kurt told him everything and he would not tell anything to anyone. So Kurt had lost his closest friend. He knew that, if Puck had come and talked to him, he would have seen that there was more to Kurt than what he was showing. Even through the hut door Puck could tell when Kurt was not one hundred percent honest with him.
On Wednesday Kurt was walking through the school parking lot, secretly hoping no one to talk to him the whole day. However, since luck had left his side years before, his wish was not fulfilled. Making his way to his locker he was blocked by Karofsky.
"You don't say a word and you follow me." The jock said before walking away not even checking if the boy followed him. Knowing he had no choice, Kurt followed the bigger boy until standing in the locker room by the shower stalls. Still not facing Kurt, Karofsky said. "You little slut I can't believe you did that to me." Kurt froze, he had no idea what the jock was talking about but his tone showed more than anger.
"I don't know wh-"
"Don't deny I know you did it ! And with Puckerman you little whore ! I knew he was a man-whore but I thought you were much better than that !" Without any warning, David's fist landed on Kurt's jaw.
"We haven't... I didn't..." Kurt tried to defend himself as tears started to fill his eyes.
" I know you did ! There were stains on the bed sheets !" Karofsky shouted. " I never touched you ! I stopped myself because I thought that you deserved much better than doing it in a gloomy place like this ! I even prevented them from doing anything to you ! And now I find out that you did it with the worst asshole ever .!"
"You are the worst asshole ever !" Kurt yelled. He knew how the jock's feelings worked and right now he had reached the climax of his anger so whatever Kurt said it would not make things worse. He was roughly shoved against the wall of the stall and could barely breath after the shock.
"You will love me Kurt ! I know you will !" Karofsky shouted before punching Kurt everywhere he could.
"Can't you understand that it will just never happen ?" Kurt almost implored. This statement earned him a knee in the stomach. He collapsed on the floor.
"And don't even try to tell someone or you know what will happen." Karofsky finally said before exiting the locker room. Kurt laid there for a while trying to recover enough strength to stand up. He made his way outside, breathless, and walked towards the bleachers, knowing that no one would bother him under them. He had barely no more strength when he reached the grassy spot he was looking for. He sat down and automatically hated himself for not taking his magnesium pills. He had a lack of magnesium that paralyzed him partially when his heart beat too fast. He had time to lay down on the grass before feeling his limbs getting numb. He remained there for maybe half an hour, breathing with difficulty, when he could finally move his fingers. When his mobile rang Kurt managed to catch it through his thumb and index and took the call.
"Need to talk to you, where are you ?" Puck's sharp voice asked.
"'der the eachers." Kurt answered, he hadn't noticed that even his mouth was numb until trying to talk.
"Are you okay ?" Puck asked concern filling his voice. Kurt shook his head on the phone tears attacking his cheeks again.
"No." He managed to cry in the phone.
"Okay, I'll be here in a minute, you said you're under the bleachers ?" Puck asked already moving.
"Yes." Kurt mumbled still not moving.
Puck hang up and ran towards the football field completely panic stricken. Kurt could barely talk on the phone as if he had his jaw broken or something like that. And the boy never admitted when he was not doing well, so he must be very badly hurt. When Puck reached the bleachers he saw a body lying on the grass. He got closer and found Kurt, not moving his eyes open looking at him. He had bruises all over the face and arms.
"Oh fuck Kurt what happened ?" Puck asked, slipping an arm under Kurt's head to sit him.
"Karofsky." Kurt managed to articulate. Puck clenched his fists holding Kurt's shirt.
"Can you move ?" He asked. Kurt shook his head and Puck froze. When someone could not move it meant that something had hit the spinal cord, maybe Kurt was paralyzed permanently.
"'s nothing, happens very often. Already can move my fingers." Kurt showed Puck who sighed in relief.
"Why the fuck did he attack you ?" Puck asked. "You told me that he was not dangerous, that there was no risk ! And I fuckin' find half dead under the bleachers !" Puck said unable to contain his rage.
"That's true, there's no risk for your sister and you. He was just angry that's all." Kurt explained his lips moving with more ease.
"And why was he angry ?" Puck asked. Kurt turned his eyes to not look at the jock. "Answer me Kurt, why was he angry ?"
"Because of whatever happened that night in the shed." Kurt finally admitted blushing even through his bruises.
"Fuck !" Puck shouted. He didn't want to talk about that. He had no idea what to even think of that. "How did he find out ?"
"Something about stains on the sheets. Promise me you won't do anything Puck." Kurt begged.
"Why would I do that ?" Puck asked, he was still slightly pissed at Kurt.
" I … Just don't do anything Puck please." Kurt implored.
"You know, as long as you won't tell me what's going on I'll go and punch him in the face before suing him." Kurt suddenly burst int tears, his face hidden in his hands, Puck had never seen him in such a state. He wrapped his arms around the smaller boy and hugged him for a while. "I can't help you if you don't tell me what's going on." Puck whispered in his ear.
"If I tell you I … I can't Puck. The most important thing is that he won't touch your sister I know that so no worries." Kurt said failing at sounding casual.
" I worry for you, did he threaten you of something ?" Puck asked.
"Only if I talk so as long as I don't denounce him he won't do anything." Kurt said his a little steadier.
" I … Kurt I can't leave you being as scared as you are. What if he keeps on beating you up ?" Puck asked feeling terribly helpless.
"He won't and as soon as I find a way to fix everything up I tell you, I promise." Kurt answered.
" I'm sorry for yelling at you yesterday, I thought you were really trying to protect him." Puck apologized feeling terrible.
"It's okay." Kurt answered trying to wriggle his way out of Puck's arms. He sat some feet away from Puck hugging himself. "You should go, you're going to miss second period." Kurt said, he looked hurt.
"You know that I didn't mean to insult you when I told you not to touch me ?" Puck said feeling extremely bad for saying this to the boy.
"Just go please Puck, I will go back home and sleep you can leave me alone."
"Kurt I-"
"Just leave I want to be alone we'll talk later." Kurt said before standing up awkwardly and leaving towards the school parking lot. Puck watched him go and decided that he would do everything he could to get his friend out of Karofsky's filthy claws.