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Aslinn's Point of View:

Jinx and I had been together for almost three months now and so had Poppy and James. I haven't said more than a couple of words to James in the entire three months because Jinx got really jealous. He would automatically assume that I was cheating on him with James even if I wasn't.

Take right now for instance, I was late to meet up with him at the library because I had to stop and talk to Rose about something and he was freaking out on me. Something about how I never thought about him and he didn't seem to be a priority for me.

"You're my number one priority all of the time and I feel like you put everyone else in front of me," he shouted. He'd placed a silencing charm around us. "I really don't appreciate you spending more time with Potter than you do with me."

I groaned and felt like beating my head against the bookshelf behind me. "I'm not spending more time with James than I am with you. I barely even see him anymore because if you! If you weren't so insecure maybe I could-"

I didn't see the slap coming until the back of his hand connected with my cheek. I felt my head reel back and connect with the very shelf I'd thought about hitting it against earlier. I felt stupid for even thinking about doing that as the sickening pain shot through my skull.

I brought my hand up to my face and covered the cheek that he'd slapped. I slid down onto the floor in front of him and felt hot tears making their way down my cheeks. "Why did you hit me?"

His face that was once contorted with anger was now a grimace of sorrow. "Oh my God Aslinn, I am so sorry! I didn't even realize what I was doing until it was already done! I am so sorry."

He bent down to hug me close and I flinched away from him. I pulled my knees up to my chest and used them as a boundary between us. "I don't want you to touch me."

He took my hands in his and locked eyes with me. "Baby, I love you and I don't want to lose you over this. I swear to all things holey that I'll never lay another hand on you again."

I knew how stupid it was but I did it anyways. "I believe you, but if you do hurt me again we're done. I'm not one of those girls who just lets someone hurt her and doesn't do anything about it. I'm strong and independent."

He gave me a toothy grin and pulled me up to my feet. Then he muttered something under his breath before saying out loud, "It's dark outside so no one should be in the halls or your common room so we should be safe. I don't want anyone to ask any questions."

I nodded before lacing our fingers together and walking through the corridors. Once we got to my door I turned to him and whispered, "I love you too."

Before he could reply I whispered the password and slid inside. I leaned back against the door trying to stop my head from spinning so quickly. I couldn't believe that Jinx had actually hit me, I'd only been hit once and that was because I was such a fuckup.

James' Point of View:

Aslinn and I haven't talked in almost three months but then again she hadn't really talked to anyone other than Jinx. She seemed to have lost that shine that she always seemed to have and she didn't smile as often. I felt like the Aslinn I loved was slowly drifting away from me.

"Have you talked to Aslinn lately? I haven't said a word to me in almost three months, is she mad at me?" Roxi asked startling me and making me bang my shin against the table.

"If she's mad at you then she's mad at me as well. I mean we haven't properly talked in almost three months. I think I'm slowly going crazy," I said, running a hand though my hair.

Roxi placed a hand on my shoulder and gave it a sympathetic squeeze. "I know that's what it seems like but you know what it's like to get wrapped up in a relationship; to be afraid of upsetting them because you care so much about them."

I sighed before running a hand through my hair again. I felt my resolve break and I let out a deep sigh, "I just miss her so much, Roxi. I need her in my life, she's my everything."

I realize how wimpy it was but I felt a couple tears falling down my face. I don't think I'd cried since I was younger and I fell off of my broom and broke my arm. Then I was seven and I thought it was the end of the world but it was nothing compared to the searing pain in my chest.

I felt Roxi rubbing my back as she murmured, "Why don't you just talk to her about this? If you miss her so much I'm sure she misses you too. You're her best friend, everyone needs their best friend."

I pulled my face out of her neck in time to hear the common room door swinging open. I wiped my face and took a deep breath before turning around to face Aslinn. She had a hand on her cheek and she was keeping her face in the shadows of the room. Something was up with her.

"Lyn, what's wrong?" I asked, walking up to her. I took her wrist in my hand and pulled it off of her face. There was a big red welt along her cheekbone, I felt something sour rise in my stomach as I forced out, "Did he do this to you?"

Her eyes became huge and she quickly said, "No, I was walking outside and wasn't paying attention to the staircases. It moved and I ended up running into a wall I didn't realize was there."

I felt my eyebrows knit together as I placed my hands on either side of her face. I saw her flinch slight and I felt my heart crack a little. "Aslinn, I need you to tell me the truth about this. Did Jinx hit you?"

Her face fell in defeat and she said, "I'm telling you the truth, James. I would tell you if he hit me, I told you about my father so…"

I knew she was lying to me but I couldn't do anything about it. If I tried to figure out the truth she would hate me more than anything but if I let it go I would hate myself. I needed to keep her safe; I needed her to be okay for me to be okay. I don't know what to do.

Aslinn's Point of View:

Lying to James was the hardest thing that I've ever had to do. I wanted to tell him the truth but I didn't want to cause any unneeded drama, I could handle this. It wasn't like Jinx was abusive or anything, he just hit me once and he promised it was never going to happen again.

I walked into the bathroom of the girls' dorm to check out my marks. I grimaced when I saw the welt along my cheek; it really didn't look like I'd run into a wall. I understood why James didn't believe me now but it wasn't like I could tell him the truth.

I sighed before getting into the shower and trying to wash away everything away. I didn't want to remember what he did or how it felt to full out lie to James. I honestly couldn't tell you which one hurt more.

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