Chapter 1: The after math
I'm awoken by throbbing pain all over my body. I groan and roll over. I grab my phone and look at the time, 3:20 am. Stumbling out of the thin mattress, I slowly make my way to the small bathroom. I try to avoid the mirror but I catch a glance of myself. My body is coved in cuts and scrapes, dirt is all over my face and arms. I sigh deeply knowing that I need to wash my wounds.
Slowly, I take off my shirt, wincing at the pain. Soon after that I take my pants off then my underwear and bra. I walk over to the small shower, struggling to turn on the rusted tap. Finally the water gushes out of the shower head. Hesitantly I step in. I muffle the scream the escapes my throat, and shut my eyes tight. God it hurts so much, it feels like someone is stabbing me all over my body all at once. I open my eyes and stare down at the water that's now a shade of red.
"Lara?" I hear a soft whisper coming from the door.
"Sam? Is that you?" I breathe out heavily.
"Lara, I heard a scream and I got sacred" she whispered.
"Sorry Sam, that was me, I didn't mean to wake you" I step out of the water flow. "Go back to bed okay? You need to rest"
"Does it hurt that much?" She asks.
I hear the door open and the sound of footsteps coming towards the shower. God please don't look at me Sam, I can't have you seeing me like this.
The shower curtain slowly moves and Sam's head pokes around the curtain. I turn around so my backs facing her.
"My god Lara..." Her voice trails off.
I feel a warm hand run down my back and I shudder at the pain. The hand moves back immediately.
"Sam please... Don't look at me"
"Sweetie don't be like that, you need to clean your wounds, let me help you"
I hear her move to the closet. A moment later she comes back with a towel in her hand. She takes her shirt off and steps in the shower.
"This is going to hurt.. I'm sorry"
I nod my head knowing well that this is going to be painful. She holds the towel under the water flow and then turns to my back and, carefully, starts to clean it. A low scream leaves my lips as I shudder in pain.
"Try to stay still, I know it hurts" her soft voice somehow eases the pain flowing my body.
After a few painfully minutes, we step out of the shower and Sam dries me off. I turn around to put my clothes on when I hear a muffled sob. I spin around to see Sam's face coved in tears.
"Sam!" I rush to her side and throw my arms around her. "What's wrong Sam?" I ask, aware that my voice has a hint of panic in it.
"You're so hurt... every inch of your body is coved in wounds and blood... all because of me" she whimpered. I suddenly feel anger rising in me. She thinks she did this to me? She couldn't have been more wrong.
I pull back from the embrace and stare into her brown eyes, god she looks so beautiful even after everything she's been through.
"Don't you even think for a minute that it's your fault, you hear me? It's Mathias and those bustards fault not yours okay?" My eyes never leaving hers.
"But you're so hur.."
"Enough Sam. If I went back in time I would do it all over again. I'm just glad you're safe, I'll always protect you" I whisper as I hug her tightly.
She didn't say anything, she just let out a sob. I pick her up and carry her towards the bed, every muscle in my body protesting but I didn't care. Carefully laying down on the bed, I climb next to her and cuddle her tightly. She cried for a few minutes before falling asleep in my arms. I close my eyes and drift off to sleep.
[A/N] Thanks for reading the first chapter :D So what do you think? leave a review with your thoughts.. please :)