Hey everyone! Thank you so much for all your nice reviews. It means a lot to know people are reading my story. =] Anyways, hope you liked the last chapter. It really connects to this one and this chapter actually raises the drama a little more. So brace yourselves. Btw, it is 3am here right now, but it's summer so who cares? Haha. On with the story:
RECAP:
-Mrs. Torres is asked permission by Shane to date Mitchie
-Shane surprises Mitchie and her whole school by coming to pick her up
-Shane and Mitchie spend a little quality time at "Tuttimelon"
-Mitchie's parents approve of Shane
Back to the story:
After what Shane did in front of the school yesterday, I knew my life and reputation there wouldn't be the same.
It's a beautiful day today so I turned down my mom's offer of a car ride and started walking to school. As I am walking down another block, a car drives along the sidewalk slowing down to my pace. I look up to see Cody and his guy friends riding in the back of a truck (like the one in twilight). "Hey sexy. Need a ride?" Cody says. His voice makes me cringe inside. "Shut up Cody. We're not an item anymore. So just leave me the fuck alone." All his guys friends start to laugh and shove him. "Quit it." he says to them. He makes the driver stop the car and jumps out from the back of the truck. The guys in the truck stay and start their own conversation as Cody runs after me. "Come on Mitch. Just one ride. It's won't hurt." Somehow I don't find that entirely convincing. I glare up at him. "What do you say?" he asks. "You wanna know what I say? I say get the fuck away from me. I dealt with you once and I don't wanna do it again. My life has enough problems with you in it." I start to take a step as Cody steps in front of me. "Alright look Torres. I've had to put up with your crap throughout our whole relationship. So don't be blaming your misery on me, because I did what I had to do. Now here I am once again dealing with you after I politely offered a car ride to school. I will not let you embarrass me in front of my guys and wreck my reputation." I scoff in his face. "What reputation? And why would I wanna embarrass you? You're already an embarrassment as it is." His tone then grows agressive. "Get. In. The car." "NO." I boldly say. Too bad it didn't work. Cody then grips my wrist strongly and violently.
"Ugh Cody let me go." The guys in the truck look up. "Hey good news guys, Mitchie decided to ride with us." He lifts me into the truck. I am faced with a truck-ful of guys who smell like crap and tequila. Deep breathe Mitchie. Just 3 more blocks to school. Nothing to it. I'll be fine... I hope.
I jump out of the truck as soon as we reach the school I hear a couple of the guys laughing behind me as I rush up the stairs. I run to my locker and grab my books for 1st and 2nd period. The first bell rings as soon as I close my locker. Whew, good timing. I guess that car ride did help a little after all.
(I decided to skip the details about Mitchie's first class.)
Thank God Almighty. It's break. That means I have 20 minutes to either study for my test or to call Shane. Hmmm...I'll call Shane. I press 2 on my speed-dial and wait as the phone rings a few times. No answer. I try again 3 more times. Everytime, I get the same response - Hey it's Shane. I'm probably doing an interview or an awesome concert right now so leave me your name and a msg and I'll get back to you as soon as I can. Thanks, bye. Ugh, come on Shane. I really need to talk to you. I close my phone shut and decide to go to the cafeteria to buy a quick snack.
I am halfway to the cafeteria when I feel a hand rest behind me on my shoulder and another hand go over my eyes. I gasp in shock thinking it was Cody. I was definitely not expecting this. I rest my hand on the hand over my eyes - I feel a ring on the ring finger - and a smile creeps on my face as I come to realize who it is. I turn around to see who it is and yell out, "Shane! What're you doing here?" I jump at him and hug him as tight as I could. He laughs. "Hey Mitch. Well I had some great news that I wanted to tell you in person, plus I knew that this time was your break so I decided to come . Once I parked in the parking lot, I saw my phone had 4 missed calls from you, so I rushed over even quicker." I giggle at his overprotective-ness.
Then, I hear a guy's laugh in the behind Shane.
"So this is the pop star douche bag that you're seeing?" Shane and I turn to see Cody with one of his followers, 'Tony'. I glare at Cody knowing there was probably going to be a fight in the next 10 seconds.
Shane's POV:
Oh God. This must be that son-of-a-bitch, asshole, motherf***er, psychopathic, jackass, shitty-faced douche bag that hurt my Mitchie. One thing's for sure. He'll NEVER hurt her or insult her in front of me. Best believe it.
Back to the story:
Crap. I do not want to know what's gonna happen next. Please Shane please, do not start a fight.
Shane looks at me then back at Cody. "So this must be the idiotic, psychopathic jackass you told me about huh Mitchie?" Shane says. My eyes widen with fear knowing Cody's anger issues could lead to Shane being in danger. "Haha he got you good dude." Tony says. "Ugh shut up!" Cody yells. "I can deal with my own problems." Shane steps up. "Since when does beating your ex-girlfriend up dealing with problems? Looks to me like the only reason you abused Mitchie is because inside that tiny body of yours, there's an insecure little girl just banging on the door wanting to get out." At this point, Cody looks furious. "Alright look pop star, you better shut it or else you'd be in the nurse's office in the next 5 seconds with a black eye. So I suggest you leave that slut alone and go back to your own wonderland."
Shane's POV:
Oh hell no. He did not just call my angel a slut. Crap, I feel like shooting this guy in between the eyes right now. He just insulted me and Mitchie in the worst way possible and he will not get away with that. I don't care if I end up in jail, I will beat the life out of him until he is no longer abusing Mitchie. Not as long as I'm here.
Back to the story:
"Alright, I've had enough of you and your bullshit." Shane starts to walk towards Cody furiously. I run up and stand in between them. "Stop! Don't!" I yell, hoping to avoid hospital trips. "Get the fuck out of my way Mitchie!" Cody yells at me. "Don't you dare yell at her you asshole," Shane starts as he tries to get to Cody. I try to get Shane to stop but he is too strong until he finally wins and trudges at Cody. I gasp in shock as I see Shane shove Cody violently in the lockers. Cody shoves Shane back only to be met by Shane's fist in his face. Cody then returns with a kick to Shane's stomach. "Stop! Please!" I yell desperately. Cody is lying on the floor when Shane gets up and comes over to me. "Let's go." he says hoarsely. I don't say a word and follow Shane out the doors. I am on the verge of tears as we walk to his car.
As we approach it, Shane slows down and stops at back of his car. I stand a few feet away letting him cool down. He sits down on the gravel, face in his hands. I walk slowly towards him silently, not wanting to disturb him. He looks up with inviting eyes and motions for me to sit next to him. I nestle myself leaning on him tears slowly flowing down my face. "Hey." he says breaking the silence. "You okay?" I look up at his beautiful, warm, chocolate-brown eyes. "I don't know anymore." He looks at me concerned. "Why? Did anything else happen this morning with that guy? Other than 5 minutes ago?" I nod. "Yeah." I say with my voice cracking. "What was it?" he asks gently. "I was walking to school and Cody and his guys drove by. He offered me a ride and I kept turning him down. He got out of the truck and started just forcing me, telling me he doesn't want to put up with me anymore like he did when we were together. He said the only reason why he abused me was because he was tired of all the bull. When I said no for the last time, he..." Another tear came down. Shane kept quiet letting me finish, listening intently. "He grabbed my wrist and put me in the back of the truck with all the other guys. Oh God, it was torture. Having to be surrounded by Cody and them while they were talking about girls, drugs and sex. And drinking. They had tequila...Once we got to school, I jumped out of the truck as quick as I could." I stopped there while I let more tears come down. Shane tightened his grip around me letting me cry into his chest. After a little while, Shane finally spoke up. "Alright. Come on, Mitch." He started to get up and so I followed. "Wait, where are we going?" I ask. "You really don't seem well enough to finish the rest of today. You seriously need some rest. I'm gonna take you to my apartment." I look at him confused as I get in his car. "Wait, I thought you were staying at your cousin's house?" "Well yeah I did for one night, but then I decided since I'll be staying here for a week and be visiting very often, I decided to buy a room in an apartment." I smile. "Alright. Well yeah, I do need sleep. I cannot deal with any more drama today."
I am amazed when I enter his apartment complex. It looks amazing. We were in one of those really big, expensive-looking apartment buildings that look like hotels. Shane's room was on the 24th floor and overlooked the city. His kitchen and living room was flawless, with a comfy bathroom and 2 small bedrooms. One of them obviously looked slept in of course. "So, what do you think?" he asks once I've looked throughout the whole place. "It's beautiful. Much prettier then what I imagined." He walks up to me. "What, you think I wouldn't get a place like this? Come on, I'm Shane Gray." I giggle as he wraps his arms around my waist. I wrap my arms around his neck. "Not the snobby and rude Shane Gray I hope." He grins at me. "Nope." "Good. And, thanks for what you did earlier. That was really brave." He just looks at me then walks away to sit on his leather couch. I look at him confused. "What's wrong?"
"There's a reason why I did that today Mitchie." he says.
I walk over to sit next to him. "And that would be?" He looks at me deeply. "You wanna know why?" I nod, anxious to know what he has to say. "First of all, you belong to me. And nobody else. Cody had to reason to abuse and insult you like he did. He's just being a jackass who shows he doesn't have a heart. Personally, I think it's because he's jealous. He wants what I have. I have a successful career, a lot of crazy fans, the kind of money to buy a dozen mansions, friends and a big family...but most importantly, I have YOU. You're the best thing I have. He doesn't. What he doesn't know is that I will do anything...even die, to protect you. Today, he learnt that. Because no one hurts you and gets away with it. Drugs and sex is Cody's world. But you're my world Mitchie. And without my world, I wouldn't be able to live. THAT'S WHY I DID WHAT I DID."
I stare at Shane shocked. Then I feel a tear rushing down my face. He cups my face and wipes the tear away. "I don't understand." He looks at me confused. "I- I don't understand how after having a violent boyfriend, that someone as wonderful and caring as you came into my life." Shane smiles at me then gives me what I have been longing for the past 24 hours. We kiss for a while until I pull away with a smile. He lies down and I cuddle next to him. He wraps his arms around me as we both fall into a peaceful sleep. This is one thing that Cody and I have never done when we were together. But with Shane, he's given me everything I've ever asked for and more. Because of him, I finally feel loved.
AWHHHH HOW CUTE! WELL, I HOPE YOU GUYS LIKED THIS CHAPTER. BELIEVE IT OR NOT, I STARTED WRITING THIS CHAPTER AT 3AM. NOW IT'S 5AM. HAHA.
I really wanted to get some good drama into this chapter so I hope you guys enjoyed this one. Stay tuned because this story is only heating up!
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