A Red Light On The Freeway
Chapter 2
(I Own Nothing)
"You fell?" Bullfrog's voice echoed mine; I snuck a glance at him and could tell he wasn't buying this
"I just need Eli" my voice was weak and broke many time in that small sentence
"I'll call him, and then go pick him and Adam up" Cece volunteered, already knowing the minute the boys heard something was wrong with me they would both want to be here
"Thanks" I said still crying
"Clarabelle, Please" Bullfrog begged
"Tell me what happened" he finished off, and in that moment I took a second to look around Bullfrogs statement was right if I said anything right now he would be the only one to hear it, I figured by Cece disappearing act, she had made good on her promise and snuck out to get the boys
"Maybe we should call your parents" Bullfrog said not knowing what else to do
"No please don't" I said begging him to stay with me.
"Tell me who did this to you, please?" his normally joking attitude was being replaced by concern and sorrow, I took a deep breath
"Asher Shostak" I whispered, and silence took over the house, Bullfrog said nothing, he sat their pale faced and statue still.
"I'm sorry, what?" he asked shocked after 5 minutes
"Your boss?" he said after a short pause, and I just nodded
"But, But" he tried but then stopped all together, he just got up and walked toward the door
"I'm going to kill him!" he yelled startling me at first
"Please, don't leave, he said he'd come back, and I'm scared" I said standing up and breaking down, I heard Bullfrogs footsteps approaching me and felt him wrap his arms tight around me
"Clarabelle, I promise I won't let him get close to you ever again" he said comforting me as I dug my head into his chest, we stood there for only god knows how long, but that is how Cece Adam and Eli found us
"Hey, did she tell you anything" Cece asked worried for my well being
"Yeah" Bullfrog answered his voice distant, he was still holding onto me tightly rocking side to side gently
"Blue eyes" Eli said his hand rested on my arm and I released myself from Bullfrog's arms into his
"I'm so sorry" I sobbed into his chest
"It's not your fault baby, you have nothing to be sorry for" he said as he sat down on the couch and pulled me into his lap
"Who was it?" Adam spoke for the 1st time as he sat down next to me and Eli. I ducked my head to hide in Eli's neck as Bullfrog took a deep breath
"Um Asher Shostak" he voice was almost as unstable as mine
"What?!" Cece and Adam's voice screamed in shock but not Eli's, I slowly pick my head up and look into Eli's eye
"Why didn't you yell?" I asked
"Because I didn't want to scare you" he said calmly
"Thank you" I whispered, his face contorted with confusion
"For what?"
"For being my reason to fight, for helping me find strength, when I gave up, for being my rock, for staying calm, god Eli, your perfect" I said crying again
"Clare, Did Asher rape you?" Adams voice rung through again and I panicked
"I don't know, he knocked me out when I kept fighting him from taking my clothes off, I woke up in the ally with the note" I said sobbing again
"What note?" Eli asked still calm I slowly reached into my pocket and grabbed the crumbled up piece of paper and handed it to him
"Blue eyes, this is proof in his handwriting threatening you, it's basically a confession. If I promise to stand by you the whole time do you think we could call the police and tell them what happened?" I shook my head violently
"Hey, Hey, Honey this is keeping him away from you forever, he will get arrested and never be able to come near you, we won't leave you we promise, don't we guys" he asked and everyone nodded their heads agreeing with Eli
"Okay" I said my voice breaking and I once again hid my face into Eli's neck
"Dad will you call it in please, and mom you might want to call her mom and Glen" Eli directed them while he held me tighter I finally look down at my clothing and realized that my shirt is ripped and my pants are covered in blood and dirt
"Hello this is Hale Goldsworthy and I would like to report a rape" I heard Bullfrogs voice
"Hale?" I heard Adam laugh at Bullfrogs real name I tuned everyone out from that point on all I was aware of were Eli's hands rubbing circles on my back softly in a calming manor, but I was soon pulled out of that by a frantic knock on the Goldsworthy's front door, I tried to cuddle into Eli even more but found it impossible to get any closer.
"Clare" I heard my mother's voice as she rushed into the home I turned to for refuge. Following her was a worried looking Glen and a pissed off looking Jake
"Oh baby, are you okay?" she asked dropping to her knees in front of Eli and I, I picked my head up from Eli's shoulder blade and looked at my mom's tear stained face. And I just nodded
"I'm sorry you all had to come here" I said sobbing again, my mom looked in Eli's direction hoping he would tell her what to do
"She been apologizing for things that aren't her fault" he replied his voice still calm. My mom looked at me as she reached up and wiped away
"Clare is there anything I can go and get you?" Glen asked, he looked scared
"Glen I'm not scared of all guys you don't have to worry" I said trying to sound as reassuring as possible. He smiled at me and came to sit down next to my mom on the floor.
"Don't you worry we will protect you from this creep Clare, I promise" Glen said taking over the reassuring thing I was trying to do only moments before
"You are Damn right she will be protected because that guy is going to regret the day he was born" Jake spoke for the 1st time, my 1st impression on his emotions were correct as his voice came out rough and angry
"Jake, we just have to let the cops do their job, he will get what's coming to him" Adam tried to smooth out Jakes anger so he wouldn't scare me.
"Are you kidding, you're her best friend, how are you not pissed?" Jake asked instead of his anger dying down it increased
"Of course I'm mad, but I can't show it right now because Clare needs me more, the same thing that Eli is doing" his hissed and Jake finally got the hint, and sat next to Adam taking a deep breath
"Sorry Clare" Jake addressed me
"Its okay" I mumbled I saw Bullfrog enter the room and wrap his arms around Cece watching softly smiling at me, or Eli and I. I'm not 100 percent sure, I settled back into Eli's arms and closed my eyes I heard another knock at the front door and Bullfrog disappeared only before returning about a minute later with two police officers, this was going to be a long painful night.