Guys, I am SO SORRY that I haven't updated this story! It's been 8 months since my last chapter, and it feels like I only wrote it last week :/ Time flies. But, I graduated High school and am on summer break! So, I don't have the stress of homework or essays or anything school related in my way right now, so I am finishing up this story and starting a new one. Please enjoy this final chapter!
Katie's POV:
I woke up with a horrible headache and an annoying beeping sound. I tried to open my eyes, way too fast, and the white walls around me made my head hurt a million times worse. I immediately closed my eyes, and refused to open them again.
"Honey" I heard my mom's soft, comforting voice. I slowly opened my eyes again and saw her sitting next to me. "Mom?" I questioned.
"Honey, I was so worried about you. Why didn't you tell me about Drew?" My mom started crying. Seeing her cry broke my heart and made tears fill up in my eyes.
"Don't cry, he can't hurt you anymore" my mom said as she grabbed my hand and squeezed it to comfort me.
"I'm sorry, mom. I wanted to tell somebody, but I just felt like it was my fault" I explained, looking down trying to avoid eye contact.
"You need to know this was not your fault, nothing you could have ever did would deserve this to happen" she told me.
I was so relieved that she was not mad at me. I knew it wasn't my fault, now. I just didn't know how mom would take it, that's why I did not want to tell her. Also, I didn't want her to embarrass me by yelling at Drew for hurting me. Oh no, where were the guys? What if they were trying to find Drew right now?
"Mom, where are the guys?" I questioned, giving her a confused, yet concerned look.
She gave me a small smile "They are talking to the cops right now, the cops are going to want to talk to you too."
Great, more people that I'd have to tell about what happened to me, and how I let it happen. I nodded.
Suddenly, the door opened and my brother came walking in looking all sad. He looked up and saw that I was awake, and his face changed into relief and a small smile.
"Katie! I'm so glad you're awake!" he said, giving me a hug.
"I'll leave you two alone for a while, I'll be talking with the cops if you need me. Nobody is going to get away with hurting any of my kids" mom said, walking out of my room.
When she left, the room filled with silence. I had no idea what to say, I honestly didn't want to talk about Drew anymore.
"How are you feeling?" Kendall asked.
"I've been better" I replied, giving a small smile.
"I'm so sorry that I let Drew hurt you" he said, looking at the ground.
I gave him a confused look "What are you talking about? You didn't let Drew hurt me. He hurt me himself, because he wanted to."
He looked at me "Yeah, but I'm your older brother, I'm supposed to keep you safe. I knew Drew was still out there, I should have never left you alone until we were sure that Drew was going to leave you alone. I'm sorry!"
He had silent tears falling from his eyes, and I couldn't help but to start crying. How can he blame himself? "Big brother, it's not your fault! I use to blame myself. I didn't stop him from hurting me, and I kept staying with him and wouldn't tell anybody."
"Katie, it's not your fault either" he said, grabbing my hand to hold it.
"I know. But, if I would have just told somebody sooner or even stood up for myself maybe he would have stopped" I cried.
"Even if you would have told somebody sooner, he'd still find a way to hurt you. We all knew, and look what he did. Like you said, the only one to blame here is Drew" he said, giving me a hug.
I was so glad to have him as a brother! We sat there for a few minutes, in a comfortable silence. Then I thought of Drew again. When I got released from the hospital, he'd be sure to come and hurt me again.
"Did anybody see Drew since this happened?" I whispered.
"The cops have him in custody until they hear from you" he explained.
"What if the cops don't believe me, and they let Drew go?" I questioned, looking him in the eyes.
"Katie, don't worry about that, all the proof is here. You have me, mom, and the guys on your side talking to the cops for you too. Drew, he's got nobody. Even if the cops are stupid enough to let Drew go, believe me I'll make him wish he was never alive. Don't even think about him anymore until you have to talk to the cops, you'll never have to see him again" he said.
Suddenly, there was a knock at the door and then they just walked in. It was a cop, and he walked over to us.
"Hello there Katie, is it okay if I ask you a few questions about this incident?" the cop asked.
I looked at Kendall and asked, "Will you stay in here with me, please?"
He smiled at me and shook his head.
"Okay, how long have you known Drew for?" the cop asked.
"I've known him for about a month or two" I answered.
"How long has he been hurting you for?"
I didn't want to answer that question, saying it out loud just made it seem so much more real and I still liked to imagine this was all a dream.
"Almost a month" I softly said.
"He's been hurting you for that long, and you've never did anything about it for this long?" the cop questioned.
I felt extremely stupid and I looked at the ground. Kendall grabbed my hand and squeezed it.
"I was scared" I admitted.
"So, what happened today?" the cop continued.
"I was home alone, and someone knocked on the door so I answered it. It was Drew and he started hurting me." I explained.
"Well, that doesn't match up with Drew's story" the cop said.
I was so angry, couldn't the cop just shut up about Drew?! "Well, what did Drew say happened?" I said, in an annoyed voice.
"Officer, why would Drew tell the truth? He's obviously lying just to make himself look like the innocent one" Kendall said, anger evident in his voice.
"Drew stated that you went over to his house and started with him. He said you were angry at him for something and started punching him, so he used self defense."
I was speechless. I knew talking to the cop would be a terrible idea!
"Officer! That's so stupid. We found Katie in our apartment like this. Did Drew explain how he got her there? Nobody was home, and he has no key. If Katie was at his house, he wouldn't have been able to put her in our apartment! You need to listen to what my sister is saying, do you not see the bruises and cuts all over her? No matter what, that's not self defense. Especially when the person is a whole foot taller than her and 100 pounds heavier than her! I think you need to listen to what Katie said, or get out of here!" Kendall screamed.
I looked at him to try and calm him down, last thing we needed was a cop being angry at us right now.
"I'm sorry, but we just need to take both sides into consideration. I think my work here is done. Katie, I'm sorry for what has happened to you, and I am going to tell the detectives your story and have them decide if we will keep Drew in custody" the cop said, walking out quickly.
"I'm so sorry that the cop was like that" Kendall said, giving me a hug.
Suddenly the other three guys came running in and immediately hugged me.
"Katie, we're so happy that you're okay!" they all said.
I smiled at them when they pulled away from the hug.
"How'd talking with the cop go?" James asked.
"I don't think the cop cared about what I had to say" I said.
"Katie, don't worry. The cop was just acting stupid so that he'd get the truth out of you" Kendall said.
"But, what if they let Drew go?" I asked, starting to cry again.
"They won't, all the evidence is all in front of them, don't worry about it" James said.
"Yeah, and even if they do let Drew go, he'll never hurt you again. We won't let him" Carlos said.
"You don't ever have to worry about him again. He won't even get close to you ever again" Logan said.
"See, baby sister. We are all here for you. Nobody will ever hurt you again. I promise" Kendall said.
I hugged all of them and smiled. I had the best brothers ever. I knew they would never let Drew, or anybody hurt me ever again.
I wasn't afraid of Drew anymore, he was nothing but a coward and I never loved him. I knew I never had to see or think about him again. I could finally move on and not feel guilty anymore.
"Face down in the dirt, she said this doesn't hurt. she said I finally had enough."
Alright so, I know this was a horrible ending. It's just that I honestly had so much in my mind on how to end this, and I planned on having a few more chapters. But, since it took me so long to update, I just had writers block on how to end this story. I'm so sorry. I'm just happy that I finally updated and ended this story. Once again, sorry it took me so long to update and that this was the worst ending possible. I know I could have done so much better, but I just wanted to finally get this story updated so I could start my new story. I have a lot of new story ideas in my mind, and now that it's summer time, I have all the time on my hands to write these stories I am planning on. I am currently in the process of writing my next story, so please keep an eye out for that! I honestly hope you enjoyed this story, and I understand if nobody reads this last chapter! I'm sorry about that again! But, I'm so excited to start my next story, and I promise it won't take me 8 months to update my other stories :) To everyone that has read this story, thank you so much! It means the world to me!
