AN: I don't own LWD
!WARNING MORE SENSITIVE ABUSE SITUATIONS! VIOLENCE AND LANGUAGE WARNING!
Chapter 8
Derek POV
I was really worried about Casey. The party had ended long ago, and Casey still wasn't home. I tried calling her, but she wasn't answering. I paced around the whole house unable to sleep. I decided to sit on the couch and wait. I slowly found myself drifting off.
I woke up the next morning and went upstairs to see if Casey was home. I found her asleep under the covers. I was wondering how he snuck past me asleep on the couch. I gently shook her to wake her up. When she turned around to face me I gasped at what I saw. Casey had a shiny bluish-black eye, a cut on her cheek, and a red, swollen lip. "Casey, oh my gosh what happened to you?!" I asked frantically. "N-nothing. Go away Derek." Casey replied, unable to look at me in the eye. "No Casey! That is not nothing! What happened?" I demanded. Then I had a realization- Truman. "Was it Truman?" I asked her. She wouldn't respond so I sat down on her bed next to her. I gently cupped my hand under chin, lifting it up to get her to look me in the eye. "Case," I started gently.
A tear slipped from her eye. She took a shaky breath then started, "At the party last, Truman ditched me again, so I went to go look for him. I found him making out with another girl again, and this time I confronted him. I told him it was over, stormed off, set to find you to take me home. Before I could reach you, Truman grabbed my wrist, pinned me to the wall, and told me that he was gonna be the one who called the shots in the relationship. I asked him to let me go, he hit me and I blacked out. I woke up a half hour later in his bedroom. He asked me again who was in charge and I was so panicked all I could do was agree that he was. He then tried to undress me and I told him no, so he punched me again and bit my lip until it bled. After that he took me home, and I was so exhausted I went straight to bed." She finished, looking me straight in the eyes.
I could feel my face darken, and my temper rise. "I'm gonna kill that asshole!" I said angrily, standing up ready to go. "No, Derek! Please! He was so sorry after, he's not a bad guy!" Casey pleaded. I couldn't believe what I was hearing. "Casey, you cannot be serious! Have you seen your face! Truman assaulted and abused you. He needs to be arrested and taught a lesson!" I said excitedly. "He's my boyfriend and I say leave it!" Casey declared. I was really fired up now. "He is not your boyfriend anymore! I forbid you to see him! He is scum and he is not allowed to hurt you anymore. Do you think Nora and Dad will let you stay with him, No because it's crazy!" "Well they are on vacation, so by the time they get up, my face will be healed so they won't know!" Casey shot back.
I sighed knowing I was going to have to save the girl I loved.
Casey POV
I couldn't believe Derek, or Truman, for that matter. I finally had some alone time to think after I sent Derek to drop Lizzie, Marti, and Edwin off to their friend's houses, Derek to hockey practice, and Mom and George on vacation for another week.
I was downstairs reading a book when there was a knock at the door. I looked through the peephole to find Truman standing there. I slowly opened the door to him. "Babe, I'm so sorry! I lost my temper for a moment, but please believe how sorry I am and how much I love you." I was conflicted. "How can I believe you when you hit me!" I exclaimed. He sighed, then said, "I know, I know, I'm sorry. Please forgive me! I have a surprise for you." I contemplated what to do for a minute. Considering how good things had been before last night, I decided to give him another chance. I took his hand and we went to drive off to his surprise for me.
Truman took me to a quiet field, he pulled out a blanket and a picnic basket. By this time it was getting dark, so it was dinner. "I figured we could have dinner and watch the stars." He replied simply. "Oh Truman, this is lovely." I gushed.
We ate our dinner in nice peace, while watching the illuminating stars up above. Suddenly Truman turned to me and asked, "Would you like to do this again Sunday night?" "Truman, I wish we could do this every night, but Sunday is a school night, and I have a huge history test, so I can't. We should definitely do this again next weekend though." I replied, cuddling up to him. His face darkened, and he violently pushed me away. I looked at him confused when he shot up. "What the heck Casey! Am I not good enough for you?! You don't want to be with me? Or are you cheating on me?" He exclaimed. He didn't even let me get a word in before he added, "You must be, you little shit!" He then, yanked my hair, and started violently kicking me in the chest, hard. "Please stop Truman! You're hurting me! I'm sorry" I said, with a sudden blurring vision.
I woke up later in the hospital. "Well, good to see you're awake, Ms. McDonald. That was some car accident. I'll give you a few minutes to rest, then we are taking some tests, I called your parents but you will be staying the night at least." The doctor nodded his head then walked out of the room. Truman then slipped into my room, and I instantly panicked, remembering what really happened in my accident. "Hey, next time you better make me happy. I'll see you later babe." He said and winked at me creepily, then slipping out of the room.
After I had some health tests done, I found out I had 5 broken ribs, and a bruised chest, but I would eventually be ok. I was laying in my room when Derek came in. "Casey! I just got the call and came as fast as I could. Are you ok?" He asked. "I'm fine, just a few broken ribs and a bruised chest." I answered weakly. "They said it was a car accident, but that "Car's" name is Truman isn't it?" He asked, already knowing the answer. I nodded slowly and ashamedly. "I knew it! This is all my fault, I can't believe I didn't report last night to the police. I especially can't believe I left you alone. You could have been killed and it would have been all my fault" Derek exclaimed, with an increasingly shaky voice.
I then saw something I had never seen before, or let alone ever thought I would ever see, Derek started crying. It was a quiet, deep sob, and it broke my heart. "Derek, please come here." I said gently. He walked over and I hugged him.
Derek POV
We stayed like that for a long time. Eventually We let go and she fell asleep on the bed, and I on a chair a next to her.
The next morning I knew Dad and Nora would be here, and while they visited her, I had some business to take care of.