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"Stop!" I yelled. "Why won't you-stop!" I was suffocating but it didn't stop him. And he refused to stop. His hands trailed up and down my sides, but I can't stop him. Then suddenly he grips my shoulders and shook me.
"Rebecca" he screamed mockingly. "Rebecca! Rebecca! Rebecca!" he said again and again.
Finally my eyes shoot open, I'm no longer trapped in what was once my living nightmare. Nathan propped up behind me, stared at me with those worried blue orbs, mixed with horror and sweat.
At first he frowned, his face softening up whilst carefully swiping his thumb under either of my eyes. "You were crying in your sleep..."
My eyes shut for a moment, my eyelashes sweeping across his tender touch before opening when the warmth of his thumb has been drawn back. My throat was sore, my eyes felt puffy and I'm sure I looked like one hell of a mess. I'm thankful the room is dark to conceal most of my insecurities at this point. There'd been something I hadn't told anyone. Only Lucas who was the one to know minimal details from one occasion, but not the others.
One word. One name. One person... one destroyer.
Sam.
I'd done my best to forget that night, the one where he took it too far. When I'd said no. To this day, I don't know why I didn't fight harder to stop Haley from seeing him. But she was as corrupt as he is. I couldn't stop either of them. I only prayed he didn't do to her, what he did to me.
"Do you want to talk about?" Nathan said softly.
I merely shook my head. "It was just a bad dream, that's all. I-I don't remember what happened anyway... you know when you forget dreams..."
"Maybe that's for the best," he said carefully. His lips press gently to my forehead. I clench my eyes tighter, embracing the touch that is his, wanting, desirable and inviting. I feel my body again ease against the kiss. Thankful I'm safe with him.
The Next Day.
Haley reached out to let us know Sam decided to throw a mid year party. Some kind of end of financial year sale party, abusing all sales to get insane amounts of alcohol and as always some pointless excuse to have a party...
