Nobody's Business (BOOK ONE)

Chapter 27

The quick chatter of Spanish words wakes Sevyn out of a deep sleep. Her eyes flutter open and she quickly closes them due to the bright sunlight spilling into her room and temporarily blinding her. After a minute of opening and closing her eyes she's finally able to keep her eyes open and squint through the sun rays. She's always hated the way her bed is positioned diagonally across from the window.

She pushes herself up on her elbows, hissing in pain when she feels her muscles tense in her back. From her spot on Sevyn's floor pillow, Monica turns around at the sound of Sevyn groaning. Her face brightens and she says a quick goodbye to whoever she was talking to on the phone and scrambles to her feet, hurrying over to the bed and climbing next to Sevyn. "Thank God you're up. You had me worried for a second."

Sevyn blinks again and look around her room before looking back at Monica. She notices that she's wearing a pair of Sevyn's sweatpants and her tank top. "Did you sleep here?" Sevyn asks, her voice sounding strangely hoarse.

"Yeah, I was so worried about you that I stayed all night at the hospital and was too tired to drive all the way home. Plus your mom and dad thought I just stay with you while you slept just in case you woke up." Monica tells her, then furrows her brows. "You do remember what happened, right?"

Sevyn honestly doesn't remember what happened. She remembered dancing with Jackson but whatever happened afterwards is a blur. She shakes her head at Monica who sighs in response. "The doctors told us you might not remember everything right away."

When did she ever go to the doctors? Maybe she's dreaming this whole conversation right now. She never went to the doctors, she went to Macy's sweet 16 last night. Didn't she?

Monica senses her confusion and touches her arm. "Sevyn, Keenan spiked your drink last night." She says cautiously so Sevyn doesn't freak out. "You went missing during the party last night and we found you in the supply closet. Keenan---"

"I remember now," Sevyn finishes, staring down at her blankets. "I remember seeing all the cleaning supplies and hearing him yell at me." Monica nods, confirming that Sevyn's right. All at once, last nights events come flooding back to her. She remembers Keenan screaming at her, slapping her, kissing her and more. Her skin crawls at the thought of him touching her and forcing his tongue in her mouth.

Suddenly Sevyn grabs Monica's arm in alarm. "Please tell me he didnt..." She trails off, unable to finish the rest of her sentence.

"He didn't rape you. The doctors checked last night." Monica assures her and Sevyn lets out a sigh of relief.

"What happened when you found me?"

Monica tells her the events that happened after she was found. From the twins beating the crap out of Keenan to when she threw up on the police officer. Despite the situation, Sevyn can't help but laugh. "I threw up on a police officer? I bet that was quite a show."

"It was scary seeing you like that Sevyn. You would be laughing one minute then crying the next, it was freaking me out." Monica tells her, "After you threw up you passed out cold and we had to call an ambulance. We got to the hospital and your parents were already there going on a rampage. They yelled at your brothers, Shaun, Corey even me! They said we were neglectful towards you and let you wonder off. They thought you got drunk on your own. We didn't tell them about the shots but we told them your drink got spiked and that cooled them down for a moment." She says. Sevyn can just imagine how pissed off and scared her parents were. "The doctors checked you out and you're fine other than some bruises on your arms and legs. They don't know what was put in your drink but it wasn't only whiskey."

Sevyn shakes her head, "So Keenan drugged me too? I can't believe he's that desperate to get me back, didnt he know that I was going to find out what happened sooner or later?" Monica bobs her eyebrows and watches as Sevyn thinks about everything that happened. "What happened to Keenan?"