Taking Chances

Chapter Seventeen

Chapter Seventeen

( TW // rape )

Elise’s POV

It’s been a week now since that incident with James, I still haven’t told my mom what happened and Charlie is still not talking to me, I decided to stay here until I patch things up with Charlie but looking at things now, it all seems impossible.

I kept looking outside my window every single day since that happened, I was waiting for Charlie to come out but she didn’t. She locked her window and covered it with cardboard so I wouldn’t be able to see her and she kept her phone off and disconnected their telephone. I went to her house but Aunt Gwen told me Charlie didn’t want to talk to me

“I’m sure whatever it is you two fought about, you’ll be able to fix it in no time, just let yourselves think things out for a while”

Those were Aunt Gwen’s words when I went to their house one day.

I’m a giant mess. I didn’t know what to do anymore. I’ve been crying every night, mom tried talking to me but I just told her that I’m sick and I would just lock myself in my room.

So here I am, wearing Charlie’s t-shirt and laying on my bed, staring at the ballerina while it danced with the sound of the music box...

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Charlie’s POV

I’ve missed school for a whole week. The last time I did that was when I was in elementary school. I would pretend that I was sick and since my mom was so busy with work, she didn’t bother to make sure I wasn’t lying, she would put me to bed and prepare my favorite food then gives me a kiss and off she goes.

Of course back then, I would be jumping and running all over the house, extremely happy that I didn’t have to deal with school for at least a week but everything is different now. I really am sick. Heart broken actually

When mom found me all locked up in my room, she asked me what was wrong. I told her I have the flu, I’ve been crying so much that my eyes looked puffy and tired so mom believed me and let me stay home as long as I needed. I called Spencer and told her the same thing, she told me to take care and that she’ll let me borrow her notes, thank goodness for Spencer, the friend I could actually count on

Jasmine visited me one day, good thing mom wasn’t home or she would be so shock with the words I used when I told Jasmine to fuck off and leave me alone for good. She cried but the damage was done and our friendship was over

Mom left early again today, it is a Monday after all and again I was alone, I locked the door and covered all the windows with curtains to make it look like no one was home, I really don’t want to talk to anyone right now.

I pushed the sofa and the coffee table aside and laid down a blanket at the middle of the living room, then I took my IPod and laid on the blanket and stared at the ceiling. Earphones on and ignoring the world

I closed my eyes and deep thoughts entered my mind.

What happened to us? I thought we’re happy. When did things become like this? Why do I need to be hurt?

And then an answer came into my mind, as if my subconscious answered it, “You’re hurting because you love someone with all your heart”

And as if I’m in some kind of trance. A conversation between me and my subconscious happened within my mind

“Yeah, I’m in love with Elise so much so that I’m deeply hurt right now, but did she love me the same way?”

“Of course she does Charlie, she loves you more than life itself”