Finding It With You

Chapter 12

"Fucking hell bitch!" Tyler yells grasping his nose.

"You fucking got my sister pregnant!" I sneer, I push his chest, he smirks at me. "I'm going to kill you." I head for another punch but grasps my hand and spins my arm enough to send shocks up to my shoulder blade, I grit my teeth.

"Your sister is a piece of trash, she barely lasted 3 minutes in bed with me, she whined like an idiot, moaned like one as well. It was quite a humourous night." Tyler says with a chuckle than he brings his hand up to my neck and I feel the air leaving my lungs. "No boyfriend to save your ass this time darling?" I spot on his face and the next thing I feel is the blow to the side of my face. "You're going to get in bigger shit." Than he shoves me off. "Tell your sister to do as she pleases with the child, I don't care and will never care." And he walks away, someone comes to my side to help me up but I shove them off frustrated.

I get back in my car and drive to an abattoir warehouse, I used to come here a lot to clear my head. The moment I walk in, a scream breaks out of me and I collapse down on my knees with tears. I lean against the wall and bring my knees to my chest, my sobs don't stop for a good while, I lose track of time.

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Hours passed, soon enough the sun was setting and I had no plans on going back home.

"Liz!" I bring my hands to my mouth when I hear Alex yelling for me. "Come on Lizzy, we've been worried about you!" He yells, the warehouse was nearly dark but I'm sure he's not that far, I stand up the moment he walks into view, Alex sighs and than he's striding towards me and crushing me in a hug. "Fucking hell Liz, we've been searching for you for hours. Why the hell are you here?" A sob breaks out of me and Alex's body tenses up, he pulls back and I see the confusion flood his face when he sees the bruises. "Who did that Liz?" There's rage in his voice, I shut my eyes and lower my head, Alex tilts my chin to face him. "Who hurt you Liz?"

"It doesn't matter." I say with a quiet sob, Alex pulls me back to his chest.

"I have a first aid kit in my car." Alex says than he's carrying me bridal style, I tuck my head against his shoulder than he's placing me down on the front seat of the car, he heads to the boot and brings back the first aid kit, he tilts my chin to examine the small cut I have on the side of my eyebrow, he takes some cotton and alcohol and gently dabs it, I flinch slightly and I feel the rage in Alex's body. When he's done with that he moves down to my fist, he wraps it slowly and gently, he examines the bruises on my neck. "I will break his bones, I will tear him apart." Alex says more to himself.

I close my eyes and lean down on the seat, Alex brushes his thumb over my tears. "Home?" I shake my head, he drops a kiss on my forehead and I feel his hoodie over me than he's closing my door and heading to his side.

"My car." I mumble.

"I'll come and get it tomorrow or later on." Alex assures, he starts driving, he's humming something, I can't pick it up. He drives for a few minutes, I don't fall asleep, I look up and see that we're outside his home. "Spend the night here, I will inform your family that you're safe." My leg starts bouncing up and down but I nod.

He smiles and comes to my side, before I can take a step on my own he's carrying me. He puts the hoodie over me and I bury my head down hiding it in his hoodie, Alex notices and pulls the hoodie a bit more up.

He places me down on his bed. "Food?" I shake my head and lean back against the headboard. "You haven't eaten all day, I'll go get you something." He insists and walks out of the room, a few short minutes later he's walking back in with 2 bowls of soup, he sits on the bed.
I hold my bowl and I feel the dread creeping up my stomach. "You need to eat a bit."I nod and eat a few spoons.

"I want to leave town, I'll leave in a few days." I blurt.

"Talk to me please." Alex says. "What happened?"

"There were right, I have always been the outcast, the weirdo, the one everyone always ignores, the perfect daughter for my parents because I never wanted to go out." I feel the tears rolling down my cheeks.

"Who did this Liz?" Alex asks bringing his hand and brushing away my tears.

"Cate told me Tyler got her pregnant and that he shut the door on her face, she said that I abandoned them both. I found Tyler." Alex's body tenses and I see rage behaviour his eyes. "I threw one punch, I think I broke his nose but than he got a hold of me." I explain. "I don't even know why I came back here, I never fit here, especially with my family, Cate and Chris were right, I am the outcast." A sob breaks out of me and Alex moves up beside me and pulls my head to his chest, more sobs break out of me and suddenly I'm in a full crying session, all I can do is bury my head against Alex's chest while he rubs my back.

We stay like that for what must have been hours, my cries had stopped and I felt my eyes heavy with sleep. Alex brushes his band over my arm. "You barely ate, have a bit more." I shake my head. "Do you want something else?" I shake my head. "What are you hiding Liz?" Alex mumbles and drops a kiss on top of my head.

A few beats pass between us before I speak. "I have eating problems, it started a few years ago when I realized I wasn't fitting into my usual size, I barely used to eat, I did pull myself through and I make sure to track my eating, 3 meals a day, snacks in between and everything but lately I have felt heavier and maybe it's because I'm more conscious of myself here, I find eating to be a burden here."

Alex is silent and his hand stops brushing up and down my arm, he merely drops a kiss on the side of my head. "I wish you could see yourself through my eyes, I wish you could see yourself the way I see you. You're not perfect but you're you and that's what makes you perfect."

"I am broken." I mumble feeling the sleep taking over.

"You're not broken." Alex replies. "Get some sleep." I nod and I let my eyes shut down with sleep.