After running away from a brutal past, all with just 19 years, needing to start a new life.
New country, new city, and no way to rely on no-one. Less if it was a boy.
She thought every boy was like him. At least until they met.
His protective side...
I got home after school, and he was waiting there, right opposite of the door.
— Hey love -I started saying, before he cut me off-
— Don't come at me like this Stella. Who the fuck is this? -he showed me a picture of my high school, with me, and some classmates around-
But it was just one classmate, with other girls around
Oops! This image does not follow our content guidelines. To continue publishing, please remove it or upload a different image.
— Oh, that's a picture we took yesterday of some of my classmates and I, there's nothing to worry about, Matteo
— -he grabbed my wrist- How many times I told you that you can't do this! - he snarled at me- Now you're going to know the consequences!
And he did as always, started to hit me, once and over again, until I lost consciousness...
— No, no, no! Not again, please, no! -I whimpered-
Then, I heard the creaks of the door, and felt touches on my arm
— Stella, wake up!
I jumped right out, found Arthur beside me, and right about now I found out that he could sleep... well, shirtless.
— Please no more.. -I said, continuing to tremble, crying-
He went away, came right back, this time with a shirt on, and sat right on the verge of the bed, leaving enough distance.
— I don't know if you want to talk about it -he said, calmly, as I nodded in denial-
— Do you want me to go, or do you want me to stay here?
— Can, Can you stay here? - I asked, still trembling-
— Oh, yeah sure, I'll be right back, I'll go grab a pillow and a blanket -he said softly-
I really don't know what moved me to say, or do that, but it felt correct to do so.
Then, as he said, he came back, pillows and a blanket on his hands, he dropped them to the floor, before laying down there.
In that moment, the feeling changed into guilt, I felt pretty bad for him, having to stay there, while he was the one that invited me, and all because of one of my stupid nightmares.
