Natalee had been friends with Jake for as long as she could remember. They grew up together. She explained this all to Lucas I don't know how many times. Lucas was the jealous type. He even went as far as to tell her she could no longer speak to Jake. He never gave her the chance to tell him Jake was gay. So she didn't. She didn't speak to Jake at all. Lucas was so overbearing. He controlled her every move. Told her what to do,think,wear,and who she could hang out with. Until a few months ago. He crossed the line. He told her not to talk to me anymore. At all. She refused to stop talking to me. She screamed and yelled and threw a fit. “I won't give up my best friend for you Lucas! I won't!” Then he crossed yet another line. He hit her. Gave her a black eye. She came to me of course. Crying harder than I've ever seen her cry before. Telling me what happened and how sorry she was for ditching me for him all those times. I just sat there and listened. Held her while she cried. Like a good friend. But what she didn't see because her head was in my lap...was that I was crying too. I felt as if I had let her down. She had always been like my little sister. I never thought anything like this would happen to her. Maybe me. But never to her. She was so small and sweet. Gentle and kind. She was just so..nice. Nothing this bad should ever happen to someone this nice.
A few hours later he called. Did the whole, “I'm so sorry. I wasn't thinking. I swear it will never happen again.” thing. All she said was, “You hit me Lucas. It's over.” That was all she said. That was all it took to send him over the edge.
