My Best Friend's Brother: The Billionaire - Book 1[First Draft]

Chapter 6: Panick Attack

Christian:

When I got home, Chloe was still slumped against the wall; head down, arms around her knees that were brought up to her chest. She looked like she was asleep.

I raked my hand through my hair in frustration. What the fuck is she doing here? Didn't I tell her to go to her room? Fuck!

I took long strides towards her and sat in front of her, shaking her awake. She started shaking, making me move my hand when she screamed, "Don't touch me!"

"Chloe?" I asked, my eyes wide with surprise. She looked up and looked at me but it was if she wasn't seeing me. She started to hyperventilate and tears started dripping down her face.

Confused, I tried to reach her again but she screamed and covered her ears with her hands. She started shaking her head and muttering, "No no no no no."

I touched her shoulder and she flinched, whimpering, "Please don't touch me. Don't hurt me."

When she started gasping for breath is when I finally got the gist of what was happening. Fuck, it's a panic attack.

I fished my phone from my pocket and dialed Rachel's number. "Look Chris. I don't have time for your bullshit. I have this big ass wedding to plan.... " was her first words but I interrupted in a panic.

"Chloe's having a fucking panic attack, Ray. Fucking tell me what to do." I snapped as I kept a firm grip on Chloe's shoulders. Don't look at me that way, I've never calmed a panic attack before!

"Fuck! She's never had one of those in a long time."

"For fuck's sake. Just tell me what to do. She's crying and I don't know how the fuck to deal with it!"

"Jeez, okay! Tell her it's okay and to breathe. You have to say this while.... uh. You have to hold her."

"Fuck no!" I shouted and heard Chloe whimper. My eyes snapped to her and I saw her almost rocking back and forth.

"Christ! Christian just do it and you have to whisper the words! Just do it! I have to go. Don't hurt her you prick." That said, she cut the call and I threw it on the sofa in anger.

Useless, stupid sister of mine! Taking a deep breath, I slowly pulled Chloe into my arms and started repeating the words Rachel told me to say.

Slowly but surely, her breathing slowed and her grip on my shirt loosened. Quickly, I pulled away and asked stoically, "You good?"

She nodded and looked down as I got off the floor. My anger returned with full force once she was breathing evenly. "Good." I said deathly calm, "Now get your ass off to bed!"

She flinched and slowly got up. She was taking her sweet time and quite frankly I was getting annoyed. "Hurry the fuck up!" I snapped and she whimpered.

"Don't talk to me that way!" she shouted back through tears. Outraged, I pushed her harshly against the wall and pounded once on the wall beside her head,making her jump and whimper. "I'll talk to you however the fuck I want." I hissed in her ear.

She turned her head to the side, trying to hide from me but I wasn't having any of that. I grabbed her jaw and made her look up as I loomed over her intimidatingly.

Fear flashed through her eyes but I ignored it. They all wanted to be treated roughly. They want men to rough them up and then fuck the living day lights out of them.

This little 'innocence' act she's putting on is not going to work. I can't allow myself to fall for her tricks. The fear I'm seeing in her eyes, right now, I bet it's just an act. It's all an act. "Go to your room." I said lowly.

"I... I... I don't know where it is." she whispered back. Sighing, I pushed away from her and turned my back on her. "Follow me."

I looked over my shoulder, just in time to see her fall to the floor. Oh bloody fucking hell. Sighing in frustration, I picked her up. She squealed in fright when I did and quickly wrapped her arms around my neck.

She looked around in alarm and leaned away from me as I showed her the way to her room. I couldn't help but wonder why.

She did flinch when you screamed at her. She was so scared. The voice in my mind reminded.

Is she? It could be an act. And even if she is scared, should I care?

You should, you cunt! She's going to be your wife! I could practically hear my dad yelling that at me. He's wanted me to settle down for so long. It's a sign he hasn't called me yet.

Shaking the thoughts out my head, I continued storming to her room. When we got there I opened the door and dropped her unceremoniously on the bed.

"Ow!" she whimpered. I ignored it.

"You are not coming out of this room and you are not going to school tomorrow either." I said in a tone that held no argument. Let's just see how innocent she is. How scared she is.

She loves school, or that's what she wants everyone to believe, so telling her she can't go and locking her in a room would determine if this girl is indeed as innocent as she look.

Stupid way to judge her, I know but it will be effective.

Her eyes flashed with fear and a pleading. I ignored it. "No, no, no. I have advanced Sculpturing tomorrow. I cannot miss that class." she said, her voice cracking. I ignored it and flashed her a glare.

"Some of your things are in the closet." I gritted in irritation. "And you're staying! That's final!"

She whimpered and covered her face with her arms. It looked practiced. I ignored it and quickly left. I locked the door from outside and the next thing I hear is pounding from the other side.

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Chloe:

"And you're staying! That's final!" he boomed and I whimpered, covering my face with my arms on impulse. Something I always did when Mike was drunk and he'd come home abusive.

I was breathing, calming myself. Mike's not here now, he's in a place far far away from you. I repeated the words in my head. I just couldn't help but remember what he did to me. Christian, brought back those bad memories.

Plus, he manhandled me, roughly to the point where it hurts; just like Mike. The sound of the door closing and locking, sparked my attention. In a panic, I got off the bed and started rapping on the door. Tears blurred my vision.

"Christian please! Let me out! I... I can't stay here! Please!" I cried. This only reminded me of the times when..... No Chlo. Don't go there!

"Please! Let me out! I can't stay here! Please Christian."

I don't know how long I was standing at the door. All I knew is that my voice started getting scratchy and my body started to shut down because of my hyperventilation. Then only darkness surrounded me.

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Hey, guys. So, this is a before school chapter. Tomorrow school is gonna start, hence disrupting my writing and updating schedule. So I decided, why not post up a before apology chapter. Hope you liked it.

Love Always,
-Ally💋