Pulling Heart Strings

Chapter 50

Rose's pov.

Today I'll be discharged from the hospital. Finally. I had to be here for a couple of days. My parents and Stephen stayed here all the time. I was grateful. My body almost recovered
But my innerself was still fighting tho recover this traumatic experience. Damn it was hard. I was still distanced to people. I'd let my parents talk to me but I didn't want to be with people much. And Stephen ya it's hard. He does come and talk to me but the most time I wanted to spend some time alone. The disgust and hate was still there.

,,Ready to go?"  Stephen's voice said. ,,Ya." I grabbed my bag walking towards him. He snatched my bag away from throwing it on his shoulder. I shook my head with a little smile. We walked out of the room to find my parents in front of the room. ,,Let's go home." My father said while he shot a glare at Stephen. Ugh Stephen was not on his good book. ,,Ya. Stephen will drop me." .My father shook his head. ,,We're going home. As in our actual home." Why would he? I knew it would be good to be away for a while. ,,But just temporary." I stated turning to my mom. She had been silent the whole time. ,,No." My father's voice snapped. ,,What do you mean by no?" I asked confused. Stephen looked at me and rubbed my back. ,,Yes Rose. I don't think it's good for you to be here. Let's go home. We're there to protect you as your parents." I was confused and furrowed my eyebrows. ,,Stephen will protect me." My mom took a step closer to.

,,Rose. I know he will. Even more than we could. But this place has a lot of bad memories. And you're healing really slow. I think a change of place would do good." I looked at Stephen who gave me agreeing look. So he was also on their side. Fucking great. ,,No mother. I'm damn sure that our home has worse memories than this place." I stated which made him pissed. That place had obviously worse memories than anyone knew. ,,That was way back in the past. Now please come home before I have to pull you with me." My mother patted on dad's shoulder to make him calm down.

,,Oh fuck no. I'm staying here. I'm not coming back. You know I love home and you also knew that in first place I never wanted to leave. But as soon as I moved here I realised who good the change of place did to me. I mean I'm safe with Stephen with me." My father's jaw clenched. He walked closer to me. ,,So you getting raped is the definition of you being safe." A tear ran down my tear. I looked into my father's eyes. Stephen slightly rubbed my back. ,,That was my own fucking fault." I screamed at him. He grabbed my wrist holding it tightly. ,,Rose you know too well that it's his fault."

I turned to him. He looked down and I knew he was hurt. ,,Please honey come home with us." My mom pleaded. I shook my head in disagree. ,,Come." My father gritted his grip on my wrist getting tighter. I took a deep breath. Then smashed away my hand. ,,FOR FUCKS SAKE NO." I screamed.

,,Mam. Is it ok if you give us a minute?" Stephen asked my mother. My mother nodded. ,,Come honey."My mother sat pulling my father. He didn't fight. After shooting Stpehen the death glare he walked away with my mom. I sighed in frustration. It was too much to take in. ,,Baby look at me." Stephen said pulling me closer to him. I looked into his eyes with confusion. ,,I really want to say no but I thinks it's the best if you go with them." He stated. I could see he pain in his eyes. He was never hurt and when he's hurt then it's Defintily serious. ,,No. I'm gonna stay with you. You will protect me right?" I asked. ,,I will with all my power baby. But if anything happend to you again I couldn't forgive myself. It's already hard enough to see you like this." He smiled at sadly.

,,No nothing won't happen. I won't leave you." I said louder. He pulled my by my waist deeply looking down at me. ,,Please baby." He pleaded. I couldn't leave him even in my worst dream. ,,Even if I wanted to I couldn't. This is not the right point to say it but I'm in love with you Stephen. How am I supposed to go without you?" He closed his eyes taking a deep breath. ,,It's hard for me to. You know damn well I love you with my whole heart. But it's just safer for you to leave." He said.

,,Why is it safer? That bastard is in jail. So he can't do anything to me." I stated whipping away the tears on my cheek. ,,He isn't." I confusedly looked at him. ,,What do you mean?" I asked. ,,So the police did capture him but he escaped from the fucking jail." I gulped. No no no. It can't be. Tears started to run down my cheek once again ,,Also he left a note saying that he'll find and kill you. If he can't have you then nobody can't have you."I started to cry. Stephen pulled me into a hug while I sobbed in his shirt.

,,But I don't want to go." I said crying like a baby. ,,Me neither baby. But it's the best." I continued sobbing. After a few minutes I looked up at him. ,,Then what about us?" I asked. He gave me that sad look again. ,,I don't know." He replied. What does he mean by he doesn't know? ,,What?" I asked grabbing his cheek. ,,I do want to be with you but I don't think it'll work out if you live so far away from me."