Secret

Chapter 16

I can't believe this just happened. Im in the coaches car and he is driving me home, talking to me like he didn't just force himself on me not 5 minutes ago. I don't know what I was thinking getting involved with him. What am I going to do.
"Hey babe what's wrong, your so quiet?" Coach Bobby ask.
I turn to look at him and I am shocked that his eyes are dripping with concern. He must be crazy, he's acting like he doesn't know what he just did to me. How can he call me babe when he just hurt me like that, I think to myself.
Maybe he didn't mean it, maybe it was an accident, I think to myself again. Ugh, I don't know! I'm going crazy aren't I. Yes cause I'm talking to myself, I sigh.
He stops the car in our usual parking space.
"Talk to me babe, I hate seeing you like this." he says as he rubs my hand.
I instantly pull my hand away.
"Look babe, it was our first fight. Come on how long you gonna be mad at me?"
There seems to be no reasoning with him. He hasn't listened to a word I said.
"I'm fine, Im just tired. Bye" I reach to open the door and he grabs me before I can get out of the car.
"No kiss tonight sexy!" He says smiling.
"Oh my bad." I say rolling my eyes.
I reach over and give him a quick kiss and hop out of the car. I sprint to the the front door, rush inside and up to my bedroom.
I grab some clothes and run to the bathroom. I look at myself in the mirror for a long time. My eyes look blotchy from all the crying, my hair was a mess from fighting coach, and my skin had red patches all over it from where coach was rough with me.
I turn the water on as hot as it would go. I wanted to burn his touch off me. I could still feel his grimy fingers and smell his musky cologne. It made me sick to my stomach. I hop out of the shower and rush to the toilet. Relieved that the shower would mask the sounds of my lunch coming up. I hurry up and get back in the shower and clean myself up. I even brush my teeth. I walk into my room and climb into bed when I hear my cell phone notifying me I have a text.
I grab the phone and was horrified that it was two text from Coach. The first one was a picture of himself with the words I love you. The second one was " you are mine, don't forget it."
I groan and toss the phone on the floor. Exhausted I roll over and fall fast asleep.
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I wake up the next morning feeling sick to my stomach so I ask my mom if I could stay home. It felt nice having her take care of me like she use to do when I was little.
I was feeling a little like my old self. The day was going by smoothly, Susie promised to bring my missed assignments by after school and my mom seemed to be so happy to be taking care of me. It felt like we were having a sleep over. I even got to catch up on some tv shows I'd missed.

I was napping on the couch when the door bell rang. My mom answered it and it was Susie, Mark, and Derrick.
I was so surprised.
"Hey Megan, you feeling any better?" Susie asked.
"A little. Hey guys! " I say waving.
They all come in and sit down in the living room.
"Hey Megan, we brought you some chicken soup." Derrick says blushing a little bit.
"Oh wow, thanks guys." I say smiling back at Derrick.
"Ha ha, it isn't homemade or anything. We stopped at Applebee's on the way over here." Mark says.
"It's still good Mark! Ha ha!" Susie says laughing. " Oh and here is your homework."
"Awww thanks guys. Wanna hang out and watch a movie? " I ask hoping they stayed and kept me company for a while longer. I didn't realize how much I missed doing things like this.
My mom popped some popcorn and we all settled in to watch HANGOVER.
Throughout the movie we were laughing, cracking on each other and throwing popcorn at each other it was so much fun. I was a little sad to see them leave but as my mom reminded me it was a school night.

Tired I climb the stairs and headed to my room to go to bed. I hear my cell phone beep saying I have a voicemail. I grab my phone and see that I have 15 text messages and 4 missed calls from coach. I look scroll through the messages.
"Where are you?"
"Why aren't you answering me?"
"You mom called you in sick, are you alright babe."
"I wish you would answer me"
"Wait till I see you did you forget already what I said"
"You better have a good excuse for why you ignoring me"
It was just more of the same, him being angry and telling me I better text him back. I didn't even bother listening to the voicemail. I turn my phone off and put it in my drawer.
I climb into bed and fall fast asleep.