I awake with the sound of loud chatting and clinking. I rub my eyes and sit up. I wince in pain. My whole body aches, I feel weak, my muscles hurt from head to toe and my head is pounding. I reach for my phone slowly that has been placed on my bedside table. I groan when it's dead, I put it on charge and stand to me feet slowly as pain runs through my whole body. I think a hot bath would help, I walk out the room making my way to the bathroom, I close and lock the door behind me.
I turn the hot tap and shake some vanilla bubble bath and some bath salts into the tub. I slip my pajamas off my body slowly, I look up into the mirror once completely naked. My eyes dart down to the light purple hand print bruise on my thigh, my eyes travel up my body landing on hickeys on my neck. I reach up running my fingers over the light hickeys, something wet touches my chest my eyes dart down, another drop of water drips on my chest as I look down, I look up in realisation that I'm crying. More tears stream down my face, I look away in disgust.
My stomach churns as the tears continue, I bend down in front of the toilet and the puke immediately comes out. I stand back up wiping my mouth, I don't want to look in the mirror again. I step into the steaming hot bath not flinching at it tingling on my skin, I sit down and turn the tap off. I pull my legs up to my chest and wrap my arms around to comfort myself. I begin to sob allowing my tears to come, with the thought of why me?
"Cam?" I hear light knocking on the door.
I wipe my tears and hold my breath stopping myself from crying "Yeah?" I squeak, trying my best to hold the tears back.
"Are you okay?"
"I'm fine" My voice cracks.
"Cam, I..."
"I said I'm fine, I need time alone" I snap, I hear a small sigh and footsteps as he walks away from the door. I begin crying knowing Ace has told my brother. Why did this happen to me? The only conclusion I've got is I probably deserve it, I probably did something for this to happen to me. I shake my head pushing my thoughts back otherwise i'll cry all day, I lean back into the hot water trying to let myself relax. Once I'm dried and back into different pajamas, I pad back to my room wanting to go back to sleep.
"Cam, come here!" Ash shouts before I make it to my room. I know he'll just come into the room if I don't go into the kitchen. I make my way to the kitchen stopping at the doorway, Ash looks my way followed by Ace.
"Sit" Ash points to the island stool. I sit down not meeting his eyes or Ace's.
"What does this Josh kid look like?" He sternly says.
"I just want to forget about it" I sadden.
"No chance Camila! The little fucker deserves everything that he's away to get"
"No! I don't want to be the talk of college"
"He sexually assaulted you! He doesn't deserve to be breathing right now!"
"I'm aware of what happened Ash!" I shout.
"I can tell you're hurting Cam, I can see you've been crying and you've slept for hours! I'm not allowing him to get away with it whether you like it or not! So if you don't tell me what he looks like I'll find him a different way!" He slams his fists on the counter, I see anger through his eyes burning back into mine.
"Ace...please" I try pleading with Ace to help me.
"I'm with Ash on this one" He sighs not making eye contact.
"Do neither of you care what I want!"
"Not when someone hurts my little sister! I don't care what you want he is going to pay for what he did!" I scoff in response and storm away slamming the bedroom door behind me.
I suddenly jolt up in confusion, I rub my eyes and pad to the kitchen feeling so hungry, I tie my hair up into a messy bun and make myself a turkey sandwich and go into the living room.
"Hi" Ace whispers keeping his attention on the game he's playing.
"Hey" I sit on couch beside him "Where's Ash?" I ask before taking a bite out my sandwich, my stomach welcoming the food that it's been deprived of.
"Letting off more steam I guess" He shrugs.
"What do you mean more?"
"We found him Cam" He places the controller down on the coffee table, finally looking me in the eye for a split second.
"When?" I look down.
"Couple of hours ago when you were sleeping" He moves his body facing me.
"What happened?" I feel my tears brimming.
"You sure you want to know?" He places a finger under my chin moving my head so my eyes meet his, I nod.
"Okay" He sighs.
**flashback**
Aces POV
As we walk up the path, boiling blood rushing through my veins. I've never felt so much anger in my life and I have brothers and they constantly pissed me off but I've never felt anger like this.
Ash loudly pounds on the door, I look towards him and he looks towards me. His face is twitching red with anger with his fists balled up at his sides. He pounds on the door again as we grow impatient the door swings open revealing a blonde boy, Ash wastes no time before asking a question.
"Is your name Josh?" He sternly spoke with a scowl.
"Yeah why?"
Ash evilly laughed throwing his head back before stopping all of a sudden looking Josh dead in the eye. His first quickly connected with his nose in one swift jab, he stumbles back holding his hand up to his now bleeding nose. Ash steps through the front door with his chest heaving, I step in after staring at a pathetic little boy.
"What the fuck!" Josh shouts.
Ash grabs him by the throat tightly pinning him against the wall "I'm Asher Reeves, Camila's brother. You like doing that to girls huh!?" He tightens his grip throwing a punch to his stomach, I know he needed to do this more than me even though I felt the need to kill him, I loved seeing him in pain for what he did to Cam, I hated knowing he was only inside the frat house as i picked Cam up. I should've went in there when i saw her ripped clothing...somehow i knew what had happened and it sickened me.
He begins to turn purple while being pinned against the wall by the throat, I placed my hand on Ashers shoulder silently telling him to loosen his grip, He throws Josh to the floor knowing he would kill him. Josh coughs trying to breathe "You're gonna wish you were never born!" Ash straddles him connecting his right fist to his face repeatedly at a rapid pace, he's now knocked out unable to move and I know if I don't stop it now Ash will get done for murder. I pull Ash off his body.
"Get off me!" He thrashes in my hold.
"No! You're not getting done for murder!"
"He fucking deserves it!"
"I know!" He stops thrashing "Wait in the car" I tell him and he storms away groaning running his hands through his hair.
I bend down seeing his swollen, bruised face with blood everywhere. His left eye slightly opened unable to open the right, when he groans i know he has come back to consciousness, "If I see you again I won't hesitate to do what he just did but worse because no one will stop me, you're lucky I pulled him off you and I didn't join in, If I hear you touch a girl inappropriately again I will fucking kill you!... Do I make myself clear" I spat, he nods his head in fear. I gave him one hard kick to the rib and walk off heading for my truck.
Camila's POV
I kind of feel the weight off my shoulders knowing Josh is in physical pain, I thought it wouldn't make me feel better but it does, well sort of better. I'm relieved Ash didn't kill him because I wouldn't want him getting in trouble for me even though he has through the years, I feel Ace's hand cup my cheek bringing me from my thoughts.
"Thank you" I whisper.
"You don't need to thank me" He whispers back his eyes flickering back and forth between my eyes and my lips, he licks his lower lip. His eyes dart to my neck and he moves away leaving a space between us.
I can't tell if he wanted to kiss me, I wish he did I need the comfort and he makes me feel safe. I pull on his arm and wrap it behind my neck, I lean into him snuggling my face into his chest. Now feeling safe.
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