Love and Sacrifices

Chapter 18

Sara's POV:

I got into the shower and let the water run through my hair. I was washing my stomach when I noticed a bruise on the left side of my stomach. My eyes opened wide and I tried to rub it off hoping it was makeup. It wouldn’t come off. I dropped to the floor and began to cry. I brought my legs up to my chest and wrapped my arms around them and buried my face in my arm and cried.

I heard Ashley and Jess burst into the bathroom, "Sara!" Yelled Jess. "Right h-here." I said trying to catch my breath.

"I’m a bad person," I yelled. "I shouldn’t be dating my teacher, I should have been more careful, I-I could have-" My crying started to mess up my speech, "stopped him." Ashley ran up to the shower door and opened it. Ashley turned off the shower, "Get me a towel Jess." Said Ashley. Jess gave Ashley a towel.

Ashley and Jess helped me out the shower and tried to walk me to my bed. They found out that my body had just given out. I collapsed to the floor again. Ashley and Jess sat beside me on the floor. "You couldn’t have done anything. And if you wouldn't have been with Emily, you wouldn't be as happy as I've been seeing you." Said Jess. My crying started to die down.

My dad ran into my room, "What’s wrong?" Asked my dad as he saw me on the floor in a towel crying and pale. My dad picked me up and layed me on my bed. "Are you okay?" He asked. I could tell how worried he was. "Yeah. Just not feeling good." I said as my dad pulled the covers over me. "Okay. Ill get you some water and you tell me if you feel worse or need anything. K?" Said my dad. I nodded. My dad kissed my forehead and left.

Jess gave me some clothes. "Here. Put these on." I got up still kind of wobbling. I got changed and walked back out the bathroom. "We are not leaving you alone tonight." Said Ashley. "I'll be fine." I said as I pushed my hair behind my ear. "We are still staying." Said Ashley. I layed down in my bed. "So what happened in the shower?" Asked Ashley. "I saw a bruise and all-all the memories came rushing back." I said as I sat up in bed. "You should tell someone." Said Ashley. "I. CANT." I yelled. "I know because of the video... I meant go to a therapist," Ashley paused. "If this is more than likely gonna happen again-" Ashley started to tear up. Ashley walked out of the room. "I think what she’s trying to say is that if it happens again, it would be better for your emotions." Said Jess as she put a hand on my leg. "I think I might be able to control my emotions but I'll consider going." I said as I exhaled a lot of air. "We should probably go check on Ashley." I said. We suddenly heard the door open slowly. "Are you okay Ashley?" I asked as I got out of bed and hugged her. "Yeah, its just..." Ashley looked over at the wall and stared, "I don’t like seeing you this way." She said as she made eye contact with me again. "Aww, Ash." I said as I began to hug her again. I looked up and saw Ashley crying even more. I wiped her tears away, "I'll be okay. You don’t need to worry." I said. Ashley and Jess layed down in bed. I walked over to the light and turned it off. I walked over to the bed and got under the covers.

We ended up laying down in the dark and talking until we all fell asleep.