You're My Only Obsession

Chapter Seven - Scarlet

I felt happy when I walked into the flat, safe and cared for. I then heard Emily’s voice.

“SS-SCARLET IS THAT YOU!” she sobbed.

Cody ran around the corner, with blood shot eyes. He then walked up to me and gave me the tightest hug I’ve ever been given. What is going on? What’s happened?

“I’m so glad you’re safe Scarlet. I’m so sorry for what – what I said to you. I didn’t know. Please forgive me,” his voice sounded raw from crying. There were another set of arms around me and Emily was sobbing into my shoulder.

“Why- didn’t – you tell us” she stuttered. Okay now I was confused. Tell them about what?

Suddenly I thought about the only thing I’ve kept from them and then panic rose in my throat.

“What’s going on?” I choked out. Emily walked away, screaming in tears when I said it.

“Cody?” I whispered. He didn’t say anything, but lead me towards the living room.

We walked into the living room and there were pictures of me everywhere. The pictures were of me on the night of the party, the night he attacked me. There was one of me with my shirt ripped off, me with Cody and Emily, me studying, then there was one of Sam and I laughing together. Off the main picture of me was a picture of Sam, holding it to the wall was a knife. Then there was a note

Baby,

See all the lovely days you’ve had. My favorite is the night at the party, where you were going to come home with me. I’ve missed you so much Scarlet.

But you’ve been cheating on me, with that Sam boy. How dare you hurt me like this? What have I done to deserve this?

So now I had to make you relize that you will always be mine. If you don’t want Sam getting hurt… because as you can tell, I can hurt people who don’t give me what I want.

Either you are with me or all your friends or Sam will be hurt.

Love from your

Aaron xx

P.s. you tell anyone. I’ll track all of you down, and kill you.

I turned to look at Cody, who was sat up against the sofa. Tears were rolling down his face; I walked over to him shaking.

I sat down and pulled him into a hug, he wrapped his arms around me tightly and sobbed. We both just sat their crying into each-others arm.

“I'm so sorry Scarlet,” he cried out

“Shh its okay, I forgive you. I'm sorry for not telling you,” I croaked out.

“I understand why you kept that he… that he did that to you. But that Sam dude said he met you on that night. He didn’t do that as well did he? Please tell me he didn’t?” he said his voice shaking.

“No, Sam helped me that night. Threw Aaron off me. He’s done that twice now. He did today.” I said jumpy. Then suddenly I thought of Sam.

I jumped up and ran to the phone and rang him.

“Already miss me?”

“Sam- I – need…” I cried out

“What’s wrong Scarlet? What’s happened?” he said worriedly

“Aaron – has been – here”

“Okay, I’m on my way. Don’t worry, okay?” he said and hung up.

I turned around and Emily was there with Cody on the sofa. I had to explain to them what has happened. So I walked over and sat on the coffee table.

Emily put her hand on mine squeezing it lightly.

“I'm sorry I didn’t tell you guys. But that night of the costume party, Aaron attacked me and tried dragging me to his car. I don’t want to imagine what he wanted. I tried to fight him off but I couldn’t. Then Sam was there to help me.” I paused, calming my breathing to carry on.

“Sam drove me home and since that day he has been protecting me. That’s why he came over last week. Then he took me to his today because at the end of our lesson, Aaron pushed me against a wall. But again Sam came running in and took care of it.”

I looked at them now, both crying and holding my hand.

“I'm so sorry this had happened to you Scarlet” Emily said

“What do we do now?” she looked at the pictures on the wall

“I’ll protect you Emily, don’t you worry. No one is getting near you. Not one person” Cody said sternly. “And I’m protecting you Scarlet, don’t go back to Aaron. Sam and I can kick his ass.”

“Thank you Cody. Are you sure you ready for this? I mean if we tell the police, Aaron will be after us. We might even be in more danger,” I whispered

“No, we can’t tell. The note…” Emily said sounding scared.

“Emily don’t worry, we aren’t going to tell. I know it’s hard, but try to act normal. He will get bored after a while.” I said, but I knew deep down that he won’t give up easily I had only said it to calm her down.

The doorbell rang and we all jumped. Cody took Emily out the room so I could talk to Sam in private.

I walked to the door slowly, not knowing what I’ll say to Sam.

When I opened the door, Sam pushed in. grabbed me and pulled me behind him, pushing me hard against his back.

“Where is he?” he said forcefully.

“He’s not here Sam, but he was before everyone” I leaned into him. Then he turned around hugged me tightly.

“How do you know Hun?” he said softly. I took his hand into mine and walked into the living room.

As he walked around the room, I sat on the sofa with my knees pulled up to my face.

When he got to the last one, I started crying again and he turned around quickly. He ran to my side and pulled me onto his lap and I cried harder into his shoulder. He rubbed my back as I was saying “sorry Sam”.

After I had stopped crying, I was just curled up on Sam's lap shaking.

“I'm staying with you, I’m not going to let you push me away. You hear me. I'm staying with you; I’m not letting him get to you. I know I haven’t known you long and that I only asked you out today. But I really like you and 'I’m going to do everything I can keep you safe.” He took a deep breath.

“I have never liked a girl like this before. Never felt like it’s my duty to protect her. But you are the girl I want to spend my time with.”

I started to cry again hearing him say that and he just hugged me tighter, till I fell asleep.

I felt Sam’s warms arms wrap around me and pick me up, carrying me through to my bedroom. I didn’t worry that something was going to happen because I was in his arms. He put me down softly in bed then pulled my covers up to my hip.

He leaned in and gave me a kiss on the cheek.

“What did I tell you?” Aaron shouted at me, waving his arms in the air. “You can’t talk to Cody anymore”

“He’s my best-friend, I can’t just drop him because of you” I snapped back. He moved towards me quickly, and I scurried back.

“You will do whatever I say you slut” he barked in my face.

“No I won’t Aaron, you know what. f**k you. I don’t need you” I regretted what I said right after I said it because as I walked away, there was a violent pull at my hair. He threw my back against the wall; hitting my head so hard I thought I was going to faint. Aaron grabbed me by the shoulders lifting me up, my feet almost off the ground.

“You are mine, you hear me?” he said shaking me. “No one ease’s, all mine. Repeat it after me.” he spat. “I am Aaron’s and only his”

“I – I’m A-A-Aaron’s and on-ly his” I cried out.

“Good” then pushed his lips against mine.

I bolted up right, screaming. My breath was coming out in pants; I was trying to gasp for breath. I pulled my knees up to my chest and started rocking.

My door slammed open and Sam ran in with a baseball bat in hands looking around the room. “You dreaming Scarlet?” he asked. I nodded and I saw all his muscles relax. “Ohh Scarlet, it’s okay. Everything will be okay. I promise. I’m here for you”

He knelt down beside my bed, looking at me softly, taking my hand and rubbing his thumb on the back while I tried to calm down.

When I calmed down, I looked at him apologetically. He looked worried and concerned. “I'm sorry,” I said weakly.

He looked at me then, picked up ‘looking for Alaska’, gripped the back of the desk chair and dragged it to the side of my bed, plopping himself down in it.

I realized what he was doing then. “No, Sam I can’t make you sleep all night in that chair again” I said with wide eyes. It was sweet of him but I couldn’t make him doing that again. No way.

He smiled at me and shrugged, “it’s okay Scarlet”

“No Sam, I don’t want you to have a bad back.”

“I don’t care Scarlet, now lay down and sleep” he insisted.

Knowing I had lost, I flopped back onto my bed, pulling up the covers. I looked as he read to me; he was smiling as he did.

After twenty minutes, I really couldn’t make myself fall asleep. So I opened my eyes to look at Sam, he was still there reading. I couldn’t make him fall asleep there tonight.

“Sam get in the bed” I said

“What?” he said as his eyebrows rose.

I hid my red cheeks. “Just get in the bed, I can’t make you sleep there”

He looked shocked and unsure, but stood up slowly leaving the book on the chair, then eased himself into my bed.

After a while of just lying there, I rolled over to see if he was awake.

“Are you okay Scarlet?” he whispered

“I'm fine sweetie,” I said smiling.

The mattress moved then and he shifted towards me, rolling on his side too. My stomach flipped then, having him this close to me made me wanting him close every way possible.

“Did you just call me sweetie?” he teased. My mouth went dry when I felt his fingers touch my hand, making them intertwine with mine. I smiled in the darkness, and looked at his silhouette.

“Maybe” I giggled and he gently pulled my hand, moving me towards him. I could feel the warmth of him radiating off his body, so I guess I was two inches away from him.

“I like it” he whispered to me.

“Really?” I sounded shocked

“Yes Scarlet, I loved it” he then closed the gap between us, so we were chest to chest. Our legs intertwined putting his arms around me as I curled into him.

 After a while he started to snore, and I finally found sleep.