You're My Only Obsession

Chapter two - A few Months ago

 Cody was giving me one of those looks. As if he already knew what's been going on. I had to stop looking at him before I told him everything Aaron had done to me. Emily knew because she saw the bruises when we went swimming together. Cody hated being left out, and I hate not telling him what is affecting me. So today was the day, the day I tell Cody everything and ending things with Aaron.

I had told Emily the plan that I need to be alone with Cody. So, at 10:30 Emily kissed Cody goodbye and gave me a tight hug.

"Good luck sweetie" she whispered in my ear and I smile weakly as she pulls away from me.

Cody was sitting there patiently with a cup of coffee in his hands. This boy drinks way too much coffee and eats so much crap it's unbelievable, but he has no fat on him. He is bigger than Aaron, in height and weight.

I sat down in front of him and my breathing started to kick up.

"What's going on Scarlet?" he said sounding hurt. I felt the tears prick at my eyes. I couldn't look at him. "Scarlet, I know something is going on. I've been your best friend for years. Please just tell me". I looked at him then his light brown eyes just covered by his fluffy hair looked sad.

"Can I show you instead?" I mumbled. Before he could answer I stood up, and took my jumper off, exposing the bruses on my arms and torso. I close my eyes, not wanting to know what his expression was like.

Suddenly I heard the noise of the front door slamming shut.

As soon as I noticed he was gone, I ran to my phone. I called him first, but no answer. I rang Emily, on the first ring she answered.

"Hey, guessing he didn't take it well. Cody just ran past me, I tried to get out the car in time to stop him." She shouted down the phone

"Fuck...He's going to kill him." I cried back to her.

"Well he deserves it after what he done to you, but I don't really want to visit my boyfriend in prison" she snorted.

"Emily. You know for a fact that Cody can hurt Aaron. I'm coming down now" I said, and I ran towards the front door, slipping my jumper back over my head.

When I got there, I heard shouting. I could tell it was Cody. I ran to where all the noise was coming from. When I got there, Aaron was bent over clutching his stomach. Emily was trying to pull Cody back, but was failing.

"How dare you f*****g touch her like that" I heard him spit. Never in my life of knowing Cody have I heard him this angry. I ran to him, before I got there Cody had hit Aaron two more times. I jumped between them, before Cody could take another hit.

"STOP!" I screamed.

"Thank you, baby girl. He's saying I hit you. But how could I hit the girl I love the most in the world." Aaron cooed out. Cody shoved forwards him, but I put my hand on his chest firmly. I turned to look at Aaron, the boy I thought was caring and sweet, but the truth was he was a manipulative prick.

"Oh, shut up Aaron, you don't love me. You do hit me. And you're an asshole who only cares about himself. You know you have caused me hell." I snapped at him. I regretted what I had said as soon as I said it. The look in his eye told me this wasn't over yet. That he had something horrible planned for me next time he's alone with me.

That night no one talked at dinner. I couldn't get the look on Aaron's face out of my head. I felt this burning pain run up my body and my hands started to shake. I was scared what he can do to me.

For the first few weeks, I had nightmares of what Aaron was going to do to me. I didn't want to leave the apartment, Cody stayed with me some days playing on the Xbox or helping with college work, then other days Emily would stay with me. She talked most of the time; both Emily and Cody looked as if they felt bad for me. Which I didn't like, and I would keep telling them that I was fine, even though I wasn't. I just didn't want them being worried all the time.