Escha Rose

Trust Me

ESCHA POINT OF VIEW

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I grimace at the sound of my blaring alarm clock. I slam my hand down on it and roll back over in my bed to catch a few more minutes of sleep. I sigh and get up knowing that I won't be able to get any sleep to add to the 2 hours i got. I would have slept all night but Ava didn't sleep with me last night. I haven't seen her for almost 2 days. 

It's been a week and a half since i was let out of the hospital. Everything has been great up until these last 2 days. She has been really distant.. Every small little thing has her jumping. She flinched when i reach for her the other day and it made me realize something was wrong. 

Today is Saturday, so I plan on finding out what is wrong with my baby. 

I take a quick shower and throw on some tight leather tights, a black  tank top and some black timberlands. I would put on a jacket, but I don't really feel like it. I walk out of my room and head to the kitchen. Lacey isn't up, but that doesn't surprise me, its only 8. She has a day off today. I grab my keys off the hook by the door and I head out to my baby. I have a car, but I also have a motorcycle. She is sleek black and her name is Karma. 

I don't know why but it stuck and I never changed the name. 

I rev up my bike and speed off to Ava's house. 

When I get there I don't see her father's truck i the driveway so i let myself in through the front door with the spare key she told me about. When i step in I immediately see beer cans and cigarettes everywhere. The smell is disgusting. 

My Ava doesn't smell like this though… She smells heavenly.  My subconscious says and I agree. 

I walk up the stairs to Ava's room, but stop short when i hear yelling and someone crying. My legs are rooted to the ground but I force my legs to move .

When i get to Ava's door i hear someone yell "get the f**k up" followed by a cry from who i assum is Ava. 

I slowly open the door and the sight that greets me makes my blood boil. 

Ava is on the floor with nothing but a bra and panties, while her father stands over her with a belt and his clothes undone. He hits her with the belt and she cries out. 

What the FUCK

 "You were real good for me last night, why not now?" Her father says out of breath. He r***d her.

No. No. She would have told me.. Right?

He goes to hit her again but i catch the belt and yanked it causing it to leave his grasp. 

Ava's eyes connect with mines for a split second before i look back at her father. 

"Now, now Ava. Don't tell me you invited fun" her dad says smiling a crooked smile. His teeth look like dandelions..ugh

"Get up Ava." I tell her still maintaining eye contact with her father.

She slowly gets up and puts on some clothes at my nod. 

"...Your her father." I state very lowly. He looks back at Ava and back to me. 

"And you are..?" He asks

"Someone who is going to kill you if you don't walk out of this room within the next five seconds." I shoot at him. 

He laughs just like he has heard the funniest thing on earth. I feel my eyes darken, and my body starting to shake. Ava steps over to me very slowly and stands behind my back. She begins to rub my back, and stop when she feels the blade i have tucked into my pants, right above my bottom. I have it for protection, it's just never visible. 

My body stops shaking after a moment and the man looks at Ava in disbelief. 

"Look, b***h. Who ever the f**k you are.. Leave. We were just having some fun." He says looking at Ava. "Isn't that right sweet heart?" 

I feel Ava tense behind me when he takes a step forward. 

"Besides , you can't stop me, I know that much." He says looking back at me. 

"Ava, go call the police." I say lowly. I know he heard me, but he doesn't seem to care. 

"B-but.."

"NOW" I say firmly and she squeezes my shoulder before running out of her room. 

AVA POINT OF VIEW

"NOW" Rose says and I squeezed her shoulder and run out of my room. 

When I get to the bottom of the stairs I hear tumbling upstairs followed by glass shattering.

Be okay Rose 

When I get to the kitchen I grab the phone and call 911. 

"911, what's your emergency?" 

"My name is Ava Thomas, i stay at t-the address… uh . 1801 Abram Ross Avenue and I need help." I say breathing hard.

"Ava, can you tell me what's going on?"

"...my d-dad.. He was trying t-to.. To r**e me a-and Rose.. She came and- and…" 

"Take a deep breath Ava, your doing great. Tell me what happened." She speaks calmly.

"She saw him h-hitting me… And she made me come c-call you.."

"Where is she and your father now?"

"They are still upstairs. I … I hear a lot of yelling and it-it sounds like they're fighting.."

"Okay, we have police on the way to your location, stay down stairs and stay out of the way.."

…

"Ava?? Ms. Thomas??"

But I don't pay attention to what she is saying. I dropped the phone and run my way back up the stairs. When I get to my room I see broken glass and blood. Rose and my father are in the corner of the room, by the foot of my bed. Rose has her knee against my father's chest and the blade that was on her back to his neck. I try to step forward but there is glass on the floor. "ROSE!" I shout. But she doesn't listen. 

"You r***d her. I should f*****g kill you" she presses the blade harder against his throat. He lets out a strangled sound. 

"You are a sick son of a b***h-" a punch to the head "and you hurt her-" another punch "im going to f*****g kill you! She shouts. 

She brings the blade up from his neck and brings it down into his thigh and twists it. "Rose please, lets go before they get here.. Please ``I sob. 

She pulls the blade out of his thigh and he cries out.  Rose stands up and looks down at him. "She is my life and you r***d her. I will f*****g kill you. But I don't want her hurt if i kill her 'father '. " she turns to me and sucks in a breath at the sight of me. I'm pressed against the wall with tears running down my face, with my hand over my mouth. She walks over to me and hugs me. She puts her face in the crook of my neck and inhales. 

She pulls her head up to look at me and wipes the tears off of my face. She grabs my arm and I wince. Her eyes softened and she grabs my hand to lead me out of the room. Before we make it all the way out she turns to my father. "If i see you again, I will kill you, and thats on my life. Sorry son of a bitch." 

ESCHA POINT OF VIEW

I lead Ava down the stairs and out of the door.

I get on my bike and make sure Ava is holding on. I drive to my house and walk inside with Ava behind me. I didn't see Lacey's car when i got here.. So she must be out. 

I stop and Ava comes to a stop beside me. I don't look at her. 

"Go upstairs and wait for me. Now." I say. I need to cool down. She looks at me for a moment and then she complies, slowly walking up the stairs. She turns around once to look at me but i keep my gaze on the floor. 

I stay rooted to my spot looking at the floor with everything that happened running through my head. My attempt to calm down does nothing. If anything I am more upset than I was before. I walk up the stairs, skipping two at a time. When I get to my room i walk inside and slammed the door. She flinches and looks at me. I stared at her for a moment. 

"You. Lied. To. Me." I breathe out. She looks at me before trying to say something. But I cut her off before she could speak. 

"You told me you were fine. You told me nothing was going on. AVA YOU LIED. " I yell at her. 

"I told you that you could f*****g trust me! I told you that I will always help you Ava. You know that.. "

She looks up at me with tears in her eyes. "I wanted to tell you.. It's just t-that" she stops to breath. "I didn't think you would want me, Rose. I'm not pure. " Crying now. 

"I didn't think you would want me" she finally breathes out. 

What?

Really?!

"What did I not make clear Ava." I walk towards her. "You are my life. I love you. You are the only thing I care about not including my sister.. " I cup her wet face with both of my hands. "Ava. I can take care of you. When stuff like this happens, you have to tell me. Okay?" I ask kissing her head. She nods and I bring my arms around her. She hugs me back and starts crying about what could have happened if I wouldn't have shown up. It makes me sad that she thinks I would ever leave her over something not in her control. 

"You are not going back there. You hear me?" I ask her . she nods her head again and i hold her head closer to my chest . 

" I love you Ava. You can trust me. " I tell her and bring her lips to mines. "I love you so much."