Her Dangerous Behavior

Chapter 17- Last Kiss at Death Valley

Chapter 17

Kat's P.o.v

"Katrina...What happened?" But nothing comes out of my mouth. Not a word,a scream nothing but whispered sobs escape my lips. He holds me close and wipes my tears.I can't bring myself to tell him because if I do I just might shatter into pieces. He carries me upstairs all the while holding me close to his chest. He lays me down on the bed and lays beside me. He holds me close as I cry into the pillow.He doesn't try to force anything, nothing with him is. Not his words, not his actions,he just holds and let's me cry in his arms.How could I feel completely safe with a man that I know almost nothing about, yet a man I've known for years could completely destroy me in a matter of minutes.

But I did know David....I knew his kindness, his warmth, his words. I know his touch, his embrace.I look into his eyes and let the ocean wash away my sorrow. He gently wipes my tears and holds me close and I know in that moment I could never go home.I could never go back to HIM, back to who I was before I swallowed whole from the ground up.I replay the events over and over again.HIM holding me down,HIM ripping my panties..... HIS body used to be my safe haven ....and now flashes of HIS hands...HIM inside of me when I begged HIM to stop makes my skin burn with shame and disgust.I try to hold everything in but HIS words keep drilling deeper and deeper into my bones and I cry out even harder.I lean into his chest and hear his heart slowly beating.... I listen til it gets harder and harder to keep my eyes open.

I don't how much time has passed but it's dark, so dark that I can barely make out what's in front of me.The air is heavy and thick.I try to stand up but my entire body feels heavy as if I'm being weighed down by something or someone.I try to feel around for the door but before I can I hit something. It's hard and I look up and see HIS eyes looking down at me.I see his anger, I feel his rage and suddenly it's almost impossible to breathe. I try to run but my legs are frozen in its place.HE grabs me by the throat and it feels as if a snake is is gripping tighter and tighter around my neck. I look around but can't see anything....HE tries to kiss me, I try to fight it but HE grips me tighter.David... where is David? HE can see the terror in my eyes and HE licks my tears and let's out a laugh."Where is he?" I see his lips curl into a grin and my stomach drops.HE drags me by the throat towards the bathroom door and presses me up against the door.I can hear what sounds like water dripping slowly.HE opens the door slowly, the bright light is disorienting for a moment. I try to put my hand up til my eyes adjust to the light.He grips the back of my neck forcing me to look in one direction. When I look down I see where the dripping is coming from.The normally white tiles are painted with what looks like red water colored paint.Then I see him in the tub.I try to run to him but HE jerks me back to his side. HIS hand slides up my shirt cupping my breast and I feel my legs give."YOU..ARE...MINE."I cry out for david but nothing comes out .I can feel myself sinking into the tile and try to scream....

"Katrina....Katrina wake up baby...shhh shhh you're okay." I wake up to find david holding on to me. I can feel the grip on my lungs loosen and I can breathe again."Can I stay here....please I can't go back..to that place." The kindness in his eyes reassures me."You can stay here as long as you want and need to."He kisses the crown of my head and his touch puts me at ease.But fear begins to set in....."What if he finds me ... finds us here..."He see the pain and terror in my eyes and tries to soothe me."Katrina...look at me .You are safe here I won't let him hurt you anymore." I could tell he meant it.I felt safe in his arms, with his words and I knew...

He looks at me and I feel his love wash over me "You don't have to tell me what happened but I am hear when and if you're ready....Do you want a change of clothes and get cleaned up?" At first all I can think of is washing all of HIM off of me, to scrub my body clean til I draw blood....To get every trace of him off of me, out of me. I nod at first as he begins to walk away I grab his hand....I think what if I shower and then....what...do I go to the police... is showing a mistake.What if I stay silent? Will HE come after me? A million thoughts race through my mind. David crouches before me and our eyes meet for a moment but shame forces me to look away.He caresses my cheek and I lean into it.

I feel myself cracking.."David I...He ..."