Bullied

Chapter Eighteen

Adrien POV:

She walked home...

Those words played over and over in my head all day. I was ready to get the hell out of class so I could try to catch her before she left. I had to talk to her.

Finally after my last class was over, I rushed to her locker and saw that she had just reached it.

I walked up to her and she looked at me.

Her eyes were red and slightly swollen.

She'd been crying. She cried because of me.

"Hey." She said quietly. "Savannah punched me in the face." I said, laughing lightly to at least get a smile from her, but she was hurting too much. She couldn't even pretend to smile.

"She told me what happened." I told her quietly.

Her lip quivered again.

"So that's why you're here. You feel guilty." She said. "No, baby. I mean, I do feel like shit for it but I miss you so much. I shouldn't have walked away from you. I broke my promise." I told her. "I'm used to it." She replied.

She shouldn't be used to it.

"Please don't walk home again today." I said. "I don't have anyone to take me. I have no choice." She replied. "I'll take you, baby. I swear I'll never leave you again." I told her.

I walked closer to Lex and rubbed her fractured shoulder as light as I could.

Lex POV:

"Please." He begged like he's done before. "Okay.." I whispered.

Adrien took my hand and walked at a slow pace so I could keep up. He was still as gentle as always.

While we were on the road, it was almost silent, but honestly, I was happy to be near him again. I missed him.

"Baby, I'm so sorry for the shit I said. I won't lie to you, I did mean it. I just don't want to see those bruises on you anymore. I miss seeing you smile a lot like you used to, even after all the shit with Dom started. But that was before he.." I stopped, not wanting to upset her again.

I looked away from him. I hated the way those words made me feel. He was just being honest with me and he was right.

"You're right.. I just can't bring myself to do it. I couldn't even bring myself to let my dad kick him out of the house. I'm stupid for it, I know I am." I replied quietly. I was so ashamed of myself.

"You're not stupid, baby. You just need to learn how to cut toxic people out of your life. Making up with your dad is completely different than that, though. I know he's trying to make everything right, but Dom.. He just wants more trouble and wants to hate you. He knows you didn't do shit. He didn't have anyone else to take it out on. He's a piece of shit." I told her.

"He didn't used to be that way.." I said. "Is that what this is? You think he will change back to the old Dom?" Adrien asked. "My dad is trying to do it." I tried to reason. "Yeah, but that doesn't mean Dom will. Baby, he's violent, angry, and full of hate. You really think he will change?" He asked. "Maybe." I said with a shrug.

When we pulled up to my house, Adrien looked at me.

"Do you want me to stay?" He asked. "You want to stay?" I asked, surprised. "Of course." He replied.

I nodded quickly. I didn't want to be in that house with Dominic and Adrien not be there with me. We saw what happened last time.

When we finally walked in the door, Dom was on the couch with a girl.

"Adrien?" He asked when he saw us. "What?" Adrien asked coldly. "I didn't know you were coming back." Dom said. "Sorry to disappoint." Adrien replied as he helped me upstairs.

I didn't know what would happen the next morning but I was just happy to have him with me; sleeping next to me.