The BadBoy Wants Me 2016 {revising} (#OnceUponNow) (#Wattys2017)

Seventh

"because" he started "i'm your friend andthat's what friends do they care"

I shook my head as I fought backtears I was so emotional today I shook my head hard tucking my chininto my chest until I felt his hands one my face and fingers pullingmy held up to look at him

"why are you crying?" he asked and I shook myhead

"because I can" I whispered yanking myself away from his warmtouch

i grabbed the door handle going to push the door open but helocked in I sighed

"open the door" I told him knowing he had just shookhis head without even looking at him "I said open the damn door" Igrowled back at him

"no" he said "we are having conversation and I wantto finish it"

"it is finished end of story" I tried to pull the lock upbut I couldn't reach it

"Ashly" he grumbled "stop it"

but I didn't listenuntil he pushed me back against the seat and I snapped

"what do youwant from me" I screamed an he flinched before coming back at me withanger of his own

"I want you to open up to me" he yelled "i see you everyday at school and all the bruises you try to hide under that jumper of yours and i know that he hits you Ashly just--" and I shook my head outof anger i cut him off

"why the hell w--"

"because I love you" he yelled out

withthat we fell silent and I watched his face pale to a ghostly colorand I think mine mimicked his I started finding it hard to breath Ishook my head once again turning back to try the lock I wanted out of the carand I wanted out now but he turned me around gentler this time and Iclosed my eyes and shook my head more not meeting his gaze

"I love you" hesaid gently "and have to take you back here hurts taking you back to the person who hurts you hurts"

"i don't understand?" i whispered

"what don't you understand" he asked gently  his head tilting to the side

"how you can say all those things when you're" i made a hope less gesture in his direction and i sighed pathetically when no words came to mind "and i;m just a--"

his hand wasquick to cover my mouth "i know what you're going to say so please don't say that please you're more than thatyou're funny, smart, caring and so b----"

harsh knocking interrupted him and we both looked to my window where my dad stood his clothes disheveled and he  was clearly angry and suddenly i didn't want to go out there and face his wrath

"open the damn door" my dad growled out

Rider reached the button but hesitated he looked up at me and me to him as me dad beatagainst the window his hits sluggish and heavy but not brutishly heavy but even so I felt scared he had been drinking again I shookmy head to rider who nodded turning the car out reeving the engine a little helooked to my father smirked and sped off leaving him yelling and cursing behind us

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i dozed off slowly in his car curled up on the seat the heaters turned up high as he drove to combat the harsh chill outside until his car slid to a stop i heard the gears of something large and heavy move outside the car but paid no attention to it as the car gently moved forwards giving me a feeling that out journey way nearly coming to a end so i made an effort to wake up i shifted around in the warmed seat a little yawn leaving my lips and by now it was well and truly dark outside as my eyes strayed to the dash board the digital clock reading midnight as a bunch of apartment blocks appeared before me as the car stilled i heard a door open and cold air hit my side as i looked to the drivers seat which was empty and my sleep deprived brain didn't register it at first until the passenger side door better known as my door was opened i looked off to the side only to be met with a pair of familiar green eyes and i said the first thing that came to mind

"where are me" i questioned my words not making sense as well as being drawled out and slow maybe even a little slurred from sleep he hesitated before saying

"my home"