Only Time Will Tell • Why Don't We

Chapter 4- Remember

*Flashback to before Mekayla's dad was arrested and before Zach left for L.A.*
*Mature situations*

Mekayla's POV

I'm laying here in Zach's arms and I happen to look at the time which says 11:24 PM. I instantly jump up, scaring Zach and start getting my stuff together. I was about to run out the door when Zach grabbed my wrist and turned me around to look at him. "Please...don't go back tonight it's late and he might be awake waiting for you," he begged. I looked into Zach's eyes as they were pleading for me to stay with him. I did but at the same time, I didn't want to stay. I gave in and set my stuff down as Zach pulled me into a tight hug. "You know I love you right," he whispered quietly in my ear. "I know Z," I whispered back. We shot each other a smile.

Zach took off his shirt and pants and ended up in his underwear. I slept in one of Zach's sweatshirts that were HUGE on me and fit me like a dress. I was used to Zach being shirtless because 80% of the time he was shirtless.

Even though Zach knew about my situation, I didn't tell him about the new bruises I was awarded two nights ago, until...

Zach's POV

I had to beg M to stay with me for the night because I knew what was gonna happen to her if she went home at this time of the night. When we got in our "pajamas" I pulled the covers over us, and when I pulled Mekayla to my chest I heard her slightly wince in pain. I gave her a concerned looked because she told me she wasn't in any physical pain this week, but something told me that that wasn't the case.

Mekayla had been wearing long sleeve shirts and long pants or leggings to school, and I knew something wasn't right. "What's wrong...," I asked worriedly. She looked down and I grabbed her chin to make her look at me. "M...did he?" I asked. She started crying and that's when I knew that he had beat her sometime this week. My jaw clenched as my blood boiled, but I had to calm Mekayla down. I got her calm and she fell asleep on my chest and I played with her hair and wrote words on her back with my finger. Those two things always seemed to calm her down. It killed me to know that somebody could hurt a girl as great as her.

I had known Mekayla for about more than 10 years now and I could always tell when something was wrong with her. When her father started to abuse her she would always look down and never had that big bright smile on her face anymore. When we were 11-years-old,, I finally got her to tell me what was going on. I promised her that I would protect her, but I couldn't keep that promise for forever. I remember when I went over her house to help her with a project I looked up at her window before ringing the doorbell and saw her dad go into her room. And minutes later I heard her screaming and a door slam. He was raping her at 4:30 in the afternoon because he was bored with her mom after he beat her. When she came to the door she was covered in bruises and shaking. I pulled her into a hug and made her come with me. My mom and dad knew what was going on, but calling the police wouldn't help due to her dad's family owning the police department in Dallas. I made her spend the night with me even though she basically fought me to try to go back.

She ended up staying with me for a week and she didn't eat for a week. M had an eating disorder, but I was the only person who could ever get her to eat when she was scared. When she went back home she called me and told me that he gave her a black eye and broke some of her ribs. She was hiding in the closet scared and she always left her window open at night so I could come in. She hated sleeping alone, so I would go over and sleep with her (no inappropriate situation here). I got her out the closet and got her out of that house with a few of her things.

When we went to bed that night it was the first time I told her I loved her and she even said it back which surprised me. I loved her with my life and there was nothing that could ever change that. I never wanted to lose her, but I think that ship already sailed...

A/n

This chapter was a little sad for me, but idk why😭😂. Hope you guys are liking the fanfic so far🤗💗. See ya next time🙂.