Damaged / ℂ𝕠𝕞𝕡𝕝𝕖𝕥𝕖𝕕 /

Twenty - Nine

"Noah?" I mumbled opening my eyes, is it night?

"Hey" He answered "How late is it?" I whispered "3 a.m, go back to sleep" He whispered, I turned on my little nightlamp, he was sitting at the edge of the bed "What are you doing?" I sat up next to him.

"I don't want to fall asleep" He said quietly "Because of the... nightmares?" I asked him softly, he nodded "Do you want to tell me?" I tried once again, he shifted awkwardly looking at me.

"Don't tell anyone" He whispered, I nodded. Is he really going to spill?

"One night, I was sound asleep in my childhood house, and suddenly a scream woke me up, so I walked downstairs, I think I was four years or something" He began, oh god.

"It was my biological father, he um..." He looked at me, I sat closer to him "He saw me and he started beating me up, just like he always did, but this time it was different" He whispered looking down "Noah you don't have to-" "No, I want too" He nodded.

"He took his cigarette and started burning my chest, and my back and everything he could get his hands on" He mumbled "And when I thought the worst was over, his friends came" He whispered "And they um... Sexually abused me, there were 5 of them" He looked at me.

"And that keeps repeating when you fall asleep?" I asked him, he nodded "Yeah, so I try not to sleep" He smiled, but it didn't reach his eyes, I frowned "Come here...Please" I whispered sitting back.

"I will only touch your hair" I mumbled indicating him to lay on my lap, and so he did, I started playing with his hair "And is that why you wouldn't let me touch you?" I asked him, he didn't answer.

"Is that why you sleep with all those girls?" I mumbled, and then I heard his breath change, indicating he was sound asleep, why would his father do such thing? Where was his mother then?

I sighed looking at the boy laying peacefully asleep on my lap, he isn't a dickhead, he's just broken, and that's why he won't let anyone in.

I finally get it.

I kept staring at him and then I laid down with him after turning off my light, still touching nothing but his hair.

And so, I drifted back off to sleep.

"Shut that damn alarm" Noah groaned, I opened my eyes "I can't" I groaned too indicating his arms were wrapped around my body, he let me go so I could turn it off.

"You're going to class?" He mumbled in the pillow "You're not?" I chuckled taking my clean clothes so I could go shower "Let's not" He sat up yawning "How did you sleep?" I asked him looking back "Fine" He said getting up.

"You're going to shower in the community showers?" He said with disgust in his voice "What do you want me to do otherwise?" I laughed "Come with me and shower at my place?" He chuckled "I will be late" I shook my head.

"Ava, it's Rick's class you will be missing, I will beat him up if he ever failed you" He rolled his eyes "I'm not missing class, period" I laughed walking out to the bathrooms.

I quickly showered and after the shower, I pulled on my plain jeans with my white t-shirt, I brushed my hair and walked back to my room to put it away, Noah was still there to my surprise.

"You're back, finally" He groaned "Isa was being annoying" He said pointing at her "Hey, I'm not" She laughed out.

"When did you arrive?" I asked simply "Just 10 minutes ago" She smiled at me "Oh" I said not smiling back taking my bag and walking out "Bye" I said trying to shut the door, but Noah was behind me.

"What's up with you, I'm supposed to be the jackass, remember?" He stated "She's just too annoying and butting her head into my business" I mumbled "Nun gets aggressive" He smirked.

"Noah" I warned him "You aren't coming in my car?" He asked "I'm sure if I go with you, you'll end up kidnapping me somewhere so I miss class, so no thank you" I smiled sarcastically.

"Fine, I'll walk with you then" "You're what?" I raised my eyebrow "Walking with you" He chuckled.

When we arrived, all eyes were on us, guess nobody's used to Noah walking, but honestly neither am I, but I could get used to it.

When we got to class, we sat down on our seats, Noah was being suspiciously quiet, I looked over at him.

"Is something wrong?" I asked him, he shook his head "You're quiet" I said "Don't think we're suddenly friends now, don't make this hard on yourself" He bluntly said "Seriously?" I gaped.

When he didn't answer, I stopped the conversation there because I didn't want to fight in class.

When the bell rung, I started to put everything in my bag, I got up and walked off, Noah was already gone, I sighed, I should of have known that it wouldn't last long.

"Sorry, again" Lucas said behind me "Oh hey, are you coming to point out that I shouldn't sleep with Noah again?" I rolled my eyes turning to him, he had a black eye.

"What happened?" I gasped touching his eye, he winced "Noah" He chuckled "Your own friend beat you up?" I said "I deserved it" He nodded "What did you do?" I asked him.

"He came asking me why you were so upset when he saw us talking and I told him what I said and yeah... My fault" He laughed "Where is he?" I said starting to get angry.

"What?" He asked "Where is Noah?" "I don't know" He shrugged "But it's okay, I really did deserve it" He smiled at me "No, you didn't, I'm so sorry" I sighed hugging him, he hugged back.

"So, I see your back at friends?" Noah's voice sounded, I immediately pulled back from the hug "What the heck Noah?" I raised my voice pointing at Lucas his black eye.

"He fell" He said "No, he didn't, he told me you beat him up" I crossed my arms "Oh did he now?" He glared at Lucas.

I turned back at Lucas indicating for him to go and he did "You can't just go around beating up people because they upset me" I tried to explain "He shouldn't of have been a dick" He shrugged "You said worse things to me" I crossed my arms again.

"No, that's just you being a cry baby" He rolled his eyes "Don't you dare to touch Lucas again" I glared at him pointing my finger to him and then I turned around and stormed off.

Who does he think he is?