Chapter 24
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"Ronan" I hiccup "I was going to tell you."
"Tell me..what?"
He looks at me then understanding dawns on him
"Wait..what the fuck! It was you?!" He growls at Brandon. "You piece of shit!"
He flings his fist into Brandon's face and Sam screams
They hit each other and the guys manage to finally pull them apart
"You fucking stole her from me! She was mine!" Ronan roars
"She's mine. Only mine, she was always mine even before she accepted it."
"You might have her now, but she's going to be mine again, she'll never be fully yours because I won't let you touch her that way!"
"Too fucking late mate. I already made her mine, I claimed her, ruined her for any other fucker. She's mine."
Brandon pokes
"Stop!!" I scream and sob at the same time, "please stop, I'm not a property for you to claim like this!"
Ronan's face turns red and he tries to free himself from Michael's hold.
His head turns to me
"You fucked him?" He looks so hurt
"Ron-"
"Did.You.Fuck him?" He stares at me unblinking
"I'm sorry." I sob
"How could you do this to me Kim?"
"I-i didn't mean to."
"Come with me. Come with me and I'll forgive you,I'll forget about all this if you take me back."
"Like fuck she will!" Brandon growls
"I'd say non of you is better, Blondie fucked Jessy and brunette is a stalker."
My head whips towards Andrew
"What?"
"It meant nothing Kim,it was a mistake I swear."
"You-you cheated on me again?"
"No."
"Twice." Sam cuts in "twice Kim, I tried to tell you but he threatened me."
"Was that why you were scared?"
"Yes, he physically abused and threatened me with...something special."
I don't think about what that might be because I'm not in the right state of mind.
"Sam." He grinds his teeth
"Don't! Don't you dare try to scare her."
"She's lying Kim,it was once. Just be with me, be with me and I'll change." He says.
"Kim." Brandon careful calls me "look at me." I don't
"Please look at me baby." I meet his eyes
"Don't Brandon, I don't want you anywhere near me, I just can't."
"He's lying, you have to believe me."
"No."
"Baby please.." he grabs me by the arm and I fight him off
"No!" I push him away "you betrayed me,you hurt me! How could you traumatize then show me so much care after? Did toying with me give you satisfaction?"
He opens his mouth to speak but I block him
"You hurt me! How do you explain these?"
I pick up the photos and slap them to his chest,he stares at them and frowns.
"That night..." Then his head snaps to Andrew
"It was-"
"You hurt me and I can't forgive you."
My eyes hurt with all the crying,tears keep rolling.
"It's not what it looks like,I can explai-"
"Is this you or not?"
I point at the pictures, he looks conflicted and angry,well so am I.
"It is."
I shake my head in disbelief
"You're sick."
His jaw clenches so hard
"You're a psychopath" I bounce my eyes between his
"I hate you!" I turn and run to my car, starting the engine.
"Kim!"
I don't stop, I speed out of the driveway.
I look in the rearview mirror and see a car following me, I hit on the gas to 90. My phone rings non-stop
I pick up and put it on speaker.
"What?!"
"Kim, it's Sam. Please slow down."
"No." I shake my head "I don't want any of them near me."
"Okay, I get it just slow down Kim,please."
"I-i can't do this anymore Sam, I can't." I sob.
The car starts catching up with me.
And I step on the gas to 120, the wind slaps against my skin and my hair blows on my face blocking my view.
"Baby..." Brandon's voice takes over
"please pull over and let me explain, it's not what you think, that sick fuck manipulated you."
"No!"
"He's manipulated you, this is what he wants and you're giving it to him damn it!"
"I'll never,ever,forgive you."
I don't focus and by the time I look at the side,blinding lights flash at me and a loud thump fills the air,my head bangs on the steering wheel and I'm turning, over and over, the shuttering of glass and rubber burns my nostrils. Thick liquid rolls down my temple,my vision blurs and then darkness takes over.
BRANDON
Seeing Kimberly crying like that felt like a knife stabbing straight through my heart. I had her, I had her back and just like that she slipped through my fingers again.
She speeds the car to a dangerous speed which has my heart beating fast in total panic.
She says she hates me with so much venom. My jaw clenches, I'll kill that bastard Andrew.
It happens fast,very fast. A truck hits the side of Kim's car,glasses shatter and metal squeaks. The car rolls over twice and my heart stops beating
"Kim!!"
Samantha screams, tears stream down her cheeks.
I speed up and the moment I hit the breaks I jump out of the car before it even fully stops.
I rush to Kim's car and fear grips me, squeezing my insides tight.
Kim is unconscious,blood trails down her temple and her lip is cut, I look down and a glass is poking halfway into her side with blood coming out in quick flows
Fuck. I need to take her to the hospital or else I might loose her,
I carefully pull her out of the car and carry her to mine.
I've never been so scared in my entire life, I drive like a mad man.
"She's going to be okay Bran. She's strong,she won't leave us." Sam sniffs,
Xander pulls her into him and runs a comforting hand on her back as she continues sobbing.
It's been four hours since we brought Kim to the hospital, four fucking worst hours of my life.
She's being operated on.
After a few minutes the doctor appears and we rush towards him
"How is she?"
He looks at all of us
"She's stable,she lost a lot of blood,you did good bringing her here on time otherwise we might have lost her."
Everyone breaths in relief
"Can we see her?" Sam asks
"Yes you may, but I'm afraid one person at a time."
"You go first Brandon." She squeezes my hand.
I walk behind the doctor.
The moment I enter the room, I feel like my heart starts beating probably again, I sit beside her and run the tip of my fingers on her cheek.
"I'm so sorry baby."
She's deep in sleep, probably tired and recovering. After some time I swap with Sam and then leave afterwards.
I don't sleep the whole night, I turn and turn countless times.
Early morning,I'm already at the hospital with bags of breakfast and coffee. I knock on the door and Sam's voice answers from the other side.
"Come in."
I push the door open and step inside,the minute Kim's eyes find mine she tries to get up.
"Kim, careful. Please don't stress yourself the doctor said you need proper rest."
Sam gently pushes her back down.
"What are you doing here?" She asks
"I came to see you."
She looks away and doesn't say anything.
"Uhmm,I'll just go out for a bit, Bran do you think you can watch her for a while?"
"Sure, no problem."
After Sam leaves, I sit next to Kim and take out the breakfast I made with my own hands. I finally convince her to eat, and I feed her myself.
I place the straw on her lips
"Drink. It's fresh orange juice."
She complies
"Good girl."
Her eyes snap to mine,we stare into each other's eyes for long seconds.
"Why are you doing this?" She asks in a weak voice
"Because I need you. I don't want to loose you."
She goes silent again,after about four minutes she asks
"Why did you do it?"
"I did it to protect you."
"By stalking and scaring the crap out of me?"
"No. I know it looks bad but you have to believe me."
She just stares at me
"After that day in the parking lot, I started following you, keeping an eye so I could protect you from whoever was threatening your peace at any cost."
"And the pictures?"
