BITELESS CHAPTER 19

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Here is chapter 19 of BITELESS!

Chapter 19
“Baby. Wake up” My eyes flickered open. I must have fallen asleep. Why was I in bed? Why did Sam have his shirt off? Where was I?
“How long have I been asleep?” I asked.
“All night” Sam replied. Sugar!
“Where did you sleep?” Please say downstairs!
“In bed” This bed? Oh my god! Thank god I had clothes on!
“Where am I?”
“My house” What the hell?
“What?” I managed to squeak out. Suddenly I felt scared. Why?
“You’re at my summer house” Huh?
“What about Jessica?” I asked.
“I told her you were staying at Damien’s. I also told her that I needed to sort out my summer house, since I’ve not been here in a year” Sam said casually.
“Why am I here?” I was breathing heavily now and I could see Sam starting to get a little annoyed.
“Your my girlfriend baby” I am? Since when? I don’t think I can stay here any longer. Ok… I know I kissed Sam and that was sooo wrong. Why did I let Damien leave? Why did I kiss Sam? I shouldn’t be here. Not now. Not ever. Why? Because I don’t want Sam.
“No. No I’m Damien’s girlfriend” Sam punched me in the jaw. I held my cheek. Ughhhh! “Oh my god!”
“Don’t worry I won’t leave you. But I have a confession to make. I did know it was Damien’s sister” Sam said. He won’t leave me? He has just punched me because I said I’m not his girlfriend! What the hell is wrong with him? Maybe I lead him on and I’m probably not Damien’s girlfriend anymore. I sighed.
“I need to leave” I announced loudly.
“Please stay” He begged.
“No!” Sam slapped me across the cheek. I got up and ran out of the door. Where was Damien’s house? Huh? Seriously? I didn’t even know where my house was. Breathe. Just breathe. I ran down the street and into a shop. The shop was called Terry’s and it sold cold drinks. “Hey, umm can you tell me where I am?” I asked the man at the desk.
It turned out I was an hour away from my summer house. I had no money. No phone. No car. I asked to use their phone and they let me. They also gave me some privacy. I called the person that probably hated me the most. Damien.
“H-Hello” I whispered into the phone line. My hands were shaking.
“Who is this?” A voice hissed down the phone. Damien. I nearly cried out when I heard the pain in his voice.
“I-It’s Christine” There was no answer. “I-I’m sorry. I know you hate me and you probably will for a long time, but I just needed to say I’m sorry. I’m not going to be with Sam and I’m just going to make my way back to my summer house. I’m sorry Damien and for what it’s worth I love you” No answer. “Bye”
“Where are you?” Damien asked, his voice had dropped all the pain.
“I don’t know. About an hour away from the summer house” I replied.
“Where have you been?”
“Sam’s house I think. I fell asleep in his car after y-you l-l-left and woke up there” I stammered ‘you’ and ‘left’.
“Stay where you are, I’m, coming to get you” Damien sounded worried. Why was he worried? I was none of his concern anymore! He hated me!
“Sur-” I looked out of the window. Sam was wandering around outside looking for me. I hid behind the door. “I don’t think that will be possible for much longer”
“I’ll find you” He ended the call. The man that owned the shop came into the back.
“If a man comes in asking for me, please tell him you haven’t seen me. I beg you” I pleaded.
“Sure” He walked back to the shop floor.
Around half an hour later, I heard voices…
“Have you seen a girl? She’s called Christine” Sam? Tears build up in my eyes as I accepted that I was going with him. The only problem was, it didn’t sound like Sam. Ughhh it was him, it had to be. Who else would it be? Damien? No, he must have lied to me.
“No. Nobody has been in this morning. Slow day” The man explained. Thank god!
“Let me see the back” HIDE! My brain screamed!
“No” Don’t hurt him Sam, please.
“Do it or I’ll shoot you” I considered walking out and turning myself over to him.
“Sure. Sure go and see the back” Maybe I could save us both. I hid in the cupboard and heard boots creak as they walked across the floorboards. I covered my mouth to hide the sound of my breathing and the cupboard door started to open. Damien stood there.
“Oh my god!” I jumped out of the cupboard and hugged him. “Thank you”
“Are you alright?” Damien asked, looking down at me. His voice was cold.
“Yeah” I replied.
“I’m sorry for threatening you. She is being stalked by a man and I needed to save her” Damien apologized to the man. I read his name tag. Terry! Figures, the shop was called Terry’s.
“Thank you for your help sir” I said in a posh and polite English accent. Wow so English!
“You’re welcome Christine” Terry replied.
“We need to go” Damien walked me out of the shop and into his car before driving off. I wanted to kiss him and tell him I was sorry. I wanted him as my boyfriend. I wanted this to just be a horrible dream.
“Damien? I’m really sorry. I didn’t know. Please forgive me” I begged. He stayed silent for a second and then sighed.
“It’s not that easy”
“I’m not asking for you to love me again. I know you hate me, just please forgive me. What can I do?” No answer. “If you hate me, why are you doing this?”
“I don’t hate you. I love you. It’s just hard”
“I’m sorry. I hate myself for it” Damien pulled over.
“Christine it’s alright. I know and I really love you, but I just… I trusted you” I burst into tears and tried to hide my eyes from Damien. He took my hands away and wiped away my tears.
“I was angry because I thought you had cheated on me and Sam was there” Damien looked confused and I think he was determined to get the whole story out of me.
“Why was Sam there?” I sighed. Tell everything!
“I don’t think I can keep secrets. My car broke down and he said he would drive me to your house if I kissed him. So I had to. Then I saw you with your sister and I thought that you had… you know. Sam was just making me feel better and I just kissed him. I’m so sorry” More tears!
“It’s ok” His voice was cracking “Just don’t do that again please”
“I won’t. I will never do that again. Never” I cried out my promise.
“Good. Jesus Christ what the hell did he do to you?” Oh my god! His hit had bruised hadn’t it?
“Huh?” I said. Act dumb! Yes well done!
“Your cheek. It’s bruised” I covered it with my hand and turned away. “What happened?”
“He hit me because I wanted to leave”
“Let me have a look at it” Damien ordered me, more worry in his voice.
“No, I’m fine” I was going to cry again.
“Let me look” Please no. I don’t want you to, I deserve this.
“It’s alright”
“Christine let me look” I turned my cheek and Damien gasped.
“How bad is it?”
“Bad! Does it hurt?” I turned away again and pulled my hood up to cover it.
“A little. I deserve this” The truth was, it stung like hell and I deserve this and more.
“No you do not. Its black and purple. He must have hit you really hard” I hated myself! If I could just kill myself right now, I would. “Christine you need ice on that. Let’s get you back to my place” His place? He wants me back there?
“Thanks, but you want me back there? Why don’t you just kick me out on the highway? Do it! I deserve that too. Actually while you’re at it punch me. Kick me. Kill me if you have to” I broke down crying. I felt Damien’s arm around me.
“Don’t do this to yourself. Come here. Why won’t you come here? I know you think I hate you but I don’t” I couldn’t go near him. Not while I knew what I had done.
“I hate myself. Look at the mess I have made” I cried. “Just kill me! Actually no, let me live. Let me suffer!” Damien grabbed my wrists. Here it comes, death.
“I will not hurt you and I will not let you suffer. I love you and I will never hate you. Let me protect you again. I can’t live without you” Huh?
“Don’t do this. I know you hate me” Damien growled.
“I love you. I wouldn’t say that if it wasn’t true”
“I’m sorry” I said before tears rolled down my face
“Please don’t do this! I can’t bear to see you cry”
“I love you” It was true. I’d not realised it until now, but every minute I was with Sam, I had died a little inside. “I know you won’t want to kiss me or-” I was cut off by Damien’s lips.
“Thank you” Damien whispered.
“For what?” What the hell did I do? I should be hung for what I had done! A few hundred years ago, I would have been.
“For coming back”
“Please don’t thank me” I begged.
“Why?”
“Because I’m so bad! I’m the worst person ever”
“You made a mistake. That happens to everyone”
“I made a mistake that leaves scars” I cried.
“I know but you need to stop this. I’ve forgiven you” Damien replied.
“Thank you” I hugged him tightly…