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"I'll enjoy watching you burn, even if I burn as well, prick."
He smirks and has the audacity to kiss me. It’s more than just a kiss. He throws more passion into kissing me than I've ever imagined was possible.
No guy has ever kissed me on the lips before. Blaine was the first to even try kissing a part of my body but of all people, it's my rapist, Malakai Harris, who decides to steal my firstrealkiss from me.
Isn't it bad enough that he stole a part of my body that wasn't his to take?
He’s a damn kiss thief. Granted, he doesn't know I've never been kissed before. At least I don't think he does, but that doesn't matter.
He pulls away quickly, and I shove at his hands which he willingly releases from me.
"Get dressed, Aria. You still have school to attend."
CHAPTEREIGHT
ARIA
Ibarely make it through one class after my ordeal with Kai, Knox, Dax, Rowe, and Nico.
Knox sits in the back of the class but doesn't even acknowledge my existence. After what he did to me, I expect something, maybe an evil smile for getting away with something so horrifying.
I'm so on edge, and my body hurts like hell.
After that class, I race to the nurse's office and lie about getting my period. I'm desperate for some solitude and maybe some relief from the pain.
She hands me a bottle of Tylenol and tells me I can rest until the pills kick in but once they do, I'll need to return to class.
I'm lying down on a cot with a thin sheet, hoping to erase what happened from my mind when Dax and Nico walk in, helping an injured player into the nurse's office.
It isn't until Nico sees me and sends me a flirtatious wink that I feel like crawling into a blackhole and never resurfacing.
Instead, I turn over and do everything I can to fight the tears.
They didn't break me before. They won't do it now.
* * *
I can't stand morethan two classes. After that, I run home as fast as I can, knowing I'll be in trouble when my dad gets home.
He wanted to drive me home.
He wanted to make sure I'm safe but I'm not. I'm too paranoid to stay at school. Maybe I can convince my dad that homeschooling is for the best. I never want to see Kai or the others ever again.
If I can't report it, I can avoid them, right?
Maybe Dad will let me get my GED and start college early. I'm smart enough to pass the test.
I should've listened to Dad this morning. He wanted us to leave, and I didn't listen. I wouldn't have been raped if I’d listened to him.
As soon as I make it home, I race to the shower and scrub every inch of my body to get the feeling of their hands off me. I know once I shower, the ability to charge them for what they did to me diminishes exponentially.
I'm washing all the evidence down the drain as I carefully clean between my legs, tears falling from the pain.
Kai isn't here. I can cry now.
As soon as the tears start falling, they don't want to stop. They didn't break me but I didn't escape unscathed.
This entire day has been horrible, and it's all Kai's fault. He did this to me.
