Let me have my way, Elsie

She jolted on the couch when she heard a loud knock on the door "C.. Could that be one of the murderers?" Elsie carefully stood up from the couch and tiptoed to the door. She opened the door enough to see who was outside. Mason stood outside holding two white nylon bags

"Oh Mason, it's you. Come in" She opened the door and helped him with one of the bags he was with. "Oh my, this is so heavy" Elsie said as I held the bag with both hands

"There are two bowls of ice cream in there, be careful love" Mason replied as he placed the bag he was holding on the door and came to collect the one with me

Elsie opened the bowl of ice cream immediately after they sat. "Yay, strawberry flavour" she took the little spoon and dug in

"Harry's not home? I brought him something" Mason brought out a huge box from the other nylon and placed it on the centre table

Her heart warmed up. What could be better than your boyfriend caring for your little brother as well? "Mason, you didn't have to" Elsie understood that he had his issues to deal with. She wasn't the type of material girlfriend that always demanded for money. His time and love was all she desired

Mason's mother was ailing and his father was involved in fishery. His elder brother works in a small firm while his little sister is in her first year of college. He wasn't the eldest, but he still had responsibilities to carry out and she understood.

"Babe, I want to do this. Don't start again" He took the TV remote and put it in Kdrama. We've been with each other long enough for him to know my favourite movie to watch. He scooted next to me and opened his own bowl of ice-cream

The female lead of the movie was a nerd that got bullied every time at school. The male lead heroically came to her rescue one time she got bullied to the extent she fell to the floor in the hallway and the people that were passing by laughed at her. The male lead happened to be the hottest guy in school. Boom, they fell in love. The female lead shocked the entire school when she showed up for prom dressed in a sexy red dress and was without her glasses.

"Bullying has become so common. I hope Harry is fine at school, he doesn't tell me anything" Elsie said as she watched the female lead and male lead kiss under the spotlight in the prom

"He's fine. He's a man anyway, let him learn and grow" Mason stroked her hair while she placed her head on his shoulder.

"But he's only eighteen. He's still so young. Harry is only a tiger at home, when he gets out, he's like a puppy" Elsie took the last scoop of ice cream from my bowl

"He'll be fine" Mason replied. He lifted her chin to face him and gave her a quick peck on the lips. He repeated it until he finally slipped his tongue into her mouth and kissed her.

Elsie felt a little uncomfortable. They hadn't gone as far into a kiss as he was at that moment, but she followed his lead still. Before she could comprehend anything else, his hands were already roaming on her lap, going further up to her thighs

"Mason, Mason, stop" She cut the kiss and moved slightly away from him

"What?" He scoffed " I'm your boyfriend, ain't I? And soon-to-be fiance" Mason moved closer to her and attempted to kiss her again.

"I'm not ready for this" Elsie stood up from the couch and looked away from him. She didn't know what to think. Sure, he has always tried making advances but she always told him how unready she was and he wouldn't persist.

But this time around, he walked up to her and grabbed her hand firmly"I'm a man with desires. If you don't want me to cheat on you, let me have my way!" He forcefully kissed her on the neck.

She was shocked beyond words at his change in attitude. Was he drunk? He had never forced himself on her. She tried to push him away, but the strength of a woman can't be compared to that of a man

He tried taking her shirt off. Was Mason trying to rape her? Was that even Mason or someone else? Elsie kicked in-between his legs. His hands left her body as they went to his prick.

"Get out!" She was raging

"Elsie, hear me out. I'm sorry, I didn't mean to" He apologised

"I said out!" she pointed at the door as he chest heaved up and down. Mason removed his hands from his prick and left the house. Elsie slammed the door shut.

She wasn't sad, she was more angry than sad. She found it unbelievable that he could ever do such a thing. Mason was a man she held in high regard. Never in a million years would she imagine him trying to rape her

She sat on the couch and contemplated on what to do. She needed someone to rant to. Elsie picked up my phone and called her best friend, Laura

"Hey girlfriend, what's up?" Her ecstatic voice that rang through the phone's speaker was enough to calm my raging heart.

" Are you home? Can I come over?"

"Sure. Bring me chocolates. Byeee"

Elsie stood up and left for her house. She boarded a taxi and arrived there in less than five minutes.

She stood in front of the peach-coloured wooden door and knocked. She heard the door knob turn and saw Laura, dressed in a white joggers and brown crop top

Laura hugged me and gave me a peck on my left cheek "My baby, I've missed you soooo much. Come on in"

Elsie entered and sat on her couch.

"What's with the gloomy face? Is it Harry again, I've always told you to let that boy be" Laura said as she went to her kitchen, brought out two chilled bottles of soda and gave one to me

"It's Mason" Elsie opened the soda and gulped down a mouthful of it

While opening her soda bottle, she replied "Ooh, what's up with Mr Perfect?"

Elsie dropped the empty soda bottle on the centre table. She started to doubt if it was a good decision to tell Laura about it. Laura has always disliked Mason, although she never openly expressed it. Telling her he tried to rape her would be like adding fuel to the fire

"I know that look on your face. Don't hide anything from me" She placed her legs on the centre table and crossed them over the other

"Well... He tried to rape me"

Laura spat the drink in her mouth out and stood up " I knew it! I just knew it! My gut feeling never deceives me" She paced up and down the sitting room" How dare that bastard try to rape you. I'll go to him right now and show him what he gets for messing with my best friend"

"Hold on Laura. He's still my boyfriend"

"Don't tell me you've not broken up with him. What? You're waiting till he succeeds in raping you before you break up? Oh innocent Elsie, you're too naive for this world" Laura dramatically put her right hand on her forehead

" I came here to clear my head and feel better. Help me, would you?"

"This is not the perfect place for that. Get up, let's go"

"Where?"

"Just come with me"