"Bye, Miranda," Willow said to her friend as she adjusted her sweatshirt. Miranda looked up from her phone and nodded at her. "See you tomorrow, say hi to Evelyn for me," she said and Willow nodded before walking out of the changing room.
The diner was now almost empty since it was already nighttime.Willow walked out of the diner and was now walking down the scanty street when she heard an oddly familiar whistle. Refusing to acknowledge it, she continued walking."Hey, sexy waiter girl!"Then she knew why it was familiar. Not responding, she tried to walk faster but her short legs weren't on her side as she felt someone grab her and pull into a dark alley. Even if she screamed, nobody would hear her."What do you want?" she asked trying not to let her fear show. In front of her were five lust filled men and it scared her to her core."You denied us dinner and now we have to get it ourselves," the bald man with a skull tattoo said. "Then go and buy it," She tried to play smart. "That your pretty mouth could be put to use for other things," another fat one said as he pulled her towards him.Willow gagged when his smelly breath filled her nose. "Get away from me before I call the cops," she tried to pull away, her heart slamming against her chest in fear. She didn't want this.They laughed at her and another man grabbed her right leg, raising it up before gripping her lady area with his hand."Stop!" she cried out in embarrassment as she tried to pull away. Another man was behind her and put his hands under her sweatshirt before grabbing her breasts.Tears brimmed her eyes.No, she couldn't get raped. She mustn't."Please stop!" she began to cry as they fondled her. "Stop being a bitch and enjoy it. I'm sure you'd love to suck my dick. Damn, your tits are full," the man behind her groaned."I was thinking we should go to the beach this weekend," Chase said as they walked to Nathan's car. They were both coming from the grocery store that was across the street. "Me, you and the guys or you're inviting someone?" Nathan asked as he unlocked the car and put their things inside."Just us and the guys, we need to chill a little from our suffering," Chase joked and Nathan rolled his eyes but frowned when her heard a cry."Did you hear that?" he asked.Chase frowned, "Hear what?"Nathan closed his mouth and looked at a direction. Chase pulled his hand off, "This isn't oppenheimer."Nathan rolled his eyes."STOP!"They both looked at each other."Shit!" Chase cursed and they took off in the direction of the voice. "The fuck?" Chase exclaimed when he saw five idiotic men trying to rape a girl. "She doesn't want you so fuck off!" Nathan said in annoyance and landed a punch on the first one he saw, causing him to black out while Chase went for the others.While they warded off the men, Willow ran down the alley with ears falling down her cheeks. She ran till she fell when she saw that there was a large wall at the end. Her sweatshirt had already been torn into two, leaving her in just her bra and breasts in display.There was a slight bruise on top of her breasts from squeezing it so hard and her breasts hurt from that too.She let out more painful sobs as she thought of the possibility of being raped by those fat men. Her life would have taken a down turn."She ran down the alley," Chase said to Nathan when they blacked the men out. Without a word, Nathan ran down the alley with Chase on tail. They got to the end and their eyes widened when the saw the girl curled up in a ball in a corner.Chase nodded at him to approach her because Nathan always knew what to say.Inhaling, Nathan took quiet steps towards the girl and squatted beside her. "Hey," he said softly even though her sobs were loud."Please leave me," she cried, still not looking up from her arms. "We're not going to hurt you," he said when he saw the bruise on her shoulder. "We want to help you," he said. "Please look up," he added softly.Slowly, she raised her head and his eyes widened."Fuck, Willow!" Chase rushed to them when he saw her.Embarrassment and shame filled her and she looked away. Her lips were pursed as she willed herself not to cry but it was hard. "Let's take you home," Nathan said and she shook her head. Her arms were around her chest and Chase tapped his shoulder to point it out."Oh, I'm sorry," Nathan said and pulled off the black hoodie that he was wearing before tapping her shoulder gently. "Let me help you wear it," he said and Willow hesitated before letting him help her.When he was done, he pulled her up and the three of them walked back to his car."Where do you stay?" Chase asked her. "The dorms," Willow's voice was tired and hoarse. "Do you want to go to the police?" she asked her. She shook her head, "I don't want to go there, please."Nathan looked at her through the rearview mirror. He could see the tiredness in her eyes. "We'll take you to the dorms," he said and began driving towards the university."I'll take her," Chase said to him and Nathan nodded before unlocking the car and watching them step out.He let out a sigh when he saw that they were gone."They are meant to be behind bars," he mumbled and brought out his phone to see that his sister had called him."Here we are," Chase announced after minutes of silence. "Thank you," Willow's voice was quiet. She didn't look up from the floor and that bothered him. "Willow, you're safe now. Okay?" he said and she nodded.He let out a sigh. "If you need anything or you need someone to talk to, I'm always here for you. You'll be fine," he said to her and she nodded. "Thank you," she said again. "Goodnight," he said to her. "Goodnight, Chase. Please don't tell anybody about this," she mumbled and quickly walked into the dorm before he could say anything.Chase sighed and made his way towards the school gates. He got into Nathan's car and Nathan roared the engine to life."How did it go?" Nathan asked."She's going to be a ghost for the next few days. Hopefully, she gets better quickly. And she said we shouldn't mention it to anyone," Chase replied."I wasn't planning to, maybe she knew you were a tattle tale," Nathan teased him and Chase glared at him. "I am not a tattle tale, dick head. Just drive and let's go home," he said and Nathan laughed.They weren't livingtogether but their own homes were each other's homes.It has been two days since that incident and Willow had become a shell of herself. She tried her possible best to be in the shadows and was able to get a pass to leave work early in order to avoid the incident happening again."You space out a lot, why?"Her head turned to see Eve looking at her with a frown. "Sorry, I was just feeling tired. That's all," Willow mumbled. Eve raised a brow and pointed at their unfinished homework. "You promised to help me with my law assignment," she said. "You and I are not studying the same thing, Eve," Willow rolled her eyes. "But you made me follow you to the library," her best friend pouted. Willow sighed, "I said we'd do our assignments together. Not that I'd help you." "But you still read those textbooks about law in your free time," Eve argued. "Doesn't this girl ever rest?" Willow thought to herself with a small smile. "Eve, you need to use your brain sometimes," she pointed out. Eve scoffed and waved her off. "I use it all the time but I wa
Willow was seated under a large tree on the grass of the university. She had no class at that time and figured it would be nice to spend some time under the tree with the it giving shade from the scorching sun.She was dressed in a red and white plaid skirt that stopped a little above her knee and a red crop top. Willow wasn't the fittest person anyone would know and unlike her best friend, her tummy wasn't flat so she was glad her skirt had a high waist.She was lost in her book when her phone rang.Startled a little, she picked it out of her pocket and answered it. "Hello?" she spoke. "Is this Willow Sawyer?" an unfamiliar female voice spoke. "Yes, it's Willow," Willow said with a frown. "I'm calling from Winston Hospital, where your grandmother was discharged from," the woman said and Willow sat straight immediately. "Yes, how may I help you?" her voice wavered a little. "We are informing you that you are yet to pay the hospital bills. If you can't pay it on time, we won't be able
Nathan looked at his phone with an absent mind. Why did he propose that plan to her? What the hell was he thinking? He rolled his eyes and scrolled through his Instagram feed like the jobless person he was.She was the best option. "Hey," the low yet audible voice made him look up from his phone to see Willow standing there with a shy smile. She was dressed a light blue sun dress that stopped below her knees and her hair was packed in a half-up ponytail making her look as cute as ever."I thought you were going to ditch me on our first date," Nathan commented with a grin as she took her seat across him. Willow rolled her eyes and placed her small white purse on the table. It has been a week since she agreed to that plan. They hadn't met since that day and the was their first meeting."Why did you send me that money?" she asked him when she was settled. Nathan's grin widened, knowing that was what she was going to say. "I presume you haven't heard of a signing bonus," he said and she
"I wanted vegetables," Eve whined as she picked a slice of the pizza and began to eat. Willow rolled her eyes, "Stop being bitchy and eat it like that.""You're being like a mom," her best friend pouted as she laid her head on Willow's lap. They were under one of the trees in the campus, enjoying the cool weather that came as a surprise that day."Someone needs to keep you in check before you kill someone for bumping into you accidently," Willow rolled her eyes and began to eat her pizza. Evelyn snorted and adjusted her head on her best friend's lap."So where were you yesterday?" she asked. Willow stopped mid-chew, "What do you mean?" "You did say you were going out but you didn't tell me where. Not to mention that you were gone all day," Eve pointed out. "Um," Willow thought of what to say. "Is there something you're not telling me?" her best friend sat up and narrowed her eyes at her. Willow shook her head, "It's not that.""Then what is it?" Eve raised a thick brow. "I went on a
"That's not how you pronounce it, Eve," Willow sighed as she rubbed her temples. "It's not my fault," Evelyn whined and sighed before closing the dictionary. She didn't even know why she decided to read the dictionary. They were at the cafeteria eating and also working on their assignments. "Why did you even decide to open a book you can't even comprehend?" Willow raised a brow at her, which earned her a glare."Don't you dare try to insult my intelligence. I can understand the dictionary," Eve pointed a finger at her and Willow chuckled. "Just give me your chicken already," she said. Eve rolled her eyes and pushed her plate of half-eaten chicken towards her. "I'm convinced that you love chicken more than you love me," she mumbled with distaste. Willow waved her off as she bit into the seasoned meal. "I spend more time with you, my love," she said with a chuckle and Eve rolled her eyes again."That your laughter will soon be your last."They turned to see Crystal standing behind the
Willow felt nervous as she followed Evelyn like a lost puppy. The whole frat house was full of people. They were either on the dance floor dancing their hearts out, getting drunk or making out anywhere they felt like,The girls there were nearly naked and it scared her a little. "This place is weird," she said to Eve when they got to the kitchen. Evelyn chuckled and led her to the shelf of drinks. "If you want to put up with all these, you'll need a drink or two," she said as she poured out their drinks."Okay," Willow said as Eve handed her a shot glass and she downed it immediately. The burning sensation went down her throat making her gasp a little. Eve did the same and they took another shot again. "Let's go and dance out night away!" she said and grabbed Willow's hand. They went back to the packed living room where the music was blaring through speakers. "Don't you dare leave me," Willow said when she tried to dance with her. Eve nodded and began dancing to the music.Soon enou
Willow slowly opened her eyes as she gained consciousness and a yawn left her mouth as she stretched a little. She turned around to come face to face with a sleeping Nathan.Memories of last night filled her head and her cheeks heated. She sat up, only to realize that his arm was around her. As if on instinct, Nathan pulled her closer making her lay back down. Her heart skipped a beat and she tried to maintain her breathing."This is perfectly normal, Willow. You've done this before," she thought to herself. Her back was pressed against his chest with heat radiating off him. She was enjoying it more than she was supposed to.Her heart nearly stopped when her phone began to ring. She stretched her arm until she was able to grab her phone from the nightstand. She saw the caller ID and her eyes widened. Clearing her throat, she answered it."Good morning, grandma," she said."It's weird that you greeted me like that," her grandmother said and she rolled her eyes. "You're the one that sai
"Oh shut up, Nate. It's my fucking birthday, you're meant to be there!" Nicole Reyes, Nathan's elder sister screamed in his ear making him pull the phone away and place it on the coffee table."You haven't stop your siren screams yet?" he groaned as he massaged his temples. "Stop calling me a siren, you fucking idiot!" she exclaimed. "That's when you stop screaming like one," her brother said and she scoffed."You're coming whether you like it or not," she said."What if I don't want to?" he countered as he stretched his limbs, relaxing in his recliner. Star ran into the room and he carried her up onto his laps. "Seriously, Nathaniel? Why are you being such an asshole? Noah wasn't as hard as you when I asked," Nicole sighed and he grinned."I'm just messing with you, sis. I'll be there," he said and he heard her huff. "Are you bringing your girlfriend?" she asked and he frowned. "Who said I have a girlfriend?""I have my way. Besides, Chase complained that you're spending more time wi