28

Eloise

I opened my eyes slowly, inside my head it felt like a bomb had just exploded, it throbbed so much when I couldn't open my eyes very quickly. I was quickly reminded of the strong smell I inhaled before I blacked out, but the biggest question was: where was I?

When I finally managed to open my eyes fully, I looked around and shivered when I realized I recognized this place. I was lying on Harry's bed, my hands tied to the headboard above my head. There was still the sound of music playing, which meant the party was still going on.

I heard the door open and instinctively closed my eyes, pretending I hadn't woken up yet. God please don't let Harry be the author of all this, I beg you. I mentally begged at that moment.

"She still hasn't woken up." It was Brenda's voice.

"Did you overdo the sleeping pill?!" At the! It was Harry's voice.

"I put just the right amount on the cloth. I've done this before, you idiot." Antonio!

"The police will come looking for us at any moment, you know that our house is the first place where they'll hunt us down, right?" Brenda's voice was calm despite what she was talking about.

"Shut the fuck up! I'm not going to jail! We've got Julian's little princess, with her we'll make him turn himself in and say it was all his plan." Antonio screamed. At least they didn't intend to kill me.

"I think it's best that none of you lay a finger on her or I'll end this joke, you know I can end this shit anytime, right?" Harry said and I felt the pressure of his body sit down on the bed. Then I felt his hand squeezing my thigh.

"Want to have some fun son?" Brenda asked. "No one will know anyway..." She whispered in a sickly voice. I broke out in a cold sweat, bad chills ran through my body and the feeling of fear and helplessness hit me.

"I would never do that to her. I'm only doing this because you're my parents, I don't want you to go to jail, I'm already too alone. I hope you can catch this Julian guy soon so she's free for me." His hand tightened on my thigh and I couldn't hold back the disgust anymore.

"What do you want from me?" I asked in a thin voice, I wanted to cry.

"It's okay baby…" Harry said stroking my face.

"Take your hands off me. Why are you doing this? Let me go, untie my hands." I asked with tears of fear streaming down.

"Shut up!" Brenda screamed approaching me but Antonio held her.

"Don't kill her now, I know she has an annoying voice, but we need her alive to blackmail Vicenzo!" Antonio said.

"Let me cut her... Just a little bit, on her thigh, it won't kill her, please!" Brenda sickly asked and my fear only increased. They were all crazy, they were the crazy people in the story, not my Julian.

Please my love, come get me. I asked mentally, I know we were connected somehow and I was absolutely sure inside my heart that my love would come get me.

"At the!" I screamed.

"It's okay, honey. But don't cut too much, okay?" Antonio spoke as if it were the most normal thing in the world to cut people off.

"I'm going out, I don't want to see this." Harry said, so he knew about his mother's sadistic tendencies?

"Harry, don't let her hurt me... Please..." I begged, maybe he liked me a little and would have mercy.

"It's going to be okay, you're beautiful..." What did being beautiful have to do with being okay? God, I was surrounded by crazy people who could do anything to me.

Harry left the room and I saw Antonio take something out of his pocket and hand it to Brenda.

"Make yourself at home love." Antonio said and also withdrew.

Brenda approached me with a macabre smile on her face, and smoothed my thigh, I stiffened my body and started to shake, more than I already was. I squeezed my eyes shut and tears fell as I felt something sharp cut into my skin.

"Please... No..." I asked in vain again.

"Shh..." She whispered and cut a little more into my skin. As she cut, she inhaled with satisfaction, as if it gave her pleasure.

I groaned in pain feeling my hot blood drain, it was burning and hurting, tears were overflowing from my eyes and I no longer had the voice to ask her to stop.

"That's enough, we have to go!" Antonio shouted entering the room in a panic. When he looked at me, his eyes widened. "You said it wasn't enough, there's a lot of blood coming out, if she dies, it's already fucking blackmailing Julian!" He said pulling Brenda away. "Harry! Quick! Help this girl!" he exclaimed and shook Brenda.

"I want more... I haven't done it for so long..." She raved. Then I heard gunshots and screams coming from downstairs.

"Enough! She will get the punishment she deserves when she gets home, Julian will pay dearly for setting up this ambush for us." Antonio said and my heart hurt like never before, at that moment I felt a strong wave of fear and dread dominate me, the only person in my house was my grandmother.

No no no. They couldn't do that to her, my grandmother was innocent, she had nothing to do with all that shit I went through.

"You who set him up! You are the murderers and sick! Let me out! Let me go!" I screamed, struggling, ignoring the immense pain in my thigh.

Then Harry entered the room running.

"Don't do anything silly or you'll regret it!" He said untying my hands.

It was all like a flash, Harry took me in his arms and left the room with me, while his desperate parents tried to escape, that's when I heard several shots and many screams, I felt dizzy, stunned, Olivia was down there, many innocent people, I couldn't help but blame myself, suddenly everything went silent around me, I couldn't hear anymore, I just felt my body falling to the ground along with Harry's, his broke the fall.

When I looked around, he was bleeding and with a grimace of pain, I turned my head and behind me I saw Brenda kneeling with her hand on her arm also bleeding, the only one I didn't see was Antonio. Just that before erasing again.

"Shit, shit, shit!" That voice, Julian's voice. I came back to myself, maybe it was a very quick fainting spell, but I was in his arms, I opened my eyes a little and I could contemplate his beautiful face that could hold me to him for a lifetime.

"Julian..." I whispered but I doubt he heard.

"Those motherfuckers hurt her! Fuck! Fuck! Hell! I'm going to kill those fuckers!" And etc. He swore a few more curse words that I couldn't record. He was very angry, my ear was glued to his chest and his heartbeat was very strong.

He was walking with me in his arms, then I felt him put me in a car and quickly start it. I ended up falling asleep again.

Later when I woke up, I felt that my leg was bandaged, I was lying in a large white bed, there was also a smell of wet earth filling the room, it was a familiar smell and very pleasant to feel. I looked around and I was in a dark wood room, it looked like a work of art, it was so beautiful.

I put my hand on my head which was hurting so much. I opened my mouth to call out for someone, but my throat felt like it was closing. After a few attempts I managed to call.

"Is anyone there?" In a matter of seconds I saw Julian's well-drawn silhouette enter through the bedroom door.

"Thank God!" He exclaimed running to me and taking me in his arms. He squeezed me so tight that I almost felt suffocated, if it weren't for how I missed that hug too.

"You're here... You came to get me..." I said softly, totally grateful and happy. I hugged him trying to return the strength of the hug.

"Can you forgive me? I didn't think they would act faster than I did, I'm sorry I wasn't there in time to stop them from hurting you." Julian said in a guilty voice.

"It's okay, you're here now. Good!" I said relieved. "Where's Olivia? My grandmother?" I asked worried.

"She's fine. I asked your friend to let your grandmother know. Everyone who was there is fine, I told her you'd come with me. I mean, I asked Agnelo to let her know." He explained.

"I thought I would never be in your arms again. Please Julian, never leave me like that again, I know you'll explain later, but can you just hold me now? I need to make sure it's not a dream and that you 're really here..." I asked crying and he hugged me like there was no tomorrow.

We held each other for a few seconds, Julian's breathing was very irregular, I knew he had something to say to me, maybe he was even feeling bad, I didn't blame him, I was the one who wanted to get into it.

"Julian... What happened to the Barierre?" I asked remembering the last time I saw them, on the ground and with blood.

"I shot them. I hit Harry in the leg, Brenda in the arm and Antonio is in very bad shape in the hospital. Julian said with a calm expression.

"And now?" I asked trying to understand what would happen from then on.

"Well, you slept for twelve hours, I was very worried thinking about taking you to a hospital, but I called a doctor friend and he assured me that you would be fine. Now I'm being accused of having shot the Barierre, but my name has been cleared about being a maniac, Brenda and Harry confessed everything she and Antonio did, the boy was manipulated into doing all that.She was diagnosed with serious advanced mental problems after having three seizures and being delirious talking about various things that made sense to her. police. The newspapers and public opinion are on my side, at least." Julian said concentrated holding my hand.

"This is wonderful my love!" I said excitedly and hugged him. "But what about the Barierre? Will they want to arrest you for that?" I asked feeling my anguished heart again.

"Don't worry about it. All I want right now is to be with you, enjoy every second we have. You never know when the last time you'll see the love of your life will be." He said taking my lips with affection.

I was so missing that kiss, that touch, his voice, his breathing, everything. From Julian.

And it was like always, your lips taking mine in a perfect rhythm, in a deliciously unique synchrony and connection, your strong hands grabbing me drawing your love marks all over my skin, making my insides wake up and burn begging for your body together to my.