Chapter 32

Melanie POV

I leave the hospital after they exam me. They took samples from every part of my body to prove that Dakota is a rapist. At some point, I will love to tell Tonya all about what I did to him tonight. I have been more than confused about him, but the more I thought about how he jumped up mad when he realized he was fucking me, I knew I had to make him pay. I had no idea it would be so easy to get him. The dumbass walked right into my apartment and made it so easy for me to set him up. I cannot believe I could think so quickly when I woke up, and he was in my bedroom.

The funny thing about all of this is he will not be angry with me, and he will blame Tonya for all of this. Hell, he probably thinks it was her idea. No one will ever think she is to blame for anything. No one will go after her. The more he tries to blame this on her, the more he will sink into shame for what he did to poor little old me.

I get into my car and start it. I take out my cell phone. Tonya messaged me. *Hey, I just heard what happened to you. Are you okay?* I text her back. *I will be okay, thanks for checking on me* she really thinks he raped me. She must be as stupid as the rest of them. I throw my phone down in the seat. It is full of messages from people I do not want to talk to right now. I do not want to talk to anyone right now. I want to go home and take a long hot shower and get some sleep. Dakota has to see the judge in the morning. I was told I do not have to be there. They will call me if he makes bail. He has no one. This is precisely what he tried to do to me, he wanted to leave me alone with no one, and now he is alone. I hope he enjoys jail.

I pull into the apartment complex. I park my car and grab my purse. I walk up to the door. I put in my code, but it does not work. I way out the security officer, and he comes to open the door for me.

“We changed all of the codes for the doors, miss,” he says to me.

I follow him to the security office. He checks my ID and gives me the new passcodes for all of the doors.

“We will be changing the codes monthly from now on; you can pick up the new codes at the end of every month,” the security officer says.

“Thanks,” I say to him.

I walk away and go to the elevator. I get on and push the button for my floor. The elevator will not move until I put in a code. Damn, this is going to be so annoying. I put in the code, and the elevator takes me up. I get off the floor and go to my apartment. I put my key in the door, but it does not work. I knock on the door. My roommate comes to the door and lets me into the apartment.

“Sorry, sweetie, we changed the locks,” Beth says. She hands me the new key.

“Thanks,” I say to her.

Fuck all of this. I may have to move.

“Are you okay?” Beth asks me.

“I am fine. I only want to take a shower, or maybe soak in the tub, and maybe get some sleep if possible after what happened,” I say to her.

“Okay, I am sorry I let him into the apartment. I thought he was a good guy, and he told me he really needed to speak with you; he looked desperate to talk to you,” Beth says.

“Yeah, I thought he was a good guy too, but I guess I was wrong about that,” I say to her.

Beth hugs me. “I feel like this is all my fault; I am so sorry,” Beth says.

“None of this is your fault. This situation is all Dakota’s fault. Please do not beat yourself up about any of it. Everything will be fine. I will be fine,” I say to her.

Beth hugs me tighter. “Do you need anything?” Beth asks me.

“I don’t; I want to rest,” I say to her.

“If you need anything, please let me know; I called into work today so that I could be here for you,” Beth says.

“That was not necessary. I know you need to work,” I say to her.

“It is fine, and I have vacation time,” Beth says.

“Well, thanks. I do appreciate you being here for me,” I say to her.

Beth hugs me again. “No problem. I will cook something good for us tonight,” Beth says to me.

“Sounds great,” I say to her.

I go into my bedroom. I really wanted to be left alone tonight, but now I have to deal with her trying to pet me to death. I do not need this right now.

I throw my things on my bed. I go into the chest of drawers and get out some pajamas. I take my clothes into the bathroom. I run a tub of hot water. I take off my clothes and get into the water. I just want to soak for a while. Maybe I can relax.

I lie back in the tub and close my eyes. I can hear my phone going completely insane. I wonder who in the hell is blowing me up. I only want to be left the hell alone. I already talked to Tonya’s crazy ass, so surely it is not her. Unless she wants the details about what happened tonight between Dakota and me, I thought she was too busy tonight to be bothered with me anyway.