The Truth [30]

Sara

I arrived at school and parked. I found the boy's cars already parked. When did they even get here?

I got out of the car and swung my bag over my shoulder. I was about to go inside the school when I saw Adam leaning at the main entrance door.

I froze. He looked at me, a smirk crawling to his face. He enjoyed seeing me scared.

I quickly walked to the back of the school. I need the boys even if I don't want to see them.

I can't let him catch me alone. He isn't done. I know it. The moment I saw them, my heart eased.

"What at we gonna do? It can be someone from school for all we know." Alex said, sighing. And I quickly hid. They are talking about me.

"You should have thought about that before you lashed out at her earlier. She doesn't even wanna sit with us. Forget about her telling us anything." Asher said to him, and my stomach dropped. I'm making them fight with each other.

"We can't let her be alone. She might get cornered, " Chris said. And a smile came to my face. He cares about me. They care.

I was about to show myself, but Asher's phone rang.

Alex and Chris looked at him, and he shrugged. He took out his phone and when he saw who it was quickly answered.

"Sei sicuro che sia lui?" Asher said after a couple of seconds. Why is he speaking Italian?

(Are you sure it is him?)

The person on the other side of the phone probably said something because Asher clenched his fists tightly.

"Sto arrivando," he said, hanging up. Alex looked at him, hoping that he would tell him something.

(I'm coming)

"Please tell me this is what I think it is?" Alex asked, and Asher smirked at him, nodding.

"They found Sara's assaulter," he told him. And my stomach dropped. No no no no! How did they find him?

"Finally," Chris said.

"Where is he?" Alex asked. "In the warehouse," Asher replied.

Alex started fast walking toward the parking lot, and I quickly hid. They were all so focused on reaching their cars that they didn't see me.

No, no, this can't happen, not now. I quickly went behind them. They all got into one car and quickly sped away.

I quickly got inside my car and followed them. They were speeding so fast, but I just couldn't lose them. They can't know!

My heart was beating so fast. I was holding on to the wheel for dear life. I felt like I was suffocating. They can't know the truth.

They will blame me because I made their friend mad. I will be blamed for ruining their friendship. They will make my life hell. I can't afford that.

I sped up, too. I never liked speeding. The last time I sped didn't end well when Dad found out. I couldn't drive for days. He made sure of that.

But this is different. It is a matter of life or death. So I sped. I sped so fast that I was only behind them by a car or two.

They took a turn and started driving through some old roads. I drove closely behind them until we arrived at an old-looking warehouse.

But there were guards everywhere. They were all dressed in full black. They opened the door the moment they saw the boy's car.

I parked the car a bit far. How am I gonna get in? I need to get in. It took me a couple of seconds to get the courage to walk to the door.

"Are you lost?" The guard on the front door said with a thick accent. "I'm not. But you sure don't belong here, " I told with the little confidence I had. I need to seem confident. I'm the mafia owner's daughter, after all.

"What did you say, little girl?" he said, taking a threatening step toward me. My heart was pounding so loudly in my chest but kept a straight composure.

I took out my ID and showed it to him, and his eyes widened in shock. He took a step back and looked at the ground. He was shaking.

"I'm so sorry, Ms Carter. I didn't recognise you. Please get in, " he said opening the door and I relaxed. He thinks I know about this.

"I'll make sure Dad knows about this," I told him before getting in. He was so scared. Why was he so scared? What does my family do? I mean they do own a mafia but still.

I walked inside. This place was so big. It looked so much different on the inside. It wasn't as old as the outside and it smelled awful. There was a specific door that had more guards than any other door.

I walked to the door and heard the boy's voice.

"I'm sorry Ms Carter we can't let you in" the guard said to me when I tried going past them. "What do you mean I'm going in!" I told him but he blocked my path.

"Say that again? " Alex shouted and my stomach dropped. Did he tell them? Do they know everything?

I tried getting past him but he blocked me again. I don't have time for this. I need to get in Now!

"He told me to scare her but she was so cute. She kept begging," I heard another voice say. I know this voice. It keeps getting repeated in my head like a broken record. It is him.

"You bastard. Who told you to do that" I heard Asher shout. They don't know yet! They can't know. Not yet.

Now! I kneed the guard between his legs and he groaned kneeling and I took that as my sign to go past him inside.

"Stop! Please stop it!" I shouted when I saw the scene that unfolded in front of me. The boy that assaulted me was on the floor tied to a chair and Asher was punching him ruthlessly.

The moment they heard my voice all their heads turned to me eyes wide. "Sara, what are you doing here get out! " Alex shouted at me.

"Who let her in!" Chris shouted. The guard that I kicked came in his eyes on the floor. "Get out I'll deal with you later" Chris ordered him and he nodded quickly getting out.

"Oh oh look who we have here. You look even more sexy sca-" the boy started but Asher punched him again stopping him from talking. He grabbed him by his collar pulled him up with the chair and made him face me.

The guards came my way. They are going to escort me out. I started backing away from them. One of them reached for his gun but stopped when Asher noticed them.

"If any of you even think of touching her I'll make sure they don't live another day on this earth. Understood?" He said to them in an extremely low voice. It was scary. They all nodded.

"Get out!" He told them sternly.

They all got out quickly. And I let out a breath of relief. They scared me. "Why are you so early? I was about to tell them who ordered me. And that you kept begging. 'Not again 'not again' and all these stuff." the boy said with a smile. No no why is he doing this?

"Spit it out" Chris warned him. "He was about to talk when I talked. "Don't you dare say another word" I told him and he smirked.

"What are you talking about? You better start speaking now! " Alex shouted at him taking out a gun and pointed it toward the boy's head. The boy's eyes widened.

I backed away. Is that a g-gun. I knew I wasn't hallucinating that night. He really had a gun. And he was planning on using it.

Ignoring that every brain cell of mine was telling me to run away I did the opposite. I ran toward Alex and stood in front of the gun.

"What are you doing get away!" He shouted at me. "Don't please. Alex, I beg you." I told him tears streaming down my face.

"It was Adam. Adam told me to scare her. I didn't do anything I wasn't the one that raped her. Someone else did before me" the boy said quickly scared. Oh no! No no no NO!

I turned to him and punched him straight in the face. "Why can't you just f***ing shut up!" I shouted at him.

I groaned looking at my knuckles. I bruised them. "What did you say? Is that true?" Chris asked me. And I looked at him. I don't know what to say.

"I'm going to kill him!" Asher said heading to the door with the boys but I stopped them. "Please, don't leave me alone" I begged them and they stopped dead in their tracks.

"Not with him," I said again. Asher looked back took out another gun himself and pointed it at the boy.

"Don't Asher please. I don't want this!" I shouted at him. "He assaulted you, Sara. He touched something that belonged to me. I'm going to f***ing blow his mind" he shouted his jaw clenched. He was holding the gun so tight his knuckles turned white.

"I don't belong to anyone. I don't want this. I just wanna forget this please Asher. Please." I told him falling to my knees. I'm begging him. Just like I begged my father.

Asher didn't even look at me his eyes not leaving the boy seated in front of him scared for his life. He was so angry. Just like dad always were.

But he is not like him. I told myself trying to convince my brain that they are not the same. They can't be the same.

"I will do anything. Asher please just let him go" I told him tears streaming down my face.

"Stop begging for him. Stop it!" He shouted at me. "No! I won't! I can't live believing he died because of me" I shouted at him.

"It is not your fault! Stop taking the fault for everything!" He shouted at me. He wasn't backing. That's when my eyes landed on the piece of metal lying on the floor.

I quickly grabbed the knife and stood up. I brought it to my neck. "Sara!" Alex shouted getting closer to me

"Don't! If any of you step one more step I swear I'll do it" I shouted and Asher's head snapped in my direction. His eyes widened.

"Sara what are you doing?!" He asked shocked. "I would rather die than see someone's child die because of me. Let. Him. Go." I ordered him.

"Asher let him go. It is not worth it" Alex told him. And Chris nodded at him. They all exchanged a look but I didn't understand what it meant.

"This is not happening" he told me and I brought the knife closer to my neck that it sliced me a bit. Blood poured down my neck.

"Okay. Okay," Asher said slowly putting down the gun and kicking it away. They all did the same and raised their hands to the air.

"See," Asher told me. "Let him go" I ordered. "Sara you are being ridiculous" Chris told me. "Let him go or I swear I'll do it" I told them my hand trembling.

Alex slowly went to the boy and freed him. "You are lucky she is here," he told him. "Thank you. I'm so sorry" the boy said quickly standing up. He limbed toward the door.

But it was closed. "Order them to open it," I told Asher.

"Sarà meglio che non esca vivo da questo edificio!" He shouted and the boys smirked. And my eyes widened. He thinks I don't understand him. He thinks I'm a fool. He is playing with me.

[He better not get out of this building alive!]

"se non arriva a casa sano e salvo oggi giuro che mi getto da un ponte!" I shouted at them. And that swiped all of the smirks off their faces.

[If he doesn't arrive at his house safely today, I swear I'll throw myself from a bridge!]

"You speak Italian," Alex said in shock. "You know nothing about me, Alex," I told him.

"You have 48 hours to get your stuff and fly abroad," I told the boy, and he nodded quickly.

"He is not leaving this place without givingme every little detail about that night. I need to know what happened. I need to know what happened because of me Sara! " Asher said to me. He isn't thinking right. He don't wanna know.

But. But the boy. He cant just die. I mean he almost ruined me. He assaulted me. But still no one deserves to die like that. No parents deserve to find there child body like that. Not even his.

"Okay! You want answers? Ill give you ones. But you have to promise me that none of you will touch him? " I asked looking at him with pleading eyes. I want him to give me his word. And he clenched his jaw. I'll tell everything if it meant I don't live with the guilt of someone dying because of me.

"Promise me, Asher," I said to him, and he let out a sigh. "Fine," he huffed.

"Nobody touches him!" He shouted to his men. "Open the door," he ordered. And the door immediately opened.

"Like she said 48 hours. If you are still here. You will regret it, " Alex said to him the boy was frozen.

"Ill let people keep an eye on you wherever you go. If you even think about doing such a thing again. They will be more than happy to bring you back" Chris warned him. The boy nodded before quickly going out of the room.

I dropped the knife and fell to the ground. Asher caught me right before I reached the ground. The adrenaline has washed off, and my body gave up on me.

I didn't know seeing him would wreck me like this. My breath escalated. They were talking, but I couldn't comprehend what they were saying.

I couldn't breathe. I was suffocating. My eyes started clothing on their own. I saw black dots everywhere. I tried blinking them away, but they just didn't go away.

I felt my eyelids getting heavier, and I felt my body getting carried. But then everything turned.

Black.

Asher

I saw her blink a few times. Her hold around the knife slowly loosens. She swayed and that when I knew she was about to black out.

I quickly rushed to her and caught her before she made contact with floor. The boys rushed to my side.

"Sara" Alex said anxiously kneeling next to her. She blacked out. I tried waking her up but she didn't move. I quickly carried her bridal style and to the car.

I slowly placed her on the back seat and rested her head on my lap. "Let's go back home" I told Alex that slipped into the driver's seat with Chris next to him on the passenger seat and he nodded

"Is she okay, Asher? Please tell me she is fine." Alex said driving while holding the steering wheel tightly.

"She didn't cut deep It wouldn't leave a scar. She will be okay" I reassured him but saying that out loud seamed to assure me too.

Why did she do that? Why did she but herself in such risk for him? For the person that assaulted her. How can she be so selfless.

We arrived home shortly after. Alex opened the door for us and I carried her inside. I gently placed her on the sofa and sat on the table infront of her.

Alex and Chris stand on either side of me looking at Sara. We were all scared. She moved a little and was sweating.

She seemed like she was having a bad dream. She scrunched her eyebrows and tears flood down her eyes.

"Sara wake up" I tried shaking her buts he was pushing my hands away. "I'm sorry dad please!" She screamed pushing and scratching me.

She was having a nightmare. "I'm sorry dad. I will never do it again. Just not this please" she continued shouting turning on the coach. That was when a started shaking her violently trying to wake her up.

"Sara you are having a nightmare. Wake up!" I shouted but she was like she was in an another universe. She was terrified.

"No no no not there. I promise I'll do better, I'm sorry! " she shouted trying to get out of my grip. "Sara!" I shouted one more time louder and her eyes shot open.

She immediately backed away. "It is okay Sara. It is us. You are safe" I told her. She was still not aware of her surroundings.

But when her eyes locked with mine. "It was just a dream" she said to herself. "Yes it was. You are okay" Chris said to her.

But her eyes went to Alex. He was standing like a statue. He was frozen not moving an inch. He had wide eyes and tears sliding down his face.

She tried standing up but I gently placed my hand on her shoulder seating her down again. "Did I-I say something?" She asked shaking. She was hoping for a no but we didn't answer and that gave her the answer.

She started hitting her head with clenched fists. Over and over again. "No no no" she kept repeating. I caught her hand stopping her from hitting herself again. She tried pushing me away crying but I pulled her in for a hug.

I held her tight even though she was still hitting me until she gave up and sobbed. She was a wreck. She was shaking violently.

"It is okay. You are safe now" I whispered in her ear while rubbing my hand in circular motions in her back.

After some minutes she pulled away wiping her tears away. She looked at Alex and he asked her the question we all wanted to ask.

"Sara. What did your father do to you?" He asked. And her breath hitched.

A/N

Sorry about the cliffhanger guys and for not updating earlier. Also

RAMADAN KAREEM!🌙🌟

for all my fellow Muslim readers🤍