Black Romance Chapter 31

Jessie

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Sitting in my room, the silence from Aubrey was killing me inside . I thought I'd hear her crying, I expected her to be sobbing harder than when she had been dragged in there .

I heard nothing .

Stepping to the wall, I pushed my ear against it . I knew I shouldn't, I knew I should have just gone to bed and forgotten all about the girl next door, but I couldn't . Not until I apologized for what I had done .

AdvertisementSoftly tapping the wall, I listened carefully, not expecting anything back from her . I could hear some rustling and the squeak of her mattress . Through the bottom of my feet, I felt the floor vibrate as Aubrey crossed her room .

She didn't speak, she didn't tap, but I knew she was there listening . I could sense her, I could feel the weight of her body on the wall .

With my voice soft and low, I whispered . "I just want you to know I'm sorry . I never meant for you to get hurt . " Laying my cheek flat against the wall, I shut my eyes . "I hope you get out of here one day, and I promise, if I ever get out, I'll come back for you . "

"No," she said, her voice stern, taking me by surprise . "You won't come back, you'll run, you'll save yourself . I don't want you getting killed because you tried to save me . "

"Shh," I hushed to her . She was talking too loudly and I was afraid that someone would hear her .

If she got caught talking again, there was no doubt in my mind that Virgo would kill her . He tolerated very little . I was certain the only reason I was still alive was because of how long he had me .

Virgo looked down on me, he treated me like shit, but he always gave me another chance . It was as if he refused to accept that he failed with me, still hoping he could manipulate me into that mindless puppet he always dreamed I'd be .

But other girls, girls who had trouble falling in line, they weren't given room for any extra chances . They got a single do over, that it was it . This was her fresh start, she didn't have any left .

"I don't care, this isn't your fault . It's his fault, he chose to do this to me, not you . "

Taking in a deep breath, I hung my head . "Aubrey—"

"No, Jessie, promise me if you ever get out, you'll just run . "

"I'm not—"

"Promise me," she said, her tone strong and rigid .

Sucking in a gasp of air, I bit my bottom lip, unable to give her such a promise . I could never promise her that I wouldn't risk everything to save her and everyone else there . It wasn't right, it wasn't what I felt .

I knew deep down that if I had the opportunity, I would take it . I'd die just so all the other girls could go free . There was no one waiting for me outside of this horrible place, I had no family to run back to .

But most of those girls did . They had mothers and fathers, brothers and sisters, people who were probably worried to death and searching day and night for them .

I would gladly trade my life for theirs .

The sharp creek of the floor outside my door caught my attention, making my spine jerk straight . Tipping my head towards the hall, I listened carefully as I watched the door for movement .

Holding my breath, my eyes steadied on the handle as the metallic ping of the lock rang through the air and the door busted open in one wild whoosh .

Taking a jump backwards, the void of the doorway was filled by one of Virgo's men, his shoulders almost touching each side of the frame .

He went by the name Blue, and he was one of the assholes who never blinked at an order . Virgo let him punish me once, and I swear, he smiled the entire time .

"What the hell do you want? Why are you here?" I asked, keeping my eyes on the man as I backed up further into my room .

Chapter end