A glass bottle hit me in the head, and thugs
slashed my arm.
Brandon was like a wounded animal, fighting
for his life, and protecting me.
We both got twenty stitches at the hospital,
he looked at me and smiled, saying he’d never
met such a brave and stupid woman.
Ryan came.
Brandon found out I was his brother’s
girlfriend, and his eyes went dim.
But eventually, I helped him and his brother
come together.
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The person who once risked his life to protect
me now wanted me dead for Sarah.
He ignored what I said and rushed into my
room, flipping my suitcase upside down.
“I didn’t take a picture. I don’t want her
things!”
Brandon shouted. “Would Sarah lie?”
Ryan got home with Sarah’s food.
Sarah suddenly shed some tears and pulled
out a corner of a torn picture.
“Eleanor, I know I messed up, I’m sorry,
please give me back my mom!”
“Ryan, Eleanor hid Sarah’s mom’s picture. I
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can’t find it. I think she hid it on her body!”
Ryan pinched his eyebrows and helped Sarah
- up.
Then he looked at me, his voice cold.
“Take it off yourself, or do you want me to
help you?”
I didn’t understand.
Brandon said, “It has to be on you. Take it
out. Don’t make this difficult.”
Sarah smirked.
I couldn’t believe it. “I didn’t take any
picture.”
Ryan exploded.
“You’re forcing me to do this!”
The sound of tearing fabric was so clear in
the quiet house.
Ryan ripped my dress and undergarments,
and no matter how I fought back, I couldn’t
stop him.
The maintenance man, the driver, and Maria
all came in.
They just watched me, terrified, on the
ground.
Brandon turned around.
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Ryan didn’t find the picture and ripped the
necklace my mom gave me.
I reached out and tripped and fell at his feet.
His eyes went wild and upset.
Before he could help me, Sarah threw herself
onto my dress and pulled out a wrinkled
photograph.
Crying, she held it up to Ryan.
“Ryan, mom is here, mom is here…”
Ryan’s guilt disappeared, quickly replaced by
anger.
“What do you have to say!”
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“Apologize to Sarah!”
Sarah looked at me, with a smile.
“Ryan, it’s okay, we found the picture, don’t
blame her, it’s cold, she’ll get sick.”
Ryan shook, still holding the necklace.
“No! If I don’t teach her a lesson, she’ll hurt
you!”
Brandon blocked Ryan.
“Apologize to Sarah,” he ordered.
“Give me the necklace.”
“You know what it’s like to lose something?
You know what it’s like to lose something?
Do you understand? Apologize to Sarah! Or I’ll
break it!”
Brandon snatched the necklace and yelled.
I reached out again to grab the necklace, not
caring that my chest was bare.
I lay in front of them.
The scar was very visible.
Brandon remembered and was confused.
He grabbed Ryan’s jacket and wrapped it
around me.
“Surprise!” The door opened.
Ryan’s parents walked in.
Seeing the mess, they were speechless.
Ryan’s father screamed:
“Ryan! I came back for your wedding, what
are you doing! Who let you hurt Eleanor!”
Ryan’s mother hugged me and stared at
Sarah:
“Who let this woman in here!”
“You made my sons fight!”
Sarah backed away.
Ryan and Brandon screamed, “Mom! You’re
wrong! It wasn’t her fault!”
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Ryan’s mother stayed with me and comforted
- me.
“Eleanor, I’m here, I won’t let Ryan be
stupid!”
They came back for my wedding to Ryan.
But I was going to let them down.
“I can’t marry Ryan.”
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Sarah was sick and didn’t care.
Her illness gave her a pass. She wasn’t going
to be happy.
I was giving up.
Ryan’s mother sighed and cried. I cried too.
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Last time, she wanted me to marry her son.
I married Brandon.
My heart kept breaking.
My stomach started hurting.
I opened my medicine cabinet, filled with
notes from Ryan.
I had a sensitive stomach and didn’t know the
right medicine.
When I met Ryan, he labeled them for me.
He used to hold me and say, “Your stomach
is emotional. You’ll be happy. I’ll fix it.”
His words were wet from my tears.
