Broken

Chapter 13

Aurora’s POV

I was staring at the ceiling, trying so hard to figure out what was going on.

My mind was a complete mess. My emotions were all over the place. I wanted to cry. I wanted to scream. I wanted to pretend like nothing ever happened.

It was Bruno? Bruno tried to hurt me? But he was Sebastian’s friend. Why would he want to hurt me?

And who was that girl? Did I imagine her?

And why was Sebastian suddenly so affectionate? Was it because I was hurt?

I didn’t know how to feel about that. A part of me wanted to grab onto him and never let go. I felt like I finally got my brother back. But another part of me didn’t want him near me. He hurt me. He rejected me. Why did he suddenly want to be close to me again? Why did he leave me in the first place?

He said that he would explain, but I wasn’t even sure if I wanted to know. Something was telling me that it would hurt me like nothing and no one hurt me before.

“Okay, Aurora,” the doctor said as she finished checking my injuries. “I am done, honey. Are you okay?”

I looked at her and nodded.

“You can put your clothes back on, honey,” the doctor said softly. “I will invite the sheriff in. He needs to talk to you.”

I nodded and sat up.

“Did he do it?” I asked as I got off the bed.

The doctor gave me a small smile and shook her head.

“He didn’t, honey,” she said. “Your brother and your boyfriend got to you in time.”

I took a deep breath and released it slowly.

“I know it’s a lot to take in, Aurora,” the doctor said. “I can refer you to a therapist. It wouldn’t hurt to talk to somebody.”

I shook my head immediately.

“I am fine,” I said as I walked to the dressing panel in the corner of the room.

I heard the doctor leave the room. I heard Sebastian and Rhys’ voices outside. I heard the door burst open.

“Aurora?!” Sebastian exclaimed.

“She is putting her clothes back on, Mr. Anderson,” the doctor said.

I heard footsteps approaching the panel just as I started putting my shoes back on.

“Rory?” Sebastian called me. “He didn’t do it, Rory. He didn’t.”

My heart clenched every time he called me Rory. He didn’t do it for four months and I missed it so much.

But I didn’t want him to call me that. He would stop again as soon as he remembered why he left me the first time.

I didn’t want him to stop again. I didn’t want to go through that again.

And the only way to make sure of that was if he didn’t call me that ever again.

I took a deep breath and stepped back into the room. Sebastian pulled me to him immediately.

“He didn’t do it, Rory,” he repeated, leaning his head on mine.

I didn’t hug him back. I couldn’t. I wanted to step away from him, but I couldn't do that either. I wanted him to hold me.

“Aurora,” Mr., Williams called me softly.

I looked to my left and saw him and Rhys standing by the bed. Rhys looked tired and it made me feel guilty.

“We need to talk,” Mr. Williams told me. “It will be short, I promise.”