Best friends of 10 years Eleanor and Zoe have been inseparable since they were 7.
Eleanor is a quiet, shy girl who loves staying in and reading. Besides her best friend, her family is everything to her.
Zoe is a bubbly, extroverted girl who would c...
He caught my dad's attention and made mum's face light up with curiosity
"What boy?" they both asked, in very different tones
"Oh he's just a friend, he drove us home because Zoe's car had a flat tyre and she didn't have any spares" I said quickly
I didn't want them to know the real reason, which was that Zoe had been unfit to drive because she was trembling and shaking after helping me recover from Josh's actions
"He also wasn't drinking last night, so he was perfectly sober enough to drive us, please don't worry or yell at Eleanor Mr and Mrs Sanchez - it was my car and my fault" Zoe rushed
"Oh don't worry honey, we're not blaming you" my mum smiled kindly at her
I sighed in relief that she and my dad weren't angry at us coming home with a guy
"He seemed nice, we talked a little after he brought Zoe's car back last night" Marco said
"What did you guys talk about?" I asked casually, though my insides were turning into jelly at the thought of Aaron talking to my brother
"Nothing much, we talked about our cars and he gave me Zoe's car keys to give back" he said, "Here"
He tossed them to her and she caught them, smiling at my brother
We excused ourselves, talking about some homework or other as an excuse to run back to my room where we could be alone and analyse last night
We sat on my room floor, and Zoe took a big sigh
"I'm so sorry about last night El, I should never have left you with all those creepy guys there - it was all my fault" Zoe whispered, her voice cracking mid sentence
"Zoe it wasn't your fault, it was mine for being stupid enough to not think about Josh drugging me, plus you were going to the bathroom with Sam" I comforted her
It broke me to see her like this, beating herself up over something that had happened to me
She wiped a tear off her face and took a long, shaky breath
"It wasn't your fault, do you hear me?" I asked, making her look straight at me
"Yes" she said quietly
"Good" I said
I meant it - none of last night was because of her; it was Josh's fault for being such a lowlife, wanting some sexual validation so bad that he had to make me half conscious so he could do what he wanted with my body
We sat together in comfortable silence for a while, me and Zoe thinking about last night's events
I was confused about why I was so composed, I always thought I'd be having a panic attack and crying for days after that happened to me
I guess it was the GHB I had consumed, it made me barely aware of my surroundings and took all the feeling from my body
It had made my mind foggy and I could hardly comprehend what was happening
The only things I remember from that dark room were Josh's hands sliding up the folds of my dress and his mouth slobbering all over my neck
That thought made me shudder, and I told Zoe I was going to have a shower
I took my time letting the hot water run over me, taking long deep breaths and ridding myself of Josh's disgusting touch
I felt much better after the shower, and Zoe and I spent the rest of the day watching our old comfort movies and laying cuddles up on the sofa