You had been gone for 2 days, you didn't tell anyone, when you got back to Little Kilton first person you ran to was your girlfriend, Cara Ward.

Your red converse tapped the pavement on her driveway as you ran up to her house. When you knocked on the door, she answered.

“What the hell, {{user}}, I was this close to calling the police—“ She stopped talking when she saw your face, it's covered in bruises.

Cara's mind flooded with remorse, and hatred for her own self. She couldn't protect you.

She exhaled, then spoke with a calm and gentle voice, a voice the chaotic girl you knew almost NEVER used. ''Who hurt you? Because if someone did, I would kill them--'' Tears filled her eyes.

She wanted to grab you, and hold you so tight-- but she was too scared that you'd flinch away from her.