Ian POV

It is the night after my fight and I am in the bed watching tv with Hannah when all of sudden my phone starts ringing.

"Hello." I hear crying on the other end, "Ian, please help me. I got attack and I can't move." I sit up quickly, "Quiet?! Quiet where are you?!" She continues to cry, "I'm at the little store. Help me Ian."

The phone line goes dead. I get up quickly, "Where are you going? What happened?" I quickly put on my clothes and shoes, "The store, something happened to Quiet." She sits up, "Can't someone else go to her? Why do you have to go?"

I start looking around for my keys, "Because she called me." She scoffs and crosses her arms, "Just send someone else to go get her." I glare at her as I pick up my keys, "I made a promise to her!! I'm not just going to make her wait!!"

I walk downstairs and out of the house, "I'm your girlfriend, not her!" I ignore her and jump in my car. I rush to the store, I go behind the store and see Quiet on the ground.

I rush to pick her up, "Quiet! Wake up! Quiet!" She slowly opens her eyes and starts crying, "I tried fighting them away, but there were too many of them. I'm so sorry." I look around and see someone in the shadows.

I put Quiet against the wall, "I'll be right back." I pretend I was going to my car as pass by the person behind the tree. I grab him by his hood and pull him to the ground and start beating the person up.

"Who the hell did this to her?! Why didn't you help her?!" I punch him after every word, I pull him to my face and I stare at him with shock. "Gerald? What the hell are you doing here?!" Anger flows through my body before I could hit him again he pushes me and runs off.

I suck my teeth and go back to Quiet. I pick her crying body up, "How many were they?" She hiccups and starts crying, "Five. Please don't take me home or the hospital! I don't want to go!" She cries even harder as I put her in the car.

"Where do you want to go?" She looks at me and hiccup, "Your house, just get me away from people." I let out a long sigh and drive off to my house.

I carry her to my bathroom. "Take your clothes off and put this towel on you. I'll come back in once you have the towel on you." I walk out and go to sit on my bed.

Five minutes pass by and Quiet hasn't called for me yet. I walk in and see Quiet naked with her knees up while hugging herself with her head down. I take in a sharp breath when I see bruises all over her body.

"Why didn't you call me?" She peeks at me and then put her head back down, "I don't want you to see my body like this." She starts crying and I run some bath water and put her in the tub.

"It's from the threatening messages. I never thought they would do something." She cries out as I wash her body, "They said they would get me the minute I was alone! What did I do wrong?! I did nothing to anybody!"

She cries even harder and I get in the tub with her and give her a tight hug. "I'm sorry this happened to you. I'm sorry I wasn't there for you." She grips my shirt and leans her head on my chest.

We stay in the tub for thirty whole minutes. I get out and take off my wet clothes and put on fresh boxers and a pair of shorts. I pick Quiet out of the tub and dry her off.

I clean her wounds and put cream on her bruises. I look at her and sigh, at least they didn't go for her face. I pick her up and carry her to my bed.

She lays down and I lay beside her. She turns around and looks at me, "Can we cuddle?" I show her a small smile, "If I remember correctly, I asked you the same thing a while ago and you said no. But since it's you, we can cuddle." She shows me a small smile, "There's the smile I've been waiting on."

I pull her closer to me and kiss her on the forehead. "When we wake up in the morning we can have hot chocolate and watch movies. The only difference is that we're going to be cuddling." She lets out a soft laugh and put her head on my chest.

"I'm glad I met you, Ian. Without you, I probably still be wearing my hoodie." I look at her and smile, "I'm glad I met you too. Without you, I wouldn't have my special gloves." She closes her eyes and let out a long sigh.

"Night Ian. Thank you for being here for me."

Morning

"Ian!! Wake up!!" I am being wakened up by Hannah. "Why are you yelling?! How did you get in here?! You'll wake up Quiet!" She glares at me and crosses her arms, "I don't care if I wake her up and the door was unlocked! Why didn't you come back to my house?! I was waiting for you."

Quiet start moving in her sleep, I get out of bed and grab Hannah by her arm. I drag her to a room down the hallway. "What do mean why didn't I come back?! I was with Quiet the whole time, she was attacked last night by five different girls!"

She snatched her arm out of my grip, "That's not my problem! You left me alone last night for her!" I stare at her with disbelief in my eyes, "Why are you so mean?! You're worrying about the fact that I didn't come back, instead of worrying about Quiet who was attacked!"

She pushes me by my chest, "I'm tired of you giving her the attention!! I never thought I would have to say this." My eyes widen and my heart starts beating fast, "You have to choose in between me or Hazel?"

My eyes widen and I glare at her, "What do you mean choose?! Quiet is my friend and you're my girlfriend!! I don't want to choose!" She lets out a long sigh, "If you choose her, you don't have to worry about me anymore, but if you choose me, I don't want you to talk to Hazel ever again."

I grab her by the shoulders, "Why are still going on about it?! I'm not choosing!" She pushes me away, "Then I'll choose for you!" She shouts with so much anger. I step back and lean against the wall, "How long?" I asked barely above a whisper.

She opens the door and looks at me, "By the end of this day. Around night." She walks out and leaves me in the room. I get up and I walk to my room.

I walk in and don't see Quiet on the bed, but I do see a note.

"Ricky came to pick me up and take me home. Thank you for taking care of me."

I put the note down and sit on my bed. I look at my hands, "Why are you making me choose? She's my friend and you're my girlfriend." I say to myself. All types of emotions are running through me.

Night

My doorbell rings and Hannah walks in. She turns to look at me and I pull out my phone. "Why are you doing this? I can just keep you as my girlfriend and her as my friend." She crosses her arms, "Ian you are to close to her as a friend. You rushed to her when yo-."

"I would have done the same thing for you!! For Lily and for Megan!! Why would I just leave her there?! Why do you have to be so difficult?!" She walks up to me, "Either me or her. Which one?" I let out a long sigh and dial Quiet number.

"Hey, Ian. What's up?" I suck in a shaky breath, "I can't hang out with you anymore. Me being close to you is messing up my relationship with Hannah. Please don't hate me."

She stays quiet for a couple seconds, "What are you talking about? Ian, please don't do this to me!" I hang up and look at Hannah. She walks up to me and tries to give me a hug. I step back and point to the door, "I need some time alone, please leave."

She looks at me with a sad face, "This will all be worth it in the future." She says as she walks out of the house. I close the door and sit on the floor.

Minutes later I hear a knock, I open the door and see a crying Quiet. "Why are you doing this?! Was it something I did?! Please tell me!!" She grabs onto my shirt and I look down at her.

I wipe her tears and lean in and kiss her. I taste her tears, her lips are so soft. Softer than Hannah's, I pull away and look at her with a sad look, "I'm sorry Hazel, we can't be friends anymore."

Her eyes widen at the first time I call her by her name. She falls to the floor on her knees, "Ian please don't." She whispers out, I kiss her softly once more on the lips.

I walk in the house and close the door. I slide to the floor and cry, yes I'm crying. The last time I cried was when Timmy died.

I hear her walk away and hear her get in the car and drive off.

"I'm so sorry Hazel!" I cry out with so much pain in my chest. "Please forgive me!"