High School Hell Part 3

"Awww baby, I'm so sorry don"t cry," I said, her tears cut me deeper than any weapon can, it was a cut to my soul and I moved instantly to her side. Sitting down beside her I opened my arms and she scooted over to sit partially in my lap and lean against my chest. I held her close to me and rocked back and forth. What must have happened with her father I thought to reduce this pillar of strength this amazing woman to an almost childlike state. 

As I rocked her I sang her soft songs that I knew she liked "And I don"t want the world to see me because I don"t think that they"d understand, when everything's made to be broken, I just want you to know who I am," Slowly she looked up at me, her tears had stopped flowing but she still looked heartbroken and scared. 
She leaned her head back against my shoulder and wrapped her arms around my waist, "please don"t make me go out there and talk to him." she pleaded
"I"m not going to make you do anything M, I just want to know what"s going on, I know he"s your father but what is it that scares you so much." I said gently

Looking at me with sadness she said, "You remember the scar on the back of my head, I got it from him. He used to drink a lot, and the last time I saw him I was 15 and I was just starting to come out as a lesbian. My parents had been divorced for a long time, it was my birthday and he was visiting. My mom knew I was a lesbian but I hadn"t told him yet so when my girlfriend of the time came over to surprise me I didn"t think that he would notice what went on between us. We snuck into the laundry room, and were just kissing and stuff," she said her eyes starting to water again, "when he came out to get me and saw what was happening, he threw me off of her and I cracked my head against the edge of the wall, it knocked me out for a few minutes and when I came too, he was gone and so was my girl friend. I pounded on the door but he had locked me in, and when he finally came back, he was drunk. He had sent my mom to the store and he just, just started to," her words trailed away as she broke into tears again, she was sobbing in between words, " I tried to tell him I tried to explain that I loved her, but he just held me down, and , and he well he .." she whispered nearly hysterical. 

I cringed inside finally understanding why she said she wasn"t a virgin but that she had never had sex. I understood why the idea of men revolted and terrified her, and I understood why she was so special to me. 

I held her tight and I whispered into her ear. "He will never hurt you again, I swear It." she nodded into my chest and then pushed me down. As I lay there her head resting over my heart with her arms wrapped around me. I asked myself how anyone could do something so perverse so horrible to their own flesh and blood. I lay there with her until her breathing had slowed down, her tears stopped flowing and her, and eyes were no longer red rimmed. Then looking down at her I realized she had fallen asleep and I gently kissed the top of her head, and slid out from underneath her. As I slipped quietly from the room closing the door behind me I went back down the stairs. Upon entering the living room I discovered the "Todd" was still here. Liz looked up at me and asked "is she alright,"
"She"s terrified, and angry, and hurt but she"s asleep right now."
"Can I go see her" Todd asked me

I don"t know what came over me but I moved quicker than lightning and in less than a second I was choking him, and my face was inches away from his. Looking deep into those eyes so startlingly familiar to Michelle"s I told him "Stay away from her, this is your one and only warning, if anything, and I mean anything happens to her, or Liz, I will hunt you down and I will kill you." "Do you understand me, I love her, and if you do anything that displeases her, you will know the meaning of rage. I will find you in the deepest darkest pits of hell, and I will make you feel every ounce of the pain your actions caused her. And then I will pick your punishment." 

Liz came over to me and laid a hand gently on my arm and looking into my face she said, "Let him go,"
"I can"t" I replied, "she is so scared, I promised I would protect her." I cried
"You have to let him go or you won"t be here to protect her." Replied Liz

With all the will power I possessed I pried my fingers from around his throat and he sank to his knees gasping for breath. Looking down upon his prone form I was tempted to kick him but instead I looked at him and said, "Get out and don"t come back." He rose slowly to his feet and left the room I heard the door 
open and close as he left. Turning to Liz I said, "Why was he here"

"He wants to represent you" she said
"represent me for what," I asked
"While you were in the hospital a lawsuit was filed against nikki"s boyfriend for assault with a deadly weapon and attempted murder, he filed them to try and make up whatever happened between him and Michelle up to her." She said
"Wait he filed a lawsuit in my name, without my permission." I said stunned, "that isn"t legal is it""
"Your parents allowed it," "He was coming by to say good bye, the suit was settled out of court today" she said quietly
"it was settled," "what happened is he going to jail for what he tried to do," I asked 
"No," Liz said calmly, "but he is going to be paying for it, for a long time" she added
"you mean to tell me that my parent"s agreed to let him off the hook for money," I said astonished
"yes and no," she replied "your parents accepted the money because they are giving it all to you, they have signed over responsibility of you to me, and they also accepted it because they didn"t want another family torn apart by this ordeal." She told me tears in her eyes.

"they don"t want me any more," I croaked, "what have I done that been so wrong"" I implored her tears rolling down my face. "I LOVE her I can"t change that and I won"t try, why can"t they understand that, I love her, they should be happy for me." I yelled beginning to sob uncontrollably
I felt gentle arms slip around waist and looking behind me saw Michelle tears rolling down her face again. 

"I can"t understand how you feel T" she said "but your mom asked me to give this to you" and she handed me an envelope. Looking at it I knew that the contents of the simple, white envelope would change my life forever. Gently Michelle took my hand and led me back upstairs, and into her room. As she closed the door I felt as if a chapter in my life was closing as well. 

** Hey guys, I"m positive that you all want to know what is in the envelope and that it"s going to drive you nuts till you find out. Don"t worry I already started part four it should be done in a couple days. I"ll post it quickly so feel free to speculate. No sex in this but it"s setting you up for quite and adventure. Leave me a review I love to hear from you.