Chapter 5
Ally
We’ve been here for almost two hours and Bennett has had me dancing for at least half of that time, fueling me with drink after drink.
I’m currently sitting in Bennett’s lap with a group of his friends.
The beer has me feeling great, like I can do anything in the world—except, of course, walk in a straight line.
I can’t even see straight. I haven’t seen Cali since Bennett dragged me away and I find myself missing him.
“Wanna go somewhere with me?” Bennett whispers in my ear.
I find myself nodding my head yes, rising from his lap. I take his offered hand, following behind him to wherever we’re going. One step…Two. I stumble, almost falling on my face, but he catches me before my face kisses the ground.
“Easy there, beautiful. Here, get on my back. I’ll carry you.”
He squats down in front of me, waiting for me to climb on. I get my bearings, grab his shoulders, and jump, wrapping my legs around his waist.
“Woah,” Bennett laughs, holding tightly to my thighs.
I throw my head back giggling, staring at the moon. It looks like it's spinning around in circles and I have to look away before I get sick. He begins walking, taking us toward the tree line at the edge of the field.
Once we enter the trees, everything goes almost completely dark. If it wasn’t for the few slivers of light peeking through the canopies, we’d be walking around completely blind. Bennett continues to walk for another five minutes, then stops.
“We’re here,” he says, helping me slide off his back.
I spin around trying to check out my surroundings, although I can’t see much. I feel like I’m about to pass out, my head fuzzy, my eyesight blurry. I stumble toward a tree and rest my back against it.
Bennett doesn’t waste any time approaching me. I feel his body press against mine and then his lips graze my ear.
“I’ve been dying to get you alone all night,” he whispers.
His breath tickles the side of my neck and I let out a giggle. His lips latch on to my neck, his tongue attacking, his mouth sucking. It feels so good I don’t want to stop, but something doesn’t feel right.
I feel his hands roam under my shirt, moving up my stomach, until he’s fondling my breasts. He slips under my bra, taking his thumb and pointer finger, pinching my nipple until I screech in pain.
“Shhh,” he coos, “I’m going to take care of you.”
Grabbing my shirt, he rips it down the middle, the soft material falling to the sides. Not even a few seconds later, my bra has fallen to the ground as well. He moves his mouth to my nipple, sucking, and then using his teeth to bite down.
“Are you going to be a good girl for me?”
I toss my head to the side, hardly able to move it. My body feels weightless, as if I have no control over it. I hear the click of a camera and see the flash of a light go off. I slowly move my head to look up and notice Bennett holding a camera up to get pics of me.
“No. Stop! What are you doing?”
I try to sit up, but it’s like gravity is pulling me straight back down. Attempting to bring my hands up to shove him away, but I’m frozen, my fingers barely wiggling.
“Get off me, please. Stop it,” I plead, tears already forming in my eyes.
I feel the shift of Bennett’s hips moving on top of me and the sound of his belt buckle being undone.
“I’m going to make this a birthday you’ll never forget, Ally,” he chuckles.
Bennett begins undoing my shorts, snapping the buttons off, and then shimmying them down my hips.
After another attempt to get out from under him, I realize I can’t feel his body or mine.
I can’t even speak now. Whatever he laced my drink with has taken full effect.
He works on my underwear next and I can feel the night breeze hit my pussy as soon as it’s bare.
More tears are falling down, and if I could, I’d scream so loud people across the world could hear me.
I close my eyes preparing for the worse as Bennett positions himself to fuck me.
I always imagined what my first time having sex would be like.
Never did I imagine it would be in the middle of the woods with me drugged and being taken against my will.
I feel the head of his dick tease my entrance, causing me to squeeze my eyes shut.
I try to imagine being anywhere else, doing anything else, than what I’m experiencing right now.
I feel him begin to slide in, and as I prepare for his thrust, the weight of him suddenly vanishes. I hear yelling and rip my eyes open. I slowly move my head to the side and find Cali on top of Bennett, punching him over and over again.
“You mother fucking piece of shit,” he yells.
Rage coats his face and I can see blood already coating his hand when it touches certain parts of the moonlight.
Bennett tries to fight Cali off, bringing his hands up to push him off, but gives up and attempts to protect his face.
He’s moving his body one moment, but as Cali continues his assault, Bennett becomes completely still in the next moment.
I want to yell out to him, beg him to stop, tell Cali he’s not worth it, but my body is still not my own.
I don’t know how long I’ve laid here before Cali finally gets off of him and makes his way over to me.
I worry that he’s killed Bennett, but I can just barely make out the movement of his chest rising up and down.
Bringing my eyes up to look at Cali as he kneels over me, I feel a sense of relief and safety now that he’s here. He brings his finger up, wiping away a tear that has managed to escape.
“It’s okay, baby, I got you. I’ll always take care of you,” he says, his voice laced with emotion. He takes off his shirt, pulling it over my head and dragging my arms through the holes. Once he has me covered, he stands, hauling me into his arms, and carries me bridal style out of the trees.
I can’t move. All I can do is blink and stare up at Cali as he takes me back across the field, past the bonfire, and toward his truck.
“I’ll never let another motherfucker touch you again, Sunshine.”
I hear the promise in his words, the sincerity in his voice, and I know he means it. By the time we get to his truck, those are the last words I hear before I pass out.