The Calm
Chapter 34
-Austin’s POV-
It all happened so fast. Mike had caught up to me after I stopped to grasp what I was seeing. I charged to the attacker and started punching him in the face. This man, no this monster was trying to rape Scarlett. I beat him till he was unconscious and gave no shits that I did that to him.
I turned around to see Mike trying to pick up Scarlett, but she wouldn’t let him.
“Scar, sweetie I’ve got to get you out of here. Let me pick you up please.” He said pleading with her.
I decided to encourage her as well but she just looked at us, so fragile and broken.
“Did you call the cops?” I asked Mike.
“Yeah I did. I texted Tony and told him. They all went out and I didn’t feel good so I stayed back…”
“Okay. I don’t think that piece of shit is going anywhere. What do you want me to do?” I asked.
“Well I need to get her back on the bus where it’s warmer and not to have this all over the place, but we all know it will spread like fire.”
“True. Want me to try?” I asked.
“Go ahead” he said and stepped away from her.
I knelt down in front of Scarlett. “Scar, will you let me carry you back to your bus? You’ll be safer there. I promise I’ll get you there safely.” She needed comforted and this was the only way to do it. This broke my heart to see her so broken.
She just stared at the ground with tears still soaking her face. I looked to Mike with despair and he exchanged the same feeling.
“O-okay” she said finally.
I went closer to her; “Scar if anything hurts please let me know when I pick you up okay? You have to tell me if something does.”
“Hello police!” Someone called.
“In here” Mike said.
The officer saw me trying to pick her up. “She trusts you?” he asked and I nodded, “take her back to the paramedics that are waiting at the end of the field please. You both can go I’ll get your statements after I deal with this guy”.
“Thanks” we both said.
I put my one arm under Scarlett’s kneecaps and the other around her waist. I got her off the ground and was wondering if I hurt her. She buried her face in my chest, which was surprising so I took that as a sign that I was all right to hold her this way.
When we got out of the trees I saw the paramedics and a small crowd forming near it, just great. Mike and I looked at each other and shook our heads.
Getting closer I saw Tony and Vic. The paramedics directed me to set her down inside the ambulance.
I made sure to tell her what I was doing. “Scar, I’m setting you down in the ambulance they’re going to make sure you’re okay. Vic and Tony are outside, and I’ll make sure I stay around incase you want me as well.”
Going out into the crowd, I saw Vic, Tony, and Mike talking. Mike mouthed thanks to me as Tony and Vic just glared.
The officer took my statement and I headed to my bus. I just wanted to be alone after this day, but I couldn’t be that rude to Lauren.
I walked onto my bus and heard the guys talking, but once they saw me everything got quiet.
“Hi hero man” Alan said.
“How’d you guys know already?” I asked.
“Twitter. And the fact that Vic is pissed she wouldn’t let his brother touch her.” Aaron answered.
“Cool. Well I’m going to sleep. Where’s Lauren?”
“She is seeing if she needs to help in anyway. She told us to tell you that it’s okay to go to sleep.” Brook said.
“Okay, goodnight guys.” I said and walked to the bunk area.
I pulled my shirt and shorts off leaving me in my boxers and crawled into my bunk.
My life just can’t be dull. Not that I would want it to be, it’s just that I need some normal every now and then.
I wonder why Scarlett let me carry her and not Mike? Hadn’t she been closer with them originally? Hell she knew them all before me. It doesn’t make sense, just like the rest of everything. I truly hope that she is okay though. She has been through so much.
I awoke to my fists hurting, then remembering last night’s chaos.
I had an interview at 9AM, and it was 8:47…fuck.
I didn’t want to crawl out of my bunk but I had no choice. I grabbed a clean shirt and pants, put some deodorant on and headed out of the bus.
It was already pretty warm outside as I walked to the tent where the interview was to be held. I hope that they don’t ask me anything about Scarlett. I have yet to find out anything about her condition, maybe it’s best that I don’t know.
“Austin Carlile, hi I’ll be interviewing you today!” Some bubbly lady said as I reached the tent. She was too much for me this morning with her bubbly self.
“Hi” is all that I replied with.
We sat down and about two minutes later she started into the interview.
She didn’t ask any personal questions, thank god, the interview was over. I was heading back to my bus and noticed I walked past Pierce’s.
“HEY AUSTIN!” someone shouted.
I turned around to see that Tony was coming at me, well this is either good or bad.
“I wanted to thank you.” He said when he reached me.
“There’s nothing to thank me for.” I said, as arrogant as possible.
“Look Austin, she’s really upset right now and…” he said as I cut him off.
“Is she physically okay? Yes or no?” I asked bluntly.
“Yes” he said and looked at me confused.
“Good. See you around Tony.” I said and walked away.
I decided that the less I knew about her the better off I would be. I walked onto my bus and saw Lauren lying across the front lounge seats.
“Laur, what are you doing?” I said and she jumped, “I didn’t mean to scare you”
“No, you’re fine. How was your interview?” she asked.
“Not bad for a change. Lauren what’s wrong?” I could tell she was dodging my question of what she was doing here like this.
“So much drama, you know? It’s just that I really like you and I feel that you are never going to act on it.”
“That’s not true. You’re going to ruin my plans” I said as I sat next to her.
“What?”
“Just don’t think I’m playing you cause I’m not I’m just waiting for the right time okay?” I said as I held her hand.
“Okay” she said and smiled.
“Come here” I said as I pressed my lips to hers.
This was the girl I was meant to be with at this moment in time. I just had to wait to make it official.
It all happened so fast. Mike had caught up to me after I stopped to grasp what I was seeing. I charged to the attacker and started punching him in the face. This man, no this monster was trying to rape Scarlett. I beat him till he was unconscious and gave no shits that I did that to him.
I turned around to see Mike trying to pick up Scarlett, but she wouldn’t let him.
“Scar, sweetie I’ve got to get you out of here. Let me pick you up please.” He said pleading with her.
I decided to encourage her as well but she just looked at us, so fragile and broken.
“Did you call the cops?” I asked Mike.
“Yeah I did. I texted Tony and told him. They all went out and I didn’t feel good so I stayed back…”
“Okay. I don’t think that piece of shit is going anywhere. What do you want me to do?” I asked.
“Well I need to get her back on the bus where it’s warmer and not to have this all over the place, but we all know it will spread like fire.”
“True. Want me to try?” I asked.
“Go ahead” he said and stepped away from her.
I knelt down in front of Scarlett. “Scar, will you let me carry you back to your bus? You’ll be safer there. I promise I’ll get you there safely.” She needed comforted and this was the only way to do it. This broke my heart to see her so broken.
She just stared at the ground with tears still soaking her face. I looked to Mike with despair and he exchanged the same feeling.
“O-okay” she said finally.
I went closer to her; “Scar if anything hurts please let me know when I pick you up okay? You have to tell me if something does.”
“Hello police!” Someone called.
“In here” Mike said.
The officer saw me trying to pick her up. “She trusts you?” he asked and I nodded, “take her back to the paramedics that are waiting at the end of the field please. You both can go I’ll get your statements after I deal with this guy”.
“Thanks” we both said.
I put my one arm under Scarlett’s kneecaps and the other around her waist. I got her off the ground and was wondering if I hurt her. She buried her face in my chest, which was surprising so I took that as a sign that I was all right to hold her this way.
When we got out of the trees I saw the paramedics and a small crowd forming near it, just great. Mike and I looked at each other and shook our heads.
Getting closer I saw Tony and Vic. The paramedics directed me to set her down inside the ambulance.
I made sure to tell her what I was doing. “Scar, I’m setting you down in the ambulance they’re going to make sure you’re okay. Vic and Tony are outside, and I’ll make sure I stay around incase you want me as well.”
Going out into the crowd, I saw Vic, Tony, and Mike talking. Mike mouthed thanks to me as Tony and Vic just glared.
The officer took my statement and I headed to my bus. I just wanted to be alone after this day, but I couldn’t be that rude to Lauren.
I walked onto my bus and heard the guys talking, but once they saw me everything got quiet.
“Hi hero man” Alan said.
“How’d you guys know already?” I asked.
“Twitter. And the fact that Vic is pissed she wouldn’t let his brother touch her.” Aaron answered.
“Cool. Well I’m going to sleep. Where’s Lauren?”
“She is seeing if she needs to help in anyway. She told us to tell you that it’s okay to go to sleep.” Brook said.
“Okay, goodnight guys.” I said and walked to the bunk area.
I pulled my shirt and shorts off leaving me in my boxers and crawled into my bunk.
My life just can’t be dull. Not that I would want it to be, it’s just that I need some normal every now and then.
I wonder why Scarlett let me carry her and not Mike? Hadn’t she been closer with them originally? Hell she knew them all before me. It doesn’t make sense, just like the rest of everything. I truly hope that she is okay though. She has been through so much.
I awoke to my fists hurting, then remembering last night’s chaos.
I had an interview at 9AM, and it was 8:47…fuck.
I didn’t want to crawl out of my bunk but I had no choice. I grabbed a clean shirt and pants, put some deodorant on and headed out of the bus.
It was already pretty warm outside as I walked to the tent where the interview was to be held. I hope that they don’t ask me anything about Scarlett. I have yet to find out anything about her condition, maybe it’s best that I don’t know.
“Austin Carlile, hi I’ll be interviewing you today!” Some bubbly lady said as I reached the tent. She was too much for me this morning with her bubbly self.
“Hi” is all that I replied with.
We sat down and about two minutes later she started into the interview.
She didn’t ask any personal questions, thank god, the interview was over. I was heading back to my bus and noticed I walked past Pierce’s.
“HEY AUSTIN!” someone shouted.
I turned around to see that Tony was coming at me, well this is either good or bad.
“I wanted to thank you.” He said when he reached me.
“There’s nothing to thank me for.” I said, as arrogant as possible.
“Look Austin, she’s really upset right now and…” he said as I cut him off.
“Is she physically okay? Yes or no?” I asked bluntly.
“Yes” he said and looked at me confused.
“Good. See you around Tony.” I said and walked away.
I decided that the less I knew about her the better off I would be. I walked onto my bus and saw Lauren lying across the front lounge seats.
“Laur, what are you doing?” I said and she jumped, “I didn’t mean to scare you”
“No, you’re fine. How was your interview?” she asked.
“Not bad for a change. Lauren what’s wrong?” I could tell she was dodging my question of what she was doing here like this.
“So much drama, you know? It’s just that I really like you and I feel that you are never going to act on it.”
“That’s not true. You’re going to ruin my plans” I said as I sat next to her.
“What?”
“Just don’t think I’m playing you cause I’m not I’m just waiting for the right time okay?” I said as I held her hand.
“Okay” she said and smiled.
“Come here” I said as I pressed my lips to hers.
This was the girl I was meant to be with at this moment in time. I just had to wait to make it official.
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