Unseen Love
The Girl Behind The Lines
I let out a breath and started my story.
“Okay, when I was about 15, I started listening to Blink 182 and music like that. I had to keep it a secret though. My grandparents were traditional Mexicans, so they would not approve of stuff like that. When I was about 17 I found the passion for photography. I absolutely loved taking pics. Well I was online one night looking at different bands and that is when it hit me that I wanted to become a Musical Photographer. I would be able to tour with bands that I love, see the world, and be around music all day. It was my dream job. I wasn’t able to tell my family because I knew that they would all disagree with me and look down on me. The only person who knew what my dream was Leo. He loved the idea and pushed me to follow my dreams. He would get me into concerts so that I could get my name put out there. My parents did not know what I was doing. They just thought that Leo and I were hanging out with friends. Well after Leo left for boot camp my family wanted me to spend more time with them because they missed Leo. I would always make up an excuse to go to work. Well one day my mom was in my room while I was editing pics. I didn’t realize she was in my room because I had my headphones in blaring music and concentrating on the edit. When she asked me about the picture I told her about my job and everything else Leo and I had been keeping from her. She started crying, told me not to talk to her, and kicked me out of the house. That is when I first started living with Tori. Finally Leo came home and realized my mom and I were not speaking. I told him what happened and he was raging pissed! He called my mom a bad mother and told her that was who I was. She finally said she was sorry. After that my mom became a little more accepting, but still thought I was wasting my time on a hobby. A few years later I was at a concert and a fan bumped into me, making my camera fall and break. I was pretty pissed because I couldn’t finish off the night. The next day I went to Best Buy to get a replacement and that is how I met Connor.” I began to shiver, not because I was cold, but because I really hated this part of the story.
“You don’t have to tell me about him if you don’t want to.” Austin sounded so upset, but I knew it was only because of how Connor treated me.
“No. You said you wanted to know me. And he is the person who made me this fucked up, emotional person I am today…” I was cut off by Austin’s voice.
“You are not fucked up. So please stop saying you are fucked up.” He sounded so hurt. As if I just insulted him. I nodded and began to finish my story.
“Well, I was at Best Buy looking at the cameras, taking a few pictures to see if they were worth buying, when I heard a man’s voice behind me. It was Connor. That is how we first met. He asked me out on a date and I figured it was just going to be sex so I agreed. I use to get around a lot. I had sex with a different guy every time I went to work. I enjoy sex, as you can tell, and men loved to sex with me. I had quite a few fuck buddies back in my day.” I began laughing at the fact that I was a whore, and I didn’t care to let people know. “So we went out and I very slowly began growing feelings for him. After about 9 months of dating we finally made it official and began calling each other boyfriend and girlfriend. He wanted me to be his at 4 months, but I told him I wasn’t ready to be in a long lasting relationship. He had always had a temper on him, but I never thought anything of it. At a year and a half I decided to move in with him. He was so sweet to me, he would make me breakfast in bed every Sunday, take me out on romantic dinners, and the sex was great. I ended up falling in love with him. The first time he hit me, we were both drunk off our asses. I punched him in to the face for calling me a bitch and talking to other girls. He told me that if I wanted to hit like a man then I would get hit like a man. He punched me one time in the face and I blacked out. I forgave him and told him it was my fault but he spent almost two weeks making up for what he had done to me. Then the hitting became more frequent. At first it was only when he was drunk, then he started hitting me while he was sober also. I tried leaving him about four times, but each time his friend Dave, a cop, would find me. Connor would let Dave beat me, because he thought that it would teach me a lesson. One time, Dave found me and raped me… he didn’t tell Connor. He told me that Connor wouldn’t believe me because I was just a pathetic whore…” I began silently crying. Austin grabbed onto my hand and squeezed it. Just then Austin let go of my hands so that the waitress could set down our pizza. Austin put a slice on a plate for me but I wasn’t hungry anymore. The thought of Connor and Dave made me sick to my stomach. I could hear Austin scarf down his pizza. I couldn’t help but giggle at the sounds of him eating.
“I am not hungry anymore… I just want to finish telling you about me.” I honestly did want to finish. A huge part of me wanted Austin know me. I also didn’t have that much of the story left to go anyways so I figured I would finish. “One morning I accidently woke Connor up, he beat me and left for the day. I took a shower and laid in bed for the rest of the day. I was in pain because that morning made it 4 days in a row of him beating me. When he got home, later that night, he was drunk and high. I heard the door open and slam shut so I tried to pretend that I was asleep, but I couldn’t stop the tears from falling down my face. He came storming into the room pulled me off the bed by my feet and started beating me even more. I had finally blacked out. That is when I woke up in the hospital. Tori had told me that after I blacked out he had raped me. The doctors told her that I had 4 broken ribs, a broken arm, my hips were fractured, and I had some brain failure. Instead of losing my memory, I lost my sight. Because Dave was a cop, he tried making up an alibi for Connor, but one of the cops did not believe them. He had taken a look at my file and asked Tori what exactly happened. She told him everything, from beginning to end. He decided to help me press charges on Connor and Dave. Connor has tried coming back to me a few times but I threaten to call the cops and he leaves me alone. I still get text from him but, I don’t worry about it. I know he won’t do anything because if he comes anywhere near me all I have to do make a quick call and he is put behind bars. Before Connor, I was very free spirited and was always looking for a good time. I would break the rules every chance I had. I loved life and had fun living it. Everything changed once I went blind. I am scared to live and take chances. Then I met you. Something about you, Austin, makes me want to take chances in life. You make me want to be the old me.” I finished with a tears streaming down my face, but with a huge smile planted on my face.
I felt Austin move the table as he got up, only to feel him pick me up and set my across his lap. He kissed me slow and passionately.
I was on cloud nine and never wanted to come down.
“Okay, when I was about 15, I started listening to Blink 182 and music like that. I had to keep it a secret though. My grandparents were traditional Mexicans, so they would not approve of stuff like that. When I was about 17 I found the passion for photography. I absolutely loved taking pics. Well I was online one night looking at different bands and that is when it hit me that I wanted to become a Musical Photographer. I would be able to tour with bands that I love, see the world, and be around music all day. It was my dream job. I wasn’t able to tell my family because I knew that they would all disagree with me and look down on me. The only person who knew what my dream was Leo. He loved the idea and pushed me to follow my dreams. He would get me into concerts so that I could get my name put out there. My parents did not know what I was doing. They just thought that Leo and I were hanging out with friends. Well after Leo left for boot camp my family wanted me to spend more time with them because they missed Leo. I would always make up an excuse to go to work. Well one day my mom was in my room while I was editing pics. I didn’t realize she was in my room because I had my headphones in blaring music and concentrating on the edit. When she asked me about the picture I told her about my job and everything else Leo and I had been keeping from her. She started crying, told me not to talk to her, and kicked me out of the house. That is when I first started living with Tori. Finally Leo came home and realized my mom and I were not speaking. I told him what happened and he was raging pissed! He called my mom a bad mother and told her that was who I was. She finally said she was sorry. After that my mom became a little more accepting, but still thought I was wasting my time on a hobby. A few years later I was at a concert and a fan bumped into me, making my camera fall and break. I was pretty pissed because I couldn’t finish off the night. The next day I went to Best Buy to get a replacement and that is how I met Connor.” I began to shiver, not because I was cold, but because I really hated this part of the story.
“You don’t have to tell me about him if you don’t want to.” Austin sounded so upset, but I knew it was only because of how Connor treated me.
“No. You said you wanted to know me. And he is the person who made me this fucked up, emotional person I am today…” I was cut off by Austin’s voice.
“You are not fucked up. So please stop saying you are fucked up.” He sounded so hurt. As if I just insulted him. I nodded and began to finish my story.
“Well, I was at Best Buy looking at the cameras, taking a few pictures to see if they were worth buying, when I heard a man’s voice behind me. It was Connor. That is how we first met. He asked me out on a date and I figured it was just going to be sex so I agreed. I use to get around a lot. I had sex with a different guy every time I went to work. I enjoy sex, as you can tell, and men loved to sex with me. I had quite a few fuck buddies back in my day.” I began laughing at the fact that I was a whore, and I didn’t care to let people know. “So we went out and I very slowly began growing feelings for him. After about 9 months of dating we finally made it official and began calling each other boyfriend and girlfriend. He wanted me to be his at 4 months, but I told him I wasn’t ready to be in a long lasting relationship. He had always had a temper on him, but I never thought anything of it. At a year and a half I decided to move in with him. He was so sweet to me, he would make me breakfast in bed every Sunday, take me out on romantic dinners, and the sex was great. I ended up falling in love with him. The first time he hit me, we were both drunk off our asses. I punched him in to the face for calling me a bitch and talking to other girls. He told me that if I wanted to hit like a man then I would get hit like a man. He punched me one time in the face and I blacked out. I forgave him and told him it was my fault but he spent almost two weeks making up for what he had done to me. Then the hitting became more frequent. At first it was only when he was drunk, then he started hitting me while he was sober also. I tried leaving him about four times, but each time his friend Dave, a cop, would find me. Connor would let Dave beat me, because he thought that it would teach me a lesson. One time, Dave found me and raped me… he didn’t tell Connor. He told me that Connor wouldn’t believe me because I was just a pathetic whore…” I began silently crying. Austin grabbed onto my hand and squeezed it. Just then Austin let go of my hands so that the waitress could set down our pizza. Austin put a slice on a plate for me but I wasn’t hungry anymore. The thought of Connor and Dave made me sick to my stomach. I could hear Austin scarf down his pizza. I couldn’t help but giggle at the sounds of him eating.
“I am not hungry anymore… I just want to finish telling you about me.” I honestly did want to finish. A huge part of me wanted Austin know me. I also didn’t have that much of the story left to go anyways so I figured I would finish. “One morning I accidently woke Connor up, he beat me and left for the day. I took a shower and laid in bed for the rest of the day. I was in pain because that morning made it 4 days in a row of him beating me. When he got home, later that night, he was drunk and high. I heard the door open and slam shut so I tried to pretend that I was asleep, but I couldn’t stop the tears from falling down my face. He came storming into the room pulled me off the bed by my feet and started beating me even more. I had finally blacked out. That is when I woke up in the hospital. Tori had told me that after I blacked out he had raped me. The doctors told her that I had 4 broken ribs, a broken arm, my hips were fractured, and I had some brain failure. Instead of losing my memory, I lost my sight. Because Dave was a cop, he tried making up an alibi for Connor, but one of the cops did not believe them. He had taken a look at my file and asked Tori what exactly happened. She told him everything, from beginning to end. He decided to help me press charges on Connor and Dave. Connor has tried coming back to me a few times but I threaten to call the cops and he leaves me alone. I still get text from him but, I don’t worry about it. I know he won’t do anything because if he comes anywhere near me all I have to do make a quick call and he is put behind bars. Before Connor, I was very free spirited and was always looking for a good time. I would break the rules every chance I had. I loved life and had fun living it. Everything changed once I went blind. I am scared to live and take chances. Then I met you. Something about you, Austin, makes me want to take chances in life. You make me want to be the old me.” I finished with a tears streaming down my face, but with a huge smile planted on my face.
I felt Austin move the table as he got up, only to feel him pick me up and set my across his lap. He kissed me slow and passionately.
I was on cloud nine and never wanted to come down.
Notes
So what do yall think?? Here is Tina's full story! For the next couple of chapters Austin and Tina are going to be having fun and bring Tina out of her comfort zone, but only to be brought back by an unexpected surprise!Hope you enjoy!
Another chapter will be up in a few hours! :D
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11/11/14