Jess stood in the shower, letting the almost scalding hot water hit her skin. Even though the water was practically burning her, she still shook as if she was taking a freezing cold shower. She let herself slide down the shower wall and sat in the floor, drawing her knees up to her chest. Huge sobs shook her entire body as she replayed the evening over and over again. She couldn’t believe that her best friend in the entire world would treat her the way he had. She sat there until the water began to get cold and then finally turned it off; stepping out she wrapped a towel around her still trembling body and slowly walked to her room.
She didn’t even bother putting nightclothes on, her body…her mind…everything was exhausted. She couldn’t even gather the strength to pull the covers back on the bed. She simply lay on top of the bed, drawing the blanket around her still wet body, falling asleep almost immediately.
Hours later Jess woke to find someone in bed with her. She turned and found herself face to face with Nick. “Jess…I’m sorry…I’m so sorry…” he mumbled to her as he pulled her close to his body. Jess wrapped her arms around him, stroking his hair slowly, “It’s okay Nick…I just…I don’t understand what happened tonite…” Her voice trailed off as she felt his hands running up through her hair…his lips pressed to her temple as he whispered apologies over and over again against her skin. “Nick…” Jess tried to talk…but suddenly Nick’s mouth was pressed to hers and she realized as he kissed her…he was still drunk. She could smell the alcohol on his breath and tasted it on his tongue as he pushed it into her reluctant mouth. She tried to turn her head and felt him grip her wrists… “I need you Jess…I need to feel all of you…” he murmured against her mouth. Jess finally pulled her mouth from his… “Nick stop…don’t please…” she pulled at her wrists, trying to free them, but Nick had a viselike grip on them and Jess found herself trapped.
“Nick…please…stop…” Jess whispered over and over again as Nick pushed her arms above her head. “Shhhh...Jess baby iss ok…I love you baby…” Nicks words slurred as he bent down and kissed Jess’s neck. He grasped both her slender wrists in one hand and with the other began sliding her towel down her body. Jess grew silent, realizing her pleas for him to stop were either being ignored or he simply was too drunk to hear her. She squeezed her eyes shut, biting her lower lip so hard it drew blood, and felt her best friend groping her trembling body. His lips found her breast and he began to suck hungrily on her nipple. His hands released her wrists and he slid them slowly down her body…caressing her roughly. Jess couldn’t move…not only was Nick just too heavy…she was in too much shock. She couldn’t believe what was happening…her best friend…her Nick…
Suddenly she found his mouth pressed to hers, his tongue pushing into her mouth, probing and searching. She felt Nick push his knee between her legs and felt them part…the towel she had been wrapped in lay open and Jess felt Nicks clothing roughly rubbing against her naked skin as he ground his body against hers. His hand covered her breast and he kneaded it aggressively, pushing her small body down into the mattress. “Yes...god baby you feel so good…” Nick moaned against Jess’s mouth. Jess felt the tears rolling down her face and she began to struggle once again. Arching up against Nick digging her nails into his shoulders trying to push him off of her…but Nick only pushed his body harder against hers, thinking she was responding to his advances.
And then she bit him.
HARD
Jess’s teeth grabbed Nick’s lower lip and she bit down, tasting his blood as he yelled with pain, pushing back off of her. Jess quickly rolled off the bed, grabbing her towel and ran into the bathroom as Nick sat up on the bed, holding his hand up to his mouth. “WHAT THE FUCK WAS THAT!” he jumped off the bed and pounded on the bathroom door. Jess found her robe and wrapped it around herself and sat on the toilet seat…watching as the door vibrated with Nicks pounding. Suddenly it stopped…Jess stood up and walked to the door, pressing her ear against it…listening for Nick on the other side. She waited a few minutes, then cautiously opened the door a crack. Peering out, she looked around the room. It was empty.
Jess stepped out, still nervously looking for any signs Nick was still there. “Nick?” she called softly…barely a whisper…there was no answer. Jess quickly grabbed some clothes, pulling them on and then grabbed her suitcase, throwing clothes in. She grabbed her purse and was walking out of Nick’s bedroom when the dorm room door swung open. Jess stopped…standing frozen as she watched the man walk into the room…his eyes moving from her to the suitcase in her hand… “Where the hell do you think you’re going?”