The Kids Aren't Alright | Closed.

“What are you talking about?” Val asked.

"I was stupid," Elizabeth sniffled. "I trusted him and he did it again."

“Zack? He raped you again?” Val asked.

Elizabeth nodded as tears began streaming down her face. "He called me crying," she sniffled. "I tried to help him get upstairs and to bed." The brunette clenched her eyes shut, sobbing as she began reliving what Zack had done.

Val frowned deeply, feeling her blood begin to boil. “That sick fuck,” she hissed. “I knew I shouldn’t have dropped the charges.”

"That wouldn't have done shit," Elizabeth snapped. "Prison would have made him worse."

“He wouldn’t have gotten out,” Val said.

"He would have eventually," Elizabeth stated. "Whether he did it legally or not."

"I can't believe he hurt you so badly and you still loved him," Val mumbled. "The first time a man lays a hand on me, his ass is gone."

"He was my soul mate," Elizabeth sniffled. "We probably would have been married way sooner if our parents hadn't told us both we had moved on from each other."

Val sighed softly. "Well don't mind if I'm Team Matt," she mumbled. "I love Zack, he's one of my best friends, but I can't condone what he's done. And I'll never be able to forgive him. Not after today."

"Trust me he'll regret everything he's ever done to me," Elizabeth promised.

Val looked at her. "Don't do something stupid," she said.

"I already did," Elizabeth mumbled. "I trusted him again."

Val frowned. "I'm sorry, Liz," she mumbled.

"You can't tell Matt," Elizabeth stated. "If anyone tells him what happened it needs to be me."

“I agree,” Val said. “It’s not my place to tell him.”

"Did the doctor say when they planned on releasing me," Elizabeth asked.

“I’m not sure yet,” Val said. “I can go ask.”

"Please," Elizabeth mumbled. "I don't want to be here any longer than I have to be."