THE SOUND OF police sirens could be heard all over the neighbourhood. Timothée looked up for a brief second, then looked back at his girlfriend.

"They're here, Mal... You're going to be fine, baby."

He leaned in and planted a soft kiss on her forehead.

"Please stay with me."

Lily frowned as her mind was filled with the sound of the sirens.'

"Yeah... They're finally here."

Timothée returned the frowning, heartbroken look, then took a deep breath.

"Listen, Lily, I... I could always forget about what you did to me. It doesn't make it any less terrible because you made my life a living hell for the last few days but, I will never forgive you for dragging her into this. If something happened to her, I'll make sure you rot in prison."

Lily nodded, then turned away from his dark, threatening expression. That was a whole different side of Timothée she didn't get to see before, and she couldn't blame him. She knew he could get protective over his loved ones, especially someone who deeply cared for him like Mal. She felt as if her conscious was slowly being brought back to her mind, and she realized, now more than ever, that what she did was terrible.

"I understand. You don't have to explain yourself, Timothée. I'm sorry for what I did."

He shook his head and returned his sight to the girl between her arms.

"You're going to be okay."

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The following hours went by quicker than they thought was possible.

Lily was arrested for abuse, attempted murder, blackmailing and violent threats. However, she made sure that Timothée sat in the back of the ambulance with his girlfriend, and she made sure the ambulance took off safely to the nearest hospital.

Timothée stayed with his girlfriend until she was taken on a stroller to the ER. Then he waited patiently until the doctor came out to tell him the good news.

She was going to be okay.

At least soon.

He let out a few happy tears, thanked the doctor, then left, promising himself that he was going to be at the hospital after waking up early the next day.

And he stuck to his promise.

For about a month.

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ATTENTION : Your abuser is not entitled to your forgiveness. You want to forgive them? Go ahead. You don't want to? This is completely fine. Please, if you've reached this far, tell me if there's anything wrong with the story and I'll gladly fix it.