My cocoon

*VIOLENCE/ DEPRESSION TRIGGER WARNING*

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Right now she had to get on with the rest of her to-do list. There's only so much she can do when cupcake is about. She goes to the hardware store and gets a set of locks for the doors, windows and a toolset. Paige gets a few strange looks from the guy selling her everything. She had to just smile and say that she's used to locks as she's from New York, which is true it's just not the reason for all the locks and deadbolts for the doors.

Once she gets to it before she knows it she's herself all safely locked in. She had done this so many times in the last year it's like second nature and she feels so much safer with these precautions.

Paige set out for town again to pick up some necessities, she was currently waiting in line in the chemist when she heard the annoying voice of Natalie behind her with what she presumed are her followers all cussing her out. Oh, the joy Paige thought.

Paige didn't plan on giving her any attention even though the check out girl is looking her up and down obviously believing Natalie's words. Whatever I may not even be in town that long she thought. Then she thinks of leaving her little cupcake. Fuck I don't wanna leave him she thought.

"Please ignore remarks made by bitter and jealous people, they have no common sense from the hair dye chemicals and Botox leaking into their brain." Paige leaned in and said.

The checkout girl giggles a little as she stares at Natalie. No doubt she is livid at her remarks.

Paige turned to walk out hoping Natalie was smart enough to let it go. If not looks like I'll have to handle it so I can stay near my cupcake she thought.

Paige gets into her car and is about to open the door when she sees a shadow in her window. Paige is then dragged into the small alley behind a bar and there are five men. Who was all muscle no brain Paige thought?

They just throw her down onto the ground in between them. She knows that this isn't anyone from New York or it would be worse than this she thought. She had to just stay calm for now.

"I don't have anything I'm just a housekeeper and I've just moved here." She told the men.

"That's the problem you are not wanted here, we want you to leave and as a small warning we won't hurt you too much". He laughs.

He's the biggest out of them all, I'm not a fighter just a few self-defence moves and that's it. But why do they want me to leave so bad?

One guy she didn't even see drags Paige by her hair and the other holds her face and she gets a heavy slap then another and another and before she knew it the world became dark.

Paige woke up cold, wet and in a lot of pain. For Paige it's not like that hasn't happened before, she had been through worse and she tells herself that. She looked around and noticed that it was nighttime and that it had been raining, great she thought.

Paige makes her way back to the car. Luckily her bag is here and so is all the stuff she just had bought. Paige got herself in the car and checked her phone. Who would I call anyway she thought.

Then she noticed that there's a text from Axel and a picture of her cupcake they went to the aquarium. She smiles which hurt her cracked lip. She then texts them back so they wouldn't worry and then heads home.

Dragging herself in, she was again thankful that she had locks and deadbolts all installed that day. She placed her phone on the charge. Paige doesn't pack away anything she just filled the bathtub and gets herself all warmed up and in a bath.

She curled up in the warm bath trying not to remember the past as it mixes with the present. The bubbles are now gone and the bath has turned cold but instead of getting out Paige doesn't notice she cried and let it all out.

Paige then gets out and got herself into a pair of warm blue fleece pyjamas. She knows that she will not sleep tonight, nightmares fill her dreams on days like this.

I should take care of my face Paige thought. She then grabs the first aid box and used the antiseptic and some plasters. She cleaned herself up properly for the hundredth time. She has a busted lip and a bit of bruising. She wondered if those men thought that this was a small warning. She scoffed.

When won't I have to do this again she thought to herself. Paige curled up under the bedsheets and large duvet making a cocoon where she could feel safe. Paige pulled her phone under the duvet with her and looked through pictures of herself and cupcake. Before long she found herself asleep.