So this was a long one. At first, I thought it would be two chapters but I didn't know where to break it. Stay tuned for more, vote and comment.
Domenic's POV "How long has she been like this?" Summer asks me as she brings me a cup of coffee while I stand on the bedroom door watching Autumn curled up in her bed. I take the cup in my hands and then close the door of her room as I guide Summer down the hall to the little space with chairs and a bookshelf Autumn used for reading. "Ever since we came home from the funeral, she curled up into a ball and cried into her pillow until she fell asleep." I sit down and place my cup of steaming coffee down as Summer sighs and joins me. "Leo's death hit her pretty hard, Anthony told me just how important he was to Autumn, how much he helped her." I can still hear Autumn's screams in my head when she collapsed into my arms in the hospital as Leo died and the doctors called it. She only got up from the floor to hug his grieving mother who was suffering the loss of her son with the rest of the family. The whole night I felt like an impostor among them, even if they didn't know it I didn't
"Mr. Davis, we've already been through this. You have to say your feelings out loud because only when you hear yourself admit it can you take action." Dr.Miller said as she opened her notebook and wrote something down as she talked to me. I hate it when she does that, not knowing what she writes makes me wanna get up and take it away from her. But then again that's why I'm here to explore my feelings. "I have a hard time seeing her in such a bad state, and I fear she loved him more than she realized at the time." Dr. Miller just looks at me like she knows that's not everything I have to say and I sigh as I brace myself for the next words that are about to come out of my mouth."I think she did in fact love him but now that he's gone for good she finally realised it and that's what killing her." I don't know if that sums it up but I feel like it's a start. "Mr.Davis, you are just telling me what you think she feels, but what are you feeling?" God, woman that's what I'm paying you to f
Autumn's POV I lay in my bed, curled up into a ball with my eyes closed and head buried in the pillow with my nose out just enough to breathe. My body feels heavy and the sole thought of moving seems impossible. I don't feel hunger or thirst, just emptiness within the part of me that used to be filled with love for someone who's no longer here. I'm filled with regret, because of me Leo spent his last days suffering. Maybe if I had gone to look for him, maybe if I did a better job explaining my feelings for him. Or if I told him the history I shared with Domenic he would have understood me better. How is it fair that on the same day he saved my life he lost his? Where was God when that happened? Every time I ask myself that question I remember the things Leo used to say to me after my mother died. "Have faith, everything is a part of a bigger plan, you just don't see it right now." What was the plan here? What point could it possibly have to kill someone's child, someone's brother, s
Leo didn't just died, someone cut the brakes on his car but that literally makes no sense. The only thing Leo was missing to become an angel were wings, he had everything else. So who would hurt someone like that."Henry how... How can that be? Why would someone want to hurt Leo?" I ask him because I most surly didn't have the answer."I don't know Autumn, but I swear Im gonna find out. But for now please don't say anything to my mother, I don't know what would that news do to her." Still consumed by the shock I nod my head and Henry leaders us into the house, Domenic walked close behind me not saying a single word and carrying a strange look on his face. We entered the living room where Samantha sat in the chair next to the window, in her hands a framed picture of Leo in black and white. She didn't seem to notice us come in until I came closer to her and touched her hand."Samantha." I call out her name softly as she rises her head to look at me, her eyes red from all the crying and
"I know my words may not help much, but I'm sure he's still with us. If we keep him in our hearts he will never leave us." There really isn't much to say that wouldn't sound like a cliche, because everything else has already been said."Thank you Autumn, when that comes from you it truly has a meaning. You know there was a time in which I hoped to see the two of you together, he cared a lot about you." Samantha said then her face turned to Domenic who slowly removed his hand from mine. "I apologize, Domenic, my words are inappropriate please forgive me. The two of you make such a good couple, cherish her as I'm sure she will you." She apologizes to Domenic and I take his hand back into mine as he looks me in the eyes, he's been handling all this Leo talk I realize I never stopped to ask him how was he feeling. "He does, if it weren't for him I wouldn't be able to get myself out of bed today." And I don't know if I thanked him yet, I've been so consumed in my world that I completely i
All the ride home I was on pins and needles because Domenic decided it would be better if we talked once we were at home, which made me wonder about two things. First, why the hell did he say he wanted to talk and then stop knowing it would only irritate me? And second, what could it be that had Domenic seem so scared? We got out of the car and started walking towards the house when Mrs.Olivia started calling me from her porch and we walked a bit closer to the fence."Yes, Mrs.Olivia. Can we help you somehow?" Domenic asked before I could even open my mouth. He has become quite friendly with my neighbors in the short time he's been here. "Ohh blessed be young boy, were alright. I just wanted to tell Autumn a man came over looking for her." Someone came looking for me, a man, and someone Olivia didn't know and she knows everyone that ever came by the house. "Did he say who he was or what he wanted?" I asked stunned"What did he look like?" Domenic asked imposing over me."He was a yo
"Normally I would ask if this was really necessary, but knowing the circumstances this seems like the right course of action." I say as I stand next to Dominican on the porch while we watch his man install security cameras around the house."Since you insisted on not returning to my place, we have to make yours more safe." He says as the sounds of the drill make me shut my eyes, I hate loud buzzing sounds. "So we installed the alarm and the cameras, that pretty much settles it." As soon as I say this Domenic removes his hand from my back and stands before me. His face tells me he has more in store for me."I know you don't like the idea of being followed but I'm not ok with you walking around unprotected so I rehired your bodyguard." He lifts up his hand and the man steps out of the car and starts walking towards us."Not this again." I would feel safer with this guy but I'm sure he will report everything to Domenic and right now I had things I needed to do without him knowing. "Autu
"Oh my God, this is crazy. Does Dominic know about this?" I say as I look at the pictures of a burned woman's hair, the woman Alice set on fire in her sleep in college."No one knows about this, there's no record of this happening. The Moore family probably had it erased if it was ever even filed." Summer said as she covered the pictures because she couldn't look at them anymore. "Then how did you get them if there's nothing on the record?" I ask as Summer takes a sip of water and sits back on the couch."The girl's sister went to school with me, I was talking to her the other day and when I mentioned Alice was back she reluctantly told me what happened, that's not all. Alice did all kinds of things to a lot of girls who got close to Domenic. She even told me that all this time she was away supposedly on a vacation her father actually put her in therapy but her mother got her out." So we are dealing with a crazy person, how nice- She progresses from putting people on fire in their sl