ESCAPE

All through that night, he couldn't sleep as he continued to battle with nightmares. He dreamt of Derrick stabbing him with a knife and Grace coming to take him. He woke up from the bed soaked with perspiration. 

He continued to pant heavily as he looked around the dark room. He rubbed his palm on the necklace given to him by Julius as tears flowed down his cheek. He wrapped himself with the blanket and began to sob again as his body trembled with fear.

All through Emilio's stay in the house, she didn't come for him and everything became normal again. One night he heard his door creaking, followed by footsteps. He woke up vehemently, looking around in fear. The lights were dim but he could see her silhouetted figure standing in front of him. She walked closer to the bed and pulled him closer to herself.

"Hush…"  She muttered inaudibly with her fingers on his lips. 

He began to fidget as she caressed his body, running her hands through his thighs. 

"Pl...e..as.."  He cried but she sealed his lips again. 

"My body is yearning for yours …" She muttered in a hoarse voice while taking off her nightie.

 Just then, the door opened and she jumped off the bed and hid inside the wardrobe. The nanny walked in and switched on the lights in Eden's room. She saw him fidgeting on the bed with his chest bare.

"Eden are you alright?" She asked and he kept mute with his lips quivering. She sat closer to him and pulled him in a warm embrace.

"I heard a noise in your room and I came to check if you are ok.." She said.

"Can I sleep in your room tonight?" He asked with fear in his eyes.

"Of course, come on, put on your clothes.." She said as she wore him his tank top. They both stood up from the bed and walked out of the room.

"She is daring me.." Grace said angrily as she jumped out of the wardrobe.

**

The next day, Emilio travelled. The kids sat together watching TV that night when Grace walked in. 

"Um Eden ,Paulo's crying, come and look after him while I take my bathe…" She said to him.

"Oh... Ok.." He stammered. The other kids stared at him as he walked away.

"Eden's growing thin.." Tracy remarked

"Why do mom always call him when we are together?" Juliet asked

  "He slept in nanny's room last night.." Clement added.

   "Why?" Tracy asked curiously.

"Ask him.. He's your friend.." He replied sarcastically.

"Something is wrong with Eden.. " Juliet said thoughtfully.

He sighed heavily as he walked knocked on the master bedroom door. There was no response and so he opened the door and walked inside. He saw Paulo sleeping peacefully on his cradle and he wondered why Grace had called him to carry the baby.

He heard the sound of a running shower and he knew at once she was in the bathroom.

"Eden," he heard his name being called from the bathroom.

"Ma'am," he answered gently.

"Come over.." She ordered. His heart skipped and his feet went cold. She was about doing dirty things to him again... He thought as he turned to look at the bathroom.

"Come here Eden…" She said again.

He thought of running away but she would still come for him anyways, he thought. He became confused as to what to do.

"Eden!!! Come here!" She barked and he hurried into the bathroom at once. He saw her lying on the tub covered with lather. She turned towards him and smiled.

"Come here," she motioned to him with her fingers. 

"No... Ma..am.." He stammered trying to shift backwards.

"Are you ok? Come here!" She ordered and he walked slowly towards her but stopped as he got near the bathtub.

"Seems like you've grown enough wings to fly" she smirked as she stood up from the bathtub unclad. 

He shut his eyes with his palm and began to fidget as he felt cold run down his spine. She smiled and kneeled before him. She took his hands slowly away from his eyes.

"Stop acting shy, I know you enjoy every bit of it…"  She said with a smirk. He kept silent and refused to open his eyes. She licked his earlobes and he flinched.

"You're sweeter and stronger than your father.." She said, running her hands into his pyjama down to his thighs. 

"Ma'am... Don't…" He cried as his body shook vehemently

"Shut up…" She laughed and pressed his head against her breast. 

"Come on,"  she said, taking off his dress. She licked his bare chest and  let out a giggle. "Now you're gonna taste my juice.. " She smirked and grabbed his neck. He let out a scream as she forced his head beneath her thighs.

***

"Did you hear that?" Juliet asked, turning to Tracy as they both walked upstairs.

"That's Eden's voice.." Tracy acknowledged

"And so what?" Clement fumed and walked past them.

Just then, they heard Grace screaming upstairs.

"Mom!!" Clement cried, rushing up the stairs while Tracy and Juliet followed behind him.

Eden rushed out of the bathroom with blood on his lips. He heard her scream behind him, he knew if he wasted more time she might come for him and he'll be dead in just a minute. He dashed out of the room and bumped into Clement and his sisters.

"Eden!!" They all screamed seeing his bruised lips. He stopped and began to fidget before them with tears in his eyes. Juliet tried to touch him but he shifted backwards.

"Don't let him escape! shut the doors!" They heard Grace scream from behind.

Eden turned and saw her rushing towards him with a towel wrapped around her chest. 

He looked at his siblings one more time before dashing out of the house.

"Eden!!! Eden!!!" Juliet and Tracy called as they rushed after him but it was too late, he was gone and gone forever.

He ran with his bare chest into the dark cold night. The neighborhood was calm and there was no one in sight. Fear gripped him as he continued to run without looking back. He flashed back to the night he stabbed Derrick, how he had ran to Mrs Sergio's house, but tonight was different. There was no Julius and no Mrs Sergio, he had to run away to somewhere far away even with no place in mind. 

Tears flowed down his cheeks as he continued to run through the dark night, his body shook in fear as the cold swept through his body making him quiver. As he got closer to the roadside, he noticed a pub at the other side of the road. 

He ran into the road without looking carefully and a car sped towards him and made a screech almost hitting him. He froze in his tracks as he saw the car halted in front of him with the headlights shinning across his face.

"Estas loco?!"  A lady screamed, coming out of the car. He tried to run away but he couldn't as he was frozen out of fear.

"A lad?" The lady asked walking towards him. She was dressed in a red short gown and black heels.

"Hey what are you doing out here by this time of the night?" She asked as she got closer to him.

"I'm... I'm..um.." He stammered and before he could speak further, he fell to the ground and she rushed towards him in panic.

"O my gosh! Who are you? Where are your parents?"  She asked in panic as she placed his neck on her arms. He opened his eyes, but he couldn't see her face clearly.

"Don't die on me, talk to me!!" She screamed.

"Take me to grandma…" He cried as he shivered with his teeth's clattering as he spoke.

"Who's your grandma?"  She asked and he opened his mouth to speak but the words won't come out.

"I'm taking you to the police right now! Your parent's would come get you  from there," she said trying to raise him up.

"Don't.... I don't wanna go back home…" He cried

"Why? Who's chasing you...?" She asked curiously while waving her hairs backwards.

"The bad woman... She'll kill me…"  He cried

"O gosh, I'm in a mess! Who's your grandma then!!!" She yelled.

"Chimalpa , Santos .... Grandma lives there.... Her name is Rodrigo Samara," he managed to speak.

"I can't drive you over tonight... It's dangerous"  she said

"Don't take me home... I don't wanna go home... She'll kill me.." he cried again.

Just then, they heard the sound of a police siren from a distance. She knew she couldn't leave him here alone, what if someone was after his life? She thought as she carried him on her arms and placed him in the car. She shut the door and went in to drive.

He shut his eyes as the car vibrated, he felt so cold as his lips quivered. He didn't know who she was nor where she was taking him, it's better to die in the hands of a stranger than going back home he thought before passing out.