“Danielle please stop! This place isn’t safe!” I didn’t stop though, I wasn’t the one who had to stop, He was the one. He was the one chasing after me. Right? It took me a few minutes into the streets to realize how late it was and the fact that Tyler was still chasing me. If I had my voice, I would have probably said something along the lines of; ‘Don’t you give up?’ But I did not have my voice and that made the entire difference. I stopped and spun around to lock eyes with him, I wanted to tell him to leave — That I needed and wanted to be alone, but unfortunately, I could not,“This place isn’t safe. Please, Let’s go.” His voice sounded stuffy and he had a slight stumble in his footsteps. Tyler was breathing heavily, probably because he had been chasing me for over an hour now and we were pretty far from the hospital, I had watched as the Disney-themed man placed his hand on his knees to catch his breath, that was about ten minutes ago and he was not calming down.I tried to call
My breath hitched and I tightened my fists as I locked eyes with Alice, Her lips curved into a vague smile and her blonde hair was tied in a lazy bun, I could barely make out her facial features from the darkness, but I knew they were anything but kind.I tried to sit up but my legs failed me. I glanced over at Tyler who seemed to be out of it at this point, I blinked away tears I never knew I had shed before a tsk brought me out of my thoughts."Tsk, Tsk, Tsk. " I heard Alice Tsk, She knelt beside Tyler and me, I wrapped my hands around him protectively and gave her my best death glare.The suit-clad woman chuckled, Her dimples were visible and she tucked a strand of hair behind her ear. "Do you— do you know what this whole scenario reminds me of?" She questioned with a small smile. "It reminds me of all those nights when you would take your favorite toys and hide behind the bed from me." She reminded in a wicked tone. "You haven't changed Danielle. You are still that pathetic littl
"You are insane." I heard Alice's voice."Quite the contrary, for the first time, every since I had been born —I feel sane." I spat. "Do you think that..." She trailed off but kept eye contact with me "That your little outburst will fix anything?" She reminded softly, This time, it was I, who chuckled."Of course not mother, You are not easy to defeat, after all, You said it yourself, Words are just words, They mean nothing." I retorted. "For the past few months, You have done whatever you want, You have hurt and abused and killed whomever you wanted, You played god for months!" I growled, I closed the distance between us and looked into her eyes."Now it is my turn, Now I will do whatever I want. You have hurt and taken the people I love away from me, you have caused them pain, torture and so much more, back then, I was fighting as someone's daughter, friend, sister, and lover. Today, mother..." I trailed off but caught my hoarse voice back. "I will be fighting as Danielle, Your crea
“I’m glad you are doing better,” I spoke and locked eyes with Charlotte. The woman’s eyes seemed worn out and her skin was a bit pale but had more color than I had remembered. The machines she had been connected to were taken off and her brown hair sat stiffly on her shoulders I watched as she pursed her lips into a straight line before she sighed deeply. “How are you doing?” She asked.I raised an eyebrow at her question. I knew that I had just been discharged from a hospital but I was not the one who had been hit multiple times and assaulted. “I should be asking you that question, I am not the one tied to a hospital bed.” I quipped and pulled a chair out of nowhere, “Besides, I doing perfectly fine, I am glad you are okay, Charlotte, all of us missed you. Especially Leonardo.” I added softly.The woman smiled tiredly. “What about Rye’s trail? How are the preparations going? And Tyler?” She questioned and I could see the spark of curiosity in her brown eyes.“Everything’s falling in
I glanced at Tyler and he sighed, induced lines of stress were visible on his forehead and his head was tilted to the side as he stared at me. The jean-clad man did not offer me any form of acknowledgment and for a moment I felt like he was gauging me."Do you trust me?" I asked, He blinked."What do you mean? Of course, I do," He affirmed softly. "You don't act like it," I added gently and began to walk towards the cafeteria, where Leonardo had run off too."Look, Danielle, I trust you." Tyler must have speed-walked because one moment he was behind me and the next he was in front of me, successfully blocking my way with his hand on my arm.I paused and took in his features for the millionth time that day. He stood straight and sported a white Nike shirt. "Will you tell me what happened last night?""Nothing happened last night Tyler! Why won't you just drop it? This is what I'm talking about!" I yelled and jerked from his grip."I'm not dumb Danielle! Don't treat me like I'm stupid!
I could feel his erratic breathing and hear his heartbeats. “You won’t kill me, So put that knife down,”I chuckled and tilted my head a bit lower. “Four people,” I began, then we locked eyes “Four people have told me that I have changed,” I spoke. “Do you think that I am not capable of slitting your throat right now? Do you think I don’t have enough reasons to want to do that?”“We might have misunderstandings but we are still friends!” He blurted out,“No, we stopped being friends when you started rolling in sheets with my underaged sister! You pedophile!” I growled,“I never hurt her!” He defended.“That doesn’t mean that you did not defile her!” I shot at him.“Whatever happened between us, I never forced her in any way, she agreed to it.” He added with a strained tone.“She isn’t old enough to give consent are you kidding me?!” I growled. “Eleven years! There was a freaking Evelyn year gap between you two!” I gritted out.“I loved her…” He whispered after a while. “I still love he
My feet crushed the ground beneath me with a force I never knew I had, My fingers dug into my palm and my knuckles seemed like they would break at any moment, My breathing was sharp and full of fumes, and My eyes narrowed at the hospital hallway and I could hear the aggressive loud beats of my heart block out the noises around me.I only pulled to a halt when I reached my destination, I flung the door open and locked eyes with Charlotte who sported a look of confusion with a glint of fear. "Where is it?" I growled."What do you mean, Danny?" She asked in a tone that sounded too sweet to me at this point, I had a million emotions pulsing through me and I could not think straight at all, I knew full well that I would not be held responsible for my actions if this woman did not answer me quickly and efficiently."I don't have time for this," I gritted out, "Where is it" I added as the bitter taste of betrayal explored my mouth."What do you mean, Danielle? I have n
"Danielle?" I heard Tyler's voice and I grabbed the Flashdrive and shoved it into my pocket, I wasn't sure why I was hiding it from him, He wasn't my enemy, quite the contrary, I loved the man a lot, but the at that moment, the fear of losing the flash drive was stronger than any emotion I had ever felt."Danielle, You are here," I spun around and locked eyes with Tyler, He seemed like he had either just arrived or had been jogging for a while. His gaze rested on me for a while before his eyes trailed off."Did you find it?" He asked in a casual tone."What do you care about that? Hm? Last I checked..." I began and shoved him out of my way slightly, "You are on Charlotte's side."I heard Tyler sigh as I walked into the living room, the sound of his footsteps resounded in my ears before he spoke "There is no side here, why can't you just understand—""You are the one who doesn't understand and you are not even trying!" I boomed and my eyes stung with tears fo