Twenty-two

The way back seemed longer. For a moment I thought we were lost but in the distance then I saw the house behind the trees and my stomach muscles started to churn up, I was tense from head to toe.

We didn’t make it all the way to the house, I didn’t need the car lights to see him, walking in our direction. Eduardo was smart enough to stop, he knew him too well. I had no other choice but to sit there and wait, I even removed my own seat belt as he opened my door. With just the moonlight was hard to see his face, but saying he was angry would be a close guess. Without saying a word, he pulled me out of the vehicle and held me close to his body. He barely gave Eduard any acknowledgment before shutting the door a little bit too hard.

When had him arrived?

How had he known we were coming from the back road?

Should I say even something?

Would it change anything?

Better not, things might get worse for Edward. Me, I was trapped in this whole deal with