All Chapters of Creep: Chapter 11 - Chapter 20

            After a few very heavily medicated days in the hospital her brain swelling had gone down and Jess was given the all clear to return home.  She hadn’t had any horrible nightmares about Jedd or the shadow figure.  Jess could only assume the brain trauma was the culprit to her nasty episode.  She was pretty excited to get home and start a life Jedd free.  She could jump in on her wedding planning. The first thing Jess did when she got home was pour herself a cup of coffee, snuggle up on her couch next to the fire and pull up Expedia on her laptop.  With Trevor closing the last contract she had the money to book her dream honeymoon.  In just eight short months she would be basking in the summer sun on the island of Santorini in Greece.             Bbbring. Bbbring.        &n

            Jess sat at the end of the hospital bed her feet dangled off the edge, bandaged.  She watched as the Doctor examined a film on the light box.  He was trying to find something wrong with her brain.  It would give them all a scientific reason that would explain away what happen in the dressing room.  The doctor scratched his head and crossed his arms.             “Uhhem.” Trevor was the first to break the silence.             “Well.  Jess the great news is you do not have any new hemorrhages.  Trevor can I talk to you outside for just a minute.” He nodded to the door.             They both left and Jess just sat at the end of the bed looking at her hands.       &

            Trevor didn’t mind flying; he flew more often then he drove.  Jess on the other hand was a nervous flyer. Usually she would be an anxious mess.  Today she couldn’t wait to to be on her way to anywhere but here.  Trevor slept the whole flight from Denver to Orlando and Jess read the inflight magazine ripping out the Sudoku at the end.  She found herself drifting off the last leg of the flight.              She dreamt she was running through the woods; her bleeding feet burning as twigs and pinecones cut into her already injured feet.  She couldn’t see what she was running from but she was terrified.  The thick trees lead to a clearing and for the first time since high school she was face to face with Jedd’s cabin.  Everything in her screamed to run away from it.  But that thing was waiting for her in the woods.

           Jess woke early the next morning.  She peeked out the window and saw a small blood stain where Trevor’s body had been just a few hours before.  She could see her reflection in the window, she looked exhausted.  Her eyes were swollen from crying and she had deep, dark circles under her eyes. “Ugh.” She let the curtain fall back into place.             The house was quiet; her parents were probably still sleeping.  Trevor’s and her parents were close friends since as long as Jess could remember.  She was thankful for that friendship now.  Her dad had handled all the things needed to get Trevor back to his parents in Colorado. Jess scribbled a quick note on the fridge; I love you guys more than anything. I need my space. Ill text to let you know I made it home. I’ll be okay. Yours always

            Jess found herself at the local coffee roaster's with her nose in her laptop, drinking an Americano.  She felt the eyes on her and noticed the whispers.  Any time she would make eye contact with someone they would quickly look away.  She was fine with it though it was better this way.  Three drinks in she started to feel anxious and could hardly sit still.  Just as she felt she couldn’t take waiting any more her phone rang.             “Hello Jess? It’s Doug, I’m roughly ten minutes out should we meet at the house?” She closed her laptop and walk to the street to get in her car.             “Yes, that will work. I will see you soon.” Jess flipped a U-turn and made her way home.             Pulling up the dr