The Turning

11.

    I woke up with an insane headache.  The house that was once silent, was now as loud as an earthquake.  Every step hurt, and just made my head feel worse.  I was in... Miles' bedroom?  He hadn't been in the room.  But as I tried to step further, I realized I was chained.  My wrists and ankles were chained.
"What the hell?" I whispered.
"Ah, you're up." A voice spoke.
I jerked my head around and Miles stood in front of me.
"Miles- w-what is this for?" I asked my heart racing and my head pounding.
"You'll see, doll." He responded, clutching my jaw. He pushed my hair behind my ear.
"Miles, what happened to you?"
He let go of me and sighed. A tear fell down his face.
"I can't help it. I can't control it, y/n."
"Control what, Miles?"
"Him. Quint."
"Quint? Miles... Q-Quint is dead, isn't he?"
He laughs.
"Sort of," he responds.
"L-Look, if you let me go, I can help you, I promise." I said.
"Y/n... I'm sorry, okay? But I can't do that."
"Well.. why not?"
"He'll kill me, he will. And he'll hurt you, everyone. You, your sister, Flora, Mrs. Grose. I'll never escape him, never."
I tried to reach my hand out to him.
"Hold my hand, please?" I asked.
Miles walked closer to me, to hold my hand.
"You'll be okay, I promise. I'll help you escape him, Miles," I told him.
    "Um.. I think it's time to take Samson for a ride."
"Oh okay, bye Miles.."
"Bye." He said walking out of the room.
A few minutes after he had gone, I pulled a bobby pin out of my hair. I started to mess with the chains and was finally free. I ran to find Kate, she was in the kitchen with Flora and Mrs. Grose. I overhead the conversation before I stepped in the room.
"We're not safe!" Kate yelled.
"Kate, stop now. Stop telling tales."  Mrs. Grose answered her.
    "Maybe they're just.. bad dreams?"  Flora suggested.
    "Look, they're not.  I swear what I'm telling you is true.  I found Mrs. Jessel's old journal and the way she talked about Quint... it's just... it sounds like Miles."  Kate turned to Flora then back to Mrs. Grose.
    "Miles is an angel, enough Kate."  Mrs. Grose continued, obviously persistent of her decision.
    "Alright, fine."  Kate answered then walked away.

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