one week later
amelia paces around the room.
back and forth.
i'm not safe here.
is he dead?
where is he ?
i went back, he was gone.
i cleaned his blood.
is he in luke's house ?
maybe he's in the linen closet.
i can't stay here.
back and forth she goes with her hands on her temples. focused. scared.
a phone call.
she stops dead in her tracks looking at her phone.
unknown number
her heart races.
she picks it up with her last thought.
"hello?" she says quietly.
"amelia my darling where are you? you're not home." her mother's voice rings through the other side.
as she lets out a sigh of relief she explains what happened in very short detail. leaving out the gruesome parts.
"mom i'm just not safe at home right now-
yes you'll be okay.
no mom i promise you are safe in the house.
i just need to stay with luke for a while okay. please."
she says rolling her eyes and softly putting her hand on her forehead.
her mother agrees and they end the call on i love you.
luke enters the room with a cup of tea.
"so do you think you are ready to go back to school?" he says handing her the cup.
