haunted || l.h.

24

trigger warning for this chapter

"Paisley! Get your ass back here now!" My dad yelled as he chased me through the house.

  How did he find me? How could he possibly have found me here?

"I'm not going!" I shouted as I ran through the maze that was Luke's house.

"You are coming back home and you will do everything you were doing before. Get your ass back here. You're lucky I need you or else you would be dead you hear me?" He shouted as he chased me around.

  I was mostly looking for Luke but I couldn't find him. I've looked in almost every room that I've passed but he's no where.

  I shouted his name as I ran from my dad but he was no where to be found. I couldn't hear him or see him, he was gone.

  Once I hit a dead end in the hallway I turned to the closest room and locked myself in. I was in one of the spare bedrooms in the farthest corner away from the door. He was banging his fist against the door and screaming for me to get out.

  There was no air in the room. It was like with every slam against the wood, more air would leave. I couldn't breathe, I was panicking.

"You can't hide from me Paisley!" He yelled as he kicked the door down and started walking in the room.

"Get away from me!" I shouted as he came closer to me and completely cornered me.

"You're coming back home, and you'll be taught to never leave the damn house again." He said and slammed my head against the wall.

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  I woke up with absolutely no air in my lungs and tears streaming down my face. My head was killing me, almost as if my head was actually slammed against the wall.

  I frantically looked around the room to make sure that I was alone and he wasn't actually in here with me.

  Then the second I got a chance to I bolted up from the mattress and triple checked that the windows were locked and there was absolutely no way for him to get in here. I looked at the clock that said 1:07 am. Was Luke awake? I hope so, because I kind of need him right now.

  He's the only one that can comfort me and make me feel safe. So I leave my room and look up and down the halls to make sure they were empty before fully leaving my room. I slowly made my way down the hall towards his room and saw that the door was open the slightest bit.

  I slowly opened the door and peaked my head through to see his phone light in the pitch dark room. His back was facing me but I could clearly see he was on his phone and he was awake.

"Luke?" I said softly which caused him to turn around with a slightly confused look on his face.

"You okay P? Why are you up so late?" He asked and laid flat on his back before shutting off his phone.

"I just had a bad dream..... is it okay if I lay with you for a little?" I asked nervously and stepped a little bit further into the room.

"Yeah of course come here." He said and I heard him pat the spot next to him on the mattress before he reached over to turn his lamp on. I slowly made my way to the empty side of his bed and climbed in next to him.

  He slowly wrapped his arms around me and pulled me into his chest which immediately calmed me down the slightest bit.

"You're shaking Pais, are you okay?" He asked softly and slowly rubbed my back.

"I don't think so." I deadpanned and stared off into space.

"What happened P?" He asked and raked his fingers through my hair.

"He found me and you weren't there." I whispered with absolutely no emotion in my voice.

"I'll always be there, and he won't find you. He won't find you here and you're safe as long as you're with me I promise you Paisley." He said reassuringly and held me super tight. I felt my lip tremble and my eyes water the slightest bit. I didn't know what to say to him so I just let out the shaky breath I was holding and held onto him even tighter.

"You're okay angel, I won't let him hurt you anymore." He said and kissed the top of my head gently and wrapped the blankets tighter around me.

"Please don't leave me." I begged softly and heard his heart speed up in his chest. His heartbeat was soothing to me, something about the steadiness of it was extremely calming and soothing.

"I won't. That's the last thing you need to worry about. You're my Paisey Pie." He said softly but reassuringly.

"I need you Luke." I said desperately and held onto him a bit tighter.

"I need you too Paisley, a lot more than you think." He said and kept placing gentle and soft kisses on my forehead before helping me fall asleep.