Kill To Love

Apologies

Daniel stood at the door, hiding behind the door. I could only see his brown eyes staring at me. The key chain holding the door. I watched as he closed the door, and I thought he didn't want me here but then I heard the sliding of the chain and the door was opened wider. Daniel was standing by the door. Shirtless and incredibly sweaty. He motioned for me to come inside and I obeyed. Wow, shit had to be really bad for him to end up like this. As I made my way to the sitting room, I was met by another guy sitting on the couch, if you could call it that, it was torn up in two hundred different places and had blood on one of the sides, and he was smoking a cigarette. He blew out his last puff before he placed the cigarette away on the ash tray placed in front of him.
He rolled his eyes at Daniel who was standing behind me, wanting to get inside.
"Sorry.", I whispered and Daniel took his seat next to his friend. I was scared, I was thinking that I had to leave, this instant.
"Bro, if you're gonna bring another hoe inside make sure to tell me,", he smiled at me and got up, "This ones pretty as fuck, way better than Emma."
The man walked up to me, and tried to undress me.
"Stop.", Daniel said.
"What? Don't want me to fuck this.", he pointed at me, with his long, skinny finger.
"Yes. She's not her for sex. She needs to talk to me.", Daniel spoke, grabbing his friend away from me.
I stayed far away from him.
I was scared of this new person, Daniel had completely changed, and it was for the worst.
I watched at Daniel took him out of the room, the unfamiliar man winking at me. I winced, afraid of this guy and I was left in the room by myself. But not for long. Daniel marched back inside and he went to take a seat on the sofa.
He tapped the empty space next to him and I shook my head.
"I'll stand, thanks.", I spoke. I am not sitting there, there was definitely something crawling inside there. Perhaps a rat or a cockroach. I shuddered at the thought.
"What's wrong?", he asked, noticing my remark.
I shook my head.
"Daniel," I began. "Is there something wrong between you two?", he instantly grew stiff. Knowing excatly who I was referring to.
"What do you mean?", he lied.
I crossed my arms and started at the guy. Did he really think that I was that dumb?
"You know who I'm talking about, damn it!"
"Shh. Calm down," he got up, "You'll get us killed.", he smiled.
"What do you mean?", I asked.
"Some people in here don't like noises."
"Whatever!"
His eyes widened and he grabbed me forcefully. My head was laying on his chest and his warm hand was covering my mouth.
"Shut up!", he whispered loudly.
I tried to break free of his grip, and he let me go.
Rubbing the side of my jaw I spoke again.
"Daniel. Whatevers been going on between you two you need to fix it. I can't stand watching you break down like this.", I told him.
"It's too late. You're too late."
"No. I'm not," I walked closer to him so we were just a few inches away from each other, "You don't have to do anything else except apologize.", I begged.
"I can't.", he broke the eye contact and moved away from me.
"Please. If not for your friendship then for me?", I pleaded. I was going to fix their friendship, and everything was going to be perfect, just how it was before I entered both their lives.
"Why would I do shit for you?", he asked me, coldly.
"Because... I need you to understand that I'm not going to just stand here and watch your life and friendship disappear."
Daniel huffed loudly and took a cigarette out from the packet. I watched as he began to light it, and I decided to think quick. I ran towards him and snatched it out of his hand.
"What are you doing?!", he shouted.
"I SAID STOP!", I screamed back.
"JULIE GIVE THAT BACK TO ME, YOU FUCKING BITCH!", he tried to grab the cigarette away from me but I threw it on the floor and stood on it, burning it out.
"OH YOURE GONNA REGRET THAT. IT WAS THE LAST FUCKING ONE!", he charged at me. His eyes filled with pure anger.
I hit my head on the floor, wrapped around by Daniels strong arms.
And suddenly there was banging on the door.
"OPEN THE FUCKING DOOR!", someone shouted from outside.
Daniel stopped what he was doing and glared at the door before taking action. He grabbed me off the floor and dragged me upstairs.
"Fuck you.", he whispered as he took me to a bedroom. Daniel put me on the bed and he went to the closet and dragged it from its place.
"I SAID...OPEN," Bang "THE," BANG "FUCKING," BANG "DOOR!"
And then the sound of something hitting thr ground, hard, was made. Loud gunshots were fired in the room.
Daniel had finally moved the closet. He dragged me inside it and pulled it with the string that was tied at the back of it. We were hiding inside the walls of his house.
Daniel placed his hand over mine so I wouldn't scream. His heavy breathing flowing around my hair. My heart was beating ferociously.
Outside of the walls, I heard the sound of footsteps walking around the room we were just in. I was shaking so much, quivering.
This was the second time I was fearing for my life, and was being saved my Daniel. I kicked my legs out, wanting to leave this closed up, dark space. I was claustrophobic, and being closed up in here didn't feel right, at all.
Daniel grabbed my legs with his free hand and tried to stop them from moving. But, one hand wasnt going to beat two legs. He fell to his left, and hit his head slightly on the back wall.
The footsteps paused.
We stayed still, silent and listened.
And they continued. They left.
"Not here!", they shouted.
"Let's go."
Daniel tightened his grip around my mouth, I was unable to breath! I put both of my hands on it, trying to move it from my face.
"Mmmmmm!", I tried, but it was muffled.
Once we heard that there weren't anymore footsteps, nor people talking, we rested.
Daniel took his hand off my mouth and rested his head on the floor.
I got to my knees and dragged the closet in front.
Suddenly I felt someone's hand tug at my trousers by my foot.
"I'll come to school tomorrow, and apologise but he says one wrong thing...you'll regret inviting me."
I nodded, great fully.
"Now. Go."
I got out of the room, down the stairs and out the flat.
I was free, finally I was able to breath! Quickly, I ran to my car, passing by any dangerous men and women who were doing things they shouldn't be.
Once I made it to my car, I rested my back on it.
For once in my life, I had been able to fix something.
Even if it was just a tiny fixture, it meant everything to me.
I chuckled and got into my car.

Time to go home.