Two-sided

Chapter 39: so close? And Cleaning

*Nallys POV*

I just stared up at the ceiling as the doctors and nurses gave me shots, medicine, or renewed my bandages.

It was about time for me to go back home after a week. Jc was parking the car. Kian, Ryan, Ally, Andrea, Vanessa, Terry and Ethan all waited for me in my room.

Suddenly the heart monitor dropped. My heart began to slow down. My body began to feel cold... All was foggy, Ally screamed, Ryan held her back The nurses escorted them out of the room but Andrea kept pushing to stay in the room.

The nurses and doctors scrambled to get my heart going again.

*Real life*

I woke up screaming. "AHHH!" I yelled as I felt tears on my face. Terry ran into my room. "what's wrong?!" She asked "I... I had a bad dream that I was kidnapped... that I was so hurt I had to go to a hospital and I was..." I looked around to see I was still in Danny's house.

"Oh my glob... it wasn't a dream." I said as tears streamed down my face. "What happened to me? What happened here?" I grabbed Terry's shoulders wanting answers.

I felt as if I was going crazy. "You were going to a restaurant when you bumped into Danny upset. You and him went for a walk on the beach and you told him that you saw some guy named 'Jc' with another girl. You said you didn't want to go back home that night, and asked if you could sleep over at his place."

I bit my lip. Then I sprung out of my bed turned on the lights and rushed to my closet. The clothes... they were there. I ran to the mirror and saw I was wearing the exact same clothes as I wore at dinner in my 'dream'.

I looked at my arms and wrists and the markings from the cuffs were gone. I lifted the back of my shirt and no whipping scars.

I fell to the ground "Terry how long have I been here?" I asked as my breathing came short. "4 days..." she admitted. I quietly gasped, a tear fell from my cheek. "H--have I tried to contact any of my friends?" I asked.

"Danny's phone lines have been down for a while since the flood... You lost your phone before you went to the restaurant." she said helping me up.

"Nally what's wrong?" She asked. "I... I don't know..." I mumbled. "What time is it?" I asked rubbing my face. "4:30 in the morning." I nodded.

"Sorry for waking you up... You can go back to bed..." I said "Are you sure? Nally I don't mind staying here with you." she said. I shook my head "No really, I'll be fine." I said.

It was silent for a moment "O-okay... I'll be down the hall if you need me." She said closing my door.

I went over to the closet and grabbed some jeans and a hoodie. I put on some converses and went down stairs. A woman was cleaning the living room.

"Um excuse me." I said. She looked up at me, she seemed about my age. "Are you the only maid?" I asked. She nodded. "You can go home, I'll take car of this." I said grabbing her cleaning supplies. I needed to get my mind off of my dream.

"Madam," she sounded Dutch. "There is no need for that, really." She straightened her back but as she did she said "Ow, oooh." in a quiet tone.

"Really, I mean it. Go and get some rest. You can go to the guest room and sleep there." I said smiling.

She nodded and hugged me. Without another word she went on. I dusted the shelves, wiped down the tables, cleaned the windows, waxed the floor, cleaned the plates, and did the laundry.

Even with all of that I still couldn't stop thinking about that dream. As I was about to clean the couch cushion I found an iPod with pink headphones.

Someone grabbed my shoulder. I turned around and saw the maid. "Thank you for allowing me to rest. But I will take care of the rest of the things." she picked up the iPod and placed it firmly in my hand.

She smiled as if knowing the reason I took over her cleaning was more than an act of kindness. I smiled and went out and sat on the side of the house.

I was practically sitting on a cliff. I placed the headphones in my ears and searched some music. Most of it was it different languages until I came across "ed sheeran" I pressed play on a song called "Lego house" I stared out and watched as the city below began to wake up, the sun slowly climbing as colors of yellow, pink, and orange danced across the sky along with it.

I took a deep breath and thought "I'm probably breaking their hearts..." referring to my friends. I looked down at the iPod.

I felt a hand on my shoulder. I looked behind me to see a sculpted figure. "Why are you up so early?" It was Danny. Danny without a shirt.

"I couldn't sleep. I had a bad dream..." I said having flashes of the whipping and I could faintly hear the heart monitor beep.

"I did too..." he said "Mind if I sit?" He asked. I scooted over and he sat down. "I can't believe I've been here for 4 days..." I mumbled.

"My friends are probably worried sick..." I said. "nah they aren't." Said Danny. I lifted my head.

"When I was at work I uses the phone and called your friend Ally and told her everything. She had me on speaker so everyone knows you're safe. They said that you may have needed some time to yourself." he explained.

"Ya, I guess I did" I said with a sigh "what's wrong Nally?" Danny asked. I turned my head to him. "what do you mean?" I asked. "You seem shaken up, and the past few days you've been nothing but bubbly except for now. There's something wrong."

I wiped away a tear thinking about what I was about to tell him. I was about to practically call him a monster! Vanessa a whore and Terry... Well Terry didn't change in real life or my dream.

I looked to him and said "Please don't hate me..." I said. He looked concerned and nodded. "I promise I won't be..." I took a deep breath.

"Well... I had a dream..."