Muted

Chapter 8

   The bleeding stopped after a little bit. Cam found some gauze in the bathroom and she wrapped it around her head. Shawn was still mad at her for trying to be alone. As a punishment, he followed her everywhere and whenever she wanted to go to the bathroom he wouldn't let her.

It took about 3 hours for him to start dinner. It was just tv dinners though. Nothing to write home about.

Not that she could write home. Shawn took her phone after the bathroom incident. Cam didn't know when she would get it back.

The tv changed from Avengers: Age of Ultron to the news.

"Amber alert!" Said the newsman. "A 16 year old girl has been reported missing. Cameron Hendrickson was last seen at a party with a black dress and black tights. She has long, black hair and her friends say she always has a bead bracelet on that says "Avengers" on it with red, gold, and silver beads. If you have any in-" Shawn turned off the tv.

He glared at Cam. "Who did you text? Who did you call?"

Nobody. I swear on my life! She wrote on the whiteboard.

"Then how is there an amber alert out for you?!"

Probably my parents. I haven't been home all day and I haven't answered my texts.

"They send a report after a day?!"

They're dramatic. I promise you I didn't tell anyone. If she had, she would be dead by now.

"Dad?" Daniel yelled from his room. "You took Cam? She didn't come home with you?" Cam glared at him. Did he really think she would go home with a forty-something year old guy?

"Fuck off, Daniel!" Shawn's head whipped around to face him. "You told me about her! You picked her up at the party. You brought her to the fucking car! Go to your room and don't come out until dinner is ready!"

Daniel scoffed. "You don't control me also I'm not six! I can do whatever the hell I want!" Shawn stood up and Daniel's face went pale and he backed away to his room. Shawn sat back down right as the timer for the food went off.

I'll get it. Cam wrote down. She walked into the kitchen and turned off the oven. She looked around for the hot pads but couldn't find any.

"Ugh" she heard herself say. She continued looking until she realized. Cam looked up and tried to speak again. "H-hello?" She slapped her hand over her mouth.

"Cam? Everything ok? The hot pads are in the drawer next to the fridge" Shawn said from the couch. She walked into the living room and gave him a thumbs up and went back in.

Hesitating a little bit, she grabbed the hot pads and took out the TV dinners. She set them on the counter and she stopped and started to think.

What the hell? Why can I talk? That wore off quick... Was I hearing things? Can I actually talk? No. Pull it together Cam. If I can talk, great. If not, fine. But don't talk. That could lead to worse things... Just bring out the food.

Cam grabbed some plates and forks and put each tv dinner on a plate and placed a fork with it. They were all the same. Boneless chicken hungry man. Which was actually her favorite. Cam took one and brought it to Shawn.

"Thank you, Cam. Daniel! Dinner!" He said as Cam walked back to the kitchen for her food. Daniel walked in as soon as she did.

"Hello, dear. Hungry?" He walked closer to her. Cam gave him the middle finger and mouth the words "fuck off" and she grabbed her dinner and left. As she sat down at the table she heard Daniel scoff and she smirked. Job well done, Cam she thought.

Daniel went back to his room, Shawn stayed on the couch and Cam stayed at the table. They are in silence and Cam kept eyeing the door. It would be so easy to run out right now. But if she was caught...

Don't do it, Cam. Not now. It's way to risky.

Not now but soon.

To be continued...