Don't Forget About Me

Chapter 35

When we are about two blocks from our apartment I tell the driver to stop and we get out. We walk through the alley which brings us right in front of the complex and I can see Os’s car across the way. I try to think how we are going to get inside to get the keys. 

“I'll do it. They're not looking for me Kelsey, it's you they're looking for so they may not do anything if they see me.” I start to shake my head because that's a bad idea. 

“Nope it's too risky, what if they grab you because they know that you're my friend. I can't risk something happening to you Sara.” Sara grabs me by the shoulders and makes me look at her in her eyes. “It's our only option, either I try and maybe they grab me or you go and they will grab you. Trust me.” All I could do is shake my head because I hate this plan but deep down I know that it's our only option. Then I nod. “I will be down in fifteen minutes, if i'm not down just go, don't come in for me. Promise me.” Great roles are switched again and she's the brave one. 

“I don't know if I can just leave knowing that you're up there and they grabbed you.” I feel sick because I know that she's doing this no matter what. “Promise me you'll go.” I take one more look at her. “Yes, I promise.” And just like that she's running across the street. This is making me feel so sick I can't take it. Then I see her enter the building. I keep looking around thinking that a big rush of Mario’s men will rush in but there's nothing. I breathe a little calmer but who knows who's already in the building. I close my eyes trying to think about something else and I decide that I'm going to try to call Os. I grab my phone and hit his number but straight to voicemail again. Trying not to cry, I decided to leave him a voicemail. 

“Os, I love you and I'm so sorry I didn't say it when I saw you last.” The tears are coming now. Trying to calm my voice, I continue. “You better come back to me Os.” Before I can say anything else the voicemail ends. I look at the time and Sara has already been there ten minutes. “Fuck.” I whisper to myself. I watch the door and am praying to anyone who is listening to please let her come out of those doors. 

“Come on Sara, please come out.” I chant over and over again. I look again at my phone and it's been fifteen minutes. I start to shake because this can't be happening. As I am staring at my phone I hear something that sounds familiar and when I look up I see Sara in the driver seat of the Audi. She got out! She swings the car around in the street so its on my side now and I run out and get in. “Oh my god Sara I was so scared.” She put the car in gear and took off like a crazy person. Looking at her she seemed excited. Not the expression that I was thinking about. 

“I'm driving this car, I can't believe it.” I laugh so hard because I just remembered she wanted to drive it so bad and now with the circumstance she can. She looks over at me and smiles. I tap on the GPS and send us in the direction of the cottage. “Where are we going, Kels?” I laid my head back trying to relax a little. “We are going somewhere no one knows about.” I looked out the window just hoping Os and Octavius were ok. If anything happens to him how would I know? I don't know any of his friends or family other than his psycho father and Octavius was with him. I reach down and hold my stomach because I am terrified about raising this baby without him. 

I guess I was being naive about us having this happily ever after. Maybe we can after all this is over. Maybe.

We pull onto the path that leads us to the tall gate. Sara stops and looks over at me. “What is this place Kels?” I grab the door and get out and go to the one side of the gate. I punch in the code that means just as much to Os as it does to me. Two zero one five. My stomach tightens again thinking about where Os was and if he was ok. After I hit enter the gate starts to open. When we make it through the gate I reach to where Os has the button to close it and I push it. It doesn't work. I push it once more and still nothing. “Let me shut the gate.” I get out and walk towards the side to see if there is a shut button and decide to put the code in once more and hit enter. It's late now and really dark out in these woods. I get up and watch the fence close and when I look up I see headlights through the trees. I suck down as if they can see me through them but then realize that the lights are on in the car. I ran to the car. 

“Shut the lights off Sara.” She struggles to look around to figure out how to do it and finally gets it. We sit there quietly as I watch the headlights move past. Must have been someone on the main road going past. I get back into the car and tell to just put the fog lights on. We keep going down the path. When we pull up in front of the cottage and I start to remember the last time I was here. Kels this place is adorable and that lake we passed, it was like a fairytale.” I smile and head for the door. I grab the handle and it doesn't open. Guess that was one thing I didnt think about. Sara came over with the car keys and looked at them. 

“Maybe it's on here?” She handed them to me and I studied them. After trying the first two the third was the winner. “Thank god” I said as we walked in. “Home sweet home for now.” Sara was walking around looking at all the pictures on the walls. “Is that Os’s mother?” I looked up to where she was standing and walked over to her. “Yes, she was beautiful.” We stand there a second longer and I turn away. “I think that I am going to lay down, it's been a crazy day.” Sara said and I went to walk her down the hall to find a room. We came to a door across to the room that I was in last time and opened it. You can stay in here, The bathroom is right down there if you need it.” I point down the hall. “Get some sleep Kels, I'm sure that the boys are fine, they're tough.” I smile at her and hope that she is right. “Goodnight Sara.” She nods and heads into the room. I walk back to the living room and sit in one of the chairs and just stare. I grab my phone and look at it once more. I lay my head back and close my eyes. “Come back to me Os.”