Overprotective

5. Going Home

I was stunned that I had been left alone by that murderer. I was happy though for some reason taking his word that he had no intent of hurting me. I got changed after the store was empty and I was getting ready to head home when Amy stopped me.

"Who was that guy?" She asked catching me off guard.

"I met him the other night. He's no one." I replied lying to the best of my ability.

"Oh. Are you sure?" Amy asked hesitantly as I made my way out the door.

"I- yeah." I muttered defeated, wondering if she saw through me.

"Okay if you say so. Have a good evening!" Amy said giving me a warm smile as she headed the opposite direction I was.

I walked quietly as I headed towards home. The air was heavy and it was humid because of the earlier rainfall. It was eerily quiet until my phone started making noise. At first it was just a string of notifications from text messages but then I heard my phone ring so I slipped it out of my pocket and picked up. My eyes widened and I listened closely as a terrified Jessica spoke.

"Nova! Nova he's here! At the house!" She said panicked.

"Who Jess? I'm on my way. Who's there?" I asked worried for my friend.

"Him. The Shadow Prince!" She exclaimed crying over the phone.

"I'm coming Jess! Hold on!" I yelled picking up the pace as I started running towards my house.

I was about five minutes away listening as Jess told me he was now inside the house. She seemed horrified. There was the sound of the phone falling before I heard Jess scream over the phone and suddenly I heard his voice. Hatred towards him burned deep inside me as he spoke.

"You're on your way home I take it?" He asked.

"Don't you dare hurt Jess!" I cried as I ran even faster.

"Don't worry. I'm just here for you. Once you get here we'll leave." He said making me freak out.

"What the hell does that mean?! I'm not going- Oh shit." I stopped mid sentence as I realized what was happening around me.

I was crossing the street and there was a truck coming straight for me. I was mere minutes away from home. I had almost made it but I was confident this was the end. I froze up in fear as the truck came at me full speed. The trucks horn was honking but I didn't move. I just stared at it like a deer in headlights. Then I was hit. I was stunned. My whole body was on fire. I opened my eyes and saw the truck driver running towards me.

"Oh my god! You should've moved girl! Are you okay?" He asked bending down and helping me sit up.

I accepted the help and got a good look at the damage done. Overall I didn't look very cut up but I could definitely feel the pain in my side and covering the left side of my body there was immediate bruising. I groaned and let the man help me up to my feet. I tried to stand up on my own but stumbled feeling a sharp pain in my torso. Instinctively I clutched my ribs and a sharp pain went through me.

"Nova!" I heard an angry voice yell.

I glanced up to see the Shadow Prince running towards me. Immediately I started shaking. What did he want from me? I clenched my jaw and watched as he got closer and then I winced as he grabbed me and pulled me into his arms.

"Ouch!" I whimpered as my ribs ached.

The unfamiliar searing pain making me feel sick to my stomach. I was worried that I had maybe broken a rib as I tried to take deep breaths. Just breathing put me in more pain. I shook as I realized how weak I was feeling. I felt a bit light headed but I wasn't about to collapse just yet. I clung to my vision and hearing as I softly attempted to push myself away from the guy.

"Is he your boyfriend or something?" The man who hit me asked as he watched from a small distance.

"Yes I am. Who are you? What happened here?" The guy holding me asked as he put a hand over my mouth so I couldn't talk.

I glared up at him and watched his eyes shift making me uneasy as I wondered what he could possibly be thinking about. I struggled slightly but his grip was too strong and matched with my current weakened state it was useless. So instead of trying to fight I relaxed my body and listened closely to the conversation between the two.

"She was in the street and didn't move. I gave her more than enough warning but I couldn't slow down enough and I hit her. I'm just out here making sure she's alright. I'm truly sorry." The truck driver muttered.

"You did this?" The boy asked rage evident in his voice.

The truck driver sensed the rage all too well. He apologized and slowly started making his way back to his truck but swiftly the boy holding me placed me on the ground and went to attack the man. I stumbled to my feet as the Shadow Prince viciously attacked the truck driver. I winced in pain as I grabbed the boy full of murderous intent. I tried to break the two people apart but with the pain I was in my attempt was weak.

"Get off of him! He apologized! Leave him alone!" I cried weakly.

"He hurt you! I'm going to kill him!" The Shadow Prince snapped as he looked at my pained face.

"You don't have to be so murderous! Why would you kill him it's my fault!" I said tearing up.

The boy froze at the sight of my tears. I could only imagine what he was thinking about. I winced as suddenly the pain became unbearable. My mind went foggy as my world faded to black. I couldn't hear anything as the ringing in my ears became louder. My breathing became raged as I started falling. I hit the ground and passed out.