Locked once more(Book 2)

Chapter 3

Screams, screams, and more screams. I didn't even look up to see if the vision was real. I just fell to the floor. If it were real, he would have killed me. But I knew it wasn't real, didn't I? Faith runs in, growling before she sees me on the floor and no one around; she groans. I am crying, but not to the point where I'm screaming now. The vision of the man smiling stuck in my head. His face was beaten black and blue, and his nose twisted sideways.

Is this what going crazy looked like? Was I insane? I heard that sometimes, when you experience traumatic things, this can happen. And maybe it could, but not to me. And it certainly didn't help that I sat on the floor, panicking, while Faith tried to get me up. She left me, scratching the outside door; it opened up, and I could hear feet running inside. I must not have yelled loud enough for them to listen to me, but I was loud enough for Faith to listen. The door was thick, so it didn't surprise me. Tyler runs inside, seeing me on the floor, Dwayne right behind him.

"Addison, Addison, are you okay," Tyler asked. I shook my head, not saying a word. Would he believe me? Derek didn't even know about my visions; I mostly came out of them, but this one scared me. Tyler grabs my arms, pulling me up. I didn't dare look in the mirror again. I knew better. The vision was haunting me. He carries me back to the bed, turning the lamp on. Dwayne stands guard near the door again after looking around the bathroom. Tyler sits on the bed right on the edge. Making sure I am okay.

"Addison, talk to me; what happened," He says, rubbing my arms. I don't know what to say; I saw someone who wasn't there. My leg hurts, and I'm going insane.

"Don't tell Derek, please," I plead with him, "You too, Dwayne, please don't say anything."

"It's locked tight," Dwayne said. Tyler nods, agreeing not to say anything. I take a breath.

"I, I saw the man that broke in on us a few months ago; I broke his nose, messed him up bad; I saw him, and I know that sounds crazy," I stop taking a crying breath. Tyler shakes his head. He ran his hand down my cheek. And squints his eyes.

"You aren't crazy; you've been through a lot, I get it. Listen, I have had plenty of weird encounters, but that doesn't mean you're crazy; our brains are wired to push images when we think about them too long; maybe in the back of your head, you were thinking of what happened, and you saw him," He said. I nod. Maybe he's right. Perhaps I was thinking about everything I had been through, and He was just the first time I'd been in real danger.

"I'm sorry, I know I must seem-"

"You seem fine, you're fine, Addison. I'm glad to be here doing what I said I would: protecting you. It seems like you need more than physical protection, so I offer emotional, too; if you want to talk, I can sit here, whatever is best for you," He said. I smile. He is a great guy. If Derek hadn't been around, and I wasn't in love with Derek, Tyler would be more my type; by that, I meant sentimental. I had a kind, though, like Chloe says. But I knew Tyler had feelings for me. He didn't try and put them on me.

"Okay, thanks, boss," Dwayne says into his headpiece. They had certain buttons they pushed to speak with Derek, and he had one on his desk. Tyler looks back, and Dwayne turns his head slightly.

"Boss man says he's being held up on the phone; he may have found someone else, potentially, someone he knows he can trust to help him; he's going to be out all night again," Dwayne says. I nod, knowing I know he won't be coming to bed. I throw my hands up. Tyler looks at me and slightly grins, but only because I was hurt.

"Tyler, can you stay here with me, please? After that image, I'm terrified," I ask. He smiles, breathing out like a snicker.

"Yeah, not in my handbook, but I don't care what he says; I'll sit in here until you fall asleep," He says. Dwayne didn't say anything. He knew what I was going through. We had to stay here with me several times, and he never told Derek, nor did he know about my visions in the mirror; this wasn't the first one, but it was the worst. I had seen Lee and his driver before, but they weren't as bad.