The Rise Of Us

Chapter 68: Battlescars

"Relax Ambie he is around here somewhere." Amir says.

Amberlee nods her head, running a hand through her hair a little while looking aimlessly to the side. That is when she notices something yellow on the bed under the sheet. Her eyes furrow in confusion, her going to take the object revealing a sticky note.

"Then you have to find him!" Amberlee cries. "You have to if he goes there he dies you have to find him!"

"RYDER!" Amberlee cries out, her falling on her knees. "No no no no!" She quickly holds pressure to his wound.

"Ryder please stay with me please stay with me!"

"I...i..I'm sorry..."

"No no Ryder it's okay you have to stay with me help will be here soon just stay with me please you have to stay with me!"

"NOOOOO!"

"Ryder please! No no no no please! Stay with me!"

Amberlee gasps lightly as her eyes open wide, her sitting up from the bed. She looks around in the room, seeing the TV still going on the low volume from the movie they fell asleep on. She looks over at the clock, seeing that it is four in the morning.

She goes to slowly take the covers off of her, careful not to wake Ryder up as he lays asleep on his back. She quietly tip goes out of the room, her going to the bathroom across the room and quietly closing the door behind her.

She goes to turn the water on, rubbing some on her face before she looks into the mirror. It has been a week, a week of the constant nightmare she has been having. Yes the nightmares have always been there but this specific one she has been having rings in her mind because it goes in a specific order, a specific order of her mind basically trying to tell her something that she doesn't know. She looks at herself in the mirror again, rubbing her eyes a little bit.

"Please! Save him! Save him!"

"Ambie please calm down sweetheart!" Nancy cries, her arms wrapping around her as she goes on her knees, Amberlee still kicking and screaming and trying to push Nancy away.

"LET ME GO! LET ME GO!"

"I'm sorry."

Amberlee purses her lips hard, holding her head up to prevent the tears from escaping her. She goes to rub more water on her face and wipe her eyes a little, taking a deep little breath before she makes her way out of the bathroom, quietly closing the door behind her.

She goes to grab her phone from the nightstand, her dialing a number before she puts the phone to her ear.

Lucas turns over when he hears his phone ring, him going to lay on his stomach while Max's arms wrap around him, her head going on his back while still sleeping soundly. "Angel?"

"Hey daddy." Amberlee mentions quietly, her being in the living room while she hugs herself.

"What's going on?"

"I just...I had a nightmare, the same one for a week now and...I need to talk to you." Amberlee admits. "Can we meet after you get off from work?"

"Yeah Angel. My sixth and seventh periods are free so come around two okay?"

"Okay." Amberlee answers.

"Angel I can come over now if you need."

"No no it's fine I'm fine Ryder is sleeping right now."

"Remember what I told you Angel, don't try and hold it in, especially from him. Wake him up if you have to."

Amberlee purses her lips a little. "Okay. Love you Daddy."