Because Of You

Chapter Sixteen

That night I couldn't sleep. All I could imagine was Trevor and Tiffany coming after us and most likely killing us all. My parents were gone for the weekend and we were all alone, although I knew Kevin wasn't too far away, at this point he would let us die and rot.

I tried my best to close my eyes and sleep, but I just couldn't. Not to mention that the storm that had just started was making me uneasy, the raindrops were splashing hard against the windowpane and the spooky noise that the branches made against the house, made my skin crawl.

I stared at the door although it was dark there was a crack of light that came through my window. I preferred to look at the door, just thinking about looking at the window creeped me out, all I could imagine was Trevor's eyes looking right back at me, my thoughts were interrupted by the door swinging open, I felt I swallowed my tongue.

I sat up quickly and switched the light on, forgetting about my thoughts on the eyes in the window. "I'm so sorry to scare you like that, I just couldn't sleep." Becky peaked through the door, holding little Sandy.

Although she had scared the living shit out of me, I patted my bed "Sure there is plenty of room for all three of us." She gently laid Sandy in between us and laid next to her. "Don't worry Sandy everything will be ok baby..." She whispered smiling at her as I turned off the light and now turned towards the window.

As I lay there, the exhaustion took over me, but I just couldn't bring myself to close my eyes. I was so worried that something or someone was coming to get us. Suddenly a noise from downstairs made me jump up, I looked towards the door, thinking twice about walking over and opening it.

Now these are the reasons why people get slaughtered in those scary movies, because they can't mind their own business, because they can't just walk away and ignore the stupid sounds that terrify them. I got up and headed for the door, I turned to make sure that Becky and Sandy were still there and they were sound asleep.

I opened the door slowly and poked my head out, the hall seemed really long and narrow for the first time, it seemed endless. I stepped out as quiet as I could, trying not to make a sound. I crept down the stairs and peered into the living room, but I didn't see anything out of the ordinary.

I walked around the rest of the house, my heart was pounding so fast I thought it was going to shoot right out of my chest. I began to giggle at the amount of fear I was feeling, maybe I was being a little paranoid, but just as I turned to go back upstairs something came crashing on to my head and I saw black.

When I woke, I woke to a cry and screaming. "Leave her alone, she has nothing to do with this." I heard Becky's voice, I swiped at the blood that trickled down my forehead. "Are you ok?" she knelt down to check my forehead.

I looked over and saw Trevor standing there holding a crowbar in his hands "Nice to see you again pussycat." he laughed as he demanded I stand up and walk towards the back porch. We obeyed and began for the door "Don't try calling him and getting his attention or I'll hurt him too." I felt him poke my back with the bar.

"What do you want Trevor?" I blurted, forgetting that he had the bar in his hands and how easy it was for him to whack me across the head with it again. He laughed as he pulled me in. "You ruined my plans pussycat...and now...I'm very angry." he suddenly let me have a smack on the side with the bar, a yelp of pain escaped my mouth as I fell down to the floor in pain.

"Leave her alone Trevor, she has nothing to do with this, she kept your dirty secret all that time..." she glared at him as she squeezed Sandy protectively. 

Sandy as long as he doesn't hurt Sandy we will be ok.

"Alright hand over the baby..." he held out his arms, waiting for Becky to hand over Sandy.

I quickly nodded my head and exclaimed "No...don't do it Becky...don't!" He turned to look at me as he raised the bar again. I flinched not another one of those, why couldn't he be a man and use his fist damn it.

Becky began to hand over the baby, but before he could grab her I grabbed a screwdriver that I had eyed and stuck it into his leg. He yelled in pain startling Becky, she began for the door and I followed as we left him behind cursing a storm.

"Run Becky...run..." I was out of breath and felt everything spinning, I turned to look towards Kevin's door and grabbed Becky and ran up the porch. We banged on the door like crazy yelling his name but he never came. "We have to go come on" she headed out to the fields.

Before we were even half way through we could here him yelling obscenities, my curiosity got the best of me and I decided to turn to look back, as I did I fell into a pothole, probably that same stupid one I fell in so many years ago.

"Run...don't stop!" I yelled at Becky as she turned to look at me with fear in her eyes. She made an attempt to come towards me, but I yelled at her again to run. Thankfully she listened and I watched her continue running towards the river. 

However, Trevor's voice was getting closer. I was so scared, but at this point I couldn't even move and I was happy that Becky was still making a run for it. That's who he really wanted. I started to drift off again. 

I closed my eyes expecting the worst as I felt a pair of arms scoop me up and run with me, little by little I opened my eyes. I was face to face with him, a smile came across my face and for an instant I forgot all that was happening.

"What the hell was all that pounding on my door, and why are you all muddy and in a pot hole?" Kevin asked as he put me down and I leaned against a tree. "Oh shit you're bleeding..."

I ignored him as I looked around trying to see if I could catch a glimpse of Becky and the baby. "I can't explain right now...Kevin we are in danger...Travis is here...he's after Becky and the baby and I lost them." I began to limp into the woods, hoping that he would follow me.

"Wait Trevor?...have you lost your mind?" he stood looking at me, while I looked around like a crazy person. Finally my eyes met with his, his look had a lot of concern in them. He already thought I was crazy, I didn't think there was anything I could say to make him believe me anymore.

He suddenly grabbed me by both arms. "Come on Kayla speak up, what the hell is going on?"

"I'm not crazy Kevin. He is here...he bashed me over the head with a damn crowbar" he reminded me of the stinging on the side of my head, I suddenly felt a little dizzy, but I ignored it and grabbed Kevin and continued my path into the woods.