At Kevin's Mercy 2: Reclaimed

28. Don't worry.

This was supposed to be a lazy Sunday but something is brewing inside Kevin's mind.
I can tell by the way he walks and the way he's watching me, he's looking for a reason to punish me.
If only I knew what was going on then perhaps I could help him calm down.
I know he'll calm down if gets this out of his system but I'd rather have him talk to me then spank me to vent his frustration.
The only problem is that if I'm going to ask him about it he might take it the wrong way and that means trouble for me.

I doubt it's work this time, last Friday he was really cheery when he finished up his workweek.
He even made us french fries, something I hadn't had in months now.
It all started somewhere on Saturday morning.
Nothing was wrong when he told me in the morning what he expected from me in terms of the household chores but when I saw him later while cleaning up the kitchen I could feel the tension.
Lucky for me I did nothing that could have set him off so I was in the clear all day, but now I have to survive this day because his mood hasn't improved yet.

I flinched when Kevin suddenly got up from the couch.

"What?"

He asked, a little annoyed.

"Nothing, I was just lost in my thoughts. Didn't expect you to move so suddenly."

I said, hoping it was enough for him to drop it.
But Kevin being Kevin in this mood, he wasn't going to drop it.

"Is that so?"

He slowly moved towards me until he stopped right before me.
I had to force myself to look up to him and pretend this didn't scare the shit out of me.
Act normal and smile.
Kevin hates it if you're scared for no good reason, even if every other sane person would call this a good reason.

"And what kept that pretty little head of yours so occupied?"

He stared down with dark eyes.
There was no way around it, I had to ask him and hope he'd take it the right way.
Lying will get me nowhere but the time-out room, let's hope the truth won't.

"Uhm... I was just wondering if... if something bad happened yesterday. You seem a bit moody since then, is... is there something I could do?"

Kevin didn't respond and just kept staring.
I didn't like it, I couldn't read what he was thinking.
Was it good? Was I in the clear?
Or was it bad and was he just thinking about how to punish me this time?

"I... I just want you to be happy..."

I mumbled softly while I averted my eyes down to the ground.
Kevin's stare was too intense, and a dreaded feeling started to build up in my stomach.
He's displeased, I'm in trouble.

"There is something you can do."

No pet names... did I really mess up?
Suddenly his phone rang, spooking us both.
While answering it he turned and walked away.
Before he disappeared around the corner I heard him reply towards the caller in a very irritated voice.

"How did you get this number?"

Please no... not again.
Flashbacks of earlier phone calls with bad results flashed through my mind.
Iris calling Kevin, resulting in the first time he had sex with me.
His father calling, resulting in me almost getting taken by that creep.
That creep that had even worse in mind for me.

Nothing good can come out of this.
I'll get taken away again.
I'll get hurt again.
I need to hide.
I have to hide so nobody can hurt me.
I don't want to get hurt.
I'm scared.

The sudden sound of something like glass shattering against a wall had me jumping up.
I need to hide!
There was a big built-in closet in the kitchen that Kevin used as a pantry.
Without thinking twice I ran in, going as deep as I could and making myself as small as possible while I sat in a small corner under one of the shelves.