dirty little secrets

hiding away

Michelle's pov:
This is ridiculous! The sun is now rising, and we're all still out looking for scarlett, Phillip won't let anybody go home until he finds her. For all we know, we could be out here for days.

I'm so sick of this, I'm exhausted, and I just want to go home. If he doesn't call this off soon, I have to say something.

I'm barely able to keep my eyes open. We've been out here all night, and now the sun is coming back up.

This is not something I would usually say, but I just want to get back home to emily.

I don't even know how I'm supposed to explain this one to her. I normally have a decent excuse, but this time, I don't. I've been gone almost a day and a half, and she's not going to be happy with me.

I normally wouldn't care, but this time, something is shutting me down, and I feel awful.

"How much longer are we going to be out here!?" I finally give in.

"This is getting ridiculous!"

Phillip comes to a stop, giving me an angered look, "it will take as long as it takes michelle."

"I've had enough of your attitude." He tells me.

I roll my eyes, finally showing him my true coulors as I say this, "Oh, I'm so scared." I reply sarcastically.

Jones then gives me a nudge, "What!? someone has to say it."

Phillip doesn't scare me. He never has, I've just always tried to be nice around him for jones's sake.

He's always saying shit that hurts me and I don't see why I shouldn't fight back, the things he says to me are awful, and Jones knows it but clearly he dosent have the guts to say anything either.

I begin to agree with Phillip back and forth until I finally hear Jones voice, "That's enough!"

"The two of you need to shut up so we can get on with this! We all want to go home, mich, but we're not going to get anywhere. I we stand here arguing like fools!" He shocks me.

I've never heard Jones raise his voice before, and honestly, I would rather not hear it again, so I roll my eyes and turn my back to phillp.

We continue walking through this place. It's like a maze, and I'm losing hope, and I'm beginning to think that we're just lost.

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Scarletts pov:
I feel slightly on edge as a little while ago I heard the sound of voices in the distance, almost like shouting, so now I'm sitting by the window, making sure to keep checking for people coming.

I'm so scared of being caught and taken back there. I never want to go back to that place again.

Chloe has left to get some more supplies for me and the baby. But  when she does leave, I get really nervous.

It's early in the morning, and I'm really tired, so whilst Ruby is still sleeping, I think I'm going to have a few more hours myself.

I make my way to the small bedroom at the back of the cabin, and I smile down on Ruby as I watch her sleep before hoping back into bed myself.

I feel myself start to drift off, but as I do, I hear the voices once again, and it pushes me to stay awake.

I know that he's after my baby, and I can't let him take her...