Promises

Chapter 3

Rosalin's P.O.V

Rosalin supported Zoe all the way back to her house. Yes, school had already started but at least Zoe would be ok! They turned right before heading down Amber Avenue. It was a long walk to number 76 where Rosalin lived. She hauled Zoe into her house and helped her settle down on the modern sofa. "Anything you would like?" asked Rosalin.

"No thanks..." replied Zoe. Rosalin perched herself next to Zoe and glanced around the room. 'Where's mum and dad?' she thought. No one could be seen in the hollow room. Changing the subject, Rosalin peered over at Zoe who was gazing back at her. "Who was he... That man..?" questioned Rosalin. Zoe gulped and fiddled with her ever so small hands. "He's the neighbour who took my family in when we lost our home..." explained Zoe. A tear crept down her cheek as she spoke. It fell slowly, and it shone in the sunlight. "Hey... Don't cry..." cooed Rosalin.

Zoe wiped the tear away with her smooth hand and took deep breaths. "How about you stay here for the night. My mum and dad won't mind!" suggested Rosalin. Zoe smiled at her and nodded.

-That Night-

Rosalin's parents still haven't arrived home and Zoe is waiting in the guest room. "Come on mum..." muttered Rosalin. Tired of waiting, Rosalin sprinted upstairs and opened the scratched guest room door. Zoe was lying on the bed. She seemed tense... "Tori...Tori...Tori..." she was whispering...

Zoe's P.O.V

Rose supported Zoe all the way down a long road Zoe had never seen before. It was then when the thought struck her. 'School!' she thought. There was a math test today that she had been studying really hard for! Zoe looked at a nearby street sign. 'Amber Avenue' it read. Zoe's legs started to wobble a bit as they turned right but Rose was in a good position to help her. Rose hauled Zoe in to the house number 76 and helped her onto the modern sofa. Finally, a time to relax... A time to think..."Anything you would like?" asked Rose.

"No thanks..." replied Zoe. Rose perched herself next to Zoe and her head turned this way and that. She was looking for something... Zoe stared around the room herself but could only see Rose, the sofa and the rug beneath. Zoe's stare fixed on Rose. She peered back... "Who was he... That man..?" Rose questioned; breaking the silence. Zoe gulped and fiddles with her hands. "He's the neighbour who took my family in when we lost our home..." explained Zoe. A tear crept down her cheek as she spoke. It fell slowly, and it shone in the sunlight.She had a flashback. She remembered the amount of blood that was smudged all over her mother's side; how Tori was screaming her heart out; how the lights flickered on and off and how the slender figure of Mr Conner frightened the soul out of her. "Hey... Don't cry..." cooed Rose.

Zoe wiped away the tear with her smooth hand and took deep breaths. "How about you stay here for the night. My mum and dad won't mind!" Rose suggested. Zoe smiled and nodded happily. Her miserable life was turning upside down!

-That Night-

Rose was gone for an awfully long time and Zoe was left in the pale guest room. She fell asleep a few minutes after Rose left and it was dreadful! Tori was running down a long, never-ending path. Zoe was chasing after her. "Tori wait!" she was yelling. Tori kept running. "Tori! Tori! Tori!" Zoe repeated. Tori never stopped.