The Bad Girl

Chapter 32

Claire's POV

I don't know how long I was on the floor of the drive in rocking back and forth. The woman on the other line eventually hung up. She tried to ring me back but I was in too much shock to answer. It took me a while to be able to catch my breath again. I think I had a panic attack. I got up off the floor and started to pace. My father is out of prison and he is coming for me. Not only am I in danger but so is my aunt and uncle. Shit! I forgot about them. They don't know. I grabbed my keys and my phone and ran to my car. I looked at the time and it was now 12 am. I spent the whole day at the drive in. I got into my car and quickly pulled away from the drive in. I drove fast to my aunts and pulled into her drive. I got out of the car and ran to her front door. I knocked on her door and got no answer. I knocked louder and still no answer. I started banging on the door and I heard my uncle yell.

" I'm coming!" He yelled. He opened the door and glared at me. He looked at his watch and then back at me.

" Claire, why are you banging on our door at twelve in the morning? Is everything okay?" He asked me and I shook my head. I pushed past him and walked into the house. My aunt came down and stared at me. She walked up to me and put her hand on my shoulder.

" Are you okay Claire?" She asked me with a concerned look. I shook my head at her and she furrowed her eyebrows at me.

" I am sorry for waking you but this is important. Sit down. I have something to tell the both of you." I said and they sat down on the couch. I started pacing in front of the couch and they gave me concerned looks.

" Claire, tell us what's wrong." My aunt said and I looked at them.

" He's out. He escaped." I said and they gave me confused looks.

" Who? Who escaped?" My uncle asked me.

" My father. He escaped from prison." I said and they paled. They both gaped at me.

" What? How?" My aunt said in disbelief.

" I don't know. Someone from the prison just gave me a ring and told me that he escaped." I said and sat down in the chair across from them. I put my head in my hands.

" That's what he meant." I said shaking my head.

" What do you mean?" My aunt asked me. I looked up at her and sighed.

" A week ago, my father rung me from prison. The first time I just wanted to see what he wanted. He asked me how I was doing and after telling him to fuck off, he told me he would see me soon. I thought nothing of it and hung up on him. The next day, he attempted to ring me again but I ignored it and that's why I got into the fight that day. I didn't know that he actually meant it. Now he's gone. They haven't a clue where he is. He's coming to kill me." I said running my hand through my hair and then putting my head in my hands. I heard shuffling and felt someone kneel in front of me.

" Nothing is going to happen to you. They are going to catch him. He's not going to kill you. I won't let it happen." My aunt said. I didn't look up at her and she used her finger to lift my chin so that I was looking into her eyes.

" Claire, listen to me. I promise you everything will be okay." She said and I stood up abruptly.

" You can't promise me that. You don't know that. I put him in prison. He is coming for me. He is coming for you too. It's not only me who's in danger." I said pacing again. I started to feel like my chest was getting tight again. I felt like I couldn't breathe and my aunt noticed.

" Claire, you have to breathe. Take deep breaths. You have to calm down." She said but it wasn't working. I fell to the ground and I was trying to catch my breath. When I first moved here, I used to have panic attacks all the time. My aunt and uncle could help me most of the time but sometimes they were so bad that I passed out. My uncle bent down in front of me and looked into my eyes.

" Claire, look at me. Don't look at anything else. Just focus on my eyes." He said pointing to his eyes. I looked into his bright green eyes and tried to focus on them.

" Good now breathe with me. In and out. In and out." He kept repeating while taking deep breaths. I followed his breathing and finally my breathing went back to normal.

" We can't promise that everything will be okay. You just have to go on about your life and hope that they catch him. We will call the police and ask if they can look out for him. I am going to get pepper spray for you and your aunt tomorrow. I want you to carry it with you at all times." He said and I nodded slowly.

" You will also be staying with us for now until they catch him. It's not safe for you to be by yourself." He said and again I nodded.

" Okay, let's go to your house to get some of your stuff and then we will come back here." He said and stuck out his hand. I grabbed it and he helped me up. He pulled me into a hug and my aunt joined. I am happy that I have them. If I didn't, I don't know what I would do. We broke apart and we walked to the door.

" We will be back soon. Lock the doors and call me if you need anything. Get some sleep. You have work tomorrow." My uncle said and my aunt nodded. We left the house and my aunt locked it behind me. We walked to my car since I was blocking my uncles car. I passed him the keys because I didn't feel like driving. We got in and drove to my house. We pulled into my drive and got out of the car. We walked up to my house and my uncle unlocked the door since he had my keys. I walked upstairs to my room and grabbed my suitcase from under my bed. I put it on my bed and walked over to my dresser. I grabbed half of my joggers and skinny jeans from the drawer and put them into my suitcase. I then grabbed most of my shirts and threw them into the suitcase. I grabbed my socks, knickers, and bras and threw them in. I grabbed my jumpers and put them into the suitcase. I grabbed my brush, perfume, deodorant, and basically anything that I would need. I grabbed my fags from my dresser and hid them under my clothes. My aunt and uncle don't know that I smoke. I grabbed my snapbacks and put them into my suitcase. Once I was done packing, I zipped up my packed suitcase and grabbed my backpack that I will need for school on Monday. I went downstairs and my uncle was asleep on my couch. I feel bad that I woke them up but I needed to tell them. I walked over to my uncle and shook him. He stirred and looked up at me.

" I'm ready to go. Give me the keys. I will drive." I said and he nodded. He sleepily made his way to the car. I locked the door behind me and walked to my car. My uncle had got in and fell asleep in the passenger. I sighed and popped the boot. I threw my backpack and suitcase in and closed it. I got into the car and pulled out of my drive. I drove to my aunt and uncles house and pulled into their drive. I shook my uncle awake and told him we were home. He nodded and got out of the car.

" Do you need any help?" He asked me.

" No, I'm good. Just go to sleep. Goodnight." I said and he nodded.

" Goodnight." He said before he walked to the door and unlocked it. He went inside the house and closed the door. I opened the boot and took my suitcase and bag out. It was a little hard with the cast on my arm but I managed. I entered the house and locked the door behind me. I walked upstairs to my old room and laid my suitcase down on my bed. I haven't been in this room in a long time. I unpacked my stuff from my suitcase and put it where I want it. Once I was done, I changed out of my clothes from today. I put on Pyjama pants and a large shirt. Now that I am staying here, I can't sleep in my bra and knickers. It's going to be weird having someone else in a house with me. I turned off the lights and went to lie on my bed. I laid on the bed staring at the ceiling. I can't believe he escaped. I can't let him hurt my aunt or uncle. I would rather him hurt me than anyone else I love. I sighed heavily and turned onto my side. I closed my eyes and fell asleep.