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I sat on Jason's lap as he pulled my head to his shoulder. The plate of bread lay on my lap. We took it in turns, grabbing one piece of bread each. It was stale as I thought it'd be but it filled a gap so I ate some.
"Try to get some sleep. I don't know how long we'll be able to stay here when.... if we get found." The way he said "when" gave me chills. Is this how it's going to be for the rest of our lives? On the run?
As my eyes drifted shut, I felt Jason's cool hands tugging a strand of hair from my face and gently tucking it behind my ears. He crumpled - almost folded in half - and formed a cocoon to protect me. I felt safe; as if nothing could intrude on our moment. I still had a banging headache but Jason's soft stroking soothed it ever so slightly. I wriggled round so I was curled up next to him. He gripped me more firmly as if trying to cling onto me for dear life. I felt like he was getting ready to protect me. There was no way I could sleep again (even though I was completely shattered.)
My head smacked against the floor as I was flung off the sofa. My hands jumped instinctively to my face. Red liquid trickled from my neck. I clutched my hand over the gash and stared up at Jason. He had his hands out in front of him. His mouth was opening and closing but the only sound I could hear was that of my raspy breathing.
"Please!" His pleading suddenly broke the silence. He had the exact same expression on his face that he had before. Terror.
Suddenly, two men ran in through the door, shouting inaudibly. They paused for a moment as if pre-planning their attack. Within a second the first guy had grabbed Jason round the waist and was holding his hand over Jason's neck. I crouched behind the sofa, trying to avoid being noticed. Pressing my body as low to the floor as possible, I swivelled my face round to peer under the sofa. Jason was sprawled on the floor with one of the men on top of him. My heart was in my mouth as I saw a sparkle from Jason's neck... not from his neck, from what was touching it.
A knife.
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Never The End
RomanceOlivia is a typical scholarly pupil. She always gets the top grades and is quite quiet with little confidence.... until she meets Jason. Jason is a bad boy, there's no other way to put it. He doesn't care about anything... until he meets Olivia. Thi...
