Shadows Die

This Pain That Visits Almost Nightly (Kyla's POV)

Sleep did not come easily that night. And when it did my dreams were haunted by his face. He was everywhere, surrounding me. I couldn't escape. I called for help but he clamped his hand around my mouth, not allowing me room to breath let alone shout for help.

I woke screaming. The curtain cutting my bunk off from the outside world was ripped open. i shrank back against the wall, terrified.

"Kyla. Kyla shhhhh. It's okay. It's me Jinxx." A voice said.

"L.....L......Leave me alone." I stuttered.

"Kyla I'm here to help. I'm not going to hurt you." He tried again, reaching towards me.

"Leave me alone!" I screeched, pressing my back into the wall in a desperate attempt to get away from him.

"Jinxx, what's going on?" Mumbled a very sleepy CC.

"I...I...I don't know." Jinxx replied, sounding confused. "I just woke up to the sound of Kyla screaming and everytime I try to help her she just screams for me to leave her alone. I don't know what to do."

"Should we wake Jake?" CC asked, "Maybe he'll know what to do."

"It's worth a shot." Jinxx replied.

"No please, please don't bother Jake with this. It's not important." I said, slowly coming to the realisation that Keiran wasn't anywhere where he could hurtme.

"Why not? He's your brother, he should know." Jinxx replied.

"Just because he's my brother doesn't mean that he should know everything. Somethings are better off not being shared."

"It's bad to keep stuff bottled up, it's better to share things. Otherwise people might get hurt as a result."

"People have gotten hurt because they know, it's better for everyone if you don't know."

"Does Raven getting seriously injured have anything to do with it?"CC asked. Damn it! Why did they have to make the connection! What do I say know?! It wouldn't be right to lie to them. But on the other hand do I really have a choice. God dang it! Why does it have to be so complicated?!

"Kyla?" Jinxx said "Answer CC's question."

"Why are you bothered anyway? My life has nothing to do with you, so just drop it!" I yelled not really thinking anymore. I just wanted them to leave me alone, was that so hard to do?! I thought me going on tour with them was supposed to take my mind off everything. Cos somehow I don't think it's working. I sighed.

"I'm sorry guys, there's just a lot of stuff going on in my life right now and I know you're just trying to do what's best for me but I have to do this on my own. Okay?"

"No it's not okay but we're not going to make you tell us, that wouldn't be right" Jinxx replied.

"All we want to do is help you Kyla. If that means letting you deal with this on your own then I guess it's okay." CC muttered.

"That doesn't mean we like it though" Jinxx clarified.

"Don't worry I know you don't like it." I replied. "But that doesn't mean that I'm going to change my mind and tell you everything."

"Okay well we should get some more sleep as we have another gig tomorrow. Night Kyla." CC said, slowly walking back to his bunk, collapsing dramatically and falling promptly into a deep sleep." Jinxx looked at me once more, worry etched across his face and went back to bed.

After a couple of hours of tossing and turning I grabbed my iPod, putting the earphones into my ears and curled up hoping I'd fall asleep again. Seven songs later my eyelids began to feel heavy. No longer able to keep them open I drifted into a dreamless sleep.

"CC for God's sake put some clothes on I don't want Kyla waking up and seeing more of you than anyone wants to see!" Jake's yell tearing through my music and pulling me out of my peaceful sleep. God he had a loud voice! They better not wake me up like that every morning or someone's gonna fucking pay!!!

"Seriously do you have you shout?!" I exclaimed "Some people were asleep!"

"Sorry Kyla." Was the only response I got. I rolled out of bed and commenced my morning routine. One hour later I was fully awake, dressed and wanting breakfast. Walking through to the lounge I found Danny and Jake sat on one sofa deep in conversation, not wanting to disturb them I headed towards the kitchen and made a couple of slices of toast for myself. Halfway through eating CC walked in upon seeing my breakfast he opened his mouth to complain, knowing what he was going to say I handed him the other slice telling him that I wasn't that hungry. He gratefully accepted it and wolfed it down without a single word.

"So do you guys have any plans for today?" I asked Andy as he walked in, being the bands frontman I assumed he's have some idea what everyone was going to do each day.

"Nope we tend to do what we feel like when we feel like it and then we've got sound check at half seven." He replied.

"Oh cool. Well if its okay with you I was thinking that I'd go into town and spend some time on my own today."

"Yeah thats fine with me."

"Thanks Andy" I said giving him a quick hug before returning to my bunk to grab a bag and put my phone and iPod into it. I said a quick goodbye to everyone and set off in the direction of town.