"Sam, come on. we have to go now!" Dylan grabbed my arm, pulling me out of bed. "Dylan?" I said groggily. "what's going on?" Dylan grabbed my shoes and jacket. "Sam, they're here." I didn't think now was the time to ask questions. I had never seen Dylan like this. his jaw was set so firmly. he looked nervous. he looked scared. I grabbed my phone and charger and followed Dylan out the front door. we ran to his car and he drove off immediately. "Dylan, I need you to explain right now what is going on. who is they? where are headed?" "Sweetheart, I know you have a lot of questions and I will answer them when the time is right, but I need you to be strong. I need you to trust me. can you do that?" "Dylan, you know I trust you with my life, but I'm scared." he reached over and squeezed my hand. "I know you're scared, but I promise I will not let anything happen to you. no one is going to hurt you." how can he be so noble at a time like this? "what about you? who's going to protect you?" "God will. he always has and he always will." the tears were starting to form at the corners of my eyes. no. I can't cry. I promised Dylan that I would be strong. I wiped my eyes and prayed. 'God I need you right now. I need you to keep us safe from whatever or whoever we're running from. I know Dylan wants to be strong for me, but I can see he's scared. I can tell whenever he's scared because he always plays with his purity ring when he is. God help us and protect us. I love you. Amen.' we continued driving for what felt like forever. we stopped after about 6 hours. we pulled into a hotel parking lot. Dylan grabbed our stuff and checked in. we rode up in the elevator in complete silence. the doors slid open and we walked to our rooms. "alright Sam. remember that I'm right next door. don't open this door for anyone but me. I will see you at 9:00 am for breakfast down in the lobby. and sam. don't worry. we're going to be okay. I'll answer all of your questions tomorrow." "okay. I'll see you tomorrow morning down in the lobby. goodnight." Dylan leaned in and kissed me goodnight. my heart was beating so fast. he pulled back, "goodnight, beautiful." I closed the door and went straight to bed. whatever happens, Dylan will protect me. no matter how dangerous, he will save us.
