The Stalker #wattys2016

"Home"

Recap-

I felt tears run down my cheeks. He wiped away my tears with his thumb. "Don't cry baby, please, you know it breaks my heart to see you hurt."

"Then l-let me go."

End of recap-

I was wide awake the whole car ride. I couldn't stop thinking about those poor people, Michael brutally murdered. Was it my fault they got killed? I mean I was the one trying to get help, but I wasn't the one who killed them. Hot salty tears was all I could feel and taste for the last couple of hours. I just wanted to curl up in a ball and hide. Michael tried to make conversation with me, but I ignored him. Surprisingly he didn't get mad at me, which led me to believe either he has something up his sleeve or he knows that I just needed time to myself.

He hasn't mentioned anything about my punishment. I was both relieved and frightened about that. I was relieved because I didn't want to hear about it right now and it made me believe that there wasn't going to be a punishment since I have gone through enough and I was frightened because what if he was thoroughly thinking of my punishment. He knew that I was never going to try to stop escaping, so maybe he wanted to frighten me or hurt me enough to make me stay.

I was brought out of my thoughts when Michael called my name to which I ignored.

"Fuck it!" He yelled as he slammed his fist on the steering wheel and slammed on the brakes. My body rolled off the seat and onto the hard floor of his truck. I winced then groaned at the pain that was going up and down my arm that I landed roughly on. "Dammit!" I whisper yelled.

He turned his body around and I quickly got back onto the seat. He narrowed his eyes then pointed his pointer finger at me. "Baby girl, you are testing my patience! I tried to be nice to you since I killed those people right in front of you, but you've been nothing, but rude to me!"

"I'm the rude one-"

"Do not interrupt me." He said in a low dangerous voice.

"You interrupted me." I muttered while crossing my arms

He closed his eyes and made a fist with the hand that he was pointing at me with. He breathed in and out slowly. He was mumbling things under his breath which I only caught "3" and "7".

"Yes you're the rude one and when I speak to you I expect you to speak back to me. I am tired with your attitude Gracie! I want it to stop now! Is that clear?!"

"Crystal."

He grunted in approval and turned back towards the road.

"I am tired of you being an asshole and I am tired of YOU telling ME what to do!"

He gripped the steering wheel so tight that his knuckles were turning white.

"I am going to give you five seconds to take that back." He said through gritted teeth.

"I am going to give you five seconds to take that back." I mocked in a low pitched voice while waving my pointer finger in the air.

"1."

I stayed silent.

"2."

I crossed my arms and looked out the window.

"3."

I started to get a little nervous so I bit my lip.

"4." He said with warning laced in his voice.

I shifted in my seat, but remained silent.

"5." He bit his lip and his eyes darkened with lust. (Picture at the top)