Fade Into Me

Chapter 24

Katherine

"You think you can escape us?" Miguel said to my mama.

He's really mad.

My mama and I tried to runaway.

Carlos was away. We had to try to run away.

"Miguel... Please," my mama said. She's crying.

Miguel hit her when he caught us.

"Maybe I should just cut your feet off," he said.

"No. Mama!"

Miguel slapped me across the face.

I cried.

"Katya, no!" Mama said, telling me to stay back. "Miguel, please..."

"Maybe I should just kill you?"

No. Not my mama.

Not my mama.

I was crying quietly.

He will get mad, if he hears me cry.

"I should teach you a lesson," he said.

He was a holding a gun.

I'm scared.

No! Not my mama.

He pointed the gun at my mama.

"Miguel... Please..."

Then to me.

I was shaking.

"No!" My mom screamed, as she jumped in front of me. "Miguel... Please. I won't do it again. I promise. I won't. I'll do whatever you want. Please..."

He smiled, then quickly moved the gun away, but then a loud bang sounded.

One of the bad man fell to the floor.

I looked and there was a lot of blood and his eyes was looking at me.

I screamed. "Aaaahhhh"

I woke up screaming, as I shot out of bed.

I was sweating and breathing hard.

Oh god...

Why did it have to be that one?

I looked around the room.

Where's Dylan?

I need Dylan.

Suddenly the door bursts open and there he was, rushing to my side.

A sob erupted from my throat.

He was beside me, quicker than I could blink. I was in his arms, in an instant.

"What happened?" He asked. "Another nightmare?"

I nodded against him. More like a memory. But I didn't tell him that.

He's here. Thank god, he's here.

I held onto him for dear life.