Timeless - Mark Tuan

Chapter 25

Arnisa

"Mark?" I swallow hard as I see him come in the house. 

He looks around frantically. He's sweating like a pig, looking even more nervous than I am. "Annie ... I .... " He stops when we hear screaming coming from outside. 

"Mae?" I look around and run out. "MAE!" I shout. I see the car. It really has been backed out of the drive. But, I don't see Mae anywhere. "MAE!" 

Before I run farther, Mark grabs me by the waist, pulling me inside the house. "ANNIE!" 

"No." I wriggle myself free from his grip. "Let go of me." But his arms tighten around me. "MAE!!!!!"

The door slams close and I get tossed to the sofa. "FUCK! Annie, can you just fuckin' shut up!" Mark shouts, looking at me with his fiery eyes, gritting his teeth. "I can't think here."

I stop myself from shouting again, pressing my lips together. 

"Don't even think!" He yells again, his hands turning to fists. 

Just like in my dream, I stay frozen, not knowing what to do, not even wanting to think. 

No ... ! This can't be happening. 

Miraculously, I am able to put a barrier between us, starting a line of fire across the room. 

"Annie. What the fuck!" He casually walks through it as if the heat scorching his skin doesn't even bother him. 

I get up from the couch as quickly as I could, going behind it, hoping it would do to keep him from getting to me. "Get away from me, Mark. What did you do to Mae?"

"Annie. Can you calm down for just a sec?" He comes closer. 

"Stop right there." I put up a hand in front of me, pathetically threatening him with my powers that clearly don't work on him. 

He halts, sighing deeply. 

"What are you doing here?" As if I don't know the answer. Of course, he's here to kill me. 

"What?" 

"Don't!" I put my hand higher when he attempts to move again. I hit him straight on his chest with blazes this time. 

"Stop that, Annie." He shuns them away like they're nothing. "Can you just fuckin' calm down?!?"

"Mark. I'm warning you. Get away from me." I tell him, backing away as he makes another big step. 

"If you wanted to kill me, Annie, you would've already done it!" He huffs, not stopping. "And if I were here to kill you, you think you'd still be breathing now?"

I almost fall on my back when I trip on the side table. His hand is already at my back, stopping me from hitting the floor. My eyes get bigger in fright as I stare up at him. 

"Annie, please. Just listen." 

"No!" I try to get away from him, but couldn't. He's completely put his arms around me, pulling me against his chest. "Mark. Let me go."

"NO!" He hugs me tighter. "I won't let go." His voice softens and his hand goes to the back of my head, his fingers stroking my hair. "Not again. I told you I decided to stay with you. And that's what I'm gonna do."

What???? He shouldn't be remembering that. He said that when he was still under the spell. Jackson erased that memory, didn't he? HOW?

"I ... I remember everything."

"Wh .... " I slowly move my head up, looking at him questioningly. "What do you mean?"

Before he can answer, we hear another scream coming from outside.