Living In A Nightmare

Chapter Five

Chapter Five

(Jared)

A week later..

October 27th

"Jared are you sure about what you're doing?" Katelynn asks sitting at the table sipping her coffee.

"Of course I am. Trust me Katelynn it will all work out." I say annoyed she would even question me and my motives. She should know me well enough to know what I'm capable of. We have known each other for our whole lifes. She has seen me at my weakest when I was a scared little boy living with our parents. Getting beat by our dad or by a bully from school but things have changed since then. I'm not scared of anyone or anything and I'm not weak as I once was. Nothing scares me and nothing ever will. I'm stronger than my dad and everyone that once thought they could have control of me forever.

Look at me then at them, they have nothing now while I'm living my life without a worry in the world. My dad on the other hand got what he deserved he is dying of cancer as we sit here. Dying slowly and I can careless because that is what he gets for the way he treated my sister and I. Our mom, well she died years ago and I didn't shed a tear for her. Just as she would of done if she would of lived to see me die. They all got what they deserved and now it's my turn to be in control and be the bigger person.

I look over at Katelynn as she sits there with her dyed blonde hair and brown eyes looking as innocent and scared as she did when she was thirteen. Sometimes I wonder if she will ever get over what happened years ago but time will only tell. Under the tough girl image she lets everyone see she is still the same girl that she was back then. Pretending she is okay and she's not scared about anything but I know the truth. She's the same Katelynn and always will be. A scared little girl with a bad past.

"Okay, I just I don't want anything to happen if you get caught. You can get in a lot of trouble." she says looking away from me.

"Katey I know what I'm doing. Jonhathan loves me he just has to realize it. Don't worry I would never hurt him if that's what you're wondering. I might look like dad but I'm nothing like him. Come on lets go to the mall to pick up some stuff for Jonhathan." I say before getting up.

I watch as she takes another drink wanting to say something but she just smiles instead. I know what she is probably thinking, thinking that I am just like our dad but I'm not. I'm not even close to being like him. We walk out the door to the car I hope Jonhathan will be okay for a couple of hours. The nearest mall is an hour away but I'm sure he will be fine. He has to be because he's going to have to stay in the attic until I get back. I might let him out if he continues to be good like he has been it just all depends on him.

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(Jonhathan)

It's been a week of me pretending like I even like Jared. Pretending I can fall in love with him, doing everything he says just so I'm a step closer to earning his trust. A whole week of it and I'm already tired of it. It makes me sick to let him kiss me, touch me and do things I rather not think about.

How much longer do I have to do this to convince him so he will unchain me? Days? Weeks? Months? Years? What else does he want from me? I'm already giving him everything he is asking for and more. What more can I do? Tell him I love him when I don't?

I hear the mumbled voices become quiet and the door slam. He must of left with his sister somewhere leaving me here all alone upstairs. It seems like his sister comes over constantly, visiting Jared everyday almost. Talking for hours somedays while I'm stuck up here not able to leave. I don't understand how she is okay with her older brother having someone locked up. She said last time I talked to her that all she wants is for her brother to be happy and be in love.