Monster (Sequel to Unexpected)

Chapter 2

Monster

Chapter Two: Family

"I don't want to leave" I whine and Toby smiles pulling me into a tempting kiss. "I don't want you to leave" he whispers rubbing my tummy. "Then let me stay I don't want to go a new school everyone will call me a slut for being pregnant my senior year" I pull him closer and he hugs me. "You have to go to school though" he whispers. "I can go to the other one" I offer and he shakes his head. "You just wanna be away from me" I frown and he shakes his head.

"Toby?...." I make a crack at the block of silence that was between us. "Why haven't you told me who your family is?" I wonder and his eyes get low. "I........I don't tell you much because it's better you didn't know much about me" he looks at me through is dark hair like he did the day we met. Like he was in some sort of pain.....like he couldn't get past it. "Then......" I ponder through my thoughts questioning myself before asking him.

"Why are we married?" I feel the tears form and my nose twitch. "Because I love you I know everything about you........and hopefully you love me too" he whispers and I nod trying to make eye contact with him.

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I look down at my phone opening the text I see a message from and unidentified number I start to read it but Toby reaches me before I can. "Who is it sweetie?" He asks glancing over my shoulder and I jam it in my pocket. "No one" giving the best fake smile I can. "Well I put your things in your room..." He sighs. "I shall be off then" he hugs me and I feel myself embracing his warmth. "I love you" he pecks my hair and I look up at him. "I love you too" I whisper my thoughts still on the text message. He climbs into the car and drives off as I walk inside I see my parents watching the news.

My old school photo appears on the screen and my eyes widen. "You filed a missing persons report?" I feel anger rush through me as I walk past the opening and into the living room I see my mom rubbing my dad's shoulders. "She"s been gone for over five months Frank maybe we should just accept the fact that she might be-" "NO!" he shouts slamming his hand against the coffee table. "My little girl is out there with our grandson! He took her! That troublesome Toby took her!" he screams and mom starts to cry.

"It's a boy?" I look down at the small bump of my stomach and look back at my parents. "I'm sorry" he hugs her as she sobs on his shoulder. "I can't take this anymore" mom whispers softly as she pushes him aside she walks right through me and into the kitchen, grabbing a large cutting knife she jabs the knife in her wrist and slides it across.

Blood starts to drip from her open wound then it starts to pour, I freeze in fear then quickly leap to her as I hug her tight she slides down the cupboard filled wall. I slide down with her tears rushing down my face and onto her skin, my fathers loud footsteps boom their way to us and he huddles around us. "Mommy I'm here....." I press my head against hers as she breathes heavily. "Mom!!!" I scream in pain and fear I feel my back roll on a soft cloth.

I open my eyes and see I'm in my room and on my bed. "What!-" she shouts rushing to my door it flies open and she flicks the light switch. "What is it honey?" She asks breathless. "Mommy I thought you were dead" I jump from my bed and hug her. "It's ok" she soothes me while petting my long hair. "Come we'll talk about it in the kitchen" she grasps my hands as we walk down the stairs she gets two cups down pouring some fruit punch inside she slides the cup to me.

"So what happened?" She sips her juice and I sigh. "I had a dream that you killed yourself after I went missing" she looks at me with confusion and horror. "I found out it's a boy- well in the dream" "Well lets hope" she smiles at me and I sigh. "Mom?" I feel my hair slip from my back and let it dangle off of my shoulders.

"Why did you marry Dad?" I look at her and feel that ache in my throat come back. "Well we fell in love......why?..........honey whats wrong?" I feel my face scrunch up and tears break free. "I don't know anything about him mom......I love him but how can I trust him when I know nothing about him? I mean what if I have this baby and he doesn't love him? What if I find out he's cheating?" I turn the glass repeatedly and she holds my hand.

"You need to just wait...I have a feeling about him I always have" she downs the rest of her juice and stands as she pats my hand she walks upstairs and goes back to bed. I pour the rest of my drink in the sink and go back into my room, I shut off the light leaving the ones on the walls on I walk to the window I see a different view.....this time it's just the forest. "Toby......I uh just want to say that I love you and I know our baby will too I just need to hear your voice I hate when I can't hear it everyday" I look out to the moon and sigh.

"Goodnight Toby" My soft hush sends chills down my back and I walk to my bed and lay there stroking my hair like he used to. It's not the same. As my phone lights up I see the unknown number under the little icon, I open it and see a small message. It reads "Lily meet me at 7:00 PM tomorrow tell your parents you are going with a new friend to a shop I will expect to see you at the Harting Park sweet dreams little bunny"

I close the message and set the phone down rubbing my arms to keep warm. That's a little ironic.

Toby's P.O.V.

I watch her cuddle herself with the blanket and fall asleep like she always does......so peacefully. "I want to comfort her......I want to be with her........I wanted to tell her about myself.......maybe then she would trust me" I feel the bean sized hole get bigger in my chest. "It was for the better Toby..........do you remember how long it took for you to find me?" She looks at me her dark blue eyes were glowing against the dim light of the moon. "Yes.....and I know it will take twice as long to find the rest" I watch Lily place her soft hand on the small bump of her stomach.

"But I have a new family now.........what is the point if looking for my old one?" I shrug as I look at her, her black curls bounce over her shoulders. "Don't you want the Tepas gone? She could finally be free and we could be a family like we were before Dragin ruined it" her eyes scream of anger but I know better than that, sadness still runs in her cold veins. "Rachel of corse I want them gone but with me gone she is so vulnerable and I don't want that" I look from Rachel to Lily and then my eyes meet the ground.

"Oh dear brother Lily is safe when she is under her fathers watch.........but I get what you mean............you don't want to leave your family-" she pauses and looks away from the window. "But you did that when you ran from our home in Germany..........once you left our family was separated and you lived with our cousins" she looks at me with sorrow and I look from the ground to her the wind sweeps her curls back, keeping my mouth shut I float down from my position in the air.

"Toby we must find them for the sake of our survival and your family" Rachel begs me and I let go of the control in my neck making myself nod.

"Who's first?"