A Killer Loves Me

Chapter Thirty-Three

It's been a week.

1 week without my mother.

1 week of my life having no purpose.

1 week of feeling like I'm dying, like my world crumbled around me and all that's left is the shattered hearts of everyone.

The worst week of my life, the first time I've ever been truly alone. Connor went back to California after mom died so it's just me now. My friends try to help but there's nothing they can do, only one person could help me..... My mom, but she's gone.

I have to face the fact that I'll never be able to see her face again, hold her hand when I'm sad, or see her smile that made me happy. I have to face the fact that she's gone, just like my dad. Gone forever, and I am alone....

Forever.

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I'm forcing myself to get up and go to school. It's Friday and I haven't gone all week. After I left the hospital on Saturday I didn't feel like doing anything, so I did nothing all week.

I tiredly walk into the bathroom and run the water. I got up 30 minutes early so I could take a bath, I plug the drain and let the water run as I undress.

When I'm taking off my shirt it rubs my wrist and causes me to let out a small sob. I look down at the marks on my wrist, the marks I made with the razor blades in my cabinet.

I ease myself into the tub and lay my head against the wall. This is the one time I'm happy that I have a tub the size of a hot tub.

I just lay in the water for a while letting all of my muscles relax and all my worries go away for a second. After a moment I feel myself slip into a light sleep.

"Mom? Mom is that you?" I ask in a hoarse voice. I stand up and realize I was laying in a river. My body is soaked from head to toe and I'm shivering. I see a person standing at the end of the river looking at me. They're in a long white dress, that's flowing in the wind. Their hair is blowing around covering their face. I try and walk closer but my feet won't move. I reach down as feel vines wrapped around my feet, whenever I try to move they just tighten. The wind suddenly stops and a voice as soft as the wind floats through the air.

"Abigail, my baby. Help me, he's gonna get me. He's coming! Please help!" She screams as she looks behind me terrified. I turn my head and see the guy in the cloak again. He passes right by me, as if I don't exist, and goes straight to my mom. "No leave her alone! Please kill me not her!" I yell as he pulls out a long knife. I pull hard on my feet but the vine tightens and I feel it wrap around my legs.

"Abigail help me! Please help me!" My mom yells. "Please don't hurt her!" I try to yell but nothing comes out. The guy suddenly pickes up my mom and comes over to me. "I will take everything from you. You will die an even worse death than your mother." He says. Then he grabs my moms chin pulling it up, he puts the knife up to it and then drags it across her throat. A slow trickle of blood runs down her neck at first, but then it becomes faster.

"Ab- Abigail. You- you didn't save me. But- I still-" My mom chockes out, but before she can finish her sentence blood pours out of her mouth and she crumples lifelessly to the ground. "Mom! No please no!" I yell. "That was just the start, but I promise you I will ruin you." The guys says. I fall to the ground and clutch my mothers body in my hands. My eyes feel heavy and slowly droop down. The last thing I remember is falling onto my mom before passing out.

I wake up and see Scarlett kneeling next to the tub with her hands gripping my shoulders. "Oh thank god you're awake. I was so worried Abbi!" She yells as she hugs me.

I realize I'm still in the tub naked so I quickly jump up and grab my towel, wrapping it around myself. "Scarlett what are you doing here!" I yell.

"Remember you told me to pick you up for school. Well I came a little early but you didn't answer the door, so I let myself in. I heard you screaming so I rushed in here and saw you having a nightmare." She says quickly. "But I was naked!" I say loudly.

"I don't care! I thought you were hurt so I just ignored the nakedness." She says. "Ok well I gotta get dressed. What time is it?" I ask. "8:10." She tells me. "Crap school starts in 20 minutes." I say as I rush to my room.

I throw on some sweat pants, a hoodie, and some Uggs. Then I put my hair up in a messy bun. When I'm done we rush to Scarlett's car and leave.

When we get there we rush inside and I head to my locker. But as I get close I see Pat. He's standing by my locker. When I get to him he has a relived look on his face.

"Abbi can I talk to you?" He asks. "I have to get to class." I tell him. "It's only 8:20. You'll get there on time." He says as he pulls me over to the teachers bathroom. We go in and he locks the door behind us.

"Are you ok?" He asks. "Yes?" I say as I avoid eye contact. "No you're not. Abbi look at me." He says as he tilts my face towards him.

I try to look away but he holds it in place. "I can see the sorrow in your eyes. Can you please talk to me?" He pleads. "Pat I'm not ready to talk." I tell him.

I got to walk away but he grabs my wrist, I let out a sob and pull away. He pulls me closer to him and yanks up my sleeve. "Oh god Abbi. Why?" He asks as he looks at the cuts.

I look at him and sees tears in his eyes, as I tell him "I needed an escape."