Wild Space

♥27♥

My heart beat wildly at the sight of him standing outside the door with a very impatient look. Seb looked alarmed while Pete stood as if he was expecting this.

I don't know if I should be alarmed, sad or be happy.

My life and my mind couldn't get any more confusing and revolting than this. Stephen at the door outside my hideout; few miles away from Parker mansion and if I thought I was safe- I was a fool than I thought I am.

Suddenly, I felt like sinking down into the ground; roll into a ball and just disappear.

Why I tried to act like I am a brave bitch is beyond me since here I am a nervous and sad wreck at the sight of seeing my own brother or should I say, half-brother. All those nights ago in the tree top, I heard Stephen saying she is gone and I have no idea whose side is he.

I have no idea whose side is Seb and Pete at this point.

It's not like I haven't thought about it all because I knew... I knew that something was wrong. And my gut is never wrong. My intuition signaled that something is very off and everything is too quiet for my liking. I could even feel it in my bones that, Tom is laying low as if he is sure of his insight that I will fall into his hands. 

Will I?

Being this stupid in believing that I am safe from their hands in Pete's apartment was a stupid mistake.

I shouldn't have come here. I shouldn't have stayed here. I should've run away. I should...

Someone tapped my shoulders and it was none other than Stephen. A slow tear fell down from my eyes but I was intact. I stood still sporting a very brave bitch poker face and I didn't look scared. At least I tried to... however, my own tears betrayed me.

I wanted to plead, don't hurt me. I wanted to beg him not to fish me out to the monsters. I wanted to just vanish from the face of the earth because of the way my heart was beating in my chest. But I stood- poised, head held high, straight shoulders, poker face. No matter how hard I pretended; my tears never stopped falling thinking about the inevitable.

But on contrast to the image in my mind, I was suddenly coddled by my baby brother in a fierce hug.

"I was so scared that our plan will go wrong." He murmured and I was awe-struck.

In such a short while again, I am flabbergasted. I don't even know what I should believe. Tears just continued rolling down and after so long; I inhaled not realizing that I was choking myself without breathing.

Stephen thought he was hurting me and he let go of the tight hug but with tears in his eyes, he still looked at me, then softly hugged me and kissed my forehead.

"I am sorry for it all lily. It shouldn't have happened. Eva was a bit*h."

That single sentence shattered all shock and iceberg from me and I pushed Stephen away from me. He looked at me dejectedly; not shocked. I looked at Seb for an answer, but he looked at me impassively.

It was Pete who surprised me.

He was standing near to the French window and was looking down with his hands looped behind his back. He totally looked like someone on a mission and someone who was hiding something big.

"Lily, you have to hear me out." Stephen started.

I paused him by raising my hand, tightly stitching my lips into a thin line and walked towards Pete.

"You are hiding something. What is this game to you?" I said to Pete.

He looked at me with those wonderful eyes, no trace of the funny quirky stupid Pete in there, only a serious version that I have never seen before.