I remember you

I remember you chapter 29

Tess/Anna's POV

Lettuce, ketchup, tomato, mayo, another lettuce. I have to make sure nothing is screwed up. Everything needs to go "normally" so he won't suspect anything. That's what Caleb told me. I need to make sure he's fully asleep. Slip him some NyQuil. He needs to be asleep so I won't get caught and I won't....get punished.

"Tess? Is my sandwich ready?" His voice boomed behind me. I almost jumped but forced myself to remain calm.

"You can do it Tess. I believe in you" Anna's soft voice gives me a wave of confidence. That's what I need. I need that. I'm a coward. I've always have been until you push me to a certain point but this means my life and I won't back out of this.

I turned to him and smiled. "Yes Chase. Just the way you like it" I chirped to him and he smiled and nodded as he took the plate out of my hands. He didn't put a shirt on but he had sweat pants on and his blonde hair was a mess on top of his head. Most people over look this but Chase may look like Dean but he wasn't always as evil as him. Chase used to be a real good kid.

I remember when I first met him. Dean invited me for dinner after we had a study day at his house. I met his mom and Sabrina and Chase was reading a book all by himself in the corner. He used to wear glasses back then. He was the sweetest kid. He was smart too. He's actually supposed to be a sophomore like Sabrina. They aren't twins but Sabrina and him are close in age. Chase just had a really high IQ and so they bumped him up a few grades.

He wasn't as built as he is now either. He was a skinny fellow. Never liked to fight. He liked to talk and that's what I liked most about him cause he hated drama and that's why he likes to be by himself. How ironic seeing as all the drama now is revolving around him.

I laughed to myself and that caused Chase to look at me and my heart started to race. Crap.

"What's so funny?" He growled. I gulped but I managed to smile at him and compose myself. "I was just remembering you before Dean happened. That's all" I told him truthfully.

He scanned my face for a while then went back to eating and a wave a relief washed over me. "It's gonna be okay. You can do this Tess" Anna whispers and I smiled to myself hoping she can feel my thank you.

"You can stay in your room today. I don't have any chores for you. I have......stuff to think about" Chase told me while placing the plate by the sink. I looked at him and I expected him to say sike and make me clean the whole house again and have regular "entertainment" and I go to bed.

When he didn't say anything. I asked him, "really? I can stay in my room? You don't need me to do ANYTHING?" and he looked at me and gave me a small smile. "Yes. I'm serious. Just....relax today. It's fine" he told me softly and left the kitchen to go to his room.

My happiness couldn't be expressed in words. I ran to my room which was happily decorated the way I liked it to be and I fell on my bed and laid on my pillows in pure joy.

"I'm free for a day" I whispered to myself. "You're gonna be free for life tonight" Anna reminded me happily and I laughed. "I don't want to leave him but he's hurting me. He doesn't mean to though. You know that right?" I asked her.

"I know. Hurting is the only way he knows how to love" Anna told me, sadness clear in her words. Then I realized, I have the whole day to myself. We can finally talk. We don't talk. We just fight and I don't want that today. I don't know where I'll be going after tonight but I know she won't be there with me.

"Anna?" I asked cautiously. "Yea?" She replied. "Tell me about you and Caleb. Talk about him with me. Please? How did you meet? He didnt talk about you much when we dated. Whenever his parents would say your name, pain is all I would see in his eyes and he would shut everyone out" I told her.