Red like roses (Sexual Offenderman Fanfiction)

Chapter 26 - Conflict

Amy woke up with a scream, gasping for air as she came back to reality. Her hands moved to her stomach, touching everywhere to realize she was fine. But her heart was still pounding like a drum, cold sweat taking over her body and the twisting feeling in her stomach was still there, making her feel sick.

She was safe. He was not here anymore.

Amy realized she was in her own room, the lights shut and the curtains shut completely. The clock was ticking slowly, a slow beat filling the silent room. She stood up slowly, realizing she was still wearing the blue dress, the pink socks screaming for attention as she walked out of the room.

The red haired girl followed the red carpet that decked the hallway, a few candles showing her where she was going. She pulled the sleeves of her hoodie more down as she shivered. It was cold. Like the mansion was abandoned.

She reached the steep concrete stairs of the main hall and walked up the stairs, the roses decorating the stone railing, a few petals laying on the floor. When she reached the top of the stairs, she could hear talking behind the two massive wooden doors.

"She's been sleeping so long."

"What if she wakes up and isn't herself anymore? What do we do then?"

Amy gasped silently. This all reminded her of the very first day she was at the mansion. The memory of that day came flushing back into her mind, clear as a day. After the attack, she woke up in a strange place, heard people talking about her and she tried to run away ... Just like now. Expect she wasn't trying to run away. It was the opposite.

A thought came into her head as she listened the conversation, realizing how familiar the words were to her..

Had she gone back in time?

Amy opened the doors strongly and entered the room, seeing the four brothers standing near the door, creating a small circle. They immediately turned to look at her, all silent as the human started to wonder if she really had went back to the very beginning.

But the cries of one of them made it sure that she was still in the present time, in the right time. Splendor ran up to her and wrapped his arms around her tightly, making Amy yelp.

"Oh God, you're awake. How are you feeling? Are you alright?" the polka-dot suited man started immediately asking, caressing the girl's hair as he knelt in front of her. His hands cupped her cheeks, complaining how pale she was. Amy gave the man a reassuring nod, promising she was just fine.

"We were afraid that you wouldn't be yourself when you would wake up", Slenderman stated, taking a step closer to the human. A strong wave of guilt took over her. She had attacked him. Amy knew that it was something she didn't mean to do and the man seemed to be fine, but she was still full of regret and shame.

"I was gone only for a moment", Amy muttered, moving some of her hair behind her ear, but the action went in vain when her thick hair fell back to her sides, trying to cover her face. The brothers turned to look at each other silently, creeping the human out.

"Amy, it's - it's been almost seven days", Slenderman told her, his hands crossed over his chest. The young woman's eye's opened wide as she stared at the brothers one by one. She shook her head, not believing it was true. Amy was sure she was gone only for a moment, it could not be possible that she has been sleeping for so long. But if it really had been a week, then how long would she sleep the next time? A month? Maybe even a year? Or maybe she wouldn't wake up at all anymore, ending up in a coma without ever knowing about it. Panic started slowly rising up her spine, her hard breathing a obvious sign of her distress.

"Calm down, at least you're alright", Offender spoke and reached for the girl, but she moved away from him, shaking her head. "No, I'm not fine", Amy mumbled, her eyes already going watery. She rubbed the tears away before looking up at the man again.