Corrupted. [Part II: On The Run]

Chapter Eight: I Loved Him

CHAPTER EIGHT:

  "What?" I immediately blurt out, unsure if I heard him right.

   "Come with me." his eyes keep focus, "I'm going to need help and you've gotten this far, you can help me. And I can help you. My uncle has a plane in Florida, we can take it and go to Mexico. We'll be safe and away from here without a doubt."

   He smiles weakly hoping I'll agree, but a pit forms in my stomach preventing me of speaking.

   That was Zayn's plan… just he has a way of executing it.

  Zayn.

   His name burns through my mind with mixed emotions causing serious aches in my heart.

  I don't even know where he is and the last thing I said to him was that I hate him. The whole time I wanted to leave… this was what I wanted, but I feel even more empty and hurt than before.

  I don't even know how I'm suppose to feel… I miss him and feel so incomplete without him, but yet he hurt me physically and emotionally.

   I sigh and look up to the beautiful little girl smiling at me and batting her little lashes. For a moment I forget my pain.

  She holds out her arms for me to take her, I'm a little taken aback but my heart melts at the action.

I reach for her across the table and pull her over to me. I sit her on my lap and pull back the lose hair that's in her face.

  Everything about this child is just beautiful.

  "I'm surprised she did that. She normally doesn't want anyone to hold her except me." I look over at him and can see that he's a little hurt by her actions.

   "I thought she was your daughter before." I laugh weakly at the awkwardness.

  "She basically is." He doesn't laugh with me but becomes suddenly serious… even more so than before. "My parents are a piece of shit. My dad abused her. He did me too, but I can take it. She's just a child." He exhales sharply starting to get angry, "She has problems because of him."

  His voices shakes at the end and his jaw clenches from becoming angry.

  Within seconds I can see his eyes get glassy and on the verge of tears from getting emotional. "She never talks because she's scared. She's falling behind with her speech because of it." He shakes his head as the anger starts to build, "He's such a monster. He deserved to fucking"-

   He doesn't even finish his sentence, but slams his fists as hard as he can against the table. Making an extremely loud thud, me and Lux flinch at the same time. She cowers closer to me, getting scared of Harry.

  He immediately sees her getting scared and quickly sighs in frustrating, letting his anger go and changing his mood.

   "Let me have her." He demands and I hand her over. He places her against his chest and holds her tightly. He starts rubbing her back and then looks back up at me, "He did unmentionable things to her that will never be forgiven. My mom never did anything about, she's just as guilty as him. I had enough and had to make him suffer like he made us, I had to put an end to it." He kisses her forehead and closes his eyes as he holds her tightly.

  His brown curly hair falls over her little blonde head, you can see the love he has for her a mile away. It's the most precious thing I've ever seen.

  "They deserved to die." He looks up at me and chills form as he speaks. The way he said it, was haunting.

   I don't even say anything, I can't even process my mind right now.