sandlot love

Chapter 9: Welcome back

"...Hi Tom..." I said very quietly, I kept thinking to myself I shouldn't be here, I shouldn't be here. No I have to be here, this is the one place I deserve to be.

"So what brings you here Courtney." Tom says whilst kissing my hand, never taking his eyes off me. It was like I couldn't breathe or move, it was just like... old times.

"Im sorry, this is a mistake, I shouldn't be here." I began to walk away but I became to halt when I felt his hand grab mine and pull me inside.

"But you just got here. Look Courtney I know why you came here, you missed me and I don't blame you since you have been running around all town with that low life called Benny." He trailed on while running his finger tips up my arm that gave me a very sick feeling. I have to get out of here, I have to it was a mistake coming here.

"I'm sorry Tom but I have to go, it was a mistake coming here!" my voice was shaking and he could tell. I started to quickly head for the door and just as I reached out to grab the handle he slammed the door shut almost catching my fingers in the process but that didn't matter to him.

"No." he said very sternly.

"You're not leaving, we have yet to talk about how you rejected me the other day. I thought we were over but we both know that I don't give up that easy, do I Courtney? I was going to try and win you back but now that you have come here, I guess I don't have to do I?" he said whilst slowly walking towards me which every step he takes I take a step back. Before I can say anything else he grabs me and starts heading towards his room. I start to panic thinking he was going to hurt me but he just lays me on his bed, comes up behinds me and hugs me, just like we used to do when he was a good person before any of the bad stuff happened.

"You're mine Courtney, no one else's, no one can ever take you away from me." He says whilst falling asleep.

I couldn't sleep that night, all I could think about how this was a huge mistake, all of it. I betrayed Benny the only person that ever really cared about me, I blew Philip off when he was trying to be a better person to me. Worse of all I am now back in my own nightmare. All I could think to myself was, what am I going to do?

After a few hours of silently crying I finally fell asleep and woke up with Toms arms around me. He was still asleep, I thought I could try and sneak out and maybe then I wouldn't have to see him again, I could just hide. I lightly wiggled out of his grip and put a pillow in his arms to replace me. I quickly heading for the front door and left the house silently. I ran as fast I could a few blocks just to be sure I was safe then walked to the sandlot. I knew he would come looking for me there but I can't help but feel safe there and I figured he would stay asleep for a few hours. I sat in the dug out and just started thinking, what am I going to do? Should I try and fix things with Benny or Phillip, or should I just leave and never return. But where would I go, I should my head in my hands and a few tears slowly started coming out. I thought I was alone but then I heard.

"Courtney?"