Red Roses

Chapter 22- Misery

What? No. This can't be. Savannah wouldn't let this happen. They had to be tricking her. Tears sprang to her eyes.

"If...if this is a joke, it isn't a good one." She narrowed her eyes at Nicholas.

He shook his head. "Sadly, this is no joke or trick."

Molly began to pant lightly. No. She had to go back to everyone. Savannah told her she would let her go back. She never promised she could go back to living her normal life, but how on hell could she let this happen?

"Babe, I..." She reached out to hold onto Molly, but Molly instantly shoved her away and took a few steps back.

"You...you don't touch...me."

Savannah looked hurt and opened her mouth to speak, but Molly was gone before she could say anything.

She quickly ran down the stairs and bolted out of the back door. She ran straight ahead, tears streaming down her face. She didn't know where she was going, she didn't even care. She had to get away.

In the near distance, Molly could make out a forest through her watery eyes. She ran straight into the forest. It was getting dark out but nothing could stop Molly right now.

She ran. Around trees. Over logs. On top of leaves. Chasing away little animals. She ran straight into trees and tripped and fell over rocks and twigs and trunks. She was bleeding and bruising. Her clothes were completely torn and dirty. She had to run though. She could not stop.

The forest grew darker and darker the further she ran. She eventually tripped over a large tree root and fell flat on her face. She laid on the ground and sobbed. She screamed into the dirt. How could this have happened? No one knows she ever existed!

She sat up and stared up into the sky. She was panting and crying harder than ever. She clenched at the dirt, feeling the dirt dig into her nails. She let out another scream.

She felt someone's presence and glanced behind her. Savannah was standing not far away, holding onto a tree branch. She was crying as well. Molly stared at her, unable to stop the obnoxious noises coming from her sobs that filled the quiet night.

"Molly-" Savannah began quietly, but Molly interupted her.

"How could you?!" She screamed. "I did everything for you! I sacraficed everything! I...I left everything behind for you! I almost died for you! And this is what you do in return? Permanently take everything away from me?!"

Savannah heaved. "I am so sorry."

Molly ignored her weak and meaningless apologies. "Screw you!"

She jumped back onto her feet and began to run once more.

Did she really think one little apology would fix everything?

Savannah soon appeared in front of Molly.

Molly fell back as she was forced to a sudden hault. She grabbed onto a tree to stop herself from falling on her back.

"Molly! You can't run. You can't go anywhere. Especially not here-its dangerous."

Molly glared at her. "I'll be fine wherever you are not present."

"Please don't say that, Molly. Please. You have got to listen. I didn't want this to happen-"

"Shit, Savannah! Shit!" Molly pinched her own nose and took a breath. "Stop blaming it on your father."

"But it really-"

"Gah, just shut up and leave me the fuck alone!" Molly pushed past her and Savannah suprisingly didn't stop her. She fastened her pace to a jog.

Savannah was all the sudden jogging next to Molly. "I care about you. I can't imagine life without you!"

Molly continued jogging, not even bothering to look at her.

"I want you to be happy..."

Molly stopped jogging and faced Savannah.

Savannah stopped as she did and looked back hopefully.

Molly spoke through clenched teeth, "If you want me to be so damn happy then...then you would leave me alone."

She waited for a response and when she only got a stare back from Savannah, she turned and abruptly walked away.