The fire inside

Chapter 8

I was walking through the woods and I think it was night time because it was dark and a little scary. Every step I took a twig snapped and made me jump a little. I stopped by a large rock trying to find a way out when I saw something in the darkness. Deep in my soul I knew that whatever it was, wasn't safe for me.

Suddenly a large man attacked me knocking me onto my back. I struggled to get away, fighting with all my might. Finally I got away and ran. I ran until knocked into something and fell on my butt.

I looked up and saw Trent looking down but it wasn't Trent. It was a horrifying version of him. He grabbed me by my throat and lifted me up so my feet were dangling above the ground. He threw me against a tree and I screamed in agony.

He walked and stood over me menacingly. "Trent, what are you doing?" I cried.

"I'm doing what I should have done years ago," he growled. Then he picked me up again and started squeezing my throat. I noticed people surrounding us, watching as Trent choked the life out of me.

Tears filled my eyes and ran down my cheeks as he choked the life out of me. My vision started to go black and my body was going limp.
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I sat up in my bed crying and shaking in bed.

"Ella?" Trent's voice was quiet and soothing yet I still jumped a little.

"Trent?" I asked scared. "What are you doing here?"

"I got a bad feeling so I snuck in through your window." He sat on the edge of my bed and hugged me. "And now I'm glad I came over. Jeez Ellie you're shaking like a leaf." he held me while I sobbed in his arms.

I'm not sure how long I cried in his arms but eventually my tears stopped flowing. He kept holding me until I pushed him away.

"Are you okay now Ellie?" he asked rubbing my back.

I nodded. "It was just a bad dream. I don't even know why I was crying."

"Okay, Ellie." He kissed my cheek.

I looked up into his eyes and saw the sweet loving guy from my childhood. I also saw the man that kissed me so passionately that it made me weak in the knees and forget the world. I wanted that again, to forget the world.

I wrapped my arms around him and pulled him close. He leaned down and kissed me softly. I pressed my body to his wanting to feel every inch of his now muscular body. he pressed his lips to mine harder and started laying me down. I pulled him closer, running my fingers through his hair. He gripped my hair and groaned into the kiss pressing his body to mine firmly. I grabbed his hair and he moaned softly.

Suddenly he stood up and walked to the other side if the room. "I'm sorry, Ellie. I have to go."

"Trent, please don't go," I begged. "can you please stay the night?"

"Ella, if I stay I might do something we will both regret in the morning."

I got up and hugged him. "Trent, please."

He took a deep breath and said "Okay, Ellie belly."

I smiled at him as he climbed into my bed. I climbed into my bed after him and he pulled me close wrapping his arms around me.

"Thank you, Trent," I whispered. "I love you so much."

He squeezed me tightly and kissed the back of my head. "I love you too, Ellie."

I yawned and snuggled close to him. He pulled the covers over us and held me tightly as I drifted into a dreamless sleep.