Landon

5

Finally I make it to the last door of the corridor. I open it and watch in relief as I see a little bundle which I assume must be Katie laying there on the bed.

I feel guilty I didn't come here way earlier.

My girl almost got killed! The realization starts to kick in as I rush over to her.

With sad eyes she looks up to me and mumbles my name quietly while probably questioning why I'm here.

I look at her body and carefully take up the blanket to get an image of what her father did to her.

As I see she's only in underwear I get an even more sick imagine of her father than I already have. Then I notice all the damage he did to her and holy crap it's bad.

At some places parts of her flash have been ripped out and open and blood seems to be everywhere!

Ow shit! My poor Katie...

I look up to her face in shock just to see that her head had fallen back in a weird angle and her eyelids have fluttered shut.

Fuck she passed out!

"Oh fuck, fuck, fuck!" I curse as I lift her light body up and support her head as I nearly run down the stairs and away from her dead father and the house she must be terrified of.

As I place her in the backseat of my car I take a moment to look at her.

Even with all the bruises and scars that cover her body she's breathtaking.

Ok I need to hurry now.

As I drive back to the house my father died in minutes ago I'm on full rage.

My father and I never had a good relation towards each other but we both treated the other one respectful.

I don't even want to imagine what it was like to live with her poor excuse of one.

Hell my Kate will get the best treatment she ever had when she wakes up.

She's a princess and if anyone dares to lay a finger on her I'll kill him immediately.

From now on I'll be her protector!

I shut the car off as soon as the house comes in sight and park right in front of the entrance.

Holden a young doctor we hired some months ago jogs over as soon as I take Katie up and hurry up to the house.

"What the hell happened Landon!" He yells and places both of his hands over his mouth in shock.

"Her father." I spit out and place her onto my bed. Holden immediately knows what to do and soon her whole little body is packed up in bandages and plasters.

"You need to give her body some time to calm down. She'll wake up soon though and make sure to immediately get her something to drink of she does so."

I nod and thank Holden as he leaves the room. Sighing I sit down beside the innocent angel on my bed and pray that everything will work out in the end.

Maybe I should even tell her that it wasn't my cousin but me who wrote the messages? Maybe...

But what if she hates me?!

What if she will never want to look at me again?

I was stuck in a hole with only one way out.

But how will I be able to win Katie's heart? Sighing I took her hand and pressed it against my cheek while inhaling her scent.

It was probably creepy from me to do so but I couldn't help it.

The cool skin of her hand pressed against my cheek seemed just right.

For a moment I pretended she was mine and I was hers.

I stirred as something slapped my cheek lightly but it was so weak it could have been a breeze of wind.

Yawning I opened my eyes and was greeted with the horrified face of Kate.

She shrieked a little and tried to crawl back but as soon as she moved a groan of pain came out of her mouth and she gave up.

I smiled a little and an awkward "hi" got out of my mouth.

Her eyes went even wider as I greeted her and she began to shake.

Unsure what to do I reached out for her hand once again and hugged it a little. "Kate don't be scared." I whispered scared myself she would completely freak out of I talked any louder.

"I won't harm you. Nobody can harm you anymore." The words out of my mouth sounded calming and she sank back in the pillows with a sigh.

Her next question startled me. "Who are we?"

We? Like she didn't know who SHE was and who I was?!

No.

That wasn't possible.

"Good joke Kate." I whispered and laughed a little but by the expression on her face it didn't look like she had been joking.

"Who am I?" She asked quietly with tears threatening to spill in the corner of her eyes. "And who are you?"

The first sob escaped her mouth and my eyes grew wide.

Holy shit.

Suddenly everything was a huge mess. I cradled  Kate in my arms as she cried and sobbed while I desperately tried to call Holden in my very uncomfortable position.

Half laying and half sitting on the bed I held on tight to Kate while she cried and cried.

My heart broke several times by her mumbling the question who I was and why she was here with bandages all over her.

"I don't re-remember anythi-ing." She sobbed and cried while I desperately held my tears back. Her being so broken made me broken.

Oh holy fuck I don't know how to handle this situation.

Finally after what felt like eternity Holden stormed into the room and came straight towards us.

"What happened?" He asked out of breath and bent over. "She doesn't remember anything." I whispered and Katie stirred and tried to wiggle out from under me to see who I was talking to I assume.

I let her have her way and noticed wide eyed as she took him in.

"Holden?" She whispered quietly and I felt a pang in my heart.

She was able to remember him but not me.

Wait. Why does she even know him?! The two never crossed paths!

//From where does she know him? What do you think?//