Moving Mountains(Book two/Silver's Story)

Ch. 5: No Hope in the Darkest of Skies

Ch. 5: No Hope in the Darkest of Skies

***A week later***

This past week had been a complete mess. We were being slandered in the media. Ibwas freaking out trying my hardest to make it up to Noel. I rarely left her side, and I wasn't the only one. Steve stayed connected to her. Noel seemed okay with it never being just us anymore, but I was suffocating. She had been right. This was something I couldn't pretend about.

He was back.

He definitely was back this time and it was clear that he wanted us dead. On top of that Mr. Passenger had been checking on Noel non-stop, but my dad hadn't called once. At first I feared his safety, but Mr. Passenger said he was fine. I've never felt lonelier than I did this past week. Thanks to three pairs constantly being on me I wasn't able to have my much needed moment alone.

"We have to do something for Sky and the other girls that were killed." Spoke Noel breaking me out of my thoughts. The random noise was welcomed within the thick silence.

"I agree. They shouldn't have died. None of them." I whispered as tears came to my eyes. Later we learned the other two girls names. Cleo was the gothic school girl with the sad eyes. The one who wanted to know what count the stars meant. The other little girl was a five year old by the name of Serenity. She was the little sister of the boy with the scowl. He explained to us with heart breaking sobs that she only wanted to spend some time with him since he never let her. He blamed her for their mother's death, but now they both were gone. The hatred he let grow had turned on him. He said he hated himself for how he treated her over something she had no control over. The next day it was reported on the news that his father found him in his room. He committed suicide.

"This is entirely our fault." Blurted Noel. My eyes widen. I knew what I said had been bothering her.

"Don't sat that Noel. This isn't anyones fault, but that psycho's." Said Eric before I could open my mouth.

"No Eric. This one IS my fault. I antagonized him." She whispered. There it was. All week she's been holding on to those words I said out of fear and they weren't the least bit true.

"No, it's my fault. I had been staring over there the entire time. I knew something felt off to me about it. Why would someone just sit in the shadows like that? I should've said something. I should've opened my mouth and at least tried to prevent it." Noel was right about that. I always freezed up at the wrong times.

"I shouldn't have made the guards go in and eat. I'm the reason they couldn't do their job. It's my fault." The room went silent. I understood Noel was only thinking like this because I was one who had put the thought in her head, but I was wrong. This was on me. If only I hadn't frozed when I seen him and been able to speak when Steve was asking what was wrong those little girls would still be alive. Eight years later and just the sight of him made me want to run the other way. The sound of his voice stil made my blood run cold.  Flashes of those years were playing over and over. He was coming to get us. He was going to do it again. He was going to torture us and make us suffer for as long as he could before finally killing us. He was going to fulfil every last threat he'd ever given us. The more I thought about it the clearer things became and the harder it became to breathe. Why couldn't he just leave us alone? I could hear the fear in Noel's screams, but there was nothing I could do as I covered my ears trying to block the sound.

"No." I cried. "Stoo. Please stop. Don't hurt her." I couldn't stop the tears as her screams got louder. We needed hep. Couldn't the neighbors hear her screams too? Couldn't they hear her agony?

"Solver? Baby come here." Came a voice as someone squatted in front of me. I squeezed my eyes shut together.

"No please. Please just leave us alone." I begged my tears coming heavily.