To Perish

Ch. 5 Partners in Crime

I was of course shocked. I couldn't help him kill someone. I didn't care who it was. Ten minutes later Elliot returned with a ace wrap. He then wrapped it around my shoulder. I looked up at him.

"What?" he said annoyed.

"I just don't get it. I mean you try to kill me, then you try to help me." I asked.

"You need to be in good shape if you want to be my partner in crime." He said slyly.

"I won't help you. I come from a family of cops." I said.

He then looked up at me and I saw disappointment cross his face. Elliot got up and walked to another room. I then sprinted up. I ran to the window and looked out it. I knocked on it. Then I felt someone grab me. I saw Elliot's narrow face. Then he pushed me against the wall. I fought back. But he was too strong. Elliot pulled out a knife and pushed it against my throat.

"Then I will just kill you. You wanna know the truth Heather Summers? I have never killed anyone. But I yearn too. I want to. But I have hurt people who stand in my way." Elliot said crossly. He pushed the knife harder into my skin. I groaned.

"So what's it gonna be. Are you going to live or are you going to die." His voice rising. I swallowed. He didn't give me much of choice.

"You didn't give me much of a choice." I felt breathless after that response. He then loosened his grip on my throat.

"Selfish are you Heather? I'm truly shocked." Elliot stated.

"I wanna live my life to the fullest. That's all that anyone could want." I yelled.

He nodded. Elliot grabbed me by my arm and drug me back to the chair. He didn't tie me down. Elliot, instead paced the floor. Finally after ten minutes he spoke.

"Okay."

"What?" I said

"I am going to let you go. But you are going to come back tomorrow. I will give you the address. We will meet every Tuesday and Thursday. Either here or at my place. Are we clear?" He bellowed in my face.

"What if I don't show up." I gulped.

"I don't think you wanna know." His voice rising.

"One last thing Heather, if you tell anyone, I will kill you. And I will hang you out to dry." Elliot said with no emotion.

I nodded. He than pulled out a syringe.

"What are you doing?" I screamed.

"Taking you home." Elliot hissed. I shook my head. But it was too late. He stuck the syringe in my arm and felt myself drift into sleep, again.

•••

I woke up in my bed. I looked around in shock. I was home! I got up. And when I looked at the bed I saw a piece of paper.

207 Elwood drive

TOMORROW AT 4:00. DONT BE LATE SWEETHEART OR YOU WILL REGRET IT.

-E

I swallowed. I flipped the note over and saw that he put his number down. I slammed the note on my bed. And I collapsed to the ground. I wept. Every thing just poured out. I had to help him kill someone. I was his acting girlfriend! What the hell was I going to do! I couldn't even tell my own family. I was falling apart.

I spent the rest of the night on my bedroom floor. I was too upset to get up.

When morning rolled around I forced myself to get up. I called Jared and told him I had was coming in early from my vacation. I did my normal routine and got to work on time.

"Hey Heather could I talk to you for a minute?" I knew it was Jared by his deep voice. I quickly tried to hide my pain, than I turned around.

"Yeah sure." I responded.

"Listen I was wondering if maybe you know you wanted to like maybe go out sometime. I mean if you can't or don't want to I would get it, I mean I am your boss-

"I would love too." I said happily. And I was. That for some reason brightened my mood.

"Really?" Jared said in shock.

"You free this Friday?" I asked

"Yeah I think so." Jared said nervously.

"Well text me if you can, okay?" I said.

He nodded than walked away. I turned to the glass mirror and saw that I was blushing. I smiled. I needed a distraction from what was really going, Because today at 4:00 pm exactly I had another date with the devil.