Sleeping With A Demon

12

Tyler

"Okay, so spill."

I could feel Aubrey's gray eyes burning holes through the side of my face as I drove to the hospital.

What could I say? What could I tell her? That my sister has decided to end her life? Or that I was the stupid brother who refused to see her just because of some I thought I was protecting her that way.

Even now, I decided not to think of the consequence of this visit. Jullie's life was all that mattered right now. I'd think of a way to protect her from Alessandro's later.

For now, I had to think of a way to make her take the treatment.

"Tyler."

At least, with Gray by my side, I'd think of something faster. It was always so easy, hatching up plans with her in my presence. There was this sense of calm I felt whenever she was close by, it was what I felt now, and would have been completely soothing if she didn't completely hate me at the moment.

I knew kidnapping —though I wouldn't term it as that— was the only way to get her to talk to me, I knew it was the only way to get her to listen to me.

"Bresfort?! Hello...Ooo" Aurbrey voice broke into my thoughts

"What? I can hear you." I said, increasing the speed of the car.

"Hey! Slow down, do you want to get us killed?" She exclaimed.

"Sorry, I just have to get there quick. We don't have much time." I said.

"Where? And what the hell is going on Tyler, you promised to tell me."

I made a turn to the hospital route.

"Where are we going?" She asked again.

I turned to give her a quick glance. "You'll see."

In that small moment, her eyes searched mine, looking for the unshared answers to her questions.

How do I tell her? Where do I start?

Finally, I pulled up at the hospital's parking lot.

Aubrey's eyes looked around before it met mine, I watched as her brows drew in a confused frown each second that passed, until her eyes finally met mine.

We held each other's gaze for a while, before she asked. "Why are we at a hospital?" Her voice came out in a whisper like way.

I sighed and looked ahead. "My sister's sick." I blurted out.

I turned to see her facial expression, and as expected, it was that of shock. She would be, she only knew that my mom was here in Vino, at a family house, she knew nothing about Jullie.

"Oh, you— have a sister?" She asked.

I could only nod, not sure how much she knew about my siblings or my family.

I knew I should be going in now, but I was scared. Yes, I drove all the way here, without thinking, and now that I was here, I couldn't bring myself to get out of my car, scared of what I'd see, what I'd hear. I couldn't bear to see my sister in a condition I couldn't control.