To love a stranger (A Josh Hutcherson fanfic)

Running and stopping

I am running. Running from the only person who can hurt me. Fred. Fred is my boyfriend who beats me and takes whatever he wants when he wants it. He has taken me away from my home, my family, my friends. I have nothing but what little clothes i have in my backpack and my phone.

"KYLA! KYLA GET BACK HERE! NOW!" He starts yelling at me. I break out into a run.

'Thank gosh I ran track' I run with all the strength I have. But I forgot he runs to and I feel his hand wrap around my neck.

"You stupid little.... You better be glad I am feeling nice today. But i'm still gonna punish you." He bites my neck. I try to scream but he clamps his hand over my mouth and starts squeezing my windpipe. I start to black out i'd rather be out for this so I let myself go.

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I wake up a few hours later and Fred is passed out on the other side of the bed and he smells of beer. I carefully slide out of the bed careful not to wake him I grab my cloths and carefully get dressed in a pare of his too big baggy sweatpants and an over sized shirt. I go into the bathroom and look in the mirror. I have a new set of bruises on my neck and up and down my arms.

'I need to get out of here before he kills me.'

I take a deep breath and finished up. I walk out of the bathroom and find my bag pull my old converses on and sneak out again hoping that he wont wake up. Once i'm outside I start running. I don't stop. I just keep going. I finally stop when I hit the city. 'Oh my gosh I have run at least three miles.' I stop running and start walking when I get to a cross walk sign just as it starts to rain. Then I hear some one say my name again.

"Kyla?" I break out in a run. I don't see it coming a car ploughs into me. I go flipping over it and land on the concrete with a loud hard thud. Then I hear the car speed away. I groan in pain. "Oh my gosh! Liam call 911!" I hear a woman say. She sounds familiar. I try to get up and I feel a strong hand hold me down I think it's Fred until a soothing voice says.

"No no. Stay down. The ambulance is on it's way." I look up to see a set of gorgeous brown eyes staring at me. I look at him and manage a week smile. He smiles back. "You're going to be ok. You're going to be fine." He strokes my wet hair. Then I hear sirens. He goes to move away and I grab his hand.

"Please! Don't leave! Please!" I don't know why but I feel as if I can trust him. He nods.

"Ok. I'll stay. I'll be close, but I have to get out of they're way ok?"

"Ok." The paramedics come and he moves away. The last thing I remeber is him looking at me and smiling. Then I black out.

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I wake up screaming out of fear. I had, had a dream that Fred found me and starting beating me to death. Then doctors and nurses run in and hold me down trying to calm me.

"No! No! Let me go!" I see others run in and I hear the woman's voice again. I know her.

"No stop she is scared!"

"You know her?!?"

"Yea!"

"Come talk to her! Calm her down." Then I see a set of fimiliar green eyes stare into mine.

"Kyla. KYLA it's me Jen. It's ok." She says and I stop screaming and start crying as she hugs me. They let my arms go and I wrap them around my best friend.

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Jen's POV

"No stop she's scared!" I scream as the medical staff hold her down. I know her. She is on the verge of a panic attack.