My Fallen Angel

Lost It All

Blaze

As soon as the bus drove out of sight, I went back inside and picked up Crow.

"Guess it's just gonna be us two for a while" I smiled. He snuggled into me and I felt like this time would be easier. I grabbed my laptop which Andy bought me even though I told him not to, and started looking through web pages.

Suddenly a news article caught my eye. I gasped as I read the name. I clicked on it to make sure I was reading it properly. Yep, right there in black and white.

Young Girl found buried in Couples Backyard

A picture of my aunt and uncle was next to the story. It sent shivers down my spine just seeing their faces. It seems that they had tried to find another girl to do their dirty work since I left. She must have made them so angry that they beat her to death and buried her in the backyard.

Of course they tried to deny it but the police didn't buy their story. Apparently they were going to court in 2 weeks to see if they would go to prison. I felt a mixture of sickness and relief. I couldn't believe they could do this to an innocent girl who probably had her own family that loved her, but I was glad they had been caught and might be locked up.

It hit me then that I could've been that girl. If I hadn't run away when I did, I could've been the one being dug up. I started to shake and I couldn't breathe. Suddenly I heard a knock at the door. I opened it and Sammi walked in.

"Andy saw the news on tv and told me to come and check on you" she said hugging me.

"It's on tv?" I asked.

"It's everywhere Blaze" she said and that's when I started crying.

She helped me back onto the couch and sat me up straight.

"Tell me what's going through your head" she said.

"That if I didn't run away then that girl would be alive, that if they don't go to prison they'll come looking for me" I said sobbing again.

"It's not your fault Blaze. You're lucky you escaped when you did" she said rubbing my back.

Sammi stayed the night at the house because, of course, Andy wanted her to look after me. I told her I was fine but I was secretly grateful she was there. I don't know how I would've controlled myself if she wasn't with me.