All I Ever Wanted

CHAPTER 4

My lungs burn.

My feet aches.

My eyes are swollen.

I carried myself forward. Running. I don't want to stop.

I know as soon I stop , it will all come rushing back. His gruesome touches, his sick voice, his disgusting breath on my lips.

And so I continue running. My breath came in short spasms. My heart thudded loudly against my chest. I was drenched in sweat. My lip was bleeding and there was a gash on the palm of my hand. When did I hurt myself? Blood was oozing out of the fresh wound. Though Funnily enough, I felt no pain.

I felt numb.

I refocused my attention to the path in front of me.

Its quite amusing actually. My mind humored. How one would had to look at his wound to know he's wounded. Would make a great after dinner story.

My foot came in contact with a stone lying on the path and I tumbled. I gasped as I felt myself falling harshly on the ground. My ankle twisted in a painful position. My head hit something hard making me wince .

Painfully I pulled myself up to sit at the bench my head had collided with. My hands gripped my head tightly.

"You are a smart girl scarlet."

I closed my eyes and leaned back to ease my throbbing head.

"Please, just let me go" my pleading voice echoed.

"I will baby, after I am done with you."

"Uugggghhh" I groaned loudly earning some concerned looks from the few people that were around. I couldn't care less. The throbbing in my head was growing on to become a severe pain. I slid my hands down from my forehead to my cheeks. Sobs erupted from my throat in anger and frustration. I felt something wet between my fingers and found it to be a revolting mixture of blood and tears.

The pounding in my head intensified. It was slowly becoming difficult to breath. My breathing hitched.

Baby. The whisper resounded through my ears.

"No" It came out as a meek tiny voice. "NO!"

I fought myself to keep my eyes open. My instinct constantly nagging me to do so.

But Maybe I should close my eyes. Maybe it's a good idea. Maybe if I close my eyes, it will all go away. And all of this will be a dream. Just like a really bad nightmare.

It won't be long, I assured my worried instinct. Just for a minute. It will be fine. Ultimately my body won and I fluttered my eyes close. Welcoming the overwhelming satisfaction that engulfed me.

This is nice. I thought. I had a feeling that I was being sunk into a deep abyss. A mysterious place that has always been beyond my reach. I wanted to stay here forever. A place with no worries. It is a paradise.

"Scarlet, open your eyes." An oddly familiar voice in my head said.

"I am here scar..with you. Open your eyes." The voice urged.

"Listen to me Scar. And listen clearly. I need you to be with me right now. Open you eyes. You get that?"

I fumbled as some of my consciousness returned. Forcing myself to fiddle for my phone in my pocket, I opened it groggily and pressed speed dial 2 with unstable fingers. My eyelids struggled to droop again as the call connected.

"Hello?" a voice at the other side of the device acknowledged. It sounded awfully familiar, and a bit annoyed.

"Ni-ck?.."

Should I continue further? What are your thoughts about Scarlet and Nick?! and of course Avery! i love that girl!!