If it's a Crime then I'm Guilty, Guilty of Loving You

Chapter 5 - Picking at the Pieces of my Heart

Hey Everyone,

I added a real memory into the story, but made a little twist to it! Let me know what you think!

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Chapter 5 - Picking at the Pieces of my Heart

I'm in a room. It's all white. There is an iv coming out of my chest, right under my scar. I can see my parents and my sister through the window. I'm on the phone. What have I done wrong? Why aren't my parents allowed near me? I start screaming and crying and I can see myself. I'm standing next to my parents, only I'm my current age and I see a little me sitting in the bed. I walk over to the door and want to open it, but thousands of voices start screaming. I scream and try to run, but I can't.

I sit up in bed and tears are streaming down my face. Tyler is right next to me and he is also sitting up, holding onto me.

"Madi, what's wrong? Why were you screaming?" He pulls me in for a tight hug. I'm too upset to push him away. He's my only comfort anyway, I probably won't see my mom anytime soon, or ever. The thought of never seeing my mom again makes me cry even harder. He lays back down, taking me with him as he wraps himself around me.

"Don't cry. I don't want to see your beautiful face so sad." He lets me calm down a little and gets up. He walks to the bathroom and is back out in no time, with a glass of water. I take it from him, sniffling, and start drinking it. He climbs back into bed.

"Tell me what's wrong." He says it in a weird, kind of demanding way. I put the glass down on the bedside table and look at him.

" I had a dream... I was..." I look down in search for words. "I was in a hospital, with an iv connected to my chest... and my parents were outside the room and then only way I could talk to them was through a phone. I started screaming, and then I could see myself because I was standing outside, and I tried to open the door, but everyone started screaming at me."

He looks at me. His face has changed, and it almost looks angry. Or maybe it is? I frown and wipe my tears. I wonder what's wrong with him.

"Who told you this? How did you contact my mother?" He yells all of a sudden and draws his gun. I bounce back, tears jumping into my eyes and I want to get out of bed. In the motions that follow, all I see is the glass of water shattering into pieces as I knock it over, and my foot ending up on the glass. I scream out and blood starts coming out my foot.

Tyler puts his gun down and picks me up, taking me to the bathroom. He sits me on the toilet seat and holds my foot up.

"Madi, I'm going to take the glass out while you tell me who told you this." He starts picking at the glass and it hurts a lot. I try not to cry and bite my lip.

"It was just a dream I had!" I say, looking at him. He pulls out a big piece of glass fast. He's angry.

He picks out the last piece of glass. "What do you mean? My family must have told you about my memories somehow Madi." He puts my foot down and runs off. I can hear him going into the study. He comes back minutes later with his phone in his hand, checking something.

"Madeline! I demand to know who told you this!" He screams. I look at him and shake my head.

"No one did, Tyler! I don't know what you're talking about, it's just a childish dream!" I scream back, and before I know it Tyler has raised his hand. I feel his palm hitting my cheek and it stings my face. A scared feeling takes me over as I fall off the toilet, onto the cold stone ground.

I hide my face, trying to get away from him, and pushing myself into the wall. I can hear his breathing. It's harsh, and sounds like he's crying.

"I'm so... sorry." He whispers and I open my eyes. I see a tear landing on the floor. It splashes and I move my eyes to his face. He's crying. I scramble up off the ground and run out the door, trying not to think of the pain in my foot.

I start running out the house. It's already just light outside and I run to the lake. I keep running with the wind blowing past my heated cheek which feels so very good, and finally I stop.  My foot hurts but I keep my tears in. I sit down on the sand of the beach and close my eyes. I breathe in and out. I can hear the small waves sloshing before me.

Suddenly I hear footsteps behind me. I turn around, and it's Tyler. He's topless. I stare at him, and he stares back. He looks frustrated but decides to hold out his hand to help me up. I stand up but keep my foot up. I can see the blood on the sand.

"I'm sorry." He whispers, and wraps his arms slowly around me. I nod not answering, I don't want to forgive him, but he's the only one here. He turns and looks at the sand with my blood over it. He grabs my leg, flipping me onto my back. Luckily I land softly.

"Sorry!" He says. I giggle softly and watch him. He examines my foot and sweeps me up in his arms. I scream out and grab onto his neck, as he carries me back to the house. He is very careful. "I'm sorry. " He says 2 more times, and looks into my eyes. As we head into the house he sits me down on the couch.

George is standing in the living room. He looks serious, and Tyler walks over to him, and takes him out the door, into the hallway. I can hear them talking softly, as I wait patiently for Tyler to return. Moments later he is back in the room. He looks serious and he sits down next to me.

"Madi, I have bad news." I look at his face and I can see his pain. I want to know what's wrong. I feel the urge to make it better, although I have no idea how. The only way I can think of is to hold his hand. So I do, and he squeezes it softly. He leans over and kisses my lips softly. I kiss back but don't let him go far. He stops and he looks at me.

"Sorry, this might be the last time I see you without bars between us." He says softly. I tilt my head slightly.

"Don't worry." I whisper softly. He smiles slightly and squeezes my hand even tighter. Before he speaks.

"My brother is here."