Silenced by the Night

Moments Happen

Days have pass, I’ve been trying my best not to talk or see Nathan. Paige and Caylah were also trying not to let him in the house. Thalia and Melody can’t even bear to visit, it’s like they always wanted Nathan to be here when they were. My hand was trembling again, it was so abnormal. Jessica wasn’t coming over for a little while, Nathan doesn’t even call me. Someone knocked on the door flashing me back to reality. I twisted the doorknob and opened the door.

“How did you get in here? I thought you weren’t aloud anymore”

“Paige helped me”

He enveloped me in a hug while rubbing my back. 

“Okay, Paige helped me get in by opening her window. Promise me you wouldn’t tell anyone about this, only Paige and Caylah knows this. If Caroline finds out, you’ll be gone”

“I’ll do my best”

“You swear?”

“Slap swear”

I looked at him strangely; he gave me a glare and prepared his hand for our ‘slap-swear-thing’. Thalia invented this. I slapped him across the face and he did the same until we reached about six or more slaps on each other’s face.

“That was enough, now I feel a swear”

“Me. I need to see a nurse”

Nathan was sitting on my bed talking to me about how Thalia and Melody weren’t talking to him anymore. Paige ran in my room and closed the door.

“Caroline alert” 

He hid under the bed he used to sleep on and Paige opened the door and hid behind it.

“No Nathan coming anymore”

“How will he visit if you forbid me from seeing him?”

“Find a way Eleanor, find a way”

She went out the door and closed it behind her.

“Nate, its safe now”

It would be easier if I could just see Nathan with Caroline knowing, but that would be dangerous for the both of us.

“We’ll find a way to see each other. Even have a fun summer”

“I don’t think the two of you have a chance Nathan. Caroline comes up here every hour to check on Ellie. It would be dangerous. Also, we can’t hang out with Ellie, if Caroline would be checking every hour. If she sees me and Caylah with her, she’ll be abused”

Nathan put his arms around my shoulder and made another eye-contact with me. It was hard to have fun with your friends while your step-mom is actually making me not see any of them anymore. It’s too dangerous for any of us to show up together when Caroline would be around. Since I was nine, Paige and Caylah were the only people I was close to. When I was eleven I met Nathan and it was the four of us.

“Don’t worry, we can do anything. Get through Caroline’s trap, even”

He pecked my lips lightly and then turned to Paige.

“Take care of my sister NJS”

“Why are you calling me ‘sister’?”

“You are my sister, I’m a Collins. But you’re the true Collins”

“Thanks sis”

“Don’t mention it”

Nathan came out of Caylah’s closet and sat down beside the three of us. It’s been a week that we’ve been hiding from Caroline. A vacuum was sitting beside the bed so when Caroline might get inside I’ll pretend to just vacuum the floor while the two of them were playing poker.

“Caylah you really need to find me a better hiding place. It smells like lady’s perfume there”

“I’m a lady duh, I’m a teenager”

“Whatever”

I felt guilty for letting all of them hide me and Nathan being there in their rooms. We had to find a way to hide Nathan being in this house from Caroline. It was suppose to be a fun summer - Our summer. She made it a nightmare.

“Guys, can you get me out the game. I’m talking to Caroline”

They all looked at me before I went out the room and into Caroline’s office. She was reading the newspaper that was on the table since last night.

“What do you want Eleanor?”

“I want to know why you don’t want me to see Nathan anymore”

“He’s a bad influence Eleanor. Every night he would come here and I can see you ignoring the rules”

“Yes. But I can change for anything. Just make me see him once more”

“No. I am not making you see him for once”

“But you don’t know what’s right for me”

“I know what’s right for you. Not seeing him”

“You also think he’s a bad influence?!? You’re acting like Melody, the same girl that thought he was a bad influence but he’s not a pervert, he’s a good guy. Now make me see him”

“I will not”

“You have no…”

“You will be sent away in the morning. For arguing with me about seeing him, I will call the family and tell them to pick you up tomorrow”

“You have no rights”

“Did your father leave a will, Eleanor? Tell me, did he leave a will? No. So I can do anything I want with his children even send them away. Now start packing, the family would be picking you up by sunrise”

“Make me”

She took out a gun from her drawer and pointed it at me.

“Are you watching Eleanor?”

This was the day she was waiting for. She wanted to do this for a very long time but she couldn’t do it herself. Paige and Caylah were always there when I’m around with Caroline. It made a sound which means it was ready for a shot. I stood there longer, smiling evilly. I felt confident for once in my life. Maybe this was the last time I was gonna be standing in front of her. This might be my last day, that’s why I felt comfortable and confident.

I’m gonna miss Nathan, Paige and Caylah. They made me feel comfortable when they were around. Slideshows of our moments played on my mind; my first kiss with Nathan, my first dance, the time when all of us crashed on the water while Caylah was sun bathing which made her wet. The time when we were all sitting on the pool eating and chatting about school. 

Moments happen in my life, but I never know when it’s gonna end. The time might come when all of us are gonna be torn apart. All of us were like a chain, connected together and hard to be torn apart. Someday this will all end. But when will it come? Or will it come?