A Toxic Relationship

Chapter 20

I woke up feeling sore. My eyes felt exhausted and as I touched my face it felt like there were dry tears all over. I pressed my lips together and took a deep breath, trying to process everything that just happened yesterday.
I got out of bed and grabbed some new clothes from my closet then went into the bathroom to take a warm and relaxing shower.
As I was in the shower I heard a door open then shut. There were two men laughing. One was Dominik and the other I didn't quite recognize. I got out of the shower and then got dressed. I put my perfume and lotion on and checked downstairs to see who the other man was.
I didn't recognize the man. He had black hair, hazel eyes, light skin, and looked like he had a nice, sculpted body. They stopped laughing when I entered the room.
"Babe? You're awake." He said walking up to me and giving me a giant kiss. I pulled away feeling confused.
"What's going on? Who's this?" I asked.
"Nothing babe. And this is my older brother Evan. Evan this is my beautiful girlfriend, Scarlett." He said grabbing me by the waist.
"Sup pretty lady." He said smirking.
"Dominik you didn't tell me you had a brother." I whispered. I felt embarrassed and thought that I should have just stayed in bed.
"Babe I don't have to tell you every little detail of my life." He said holding my waist tighter. I began to hurt making me yelp. His brother lifted an eyebrow and examined the both of us.
"Dom I think you're hurting her." Evan said rubbing his neck awkwardly.
"Naw she looks fine." He said chuckling.
"She doesn't sound fine." He mumbled.
I felt like crap. Once again he is acting like everything is perfect and that I'm his "girlfriend" again. I don't know for how much longer I can keep up with all of this. My son is gone and so is Cole. There is hope that Cole walked out of this place alive and that he took my son to safety; away from Dominik.
"Anyways! You and I have somewhere to be, don't we Evan?" Dominik said, throwing me out of my thoughts.
"Yes we do." He said.
"See you later babe." He said kissing me then walking out the door.

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It's been hours since Dominik left. I just sat here thinking about everything. I feel like I'm turning myself crazy with this Cole situation.
My phone began to ring. I looked down to see Cole's phone number on my screen. My heart was beating fast like it was going to burst out of my chest.
"H-hello?" I stuttered. I heard nothing but uneasy breathing. "Cole? Is it you? Are you alive?" Nothing was said. I was waiting for an answer for about five seconds but this person finally made their decision. They hung up the phone and left me hanging. I had a strong feeling it was him but I wasn't sure.

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A couple of more hours went by and the whole time I was trying to distract myself from that phone call but I couldn't stop thinking about it.
My phone lit up to see a text message that was from an unknown person.
Text messages:

Unknown: You're probably wondering about your son.

Me: Who's this?

Unknown: That's not important. Do you want to know about your son or not?

Me: Yes.

Unknown: He will be fine. I'm the one responsible for his disappearance. Until Dominik is taken care of I will not hand Jason over.

Me: Please. Who is this?

Unknown: I'll visit you tonight but you will not know who I am until I decide I want you to know.

End of messages.

My gut told me it was Cole but I had my doubts. What if this was someone who helped Cole get away? Cole wouldn't be in the conditions to visit me.
I was waiting anxiously for this person to arrive. The door bell was rung and I hesitantly opened the door. There was a man with a mask. He didn't show himself completely. It wasn't Cole because his eyes were blue not green. Although his skin tone and body figure was very similar to Cole's skin tone and body figure.
"Are you-" he cut me off.
"Yes." He said.
"That voice." I whispered.
"What about it?" He asked.
"You sound like Cole." I said hoping that I was right. He chuckled.
"No. I'm not him." He said. I looked down to the floor. He was right. He wasn't Cole. I think I'm just finally losing my mind. "Are you going to invite me inside or?" He asked. I moved out of the way to let him in.
"Are you the one who helped Cole get away?" I asked.
"Smart girl." He said walking in.
"Thank you." I said.
"For what? For calling you smart?" He asked.
"No; for helping Cole and Jason." He chuckled again.
"You love him?" He asked with his back still turned to me.
"I love him with every bone in my body." I said. He turned around and got close. He got so close that I felt uncomfortable and stepped back. "Why are you trying to get away?" He asked.
"B-because I don't f-feel comfortable." I stuttered. I hit the wall. Once again he became close to me. He was so close our noses were almost touching.
"I-I love Cole." I stated.
"Then why are you so nervous to tell me that to my face?" He asked.
"I-" he cut me off by putting his index finger on my lips.
"Shh don't say a word." He said. His touch made me feel what Cole made me feel. He took his index finger off of my lips and cupped my cheek instead. He looked at me like Cole would and kissed me. I pulled away.
"Cole." I said.
"Why do you keep thinking I'm Cole?" He asked.
"Because you are doing everything just like Cole. Your kiss and touch make me go insane. Why don't you just admit it?" I asked.
"I really am not Cole. Cole is in bed, in a coma." He said.
"Prove it to me." I said. He pulled out his phone and showed me a picture of him in a bed sleeping. I looked into the man's eyes.
"I think you tricked yourself." He said. As I was about to say something he immediately walks away and out the door. He was gone. Dominik walked in drunk.
"Hey baby. Come here." Dominik pulled me to him and held me tight. "Baby promise me we will be together forever." He said.
"Whatever you say Dominik." I said.

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