Forbidden Love

Chapter 4

Maya

"Welcome home Anna!" my mom and I shouted as the Canning family's car pulled up in the driveway. Miss Canning helped Anna out of the car and I rushed to her and gave her a hug.

"I'm very mad at you, why did it take you so long to get out of there?. "I asked with an unconvincing serious face. "I'm sorry." She playfully pouted "I did exactly what they said, it's not my fault they only let me out now." "Okay, okay. I'll have mercy on you this one time." I replied. We looked into each other's eyes for a few seconds, and it felt like we were having a moment. Unfortunately, we were interrupted by Anna's younger half-brother.

"Are you two in love with each other or something? He mumbled to himself, not thinking we could hear him. "Shut up Michael!" Anna and I shouted back at him. Everyone started laughing when his face turned bright red.

"Last one inside is getting thrown into the pool!" Michael exclaimed and ran inside to get out of the situation. Anna rolled her eyes, smirked at me and we chased after him.

Oh, how I missed this.

Anna

"No! Let me go!" Michael squeals after we successfully catch him and drag him to the pool. "No can-do sir." Maya says with a grin and continues to drag his struggling body. "Please! I'll do anything." he chokes out between his laughter.

"Anything?" I ask him and raise my eyebrows playfully. "Yes! Anna, leave me!" he demands. "Fine, what shall we do with him?" Maya asked as she came to a stop. "We'll keep him as our slave for an hour." I say, gesturing to Maya to let him go.

"What can I do for you, my masters." he musters, out of breath. "We would like a fruit platter, some lemonade, and the secret cookies we know you hide in your room. "Maya replied, letting out a giggle, ruining her attempt at being serious. 'Oh, come on. How did you know about that? He whined, but went inside anyway.

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"Why are people in horror movies so stupid!" Maya shouts frustrated while we watch 'The Conjuring 2'. "I don't know" I say with a mouth full of orange slices. "I really missed you." She laughed when she saw my fruit stuffed face.

She turned off the movie and turned to sit, cross-legged, facing me. "Seriously now, Anna. How are you coping?" she asks concerned. I let out a sigh and went to lay with my head in her lap. "I don't know, not that good, I guess. "I confess as she soothingly plays with my hair. She stayed silent, willing me to continue.

"I've been getting flashbacks and nightmares about, you know, the stuff he did." I said softly. "Anna, is there something you're not telling me?" she asked seriously, her caring instinct evident in her voice. I swear this girl is psychic.

"He." I gulp. "He raped me." I whispered, saying it for the first time to someone other than the police. Tears started falling from my eyes and Maya immediately pulled me into her arms. "It's okay, I'm here." she says reassuringly. "Do the police know?" she asks after I calm down. "Yeah." I answered, barely audible, but she heard me. "You look tired, do you want to take a nap?" she asked, leaving the conversation at that. I nodded my head as we walked to my queen-sized bed.

"Cuddles?" I asked, looking up into her beautiful blue eyes. "Of course." she replied, and held me until I drifted off to sleep.

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Maya

Anna's been out cold for about 30 minutes when she suddenly starts whimpering in her sleep. "No, Brandon, no!" she shouts. "Anna, hey, it's just a nightmare. You're okay. I've got you. He's never going to hurt you again baby." I reassure her as she wakes up still trembling. Luckily, she didn't seem to notice the 'b' word.

"It felt so real." she chokes out, tears streaming from her eyes. "I know my love. We're going to make sure he gets put behind bars, don't you doubt that." I say, rubbing her back trying to calm her down.

"I see and feel him everywhere, the whole time. When is it going to stop?" she desperately cried "I don't know." I sigh. "If I could take it away, and bear it instead of you, I would." I responded, not really knowing what to say to make the situation better. I knew in reality, nothing could.

This is seriously messed up. I swear I will kill him. I have to retain myself for Anna's sake though. I'm staying strong for Anna. I'm repressing my emotions for Anna. I'll do anything for Anna.