It's always you- Adam driver

Eight

Tuesday-
I took myself to the ice cream parlour down the road. I couldn't not have ice cream for my birthday tomorrow.
I was a little cautious for jack to see me but I wasn't worried.

Wednesday-

The morning of my birthday. 21. At least I can drink in the US now. I get out of bed and find a note through the door.

'Happy birthday, I'll see you soon'. It must be from Adam, I open the door and see flowers and chocolates.

I take them in and get ready for today. I decide to go out for my breakfast. I go to a small cafe that was a couple blocks away.

I sat eating my food and running my coffee when my phone started to ring.

'Adam'.

"Happy birthday to you happy birthday to you happy birthday dear Elizabeth happy birthday to you", he sings quickly but loudly. "What are you doing?".

"I treated myself to a breakfast and then I think I'm gonna go back to the apartment and eat my weight in junk food".

"I wish I was there", he says. "I miss you".

"I miss you too", I sigh. "Tomorrow".

"I know and i
bringing you something back too".

"Aw you don't have to, those flowers and chocolates where enough, it was very sweet too", I say and he doesn't say anything.

"What flowers and chocolates".

"What?", i say confused. "The roses you got delivered. The note?".

"Elizabeth I didn't send you anything. What did the note say?".

"I'll see you soon".

"I'm coming home now", his tone was serious. My eyes wandered to the person who sat across from me. "It's jack it has to be".

"Jack", I say looking at him across from me. "What are you doing here? What do you want?".

"Wait is he there? Elizabeth leave get away from him", Adam panics.

"Put the phone down liz", he says.

"Adam I have to go", I say.

"Wait! No!", he shouts and I end the call.

"What do you want".

"It's your birthday, you didn't think I'd miss it did you?", he smiles. "Come on let's go back to the apartment".

"I can call the police". I say.

"But you won't".

He was right. I stand up and leave with him. "Adams calling me", I say.

"answer it".

"Thank god", Adam says. "Are you okay?".

"I'm fine, he just wants to talk at the apartment".

"I'm coming home. Don't tell him, I'll be back soon".

"I'll see you tomorrow", I say. I honestly didn't know what was going to happen to me. He could kill me, this could be the last time I talk to Adam. "I love you", I say.

"I love you too". I end the call.

"What do you want?".

"Like I said. Your birthday is special to me", he says and I unlock the door to the apartment putting the key on the side. "Not bad", he says looking around. "You know when your mum told me you were here. In New York. I just had to visit you, I mean you left without a goodbye and after what you did to me Well, I had to come to you".

"You set fire to my house".

"And you think I won't do it again?", he says and I breath in. "21 eh. How old is Adam?".

"He's 36", i say.

"So you're just with him for his money then. I mean you told me you'd never be in another relationship again".

"Yeah and then I met him, our relationship has nothing to do with you anyway. So you can just leave". I was scared of him. I didn't know why he would do. He could flip out.

"I'm not leaving", he smirks. "Why don't we talk? Or do you wanna get straight to the bedroom I mean that is what you do isn't it liz. Meet a guy, fuck him, string him along and then.... leave", he comes closer.

"I didn't string you along", I step back. "You were a shitty boyfriend", I spit and he grabs my wrist. "Get out!".

"No".

"Fine! Then I'm leaving", I rush to the door and he closes it after I try to open it.

"You're not leaving either", he says. He takes my arm and pulls me to the couch and sits me down. "You run. I Hurt you".

I stay sat down down and he sits with me putting his hand on my thigh. "Don't fucking touch me", I hit his hand away.

He pushes me down on the couch and holds me down as he kisses me. "I'm gonna fuck you".

"What?", I cry and try and get from under him. "Jack, please dont", I cry.

I scream as loud as I could and he punches me. "Shut your fucking mouth!", he gets off of me. "I don't even want to fuck you anymore, I think I'm just gonna get straight to it". He says.

I hold my bloody nose and he walks to door and just leaves. What?
Where is he?

I wait a few seconds and then see fluid coming through the door. "No!", I knew exactly what he was doing. I run to the door and try to open it but he had locked me in. "Jack stop!".

This is how he did it last time.

He poured lighter fluid through my door and then he comes back in. "Don't do it". He drags me to the couch and ties my leg to it before running back out. "Jack!", I scream and watch the floor set fire.

I tried to pull my self out of the knot but I couldn't.

I hear my phone ringing again and try to get  myself to it but it was too far. I scream in frustration.

The smoke was covering the apartment and the fire was slowly catching up. All I could breath was smoke and it filled my lungs.

I coughed hysterically until I passed out.

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3rd persons pov.

Adam got back to the apartment an hour after the call. He ran back To the door and saw smoke coming out. "Shit", he says trying to open the door but it was locked.

He stands back and kicks it off its hinges being met with a gust of smoke and fire. He calls the fire department and through the fire he could see her.

He saw her body lead on the floor surrounded by fire. "Fuck!", he screams and runs in ignoring the fire burning him on the way in. "Elizabeth!", he shouts trying to wake her up.

He sees her foot tied to the couch and he undid it in seconds. Like he was ripping open a present. With ease. He picks her up and then realises he's trapped.

Window. He open the large window and sticks his head out for a fresh breath but the smoke quickly covered him to.

He lifts up Elizabeth wrapping her in a blanket to protect her and charged out the door. "Fuck!", he shouts with the fire burning him. He runs down and hear hears the fireman run up. "Hey!", he calls them and they run to the door.

"Sir you need to get out now", the fireman demands and he does. Without even thinking he runs with her down stairs and sees an ambulance already there.

"Please help her", he says and they take her. "I don't know how long she was in there, she breathed in a lot", he starts coughing. Another paramedic takes Adam in a different ambulance to care for his burns and clear his lungs out.

He couldn't bare the thought of losing Elizabeth when he only just got her. It would kill him.