Demons of My Past
Chapter one
The day I graduated seems so long ago. The weeks afterward though I remember like yesterday. Everything started on May 31st. It was a sunny gorgeous day and I was set for the races. My sister had friends over and I was tired of all their chatter. So I grabbed my dog and went out for a walk. My dog, goody, suddenly stopped. I looked up to see why, suddenly goody took off knocking my on my butt. I stood up and tried to find goody. I looked around trying to find goody. I saw a silhouette in the sunlight but ignored it. That was until the shadow stepped forward. Brandon!!!
"Told ya I'd be back" the he grinned. I felt the air punched from my gut when I saw him. Goody looked at him and before I could react Goody lunged at his throat. I watched in horror as he snapped her neck and threw her the ground. I slowly backed away. I saw his grin disappear as I turned to run. I didn't get far though before he grabbed me from behind. I tried to scream but he covered my mouth with a cloth. I saw one of the neighbors call the police. He shoved me in the passenger side. He sped off down the street and I know in my mind that the police wouldn't arrive in time.
I could only pray the tracking device in my necklace was working perfectly. I know for a fact that Daniel had tested it in the most extreme conditions.
"No one is going to find us babe" Brandon grinned evilly, "cars not mine I stole it last week.
"Why me? Why now?" I asked seriously. The last time he had bothered to talk to me was when I was pregnant with his kid. That was before my boyfriend, Hale, went crazy and shot me. I lost the baby and almost died. That was right before he left; telling me it wasn't worth it. Brandon gave me a soft smile and I remembered the days when all it took to earn those smiles was to be around.
"Let's just say I am protecting you" he said, "now why don't you get some sleep."
"Ok I trust you" I said drifting off.
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He couldn't believe after everything she still trusted him. He watched her sleep. She was gorgeous, even more so than the last time he had seen her. He turned his attention back to the road. He looked ahead for his road knowing it was coming up soon. He slowly followed the road to a nearby lake. It was a small deserted part of Minnesota. He parked the car and grabbed the keys to a bright red truck. He slowly and gently lifted her to the truck and surprisingly she stayed asleep. She was still sleeping moments later when the car exploded behind them. He looked over and smiled. At least she trusts me enough to sleep, he thought to himself.
He pulled the truck over and looked closer at her necklace something about it bugged him. He swore when he saw that it was really a tracking device. He tossed it out the window and drove off. He hit a rather nasty bump and cursed. He checked to make sure she was still sleeping. She snuggled closer, sighing in contentment. He could smell her floral perfume. He shifted slightly and draped his arm around her shoulders. He recalled the last time they had been sitting like this. It was months ago, her mom had been bowling and she'd invited him over. She told him she was pregnant. Later that evening though Hale had shot her. Brandon had walked out of her life shortly after that.
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I felt disoriented and slowly opened my eyes. I jolted awake when I realized his arms were around me. I moved to the other side of the truck.
"I see you are finally awake" he smiled softly
"Where the hell are we?" I asked
"Somewhere in Canada I think" he laughed "I got lost hours ago"
"Where were we supposed to be?" I said
"Florida" he laughed
"Oh boy you really got lost" I laughed. It had been a long time since I had laughed freely. He wrapped his arm around my waist and pulled me closer. I tensed at first but when he didn't try anything else I relaxed. Besides it took much energy to fight him. I leaned against him and watched to road ahead of us. It felt good being in his arms.
"Can I ask you a question?" I said
"Depends" he said
"Why did you kidnap me?" I said
"To keep you safe, why don't you call your mom and let her know you are safe with me, then I will explain" he said frowning. I dialed my mom's number and told her what was going on. Well my version anyway. When I told her I was with Brandon she laughed. She never bothered to ask who kidnapped me all she cared is that I was safe with Brandon. We hung up soon after that and I looked to Brandon for an explanation. Turns out one of Hales friends was out to kill me.