CHLOE P.O.V
I was on the road. Once again I was on my way to a safe house. Honestly, I've lost count of how many my son and I have been to in the past year and a half. Ever since HE left me we have been traveling. Safe house to safe house, always being found too soon. It was impossible to hide from the Edison Group for very long. As I thought more and more on the subject the more depressed I became. Sometimes I wondered if the reason I was always found was that subconsciously I wanted to get caught. To welcome death, to end the pain here and now.
As I drove up the drive of the new safe house someone with long dark hair (probably the owner) came to meet me.
"Hi, I'm Serena!" She smiled.
"What a cute baby you have, can I hold him?"She asked. I nodded slowly, still not fully trusting this woman I had just met. I handed Drew to her. As if suddenly remembering I was new she said,
"Follow me, and come meet the gang. Oh and your room was set up with a small nursery."
I noticed she was almost bouncing as she walked. Why would she be that excited about me? There is nothing special about me, yeah I can raise the dead in my sleep but that is nothing to be proud of. I shuddered at the thought and hoped for the millionth time I wouldn't be caught. As if by routine I followed her to a three story house in a meadow, just beyond the trees on a dirt road.
She slowly led me to the house, all while talking about how happy everyone was that I was here. I only caught a few words as I was watching her holding Drew, wishing the whole world was as understanding as she was. I shook my head; it was not the time to get into scaring memories.
Drew looked so much like his father that sometimes it hurt, his emerald eyes, his thick black hair. I wondered if he got anything from me at all.
Serena led me to a large room that must have been the living room, judging by its massive size and the big cluster of people.
"Ok guys, there here. Let's do introductions!" Serena yelled, laughing as everyone scrambled to find seats. Well almost everyone, there was one figure slightly hidden that did not move. The figure moved out of the shadows, I would know that thick black hair and green eyes anywhere...
Derek.
Sorry for how short it is. This is my first try. Anything I need to improve on? Thank you Jordan Jas for being the beta for this story!
Nikki ;)