Valentine

by Sleepy L. head

It's been five years since Rosemary's twin sister, Valentine, has been taken and with the help of her two brothers and her friends she's finally beginning to cope, but what happens when the kidnapper is closer than he seems?

Someone's behind me, I can feel it.
I can feel his cold hard stare drilling into the back of my head; I can feel the vibrations of every step he takes...
But no matter how hard I try, I just can't turn around.

He's being really quiet, like he's trying not to let me know he's there. I can tell he is though. I feel like I'm going to be sick, so I stop moving to find that I've walked into a park. I can tell it's late but despite the time there is a little girl sat on the swings. It looks like she's been crying.
She has dark brown hair and vivid blue eyes. At first I don't recognize the girl but then I realize it's HER

Nine years old with such a bright future.

"Vale?"

My heart stops.

"You shouldn't be out this late."

I can't breathe.

"Why don't you let me drive you home?"

I want to scream, and cry and try to stop them but I can't, I'm paralyzed. That's when I realize that he was never following me.

It was always about Valentine.

I watch my sister jump off the swing and then... she smiles?