For some reason, I switched to first person after the first chapter. Not sure why, but I did. So…that's how its gonna be. Along with that, I know I said I would redo a chapter every day, but I have time tonight. So take some more.
"You...you were in my dream." I said as I took a step back. The woman kept smiling as she took a step forward to match my step. Oh shit.
"Yes, I was. And didn't we have so much fun?" She said with an evil glint in her eyes. Oooh shit.
I turned around to run but the woman grabbed me before I could.
"Ah, I don't think you're going anywhere sweet cheeks." She whispered into my ear as she ran the knife down my cheek, cutting me as it went. Oh God I could feel the pain kicking in, and damn did it hurt! Just as she was about to bring the knife at me again, there was a bright, clean light that made me close my eyes.
All at once, the pressure of the woman holding me was gone and I was inside. The light faded and I slowly opened my eyes and looked around.
I was in this musty old house with books and weird symbols spraypainted everywhere. I turned around and came face to face with the guy from before. The candy bar guy. I jumped out of surprise and took a quick step back. He simply smiled down at me while he took another bite of candy.
"Hey there." He said. I looked up at him and my head started to spin slightly. What was going on? How did he find me? Where was i? things were happening so fast and I was beyond confused. I staggered a moment and the man reached out to me and placed his hands on my shoulders to steady me.
"Woah there Juliana. You might wanna sit down." He said as he guided me to a chair. I looked at him as he pulled a lollipop out of his pocket and I sat down.
"How did you know my name?" I asked him accusingly. Great. Now I have a stalker. He pointed at my shirt.
"You have a name tag on." He said with a small smirk. I looked down and ripped it off, blushing with embarrassment. Great. Now I'm an idiot. I looked around again and looked back at the man.
"You obviously have some questions." He said and leaned back in his chair. I sat up a bit. Hell yeah I had some questions.
"First of all, where am I?" I asked slowly as I looked out the window to see nothing but dark skies. I was getting no clues at all, nothung to tell if he was lying or not.
"Sioux Falls, South Dakota."
"Pardon?" I said quietly after I coughed a bit. "South Dakota?" The man nodded. "How the hell did I get here?!" I practically yelled. "Not even five minutes ago I was in San Antonio. What the shit am I doing in South freaking Dakota?!" I started to breathe faster and tried to stand up. The man jumped up and gently sat me back in the chair. I glared up at him but didn't argue since I could tell I was starting to panic a little.
"Ok, ok, you need to sit down and try to calm down. Breathe evenly. It's alright. I'll explain when you calm down." He said quietly to me as I tried to slow my breathing and calm down a bit.
"Who ARE you?" I said as I looked at him. He looked into my eyes again.
"My name is Gabriel."
"Like the angel?" I asked softly as I reached up to my cross necklace and Gabriel laughed.
"Yeah. Like the angel." He said with a small smirk. I blushed at his laughted and narrowed my eyes.
"Ok angel boy. How did I get to Sioux Falls?"
"Secret. Can't tell you." He said as he leaned back and my brows came together in anger.
I almost jumped out of my chair. "What do you mean you can't tell me?! I have every right to know how I got from Texas to South Dakota!" I glared at Gabriel and he held his hands up in defense.
"Look. I need to protect you. I'll tell you tomorrow, alright? First you need to learn about what's after you."
I looked down and then looked back up before I heard a gun cock. I froze and looked at Gabriel, my eyes wide. What kind of a place did he bring me to?
"Who in the hell are you?" A gruff voice asked. Well, more of demanded than asked.
"J-Juliana." I stammered out as I sat there frozen. I hoped to God that I didn't die because of this. My hands were shaking as I sat and looked at Gabriel who was looking at the man with a casual smile.
"And what in the hell are you doing here Gabriel?" The voice said again. Gabriel leaned back in his chair and put his hands behind his head.
"Just visiting. I missed spending time with you and those two muttonheads." He said sarcastically.
"Oh yeah, I'm sure. Missed us SO much" the voice replied sarcastically. Gabriel got serious for a few seconds.
"Ok, fine. I needed a safe place for Juliana." He said as he sat forward and gestured at me. Why the hell did I need protecting? I looked at Gabriel and the moment our eyes made contact again, I felt all the fear melt away and i stopped shaking.
"Stand up and turn around, girl." The voice said and I complied. i quickly stood up and turned around slowly. "She ain't a demon, right?" Gabriel scoffed.
"Really? You think I would bring a demon here? Please. Have a little faith." Gabriel said, almost like he was telling a joke and the man scoffed back. "Demons are why I brought her here. They're after her and your house is the safest place for her right now." The man nodded and threw the gun down on the couch and put his hand out for me to shake.
"Name's Bobby." He said and I shook his hand. "So. Did you have time to pack anything?" He asked.
"No." I said as I shook his hand. "Coming here was a kind of…spur of the moment thing." I said, trying my best to explain it.
Bobby sighed. "Well, you're gonna need clothes, but for now, you need some sleep. C'mon, spare room's up here." I followed him and he led me up some stairs and opened the door to a small bedroom. i looked around the empty room after he closes the door and my shoulders grew heavy.
"What the hell is going on?" I thought to myself. Would my family be worried about me? No. They wouldn't. I had called yesterday and I normally don't call every day. They wouldn't notice. I could barely straight as I sat down on the bed. After all that's happened to me in the past couple of days though, all I could think about as I lay my head down on the pillow was that I didn't have pjs.
