Down On My Knees

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Chapter 2

Lucy

Saturday evening

I shoved my cell phone into my jeans and locked the door as I left my house to go to the Drakes'. I got into my truck, starting it and I was on my way. I wanted to spend more time around Nicholas and Solange. I don't know why, but I have this feeling that something was very wrong since yesterday. I sighed as I thought of all the dangerous things Solange was determined to hide from me. Her life was bound to get better as soon as she gets used to the blood thirst. At least, I hoped it would. I snapped out of my thoughts as I found myself turning into the Drakes' driveway. The farmhouse was dark and gave off an eerie atmosphere.

Something was wrong. Everything about this place felt wrong. I grabbed the crossbow I hid underneath my seat and rushed out of my truck. I ran up the porch and swung the door open. I looked around in the dark as I searched for the light switch for the living room.

"Quinn! You will stop with your jokes right now or else I'll break your nose once I get my hands on you!" I shouted.

Only silence replied.

"QUINN DRAKE! Where are you? I'm so going to kill you now!" I yelled.

There was still no reply. Something was very wrong. By this time, Nicholas would've come to me to comfort me with sweet nothings and Quinn would've dashed out the front door. None of that happened and I began to panic. I finally found the light switch and turned on the lights. Everything was where it was supposed to be. Only the Drakes' personal belongings were gone. Solange's clay pots, Conner's geek movies, Logan's dream catcher from Isabeau that he hung in the living room. They were gone. I could feel my eyes water as I sprinted up to Solange's room to see her belongings have disappeared. Her clothes, shoes and her clay pots too.

There was only one thing she left behind. The hello kitty pillow I'd given her when it was her ninth birthday. It was left on her bed and it was the only thing left of her. I felt my tears spill onto my face as I began to weep. My legs gave in and I found myself collapsed on the cold floor. Suddenly I felt the need to go to Nicholas's room. With tears in my eyes, my sight was blurry as I dragged my feet slowly to his room anticipated what was to come. I stood in front of his door and knocked.

"Nicholas, are you there?" I heard my voice crack, "I'm coming in now."

I turned the door knob and weakly pushed the door in. I didn't bother to reach for the light switch. I fell on my knees as I realised he too was gone with all of his belongings. They had all left. They left me. His room seemed so empty without his things. The light from downstairs shone into his doorway as I slumped onto his floor and cried my eyes out. I screamed in agony as I clenched my chest with my hand. It hurt so much. How could they leave me? How could they not even say goodbye? Why didn't they tell me? Was this what was bothering Solange so much? How could I have brushed it off so easily?

I cried even harder and screamed out for the world to hear. After an hour of weeping, I stood up to look around his room for anything he would've left behind. I walked over to Nicholas's desk and pulled the drawer. There was a note inside. The note looked like a page that had been torn out of a book. I traced my fingers over the writing and began to read it.

'Lucy,

I know you must be shocked to see that we've left. I know you must be crying so much right now. I know that you must be hurting. I know. You will be happier without me in your life. We won't come back anymore so don't look for us. You can't come to the farmhouse often anymore because it isn't safe. Remember to be careful and take care of yourself. Lucy, remember that you're only human so you can't do everything. You have to remember that I can't save you when you get into trouble anymore. So don't do dangerous things and keep yourself out of trouble for me. I'll always remember you. I will always love you.

Goodbye Lucy.

Nicholas.'

Once again, I fell on the floor and sobbed. He left me. He won't come back for me. Nicholas, why did you leave me? Didn't you say you loved me? If you loved me, why would you leave me? You knew I couldn't live without you and yet you still leave me. Was everything I said not matter to you? Was everything you said a lie? I crumpled on the floor and hugged my knees. I sobbed and screamed until I lost my voice. Even then I still cried. I picked myself off the ground and climbed into his bed. It still smelt like him.

I would never smell his scent again…

I would never taste his sweet kisses again…

I would never hear his voice again…

I would never feel his comforting hugs again…

I would never see him again…

The world felt as if it was caving in on me. I snuggled into his blanket and pillow and tried to remember his face and all of him. I was scared I would forget how he looked, his scent, his voice. I spent the night etching him into my mind as I cried myself to sleep. All the while I wished I would wake up from this never-ending nightmare.

Sunday morning

I slowly feel my conscious coming back to me and I opened my eyes. My eyes felt gritty and dry. I had cried all night last night. I sat up slowly and gazed around his room. I tried to convince myself that everything had just been a dream and that Nicholas was sleeping downstairs on the couch. I knew it wasn't true, but I prayed that it was. That everything would be fine and everything would be the way it was before. I turned my head to his desk and got out of bed. I read the note again. Even though I knew what it said, but it didn't hurt any less.

I felt the edges of the note and turned it to its back.

I dropped the note.

It was the picture of us on my twelfth birthday and it was torn. I could feel myself beginning to cry again. I didn't even wipe my tears away; I just let them trail down my face. Why did you have to do that Nicholas? Are we really going to end this way? We are going to end with you leaving me on the floor, knowing I won't be able to stand up again? Do you really think I will stop loving you even though you left me? You were my everything and I will do everything for you even if it's to disappear from your life. The only thing I can't promise you is to stop loving you, but I'll try my best at life.

I can't cry anymore. I have to be strong. I'm hurting right now, but I will pull through. I have to be the stubborn Lucy I was. I have to be the person who would pull through everything. I wiped my tears away and cleaned myself up in the washroom down the hall. I looked at myself in the mirror above the sink and my eyes were swollen. I looked straight into the eyes of my reflection.

I promise you, Nicholas Drake, I will get through everything because you told me too. I will stay out of trouble for you. I will remember to take care of myself and I won't look for you. I won't because I know that you don't want me to find you. I hope you will come see me yourself because only then can I break my promise to you.

Tears were threatening to fall, but I wiped them with my fingers. I love you so much, Nicholas. I headed downstairs and stepped out the front door. I locked it and walked to my truck. I climbed inside and drove away from this memorable past.

Kieran

Sunday evening

Solange and her family left Violet Hill on Saturday evening. They knew that Lucy would be coming and left an hour or so earlier. I felt that this wasn't the right way to deal with things. How could they just leave Lucy because she was in danger? Do they not realise that by leaving, they're leaving Lucy vulnerable to everything out there? They just made the situation ten times worse! I don't like them leaving at all. I won't see Solange as much as I used to, but it was better than what Lucy had to deal with. She wouldn't get to see them at all. I would be able to see them once every three months.

Solange was determined to have me keep this a secret from Lucy. I could tell that Lucy wouldn't hold up no matter how strong they thought she was. Nicholas looked more devastated than I thought was possible. He really loved her to push her out of his life like that and let her have a chance at a normal life. In fact, all the Drakes looked sad that they had to leave Lucy behind. Even Helena didn't grin when I picked a fight with her that evening.

I hope Lucy would keep calm and wouldn't do anything reckless like try to chase after them in the woods or something. She would be safe. That's why the Drakes left in the first place, right?

Lucy

Sunday night

As soon as I got home, I was wrapped in a pair of arms. Shocked, I hugged back after realising it was my mom.

"Lucy, I was so worried about you! We heard what happened. Liam called last night. Where were you?" She asked worriedly.

"Liam called? What did he say?" I asked quickly.

"He just said that they were leaving and that you wouldn't take the news well so he said to watch out for you. He thanked us for our friendship all these years and said he was sorry for leaving without saying goodbye. He said that you were a wonderful girl to have known and his family thinks so too." She answered sadly.

I broke down right there. I knew it would be hard to move on but right now I just wanted to stay in the past. In the past, I was happy and dreamed of nothing more than to live with the Drakes for forever. I ran up to my room and slammed the door. I slid down the door and started to cry. I felt myself pass out as someone carried me away. I let myself be carried away as I begin to lose consciousness. The familiar smell of rain and wood smoke entered my mind as I was consumed by the comforting darkness.

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