Chapter 7
We got home and it was lunch time, so once more, I had to wait to visit Erik. When at last I finished, I headed up the stairs and knocked lightly on the door. Pushing all thoughts of Logan Crislip out of my mind, I waited for an answer. Suddenly, my bedroom door opened and a hand shot out and pulled me in. What was Erik doing in my room? "Erik, why are you in here?" He looked at me with an icy glare. "Look, I am sorry that I didn't come to you. My grandma has kept me busy and, anyways, I'm here for her at least that is what she seems to think." I wrapped my arms around Erik in an apologetic hug. "Please, pretty please, forgive me."
He growled a little then said "How can I not?" My spirits rose as he forgave me. "So, how was your trip to town?"
"It was okay. All I got to do was some grocery shopping. Not much else happened." That last part was a lie. I met Logan, but Erik didn't need to know about him. "Oh, I nearly died by falling over when trying to get a can of spaghetti sauce. Thankfully one of the employees was there and caught me."
"Well, I am glad that he was there." Erik said. My heart dropped to my stomach. Does he know that Logan was that employee? "You look pale, Addie. Maybe you are just tired because I kept you up last night. Let me go get you some water. Take a seat."
"Yes. I do feel a little fatigued. Thanks Erik. You are such a kind person." He left the room and I sat on my bed to wait for me. Erik returned with a cup of water and handed it to me. I took a long sip and sat the cup down on my night stand. My lips became oddly numb. "Hey Erik..." The room started spinning slowly. What... "Erik..." I fell backwards on the bed. As I lay there, Erik's arms picked me up and he held me to his chest.
"I'm sorry, Addie. Please forgive me..." was all I heard him say before I passed out.
Erik's POV
What else was I supposed to do? I knew about that filthy little boy, Logan. During the spring season, I listened as Luanne told him all about Adeleine and how she coming to visit during the summer. That woman was purposely trying to ruin me, so when they went to town, I got the old black Stingray that used to be Greg's out of the garage, and followed them down the road. Surprisingly, Luanne didn't recognize me. I parked the car in the shade of an oak tree a block away from the Crislip's store and walked the rest of the way.
Since nobody else could see me, I shadowed Adeleine through the store. I had lost her, once, and soon found her in one of the aisles climbing on the shelf, attempting to fetch a jar. As she lost her balance and started to fall, I ran down the aisle, but stopped when that boy showed up and caught her. I heard her whisper my name, thinking that Logan was me, but she found it was him. Jealousy and anger rose up in me, and I felt like strangling that long haired freak for touching my Adeleine. She was mine. Nobody but me could hold her like that, except her family members.
I fled the store to prevent me from murdering the boy, and headed back home to plan something to keep Adeleine away from anybody who would stand in the way of her breaking the curse. That is when I remembered the cottage that Greg built for when Luanne would kick him out of the house after they fought. It was hysterical to watch him pile into his Stingray and drive away from the house with a scowl on his face. In my spare time, I sometimes hid in the back seat and went with him. The cottage was in deeper within the woods and was probably a little dusty, but would suffice. So when Addie returned, I went straight to her room and waited.
When got her the water, I slipped some anesthetics into it and handed it to her. It would be the only way to get her away from her. I had already packed clothes for her and myself. As I made it into the garage, I heard Luanne calling for Addie inside the house. I buckled her up in the Stingray and started the car. With much speed, I drove away from the house I had been confined to for years, and finally, I was able to leave.
A/N: Erik is a kidnapper! Oh no, what are we to do?
Erik: I am not... well there was that one time with Christine...
Raoul: Yeah, I was pissed about that.
Erik: *punches Raoul's arm*
Raoul: Ouch!
Me: Well, please review. I just love them to death.
