I think that this is going to be the last chapter of this story.

When I started it I really loved writing it and had big plans for

it but since I've started posting I've found myself getting away

from my original ideas and plan. I dont think I'm going to

make a sequal to this but I'm still going to write how far would

you go and I have an idea in my mind for a new story but I'm

not sure yet so I'm not gonna announce it yet. PLEASE

PLEASE PLEASE review. I got 1 review for the last chapter and

to be honest thats what made me decide to end this story.

I know its been getting worse later and i was thinking of

rewriting from like chapter 5 up but who knows. any ways on

with the story.



~ Setting: the woods.

David had been walking for what seemed like hours to him.He

didnt know why he was looking for her. They had never gotten

along but something inside of him told him to go after her. He

had looked every where but he still couldnt find Melanie. He

was about to turn around hoping she would be waiting

back at the tent when something caught his eye. There was

something a few yards up. He could make out its outline but

he couldnt be sure if it was Melanie or not. He began to walk

closer. The whole time silently hoping it wasnt her. As he got

closer he could see the familure shape of the small girl who

had begun to hate him over the last month. When he was

close enough to reach out and touch her David crouched

down so he could be at her eye level. " Melanie what

happened?" David asked scared of the idea of her being hurt

and them not having any way to reach Peter. " I tripped and

fell. I dont think its broken I just cant get up." Melanie said

"Here I'll help you up. The tent isnt that far away we can make

it back if we work together." David replied grabbing her hands.

"here hold on tight" he said placing her hands around his

neck and scooping her up. "David I could've done it myself"

Melanie said protesting the idea of David carrying her. " Listen

I dont want to fight with you. I'm cold, I'm wet, and I'm tired.

We'll get back quicker this way. Plus i dont want you to get

hurt any more than you already are." David said mumbling the

last part "what was the last part?" Melanie said "huh? oh

nothing I just said you'll owe me for this when we get back"

"oh ok" Melanie said sounding like she believed him but

inwardly smiling at the fact that what David had said showed

he was concerned about her.By the time they got back to the

tent they were both drenched. David gentley placed her inside

the tent and then crawled in himself. After sitting there

for a few minutes David began looking through his back pack.

"what are you looking for?" Melanie asked intriguied "I'm

looking for something thats not completley soaked" he said

pulling out a long sleeved flannel shirt triumphetly. He

peeled off his soaked shirt and quickly put on the dry one.

As he was undressing Melanie couldnt help but notice that

he had scars on his chest,and arms not wanting to cause trouble or

start another argument she said nothing. "so why'd you run

away?" David asked tired of all the silence. "I dont know

I got mad that we couldnt get out of this stupid storm and

that the batteries died so we couldnt even talk to Peter. I

figured it was better to just leave then to do something to you." Melanie said

shivering from head to toe in her drenched clothes.

"oh that makes sence.Here take this" David said unbuttoning

his shirt and passing it to her "you dont need to get sick ontop

of your hurt ankle" "thanks but are you sure?" "yeah its no

problem" He said genuinly smiling at her for the first time

since they had met and pulling out a wife beater which he put onto his cold

body. Melanie turned her back to David and took off her wet shirt and then

placed his dry shirt on her freezing body. Once she had it on and was turned

back around he started their discussion again. "Mel since we're bonding

and all can I ask you something kinda personal?" David asked shyly. "sure I

guess you can." Melanie replied "well I was just sorta wondering ummm I

dont really know how to say this so if it comes out wrong you dont have to

answer it....but I kinda wanted to know...why you..." he trailed off "you mean

why'd I kill my step-dad?" "yeah" he replied faintly "It was a lot David I mean

I know you guys heard a little bit about how he abused me and my brother

and sister but thats just the begining of it. When my mom married him he

was a great guy. He was someone who the town admirred and respected ya

know? he had a good job and to everyone he was an honest, hard working

guy, but when I was in the 6th grade my mom got into a car accident and she

died. After that he.. I dont know he started to hit us and then it turned into

him coming into my room at night. To the rest of the world he was a great

guy who was raising 3 kids on his own but to me he was a monster." Melanie

stated as she wiped away a few tears that had formed at the mention of her

mother. "wow" was all David could think of to say. "yeah" Melanie replied

in the same astonished tone as David. "but I know you want to know about

the night I killed him. Am I right?" Melanie asked with a slight sniffle. "well

yeah but I dont want you to do anything that makes you uncomfortable."

He replied nervously. "no its ok it kinda helps me to tell you these things.

Ok so on the night I killed him I hadnt been feeling well so I went to bed

early. He came home from work or someplace and came into my room. After

he was done and he had left I kinda lost it. I didnt want that to happen EVER

again. I couldnt take it anymore. He had consumed my life for 4 years and it

was time for that to end. So i went into the kitchen and I got a knife. I told

my brother and sister to stay in their rooms. I was just going to try to scare

him but when I got there he came after me again and I pulled out the knife

he didnt even know I had it, and I stabbed him. I stabbed him 3 times and

then after I watched him bleed to death I kept stabbing his dead body. Thats

why you read about all the blood in the paper.Next thing I knew the police

were there and I was in jail. A few days later I was here. Thats it David.

You know more about me than anyone does even Peter doesnt know some

of the things that I told you." " Melanie I'm sorry" David replied sounding

incredibly sincere "It's ok. In a way you made me stronger" " No its not ok

dont you see. Something horrible happened to you and I knew it but I had to

be mean to you because I was ashamed." " ashamed of what David?" "that you

had the guts to do something that I didnt. My whole life I dreamed of killing

my dad but I never did. You did and I dont know I guess I was mad that a girl

had done the one thing I wanted to do the most." David replied on the verge

of tears. "Its ok David" Melanie said as she crawled across the tent and

embraced him in a hug. When they pulled apart Melanie noticed for the first

time that he only had on a wife beater and she had cried all over his bare

shoulders. "I'm sorry. I got tears all over you." Melanie said letting out a

small laugh "it's no problem. I'm already wet whats a little more" he replied

laughing too. It was at that moment when their bodies were so close together

that Melanie relized the connection they had. She stared into his eyes and

she found a scared little boy looking back at her silently begging her to keep

his secret. "I feel really close to you right now" Melanie said quietly "yeah me

too." David said. Then as if some great force had taken them over they both

leaned in until their lips met and they shared a kiss full of all the pent up

emotions they had been storing inside for so long. When they parted they

smiled at each other. "It's late. We should try to get some sleep." David said

They carefully unrolled the sleeping bags and Melanie spoke "David

I know this might sound dumb but do you think I could sleep in your bag

tonight? I dont really want to be alone." " Yeah I dont want to be alone either"

He said as he pulled a corner of the bag out so she could climb in. Melanie

climbed in and rested her head on his chest as he wrapped his arms around

her waist as if he was holding something so fragile only he could keep it

together, and that was how they fell asleep.




~Meanwhile: Peters office

"Thats great Curtis thanks" Peter said placing the phone down "well.." Sophie

said nervously. " he said the rain has slowed and we can go up there at first

light to get them." " thats great news Peter" Sophie said hugging him




~The next morning: Campsite

When David and Melanie woke up they both seemed alittle relieved to find the

night before hadnt been a dream. They both crawled out of the sleeping bag.

A few seconds later they heard the sound of gravel crunching and a truck

approaching them. They crawled out of the tent and were met with the sight

of Peter and Sophie running over to them relief evident on theier faces.Peter

and Sophie talked about how relieved they were to see the 2 but to them

everything was a blur and all they could think of was the night before. The 4

climbed into the truck and began there drive back to Horizon. During the

ride Melanie grabbed Davids hand and held it tight. When they got back to

Horizon she was still holding onto him. They stepped out of the truck at the

addministration building where all the cliffhangers were waiting. The 2

recieved odd looks for the fact that David only had on a wife beater and jeans

and Melanie was wearing his shirt, jeans, and had a limp. " why dont you 2

go over to the nurses cabin. I'll be right there. I just have to let your

gaurdians know your both ok" Peter said. As they walked off hand in hand

getting odd looks from everyone they passed Melanie knew everything would

be ok. She would get through it, her and David both would and they'd do it

together, as friends and who knows maybe they could even get through it as

something more.