Truth Out Of Darkness
Chapter 26
Phillip stared at his blank English test. He was thinking about Chloe, remembering the look of fear on her face. {How am I going to get through the year? Living in the same town, going to the same school and not be able to see her or talk to her?} Phillip remembered his mom Kate telling him about her exhusband Curtis. Curtis beat Kate while they were together and then took her children Austin and Billie away from her. Phillip thought about how upset he had been just thinking about someone hitting his mom. {Do I want to be like that? I need help, I can't take the chance that I won't hurt Chloe again.}
Phillip was brought out of his reverie when two policemen entered the class. They talked to the teacher briefly and then looked over at Phillip.
"Phillip Kiriakis?" they asked, coming up to him, an aura of authority surrounding them.
"Yes?" he answered cautiously. What was this about?
"Phillip Kiriakis, you are under arrest for violating your restraining order and for the harrassment of Chloe Lane." they dragged him to his feet and cuffed him while they read him his rights.
"What are you talking about? Harrassment? I haven't done anything!" he cried.
"That will be decided later, for now, just come with us."
Phillip allowed them to lead him away, deciding for once not to agravate the situation by resisting arrest. He found that he was actually too depressed to care.
They lead him down the hall past Chloe's locker. Policemen were taking pictures of it and collecting evidence while students milled around gossiping excitedly. It had been a very wild couple of days at Salem High.
Phillip was curious at the sight of her locker and wondered what had happened. Off to the side he saw a policewoman interviewing Belle and Shawn. Shawn stopped speaking midsentence and glared at Phillip.
Then Phillip saw her. A shaking, distraught Chloe was being comforted by Brady. Phillip couldn't help but feel jealous anger as he saw that Brady's arms were around her in a tight embrace. She was facing away from Brady as he held her from behind. She simply stared straight ahead, emotionally drained. As Phillip walked by, both Chloe and Brady met his gaze. Chloe just looked right through him, while Brady's glare made Phillip feel glad that he was in protective police custody.
Phillip just sadly walked on by and was quiet all the way to the police station.
"Miss Lane, I think we have everything we need. If we have any questions, we'll call you." The policewoman said gently and left.
"Yay! We can go home now! Christmas vacation has officially begun. How do you feel about that Chloe?" Belle asked, excited for many reasons, but also to try to snap Chloe out of her daze.
"Okay." Chloe replied simply.
"Slumber party! We are going to have so much fun! It's been ages since we did anything like this! It will be just what you need!" Belle enthused.
Chloe gave her a weak smile. It was hard not to be happy around Belle. It was also hard not to feel happy and safe wrapped in Brady's strong arms. Her shock was slowly wearing off and she was becoming aware of every sensation. The heat of him coursing though her body. His warm breath on her neck. His unique smell that made her want to wrap herself in his clothes. She noticed everytime his hands idly caressed her arms.
She remembered dancing with Brady, being in his arms. {Phillip never made me feel like this. What does that mean? You are NOT falling for Brady! You're just emotional and vulnerable.} She tried to tell herself, but it was a wasted effort. She looked up at his face, those warm rugged features. Those deep beautiful eyes, that amazing smile. She felt weak when Brady looked down at her and returned her gaze. He smiled at her warmly. She quickly looked away, suddenly afraid of what she was feeling.{Oh, no.} she thought {I'm in love with Brady.}
Chloe realized that Belle was talking.
"So, what do you want to do tonight?" she asked.
"Something mindless and fun." Chloe answered dreamily, closing her eyes. She leaned back against Brady. {I could sleep like this.}
"We could stay up late watching movies! Do like a theme - ooh horror! I 've got all the Scream movies. Oh, Sorry Chloe. My brain just caught up with my mouth. I'm thinking those are probably the last things you want to see right now. What do you want to watch?"
"Something lighthearted, warm, innocent. I kinda want to feel like a child for a while, you know?"
"I've got it! I've got like every Disney cartoon ever. We'll do a Disney marathon, it'll be great!"
Shawn and Brady moaned in mock horror.
"I know it seems childish and immature, but it will be fun with the four of us. We can make fun of the cheesy parts. Shawn, you could stay over too and it will be like one big slumber party. For one night we can forget we're seniors getting ready to face the world. We can forget all our problems and just be kids again. Please?" Belle begged, using her large expressive eyes as deadly weapon.
"Oh, not the eyes! OK, fine, anything you want." Shawn agreed helplessly.
"Ok, I suppose it won't be sooo awful. But next time, we have to watch manly movies." Brady joked.
"Ok, Operation Cheer-Up-Chloe is in full effect. Men, we are going to need supplies. Brady, you take Chloe home so she can pack her things and bring her to our place. Shawn and I will go to the store. You have your orders. Move out."
Chapter 26
Phillip stared at his blank English test. He was thinking about Chloe, remembering the look of fear on her face. {How am I going to get through the year? Living in the same town, going to the same school and not be able to see her or talk to her?} Phillip remembered his mom Kate telling him about her exhusband Curtis. Curtis beat Kate while they were together and then took her children Austin and Billie away from her. Phillip thought about how upset he had been just thinking about someone hitting his mom. {Do I want to be like that? I need help, I can't take the chance that I won't hurt Chloe again.}
Phillip was brought out of his reverie when two policemen entered the class. They talked to the teacher briefly and then looked over at Phillip.
"Phillip Kiriakis?" they asked, coming up to him, an aura of authority surrounding them.
"Yes?" he answered cautiously. What was this about?
"Phillip Kiriakis, you are under arrest for violating your restraining order and for the harrassment of Chloe Lane." they dragged him to his feet and cuffed him while they read him his rights.
"What are you talking about? Harrassment? I haven't done anything!" he cried.
"That will be decided later, for now, just come with us."
Phillip allowed them to lead him away, deciding for once not to agravate the situation by resisting arrest. He found that he was actually too depressed to care.
They lead him down the hall past Chloe's locker. Policemen were taking pictures of it and collecting evidence while students milled around gossiping excitedly. It had been a very wild couple of days at Salem High.
Phillip was curious at the sight of her locker and wondered what had happened. Off to the side he saw a policewoman interviewing Belle and Shawn. Shawn stopped speaking midsentence and glared at Phillip.
Then Phillip saw her. A shaking, distraught Chloe was being comforted by Brady. Phillip couldn't help but feel jealous anger as he saw that Brady's arms were around her in a tight embrace. She was facing away from Brady as he held her from behind. She simply stared straight ahead, emotionally drained. As Phillip walked by, both Chloe and Brady met his gaze. Chloe just looked right through him, while Brady's glare made Phillip feel glad that he was in protective police custody.
Phillip just sadly walked on by and was quiet all the way to the police station.
"Miss Lane, I think we have everything we need. If we have any questions, we'll call you." The policewoman said gently and left.
"Yay! We can go home now! Christmas vacation has officially begun. How do you feel about that Chloe?" Belle asked, excited for many reasons, but also to try to snap Chloe out of her daze.
"Okay." Chloe replied simply.
"Slumber party! We are going to have so much fun! It's been ages since we did anything like this! It will be just what you need!" Belle enthused.
Chloe gave her a weak smile. It was hard not to be happy around Belle. It was also hard not to feel happy and safe wrapped in Brady's strong arms. Her shock was slowly wearing off and she was becoming aware of every sensation. The heat of him coursing though her body. His warm breath on her neck. His unique smell that made her want to wrap herself in his clothes. She noticed everytime his hands idly caressed her arms.
She remembered dancing with Brady, being in his arms. {Phillip never made me feel like this. What does that mean? You are NOT falling for Brady! You're just emotional and vulnerable.} She tried to tell herself, but it was a wasted effort. She looked up at his face, those warm rugged features. Those deep beautiful eyes, that amazing smile. She felt weak when Brady looked down at her and returned her gaze. He smiled at her warmly. She quickly looked away, suddenly afraid of what she was feeling.{Oh, no.} she thought {I'm in love with Brady.}
Chloe realized that Belle was talking.
"So, what do you want to do tonight?" she asked.
"Something mindless and fun." Chloe answered dreamily, closing her eyes. She leaned back against Brady. {I could sleep like this.}
"We could stay up late watching movies! Do like a theme - ooh horror! I 've got all the Scream movies. Oh, Sorry Chloe. My brain just caught up with my mouth. I'm thinking those are probably the last things you want to see right now. What do you want to watch?"
"Something lighthearted, warm, innocent. I kinda want to feel like a child for a while, you know?"
"I've got it! I've got like every Disney cartoon ever. We'll do a Disney marathon, it'll be great!"
Shawn and Brady moaned in mock horror.
"I know it seems childish and immature, but it will be fun with the four of us. We can make fun of the cheesy parts. Shawn, you could stay over too and it will be like one big slumber party. For one night we can forget we're seniors getting ready to face the world. We can forget all our problems and just be kids again. Please?" Belle begged, using her large expressive eyes as deadly weapon.
"Oh, not the eyes! OK, fine, anything you want." Shawn agreed helplessly.
"Ok, I suppose it won't be sooo awful. But next time, we have to watch manly movies." Brady joked.
"Ok, Operation Cheer-Up-Chloe is in full effect. Men, we are going to need supplies. Brady, you take Chloe home so she can pack her things and bring her to our place. Shawn and I will go to the store. You have your orders. Move out."