Life is Strange 2: Falling Into Place

Chapter 5 of my Life is Strange 2 idea, enjoy.

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Disclaimer: I don't own Life is Strange 2 or its characters.

Chapter 5

Jenn Murphy let out a slow careful breath, running her hands through her hair, she had worn it loose today, if only to use it as a curtain to hide her face whenever she felt overwhelmed. She wrapped her arms around herself, fighting back the urge to shudder, an urge that had nothing to do with feeling cold, for she certainly wasn't. She may have simply been dressed in a purple T-shirt with black leggings and black flats, but the day was pleasantly warm. No, the reason she shuddered was due to the unpleasant memories that seemed seared into her mind.

'I can't escape it, no matter what…' She thought forlornly. 'I had that...horrible nightmare last night and now it's even affecting me while I'm awake.'

She was thinking, of course, about the kidnapping she had endured at the hands of Laura Williams, a former teacher at her school who despised her, even before she began dating Kyle Sherman, the student that Laura Williams had obsessed about to the point of stalking him. She in fact stalked them both, Kyle out of her obsessive love and Jenn out of blind hatred. She and Kyle had been prepared for a special date, one that they hoped they could enjoy to the fullest. But before she could go to meet Kyle, she had been kidnapped and put in what she could only describe as a death trap. Kyle had saved her, infuriated Laura Williams, but thankfully she had been arrested before any harm could be done, but it was still horribly close and had scarred Jenn mentally and she wasn't sure how Kyle was taking things.

At that moment she felt strong arms wrap around her and hold her comfortingly, she let out a soft breath.

"Kyle..." She whispered.

He smiled lightly. "Hey...penny for your thoughts?"

She shook her head, turning to face her boyfriend, like her dressed up casually in a black T-shirt with dark blue jeans and grey hi-tops.

"I just..." She said at last. "I can't get what happened out of my head...nightmares, and even during the day, I'll remember it, I'll hear the sound of the gun going off and, and..."

Kyle's expression softened and he tightened his hug slightly. "Oh Jenn, I know what you mean, I've been, having the same issues. I keep wondering, what if I'd...been too late, or, or...What if she had managed to knock me out..."

"I keep remembering when you tried to stop the gun, I keep replaying that in my head, all the time wondering, what if you'd got shot, what if…?"

They both paused, realizing their issue and immediately they closed the gap between them, kissing, trying to help each other through their love. As they parted they both managed to smile and spent some time simply holding each other, enjoying the closeness and managing, however briefly, to forget about their troubles.

"Let's not forget Kyle." Jenn said at last. "There's also...our families."

Kyle nodded. "Yeah, we gotta meet properly...maybe, next week, the weekend?"

Jenn smiled and agreed, that would be best, better to do it sooner than later after all, if they weren't busy with various things this weekend they would have done so then.

Entering the Park family's home, Jamie looked around, it was a modest and ordinary looking home, but he couldn't help but feel there was something a little strange about it. Meanwhile Lyla also looked around before calling out.

"Mom?"

There was no reply, Lyla seemed to relax a little at this.

Turning to him she spoke. "Okay, it's just us, I...I feel a little easier talking about this without mom hovering over us. C'mon, sit down."

Following her Jamie sat down on the sofa in the living room, Lyla seated next to him, fidgeting and Jamie bit his lip. She looked stressed and he wondered if he should have asked her what was wrong after all. It seemed to be hard for her and he hated the thought of causing her any distress.

"Jamie...what I'm about to tell you, needs to stay secret, you can't tell anyone, okay." She said at last.

Biting his lip he nodded. "O-Okay…?"

Lyla sighed. "The reason I'm so worried these days, the reason my insomnia's got worse...is because of my dad..."

And with that she revealed the whole harrowing truth, the shocking nightmare of what she suffered at her father's hands, the sexual abuse, everything.

Jamie was frozen. "Lyla, that's...you…?"

"That's not even the worst of it." She admitted. "I found out, just after Jenn was saved...dad's escaped from prison, he's out there somewhere and I don't even know where."

"God, Lyla..." Jamie whispered.

Unable to help himself he hugged her, thankfully that seemed to be just want she needed or, at least wanted, for she quickly returned it, crying into his shoulder, yet at the same time, relieved to have gotten the burden off her chest, sharing her dark secret and the latest horrifying news with someone she could trust. But she refused, she refused to let this stop her, she knew they had plans for next weekend after all and she wasn't about to let fear get in the way of them. She had to rise above this, no matter what.

End of chapter, hope you enjoyed it, read and review please.