Riley's POV
I heard the door open and someone walk onto the room.
"Jason" my voice was tear strained and quite
Johnson walked around to me so I could see him
"I don't think Jason really wants to see you right now. Or ever again"
My heart ached at his words.
Johnson bent down and poured something cold over my back. I screamed out in pain and he stuffed a cloth into my mouth.
"shut up bitch. I'm trying to help you these wounds are infected."
Infected? didn't it take time for wounds to get infected? I spit out the cloth and tried to talk.
"that's impossible. It takes at least a week for wounds to get infected."
Johnson laughed bitterly
"I know. You've been in a coma for two and a half weeks. Why don't you just die already bitch"
I didn't answer. I couldn't. the pain caused by Johnson cleaning my wounds stopped anything other than screams from leaving my mouth.
When he was done and my back was bandaged I rolled onto my side to look at him.
"how bad is it?"
He wouldn't look me in the eyes.
"the wounds have mostly healed and the infection is almost gone. Unfortunately you should be fine in a few more days"
I shook my head "I didn't mean my wounds Johnson"
He sent me an evil glare
"how the hell do you think it is riley you broke him. No he was already broken you shattered him to pieces. The kid had already been through more than most people can ever handle and then you had to go and do this to him. We aren't the only monsters."
He turned to leave but I reached out to stop him. I had to make him understand.
"no Johnson please stop let me explain! It wasn't like that I swear! Please just let me explain."
He stared at me with a cold expression.
"why should I"
"because I need Jason to know the truth. Please for Jason?"
He didn't speak but he didn't walk away. I took this as a sign to continue.
"after you kidnapped me I knew I had to come up with a plan. I thought if I could just get close enough to him, make him care for me, then I could steal the key and escape."
Johnson snorted "I knew it you little bitch"
I shot him a glare and forced myself up on my elbows ignoring the pain.
"shut up and listen for once in your god damn life"
His hands balled into fists but I stood my ground
I knew I was treading on thin ice but I had to explain.
"the plan was going perfectly, but there was a little problem. Something I never planned for happened. Something I didn't think was possible."
"and what's that" Johnson sneered
I used the pole to pull myself to my feet and I glared directly at him
"I fell in love with Jason."
I could see the shock on his face. It was quickly placed with disbelief
"that's a bunch of shit. How stupid do you think I am?"
I knew I couldn't make him believe me.
I didn't try to stop him as he walked towards the door.
As he turned the knob to leave I tried one last time.
"Johnson"
He turned back to look at me
"what the hell do you want now?"
I stood as straight as I could and let all my emotions out through my eyes.
"I took the key after the first time Jason and I slept together. I had, had it for four days when you found it. If I had wanted to escape I would have done it already."
I saw it in his eyes. He believed me. I wanted to cheer but I knew that was only half the battle. The one that mattered the most still hated me.
"please tell Jason I love him"
Johnson gave me one last shocked look before walking out of the room.
I sank back down to the floor in misery.
Something I've realized over the past few days. Waiting is worse than death.
Jason's POV
I stepped back from the doorway like I had been burned.
No she was lying.
When I heard riley awake I had crept over to the door. I wanted to see what she was saying.
Now I wished I hadn't.
The bitch was still trying to lie her way out of things.
I cant believe what she said. I just cant.
Because that would mean she loved me too.
And that was impossible.
Or was it?
I had spent the past week going over every moment riley and I had shared together. Now I had reached a conclusion.
She did love me.
I could remember seeing it in her eyes when we kissed, when we made love.
i had know it all along and I had still done what I did.
And she still loved me.
I had hurt her unthinkably and I knew if I walked in her room right now she would still take me back.
It was too much.
I had been through loosing my parents, my brother, all of my friends. I had been through jail and murdered people. And then when I finally had a second chance, I had pushed away the only person I had left. The person I loved.
This was the last straw.
I walked out of my room and over to the table where Johnson was sitting drinking jack. I grabbed the car keys and started to leave.
"McCann where you going?"
I looked back at him and I knew he knew.
Without a word I turned and left.