Milton

Kim stormed out of the room. She's definitely not impresssed. But I am sure that I am not the only one who noticed that Kim is at least a hundred thousand on the anger scale.

"Sorry but I need to check that she is okay" Jack jumped to his feet. "We can't leave it like that"

I shook my head and stood in his way. "that is not going to help her, she is in turmoil over this whole saga. Kim needs time to deal with it alone. She needs to be alone. She can't do that while you are there and you know it"

Jack fell backwards onto the sofa. "I don't like it, she's annoyed at me again. I need to fix it. We need to fix it"

Why do we need to fix it? Me and Jerry are innocent bystanders in this whole thing why do we have to help him fix it? Oh right, because we are his best mates.

I nodded "Later though she needs to calm down first. Jack this stress cannot be good for the baby, do you want to make it worse?"

He shook his head "Milton I don't want to make things worse for her. She's going through enough hell as it is but last time I saw her like this she split her stitches."

"Jack I will check on Kim later after I let Sam out" I promised. As I walked Sam to the door she made me promise that I would let her know if any of us hear from or see those monsters again. Hopefully we don't and we can get on with our lives.

I went into Jack's room where Kim had been sleeping since she was released from hospital. She was curled up on Jack's bed clutching a bear that Jack had bought for her. Kim was distraught, crying so much that her eye make up was starting to run down her face.

"Oh honey" I grabbed a tissue and started dabbing gently at her cheeks to remove the mascara lines. "Sorry do you want me to go?" I got up, ready to give her time alone.

Kim grabbed my arm "No don't leave me"

I sat down beside her. I didn't know how to act or really what to say to make it or make her feel better.

"Thanks for checking on me Milton, at least I know that I can count on you" she sniffled. She wrapped her arms around my chest, still clutching that bear in her hand. "It's all too much Milton. Max is released and then I find out Jack knew but was reluctant to tell me, and I have the baby to think about now..." She was drifting off to sleep "Milton I don't know if I can trust..."

I waited for a few moments until I was sure that she was asleep, got up and grabbed a blanket to drape over my sleeping friend.

Was she about to say that she doesn't think that she can trust Jack?

I shook that thought out of my head. No, don't be silly Kim wouldn't say that, she loves Jack she would never not trust him, would she?

Kim

I woke up earlier than everybody else, mind you I did go to bed a lot earlier than I should have. I had calmed down a lot since my outburst last night. Even though I am still annoyed with Jack, at least I do not want to kill him any more. I am not sure how long that is going to last though. I don't think that I can forgive him, not yet. Maybe in time I can but now it is just too soon.

What am I going to do now? I sat on the edge of Jack's bed wondering what to do. I have no home, my boyfriend has been lying to me, my mum and sister have a new life and to top it all off I am fourteen and pregnant.

I sighed. My phone sat on Jack's bedside table. It couldn't hurt to turn it on, could it? All I want is to play candy crush or pet saga or something. I haven't had it on since my first admittance to the hospital. It was probably a wrong decision since I hadn't had the chance to change the number yet.

And it was: over one hundred missed calls from an unknown number, thirty unread texts; ten from Jack, 5 from Milton and Jerry and fifteen from an unsaved number. And two voice messages.

Now if I had any sense I would delete everything and turn it off without finding out what they were for. Normally I would but there was a part of me who wanted to know what the messages said.

I took a deep breath and hit play on the latest one. There was no need to hear the other one.

'You bitch! Why did you do all of this? You've ruined your life and mine. Oh you look so lovely by the way just laying there sleeping with that blue skateboard blanket on your shoulders. Yes that is right princess I'm watching you"

I dropped the phone on the floor and pulled my legs up to my knees and rested my chin on them. Even just his voice creeps me out but now the message was still playing and he was just laughing down the phone.

And then I saw the blanket laying on the floor. It was the same one he described. He was here. He was here watching me. I jumped up and closed the curtains. I am not safe any more. I am not safe anywhere if he found me here. I ignored my tears as I packed my bag I am not taking much if I need anything I will buy it. I can't stay here any longer. The longer I do the more danger I could put them all in. I can't do that to my friends. I love them too much.

I somehow managed to creep downstairs and past the living room, where Jack was sleeping along with Jerry and Milton who had stayed over, without making a sound.

I didn't have a plan, I didn't know where to go or what is best for me. All I know is that I have to leave to keep everybody I love safe from the demon in my life. I wouldn't be able to live with myself if anything happened to my friends and family because of him.

I kept walking in no particular direction. I didn't know if I would even be able to stop but I knew I couldn't stick around, I had to get away. I need to stay away for everyone's safety and my own.

I wished that I listened to Sam and Jack about the phone. I should have got rid of it in the first place but at the time it seemed like too much hassle to change it.

Where am I going to go? Where can I go? I am three months pregnant. I need somewhere safe to raise my babies. I rubbed my growing bump gently.

I had been walking aimlessly for the past hour, paranoid looking over my shoulder every couple of minutes to check I am not being followed. This sucks! Why can't he leave me alone? I can't live like this for the rest of my life, its not healthy for me and my babies and for everybody else who are involved now.

I want this all to stop but what can I do? Not even the police can find him and he seems to be lurking around here somewhere.