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“Yes,” he said. “I need to drink.”
We heard footsteps coming down the stairs and Annie entered the kitchen.
Nick jumped up. “Where is she?”
“Calm down,” she told him. “She is taking a shower. She said she will come downstairs after and show us what had happened.”
I suddenly got very nervous. What will we see?
Aria’s POV
I was standing in the shower staring at the wall. The water was burning hot, but I was still not warm enough. My body was frozen, and I couldn’t warm myself up.
My grandma had erased my memories right after it happened. When I woke up from the spell, I had a feeling I was still there. I could do nothing but scream.
I didn’t know if I should be mad at my grandma or thankful to her.
She took away my choice. She took away the opportunity to deal with what happened and heal. Now I felt like too much time had passed to bring it up. I felt guilty for being afraid.
On the other hand, I knew she was just trying to protect me. Make me forget that horrible night. She was trying to make up for what she did by giving me better memories. Prettier life.
A life that was a big, ugly lie. In the end, she only made me feel worse. She gave me something beautiful, only for it to be replaced with the horrible truth.
I sighed and turned the shower off.
I wrapped myself in a towel and stared at the mirror.
I didn’t recognize the girl staring back at me. My eyes were puffy and red and my skin was pale. I looked confused and afraid.
Cassie would have made me put makeup on. She always loved makeup.
Oh, Goddess, how I missed her. I missed Jake. My Jake. He had probably moved on. I couldn’t blame him. I disappeared from their lives. They probably thought I was dead.
I felt tears welling back again and placed my hand over my mouth to muffle a sob that escaped.
Should I even mess up their lives by coming back after four years? Should I just stay here? But I missed them terribly. It felt like they were by my side yesterday.
And what about Nick? And Gabriel? And Annie? They cared for me. I knew they did. And I cared for them. But they weren’t my family. Cassie and Jake were.
And what about that monster? He found me. He said he would, and he did. I am not safe here anymore. But would I be safe there? Would I be safe from him anywhere? He told me I belonged to him, and I started to believe him.
Most importantly, what would happen to the people around me? He was crazy enough to hurt them. If anything happened to them because of me…
My stomach twisted and I ran to the toilet.
After throwing up a few times, I was finally able to stand up and rinse my mouth.
I cleaned my teeth and got dressed. I needed to go downstairs and show them what had happened.
Not that I wanted to, but I could feel how afraid and angry Nick was and if I didn’t show them, he was going to look for himself. And I didn’t want him to see other things.
Like my grandma hitting me. Telling me I was a mistake. I needed to figure out that part by myself and I didn’t want them to know about it.
Also, I didn’t want him to see that I was planning on running away. That was the only way to protect them from him. I couldn’t be around them. I was a danger to them.
So, If I didn’t want him to snoop around in my mind, I had to show him myself.
I took a few deep breaths before walking out of my room and going downstairs. I could hear them talking in the living room.
