can't change what you don't know

i didn't mean to...

*one week later*

"That's it, nice and easy..." jay helped Tatum climb up into his truck now that she was okay to go home. She used his help and eventually got sat nicely into the back seat, "sorted?" He smiled. She smiled back and nodded before he closed the door. "You need my help?" Hailey smiled with her body turned to face the kid. Tatum laughed a little bit nodded, "there you go" hailey laughed too and helped her buckle up her seat belt, "is that okay? Does it hurt?" The blonde nodded. Tatum nodded, "it's good" she smiled back, hailey smiled too as jay hopped into the drivers seat.

                Once they were back at home they settled down to watch a film, Tatum was supposed to be on bed rest but she was okay for now, she can start her best rest tonight. Funnily enough, the teenager didn't last half an hour before she was asleep on haileys chest. The blonde waved her hand in the air to grab jays attention, he looked over to her and noticed that his kid was fast asleep, he smiled at the sight, they're his girls and he couldn't ask for anything more.

               Tatum was asleep, like fully out cold asleep not just a light nap, when she started seeing things.  At first it was all dark then there was a light, it was faint, but it was there.  She could feel her body stuck in one place, almost as if she was paralysed, she was bound to the place she was stood in.  Suddenly the scene changed, and almost as if on queue she felt like her body was falling from a skyscraper.  She recognised the feeling, it was like one of those dreams where you jolt up before you hit the floor, but only this time she didn't wake up, she jolted and everything turned black again, but this was far from over.

                 Hailey looked down as Tatum jolted in her arms, jay also looked over since his kid accidentally kicked his leg.  He furrowed her brows as hailey shot him the same confused look, "dreaming?" The blonde whispered.  Jay smiled, "maybe" he laughed quietly, oh boy were they wrong...

                   Tatum was stuck in a nightmare, gosh was it all so real... She could feel the same cloth blindfold around her eyes like it was when she was kidnapped, the smell of the old damp warehouse was flooding her senses and the cries of the women in the other room were seeping through the walls, only this time they were louder and they were shouting her name.  She looked down to see that her legs were nothing more than shadows, she knew this wasn't real, that she was dreaming, but she couldn't wake up, it was merely impossible for her. 

                 "Shut up! Just stop crying!" She felt a harsh slap to her cheek sting it's way through her face.  She sucked in her cries and held her breath, "just stop, okay? Stop crying..." the man begged, his voice low and his anger high.  She nodded and bit her bottom lip to stop herself from crying like he said, "you're not leaving, you're not getting outta here. No ones looking for you so just quit complaining and do as I say" he snapped again and shook her by the collar.  She felt her world crumble beneath her, was he right?

Hailey looked down as Tatum began shaking under her touch, "jay..." she called out since jay was in the kitchen making them both a coffee. He reappeared in the doorway to see a rather worried hailey holding Tatum who was shaking, "what happened?" He quickly ran over to the couch. Hailey shook her head, "I don't know..." she widened her eyes. Jay placed his hands on her shoulders, "Tate?" He gave her a gentle nudge. Apparently this was all she needed to wake up since she flung her arms around and basically punched her dad in the shoulder as she let out a defeated cry.

                Tatum somehow rolled off the couch and landed on the floor which resulted in a lot of pain from her wound, she cried out and clutched her side as jay regained his balance.  It all happened so quickly; she was shaking, then she punched him in the shoulder, then she fell.  "I didn't mean to..." she searched for her dads hand and sobbed her heart out.  Jay looked at hailey with a sad frown on his face, "it's okay, I know you didn't, I know. C'mere..." he helped her sit up, "slowly..." he held her side since it was still kind of fresh, she'd been shot a week ago so it's still not fully healed.

He carefully lifted her back onto the couch and knelt down in front of her, "what happened honey? Talk to us..." he held her hands as hailey sat up and faced the kid. Tatum let out another sob, "I saw it all again..." she shook her head, jay looked at his girlfriend and nodded, he knew this would happen, just not this soon. She's been home for a few hours, he thought it would take at least a few days.  "It's alright, it wasn't real okay? He's locked away for good Tate, he'll never hurt you or anyone else again" he pulled her into a hug.  She wrapped her arms around him and nodded, gosh this was all too surreal... Hopefully this will get better she thought to herself.