Two little psychopaths/ Vinnie Hacker story

Part 38

Your POV

I walked into the house still shaken
up. I walked upstairs to my room
without saying anything to anyone,
even if I heard Sarah call out to me.

I walked in and saw that Vinnie was still there, he was in my bed, asleep.
I stumble towards the bed and make
my way under the blanket without
waking him. I slip myself in his arms
and take in his scent as I feel his heart
beating against my hand peacefully.
I want to tell him all about it but I also
don't.

I don't know how he's gonna react.
Even though deep down I know Ms.
Johnson's right, he's gonna do
everything to make Chris sign those
papers and let me out into the world
as a free woman myself.

What if he gets upset. What if he
leaves me before I can do anything.
What if he gets mad... There's too
many possibilities this conversation
could end.

I don't manage to rest, I watch him as
he dreams, his finger twitches. I watch
him, looking so peaceful, maybe one
last time before we're separated for
good before his sleep is filled with
nightmares rather than sweetness.

I sigh and plant a kiss on the corner of
his lip. I sit up and grab a book I've
been reading. I read a chapter, I move
on to the next. Then the next. Then
next, and finally the last one. I haven't
read a good book in a while, this one
is great.

The book ends in a small paragraph, I
read as the author types away the
moral of her story, the moral of the
character's journey and I feel my heart
jump as I read the last few lines.

"If you love somebody set them free, and if they really love you, they'll come back."

The bed shakes slightly and I let the
book drop to my side as I shut my
eyes taking in that last sentence.

"Are you okay" his voice rings through
my body and I nod quickly and hug
him. He hugs me back tightly.
"How did it go" he asks gently. I'm not sure.
"Good" I reply back
"but I need to talk to you about something." I explain the situation for a good 30 minutes. He doesn't say anything.

Once I'm done I sigh loudly and rub
my eyes threatening to change into
waterfalls.

"so what are you waiting for?" he says
casually. I look at him confused.
I sniffle.

"You have to let him sign the papers
Allison, you have to start living."

"But I'm alive with you, I've never
been this alive!"

"Allison listen to me, imagine being this alive, with someone who can truly
take care of you, provide for you, and
who nobody will look at as the crazy
psych ward inmate, in a free world,
where there are no restrictions, where
you can do absolutely whatever you
want."

"I don't want that Vinnie, I want you,
that's all I want, that's all I need.
please hear me out... How do you
want me to be separated from you
again and not go insane AGAIN!" He grabs my arms and makes me look him in the eyes.

"It's gonna kill me. It's gonna tear me
apart. But I won't be dead Allison, I'll
still be out here, I'll be waiting for the
next time I finally see you again. You
can't let me be the reason you don't go
for the freedom you deserve."
I sigh and my voice breaks as I whine.

"I don't want to leave you. Like I legit
can't bear the thought of it."
"I know, I can't either, but it's what's
best for you, and I won't let you ruin
your life" I don't know what to tell him. I think about the ending of my book.

"If you really love someone set
them free" if he really loves me he sets me free.
"and if they really love you, they'll
come back" and if I really love him, I'll come back.

"okay"