Fade Into Me

Chapter 17

Katherine

I hate it here. It's scary.

I want my mama.

I wrapped my arms around my knees as I cried silently.

Then suddenly I heard the door opening.

"Where are you, you useless brat?"

I stopped moving and my eyes grow big in fear.

I'm so scared.

He will hurt me again.

I don't like him. He always hurts me and my mama.

He picked me up by my arm.

I made the mistake of resisting.

He slapped me hard across the face.

I feel dizzy... It hurts. It's making me cry...

I heard somebody scream Carlos, but then it was dark.

I opened my eyes.

Another bad one.

I was breathing hard again.

I closed my eyes, trying to calm my self.

I could feel my sweat on my forehead.

I looked at the time on my alarm clock.

6:15 am.

I push my comforter off of me, and got out of bed.

I sat down for a few moments, trying to calm my rapidly beating heart.

I blew out a big breath.

I need some water.

I walked out of my bedroom, down the hall, and to the kitchen.

I kept on walking but then I caught sight of something.

Wait.

No.

Someone.

I stopped on my tracks.

I turned to my right and froze.

Dylan.

Dylan is here in my apartment and he's sleeping on my couch.

He was too long for the couch. His feet was dangling off the arm rest, while his body was crunched as he tried to fit in the couch.

He couldn't be comfortable sleeping like that. A man with his kind of money, sleeps on the most comfortable bed money could buy. I just know it.

I shook my head. That's not the point. The point is, what is he doing here? How did he get in...?

I closed my eyes and groaned. Jasmine.

I looked back at Dylan.

I knew he was trouble the first time I laid eyes on him.

No.

He was trouble before I even laid eyes on him.