Forgotten

Chapter Ten

Groaning I felt my arm stiff, covered in bandages. Pushing myself off of the bed I saw Eli in the corner of the room, his arms crossed and his gaze harsh.

"Eli are you okay?" My voice was filled with concern, but Eli didn't respond. I stepped closer to him, his eyes followed my movements and he seemed to stare into my soul. Standing in front of him I could see anger in his eyes, pure unbridled anger that was ready to burst at any minute. "Are you mad at me?" That did it. His anger boiled over and his eyes filled with insanity.

"Am I angry?" Eli yelled, "I woke up yesterday to you screaming! I found you outside with a knife in your arm, pinned against a wall and you want to know if I'm angry! We are being hunted and you get the bright idea to go outside, alone and almost get yourself killed." Eli walked towards me until we reached the other side of the motel room. "When I saved you, which by the way I had to stab a man to do, you pass out and sleep for a whole day! I thought you were going to die!" Eli cornered me against the wall, angry tears falling from his eyes, "You can't do that to me! You can't die!" Eli's face was an inch from my own and his warm breath washed across my face. Suddenly I realised how much taller he was. I had to look up to see his eyes and it made him more intimidating.

"Eli," I put my hands on his shoulders, "I'm so sorry. I didn't mean to." The flame in Eli's eyes flickered out and all I saw was his pain.

"Everyone in my life has left me. I don't want to lose you too" Eli pulled me into a hug and held me for a couple minutes. I could sense the pain Eli felt and I wanted to make it all go away. I wanted to help him, but how could how help him when I can't even help myself.

"Do you know how scary that was for me?" Eli's watery eyes looked into mine, "What if I hadn't gotten out in time? You would've died. That man would have killed you. I know him, he wouldn't have thought twice about killing you."

"Of course you do," I said starting to become annoyed, "Let me ask you something. Why do you know every single person that wants me dead? Also, if you know them do you know why do they want me? Do you know who I am?" Eli's eyes widened as shock set in. He took a step back and avoided my eyes.

"O-o-of course I don't," Eli looked as far away from my eyes as he could," W-why would I know anything."

"Speak." I growled and Eli shrunk into the corner of the room.

"Please don't get your hopes up," Eli sighed, "I don't know much. I was never respected all that much around those people. They never told me very much."

"Shut up!" I shouted at him, "Just shut up already. Every time I find a new reason to trust you I find something else about you. What do you think this is? Is my life a joke to you?!" My voice kept getting louder and louder as I continued to drive myself farther into a state of hysteria. "I just about died at the hands of your 'friends' and that doesn't give me the right to know what's happening? What is wrong with you?" Eli trembled shocked at my sudden outbreak.

"I-I-I'm so so sorry," Eli was on the verge of tears as he looked up at me, but I didn't feel sympathy I was too filled with rage.

"Sorry doesn't cut it," I said harshly, "Do you know what life is like for me right now? I have nowhere to go, no one to trust, and I thought just maybe I could have one person, but then you do this. I can't deal with this. I'd rather die than be betrayed time and time again. Save your apologies for someone who cares. Goodbye Eli." With that I walked away. I walked away from the only thing I knew in this world. I walked away even as I heard him fall to the floor in tears. I walked away knowing that I would probably die.

Part of me wanted to go running back to Eli, but the other part numbed me, kept me moving forward. Eli was right, I had slept the whole day, and just now the sun was setting. It wasn't safe for me to be out alone at night, even without my memories this was a fact I knew. I knew that at this very moment in time I was being hunted and nowhere was safe for me.

The streetlights flickered on slowly, illuminating the dark sidewalk. I imagined what could be waiting for me in the darkness and shuttered. The fact was that I didn't know who else wanted me, who else was waiting for me, or when they would strike.

Shaking my head, I continued walking. There was no way I was going back to Eli so I had to face the danger, the shadows, the cold. I had to face the world, all alone.