PRESENT

“Sia what’s wrong?” Calvin said.

He was saying something but I didn’t hear it properly.

That nightmare…Xavier was in my room with that weapon…that cut on my right arm it was all going on in my head since last night.

“What?” I said.

“What were you thinking?” Calvin says.

“Oh, nothing much. What were you saying?”

“We are planning to go for a road trip. What you say?”

I’m not in the mood to go on any trip right now.

“I don’t think I would be able to come. You guys should go” I say.

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“Why? Is it because of your brother we can talk to him. He will sure agree” Calvin said.

“It’s not like that. I just don’t want to go anywhere right now”

“If you are not coming then we are also not going” Calvin said and went outside.

“Is there something bothering you?” Stephen said.

Specially Stephen. He is not like what he seems to be, honey. Xavier’s voice is still in my head.

I don’t want to lie to Stephen but I can’t tell him.

“Nothing really” I say.

“If there is anything you can tell me anytime, alright?”

“Understood”

I would never believe the words of that monster.

I know Stephen would never do anything that could hurt me. I trust him.

I went home. At night lain asked me, “do you want to leave from here?”

I know what he is talking about.

After that incident we never went back to that house.

I thought if we change our house I could run away from all those nightmare because that wasn’t just a nightmare. I can feel that monster breathing besides me.

Whenever something happened like this Iain and I would leave that house.

We changed our place twice because of me. Now there is no place that feels like a home.

I have always run away from these things but not anymore.

I want to live like a normal person and I have to fight for it no matter what. There is no point in running away.