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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Cold Red Eyes~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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MY P.O.V
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I'm not sure how long I've been here. Hours. Minutes. It still wouldn't make a difference. I was supposed to die and yet, here I am.
Sure. It was nice seeing my brother and his family but I couldn't help but feel guilty. I knew I was gonna cause them pain. It was obvious. Whether from my careless, reckless side or my bad luck.
Currently, I was sitting on a window seat sipping a cup of hot chocolate, Jordan had made for me. I was staring out into the forest, trying to make sense of all this.
No matter how much I ran, no matter how much I tried to stay clear of people, I always managed to cause someone pain.
I felt a tug at my shirt and I turned my face to see Sara.
"Auntie, what are you tinking about?" She asked, her sea coloured eyes big and bright.
I lifted her up, and sat her in front of me.
"Nothing too special." I said.
"Well, you've been sitting here fow a rweally wong time." She said.
"I guess I just got distracted." I said, braiding her long black hair.
"Auntie, can I go pway with Jodan?" She asked, hopeful.
"Of course. Go have fun." I said, finishing the braid.
She jumped down from the seat and ran off, calling Jordan. I sighed and kept staring into the forest.
I saw a shadow move somewhere off to the left and my head quickly snapped in that direction. I could see glowing red eyes. They looked nothing like Luke's. The feeling of protection wasn't there. All that was there was coldness. I could feel the shivers running down my spine.
That definitely wasn't Luke.
The gleam in their eyes. It was frightening.
It felt like a warning. Like something was going to happen and it was going to happen very soon.
"Auntie?" I jumped when I felt a hand being placed on my shoulder. My reflexes kicked in and I tripped the person quickly, with a sweep of my leg.
I looked down at the person and I immediately regretted tripping him.
"I am so sorry, Kyle!" I apologized, helping him up. Kyle was the 13 year old, Sara was the 4 year old and Jordan was the 9 year old.
"It's okay. My head was there to catch my fall." He said, rubbing his head.
"Are you okay? I'm a little jumpy today." I said.
"Yea, I'm okay, and I figured that out, already." He said.
"Are you sure? Do you have a headache?" I asked.
"I'm fine, auntie. Really." He said.
"Well, okay." I said, calming down.
"What were you staring at, anyways?" He asked, sitting beside me.
"It was nothing. I just thought I saw something, is all." I said, looking out the window again but the eyes were gone.
"Well, supper's ready if your hungry." He said.
"Uh, yea. I'll be there soon. Lemme just clean up the hot chocolate." I said, motioning to the drink that I spilled.
"Okay." He said, getting up and going to the dining room.
I walked over to the kitchen, grabbed some paper towels and cleaned up the mess. After that was done, I threw them into the trash and went to the bathroom.
I couldn't get the image of the eyes out of my head so I rinsed my face with cold water, hoping that it would, somehow, disappear.
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RYAN'S P.O.V
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The scream of agony rang through my ears. Amby was in so much pain, it even hurt me.
This wasn't fair to her. First, she was beaten and abused in my castle, then she had to go to Hell and now, she looses her sister.
I knew that this would push her off edge. She was so sure that the girl was Jess but no, her hopes were let down, yet again.
I had to do something. I had to make this right. I couldn't let Amby live like this. In pain. No, I couldn't let that happen. I would do anything to see her happy again and if that meant sacrificing myself, then I would.
I was going to do something and I was going to make this right.
No matter what.
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KAGE'S P.O.V
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Jazzy was sending me the directions through telepathy because at the moment, she was too tired to even speak.
I tried my best not move around a lot so she could stay comfortable. Finally we made it back to the house but the scream that I heard and the pleads and cries.
I knew something was wrong.
Something terribly wrong.
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