Kenna POV


Out of the ‘kindness’ of CC’s heart, him and the other guys agreed that I could rest for two days out of each month. I had chosen that today would be one of those days. The sun was shining and there was a light layer of snow on the ground. But when I woke up I felt like the first day I was here.

Misery overcame me. I laid in bed after I had announced my free day to Andy. I didn’t even turn to look at him. I stayed covered, with tears silently falling down the side of my face. My feet had become cold. There was a small crack in my window that let in the chill of the upcoming winter. But I was too week to get up and do something about it. I started to remember the good times I had with my friends. Borden, Jordan, and I playing together as children. Borden kissing me on a dare. Then the bad memories, my mother dying, my brother becoming abusive, getting stuck here.

It was all overwhelming. Too much to get locked inside my already messed up head. I couldn’t scream, I had no one to take my anger out on. The only place I had was the botany. But I didn’t want that, a monster had given it to me.

When it came down to it that’s what Andy was, a monster. Taking away a person’s life, keeping them prisoner, who in their right mind would appreciate that. The only gift Andy could give me to show that he cares, is freedom.

Instead I laid in bed, slowly freezing. My tears left streaks traveling down to my pillow. I wiped my face fast when I heard my door handle click. I refused to look to see who it was. Clicking of two feet made their way toward my bed. I now assumed this was Andy.

“Just go away, Andy.” I choked.

I felt a hand slowly wrap around my throat, and another made their way to holding my arms in place. “You wish I was Andy.” A deep familiar, voice whispered.

I looked to see that it was Mark. I tried to scream out in pain and confusion. But I was more focused on getting his hand off of my throat. I couldn’t breathe. His hand, a 20 pound weight, pressing into my esophagus, blocking any air that I needed. I kicked at nothing, making the sheets fly off of my bed.

“You little whore!” He yelled straddling me to keep my body still while he placed both hands around my neck. “How dare you run off to fuck five guys when you have chores to do at home?!” He yelled and yelled.

I tried to gasp for air but it was no use. His face was a mangled mess of anger and excitement. I wrapped my own hands around his, trying hard to pull him away. I was growing weaker, my body stopped moving, my vision went black.

I bolted upright gasping for air. I put a hand softly to my neck to see that I was indeed alive. “Just a dream…” I panted.

I must have dosed off. I kept my hand to my neck, no longer feeling pain, but a need to protect it. I looked to the bedroom door. If there was one thing I was glad Andy took away from me, it was Mark. I finally let my hand rest beside me. But there was no way I was letting myself drift back to sleep.

I had never had a nightmare like that before. It was so real, I felt pain and anger and confusion. I took another deep breath, thankful that I was able to get enough into my system. I looked around my room one last time before decided to get up and find something to eat.

I quietly made my way downstairs only to be startled by Andy’s gruff voice. “Hey sleepy head.” He smiled to me. I gave him a weak smile back and continued with my hunt. He got up from the couch he was on and followed me. “You know what I like to do on my spare time?” He asked leaning against a wall.

“What?” I questioned grabbing an apple from the wooden bowl in the dinning room.

“Exploring.” He smirked cocking his head slightly.

I stopped chewing and set the apple down, I was worried. I started chewing again and swallowed. “That sounds like fun.”

Andy got up from the wall and walked toward me picking up the apple I had bitten out of and took a bite himself. “Wanna see my favorite spot?” He asked, his mouth full of apple.


I shook my head, “I just want to lay down today.” I shied away from him as I stepped around him to go back to my room.

He ran around to face me, blocking my path. Startled, I put my hands on his chest to keep from bumping into him. I felt two heart beats before taking my hands away fast. He just smiled down at me. “It’ll be worth your time?”

He was almost half a foot taller than me, I had never really realized his size until now. I looked up into his sky blue eyes. I bit my bottom lip and nodded. “Okay.”

He gave a bigger smile. “Get your coat.”

Notes

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