Chapter 59

That's when I run again. This time, I run straight back home. Desperate to get there where I can hide under my cotton fortress. Where I can block out the world and pretend this night never happened. But it did. And I can't erase it from my memory no matter how hard I try. I almost want to turn around when I hear Liam's strangled screams for me. They're so pain filled and.. animalistic as he pleads with me to come back to him. I don't give in no matter how much I want to. I continue on going until I reach the clearing, luckily, no one is outside to stop me. I go pounding into my home, sprinting towards the sink, turning on the water and scrubbing my skin raw with soap. No matter how much I try to remove the crimson blood from my hands, it still leaves a thin coat of red on my hands. It's probably barely noticeable to most, but It's not to me. Especially because I know the story behind it. When I realize it's not going to c