CAN’T RUN FROM YOUR SHADOW : CHAPTERS 1 – 10
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Three Years Later
LAST YEAR OF COLLEGE
It’s been three years of constant torture
Okay, that’s a little bit dramatic but it’s true
Surviving three years in the clutches of Byron Steel hasn’t been easy, it’s been hell and wonderous
It’s been insulting and painful, it’s been black and white, almost both
Isn’t it weird for someone you don’t know to hate you for no reason?, Isn’t it suspicious to a fault?
Amelia slowly rolled to the other side of the bed as she breaths heavily, it’s happening again, that strange nightmare Is haunting her again
She jolted instantly, gripping her chest as she looks around, she’s in her room with her pink lights with the mixture of red and green, it’s an akward color but it’s actually beautiful, she’s currently at home for the spring break, it’s the last holiday before she graduates college fully
She looks around again, surly the lights are on, she never turns them off, not once, because being in the dark scares the shît outta her, it terrifies her, it brings back those blóody hands sticking from the lake, drawing her into the deep muddy waters, drowning her, no matter how hard she fights she never seems to get that image out of her head, it’s a part of her
She slowly stood up and walked towards her huge drawing board at the other end of her room, on it are perfectly sketched images of a young girl exactly seven years old and a young woman cradling a little baby on a swing besides a lake and finally a burning house with thick foggy smoke
It’s the only thing she dreams about, Dr Kir said it has a huge connection to her childhood, and it does and there’s no doubt that she’s the little girl who’s trapped inside the nightmare with bloody tears rolling out of her eyes, so much blóod
Her hand trails the board as she studies the image carefully, her Dad bought her the board to sketch her nightmares, hoping that one day she would somehow remember, Dr Kir warned sternly that no one should force her or tell her what happened, it could damage her completely, she might lose her sanity
Her door slowly opened as Aunt Milicent walked in, her expression tensed as she saw Amelia standing in front of the board, caressing it with rigid motions
“Melia darling, are you okay?” Aunt Milicent tried not to sound scared as she slowly approched Amelia, Amelia didn’t respond as she continues to look at the images
“Amelia?….. look at me” Milicent probed and Amelia jerked as she steps away from the board and Milicent held her shoulders from behind
“A–Aunt?…..” Amelia called out as Milicent made them face each other
“Did you remember anything, darling?” Milicent asked with fear as Amelia shook her head
“I don’t remember anything, just the usual terrifying nightmares, I’m scared Aunty” Amelia cooed as Milicent pulled her into a bone crushing hug
“Don’t force it okay, Dr Kir said you might never be able to remember, so let’s just leave it at that” Milicent continues and Amelia glanced at the board
“Who is she?, Each time I dream about her, I never get to see her face, just blood and tears, who is she aunty?” Amelia asked as tears rolls down her eyes and Milicent gulped as guilt wrapped his fangs around her throat
“I….I don’t know, maybe it’s just a factiacion, it’s not real” Milicent probed and Amelia shook her head
“No, she knows me, I think I know her too, but I don’t remember who she is, her voice is so familiar and her hair, I just don’t know what is going on in my head, I’m so confused and scared to death Aunty” Amelia quivers as Milicent pulled her in for another hug to sooth her
“Shush, it’s okay, I’m sure it’s just part of your nightmare and it will go away eventually, you really need to stop seeing Dr Kir, I think the therapies are making things worse” Milicent gulped as Amelia looked at her
“But, he could help me remember but that might cost my mental health, that’s if I’m not strong enough to face the truth” she said and Milicent shakes her head
“You are not going into that shrink process, I don’t want to lose you, Melia” Milicent cooed
“But I really want to remember, I know I shut out my memories on my own, I’m ready to unlock it, I want to know what happened when I was seven, who’s that woman and why’s there a blóodly sticky hands pulling out of the lake and the burning house, I want to read the meaning behind these images, I really want to” she whimpers as Milicent wipes her eyes
“You are not ready yet” Milicent suddenly sounded serious
“W–what?” Amelia stuttered
“I said you aren’t ready and I’m definitely cancelling your termship with Dr Kir, you need to let go of the past and focus on the future, your future” Milicent probed and Amelia couldn’t believe her ears
“But what about the nightmares, the fear, how can I possibly let go of what’s practically haunting me” Amelia voiced out and Milicent bushes the strands of hair behind her ears, cupping Amelia’s face with both hands
“Once you decide to focus on your future, you will automatically forget about these stupid nightmares, it’s all in your head and once you let it go, you will be all right” Milicent pointed out and Amelia blinked repeatedly
“It’s all in my head…..” Amelia trailed
“Yes, darling, it’s all your head, don’t worry about it, you will be just fine, okay?” Milicent cooed and Amelia slowly nods
“Very good, now let’s get you down for dinner and you Dad you will drop you off at school” Milicent motions as they stepped out of her room
“Nah, Kimberly and Roxy are driving towards our house, they’ll pick me up” Amelia informed
“Kim can drive?” She asked
“She has a driver’s license Auntie, it’s a perk” Amelia chuckles as Cole could be seen sitting down on the dinning table
“Morning, Daddy” Amelia pecks her Dad’s cheek as she slipped into the chair besides him
“Princess, you are still here?, You ought to be in school and I don’t know why you refused to resume a week ago” Cole scolded and Milicent shakes her head as she sets the table
“Oh, morning to you my Princess, I hope you had a good night rest” Amelia mimicked her Dad’s voice as she sassed at his response to her greeting, Milicent laughed and Cole rubs his forehead
“Sorry, Princess, I just had to scold you for not wanting to resume early” Cole mutters as he sip from his tea
“Let her be Cole, it’s her last year and I always love having her around” Milicent probed and Cole rolled his eyes
“Yeah, she’s right Dad” Amelia tuants as Cole eyes bounces back and forth between the both of them
“I see she’s the one behind your nonchalance” Cole mutters and Amelia gasped dramatically while holding her chest
“You did not just say that to me?” Amelia trailed and Milicent servers her as she pecks her forehead
“Don’t listen to your Dad, he’s just jealous that we are so close” Milicent probed and Cole crooks his neck as he continues his tea
“That’s not true….” Cole trails off as Amelia tried to counter his response when the door bell rang
They all groaned loudly and immediately laughed as they noticed it
“I will get it…” Amelia opted as she stands up and heads for the door
“Are you expecting someone, Cole?” She overhead Milicent asked
“No, I hate having my mornings ruined” Cole’s irritated voice reached Amelia’s earing and she chuckles, her Dad can be petty sometimes
She opened the door and paused with wide eyes as she stared at Kimberly and Roxy, her lips hanging open as her hands slipped from the door nob, her shock still evident
“Kim?, Is that you?” Amelia asked, if not for the green eyes and dark inked dyed hair, she would have thought order wise
Kimberly grins as Amelia’s gaze bounces back and forth between the two girls
“I’m just as surprised as you are” Roxy chimed in as Amelia wipes the drool from her mouth
“Kim?” She called again, this must be a dream.
YOU CAN’T RUN FROM YOUR SHADOW : CHAPTERS 1 – 10
“She shoots, she scores and she thinks that’s how hockey works” Ronna’s playful voice filled the air as he stared at an almost half naked picture on his phone, he smiles as Xander smacks his head from behind
“Hey!, What’s that for?” Ronna protests as he scoots away from Xander
“You are being a dîckhead again…” Xander trails and Kayden chuckles, his nose buried in his book, okay, it’s weird though but Kayden prefers spending hours reading about phycology and the world, he’s a nerd like that
“Okay, appreciating a beautiful woman isn’t a bad thing, now is it?” Ronna asked as he zoomed into the picture, a stupid grin plastered on his face
“Not if the woman is half naked” Kayden chimed in as he finally looks up from his book titled “Inside out”
“Take a look at her, she’s a goddess” Ronna grins as he turned his phone to their views and Kayden rolled his eyes while Xander nods as if he’s almost impressed by the sight
“I know her, she’s from our school, right?” Xander asked and Ronna eyed him a little before retreating his phone back to his view
“Yeah, her name is Chloe, I haven’t done anything to her yet” Ronna grins
“Nobody asked” Kayden sassed and Ronna throws a cushion at him and he ducked it
“I don’t beg them, they beg me….. that’s what important” Ronna scoffed as he exited the picture and another one popped in “see?, I told you guys, I’m irresistible”
“I just hope you don’t end up with some terrible disease one day” Kayden chuckles and Ronna glared at him
“Fúck you idiot, and we all know you guys aren’t saints either, but captain has the fair share of ’em girls” Ronna retorted and Xander laughs
“Speaking of captain, where is that idiot?, I thought we were supposed to meet for the upcoming game?” Xander asked as he sprawled on the couch
They’re currently in the ‘Meet Up’, it’s a firm building for the four leading team located in the outskirts of the school, Byron’s father owned the building but Byron decided to use it as his even though his father isn’t aware of it…….at least that’s what he thinks
“He’s in his room, probably sketching and staring at his board like a creep” Kayden muttered as he continues reading
“Coming out from someone who’s staring at a book for hours, Tóuche” Ronna grins
“Fúck you, blóody idiot” Kayden flips Ronna up without looking at him
“Wow, the nerd cusses, I’m impressed” Ronna grins and Xander plugs in his ear pods as he muted the noise
CAN’T RUN FROM YOUR SHADOW : CHAPTERS 1 – 10
Byron is currently sitting down in his room, there are four rooms in the meet up, one for Xander, Kayden, Ronna and lastly the Steel man
He leaned forward, both hands under his chin as he stared at the drawing in front of him, clicking his tongue as a smile titled his lips
“The woman in red” he mutters as he caress the board and besides the woman is a little girl, they both have the same hair color, eyes and literally everything looks alike, it’s almost as if they’re one in two different bodies
“How dare you, wild one?, You seriously don’t remember?” He cheeks as he straightened on his seat
It’s been years, sixteen years to be precise and he still remembers everything, how can he possibly forget when he’s the victim of kidnap?
It still lives in his memory as if it only happened yesterday, he was stranded while coming back from school, his driver couldn’t pick him up on time and he decided to leave, he got lost on the way and started crying just then she appeared in a red car, tall, beautiful, pure golden locks and bright ocean blue eyes that could light up the world, her slick red dress with long slit on both sides of her long legs gluing to her body like a second skin, her well proportioned make up and her dark red lipstick, giving her a firmer edge
She was nice, if not too nice, but as the saying goes, not all that glitters is gold, he was fooled by her kindness and softness that he didn’t see the physco lurking deep within her and in the process of running from her evil deeds……he lost something precious, he lost something that meant the whole world to him
His eyes darkened at the thought and he immediately grabbed his pencil, slashing through the picture of the little girl and painting her black, his face hardened as he stared at the board and suddenly yanked it off the stand, flinging it across the room, his blood boiling as his grip breaks the pencil in half
“I will make sure you pay Amelia, you ruined my life!” He growled as he stared at the board on the ground and stomped on it continuously, breaking it in the process
“Byron?….” Xander’s voice came from the other end of the door and he paused, taking in deep breaths as he slowly moved towards the door and opened it, Xander looks at him curiously
“What do you want?” Byron asked with a hint of irritation in his voice
“I heard noises, are you okay?” Xander asked as he tries to look inside but Byron’s figure is blocking the entrance
“None of your fùcking business, you all can leave, the discussion as the postponed” Byron said as he tries closing the door but Xander stopped him
They’re both big guys with athletic bodies, but Xander is an inch taller than Byron, but Byron is more broad giving him an edge above all of them
“You can’t just call us here and postpone the discussion just because you are the captain, what if the rest of the team members are here?, we all had classes but had to skip just be here and you are giving us the attitude?” Xander bursted out and Byron titled his head backwards
“Watch your tone, I’m sorry for calling you guys but I’m not in the right firm of mind to discuss anything” Byron said and Xander sighs
“I thought as much, you want to talk about it?, Is it about Pinky?” Xander asked with a smirk and Byron lips almost curved into a smirk but it didn’t
“Nope, why would I be bothered about her?” Byron asked and Xander scoffed
“Everyone knows how you’ve made her life a living hell for the past three years, and you seem to be watching her pretty closely as well, shooing off all her male admires, practically wrapping her up in your fingers” Xander voiced out and Byron stood unaffected
“Mind your business, nobody is talking about how you’ve also been a pain in Kimberley’s àss” Byron smriked and Xander face falls immediately
“You are sick and Berly and I have an unfinished business” Xander pointed out and Byron raised an eyebrow
“Unfinished business?, Like how you find her attractive but you are being a dîck about it and tormenting her life actively for years?” Byron teased
“She’s not attractive, you’ve seen her fat, I don’t find anything about her attractive” Xander bolted and Byron’s smrik widened
“Yeah right” Byron rolled his eyes
“Fúck off” Xander retorted as he walked away and Byron smriked
Immediately, Ronna’s protest could be heard concerning the fact that Byron called off the discussion
“I have pûssies to fúck and captain had to ruin that just to ruin this discussion, I’m out guys, if you need me, I will probably be shagging my life away” Ronna said in an annoyed tone as Xander snickers
Byron rolled his eyes as he locked his door and flopped on his bed
His factiacion about Amelia is deeper than what anyone thinks, she’s not just his enemy, she’s a huge part of his past and she has to pay for what happened to him
And the only way to do that is to play a game, a little game that would draw her closer to him and then he would crush her completely, making sure there would be no crumbs, he will destroy her, it’s a promise.
CAN’T RUN FROM YOUR SHADOW : CHAPTERS 1 – 10
“Kim!” Amelia gasped
Kimberly looks at Amelia and Roxy and grins as if she didn’t almost run them into a pole
“What?, Silver almost got the spot and I’m not allowing that bîtch walk all over me anymore” Kimberly snickers and Amelia eyes lightened up in a smile, she so proud of Kimberley’s new change right now
“Is it just me or is this new Kimberly a kick-àss?, I love the energy, girlfriend” Roxy giggled as Kimberly pulled down the vicer and started touching up her make up
Kimberly has completely transformed from a chubby cuteness to a slim beauty in the past three months of their holiday, she started working on her weight a year ago, She went on a camping trip for self-spirituality and came back as this confident, smiley girl
“How do I look?” Kimberly grins as she turned around and faced the girls
Another thing about Kim’s trip? She lost more than twenty pounds and returned with this model-like body. Even her face has thinned, giving her cheekbones an alluring edge. Although Amelia do miss her chubby cheeks.
“Perfect” Roxy grined and Kimberly giggles
She wore her skirt short, too short. Like a gust of wind can show her underwear, short
“You have always been pretty, Kimberly” Amelia voiced out and Kimberly raised an eyebrow
“Only to you, Melia.” She rolls her eyes. “And my dad, but you guys don’t count.” Kimberly retorted
“Hey!” Amelia scrowl “that’s rude”
“Girlfriend, I’m back from the spring break with a bang and I’m not allowing anyone to pick on me anymore, new energies all the way” Kimberly mutters and Roxy high-five her
“She’s so right, I’m proud of you Kim, finally getting your shît together and standing up for yourself” Roxy stepped out of the car and Kimberly follows suit
“Just don’t overdo it” Amelia said and Kimberly rolled her eyes
They’re all putting on the school composory uniform on Mondays, while the rest are on skirts and white inners, Roxy is cladded in a pensed school trouser, her sparkling white inner and completed with the school jacket, she looks extremely beautiful with her purple hair tyed up
Roxy doesn’t like female wears, like she has never been caught dead in a dress and it’s been like that since forever and since the school blends in with one’s comfort, Roxy had no problem dressing like this
Immediately Kimberly locked up, a shrill voice pierced through and they all faced Silver’s burning gaze
“You fools, I almost got…..” Silver paused as she stopped right in front of the girls, her two meanies behind her as Kimberly crossed her hands together
The shock on Silver’s face right now is priceless
“You wanted to say something?” Roxy’s voice made her blinks repeatedly
“Fatty?, Is that you?” Silver asked and Kimberly steps closer to Silver, although Silver is taller than her
“Call me that one more time and you will end up in a trash can, I dare you” Kimberly threatened and Silver’s lips parted slightly, Kimberly didn’t only changed in appearance, she also kicked in some badàss attitude
“Did you just talk back at me?” Silver asked and her two minions behind her glared at the girls
“Are you worthy of being scared of?, bîtch please” Roxy stepped closer and pulled Kimberly who’s ready to fight it out with Silver
“You should know your place, fatty, just because you are all slim now doesn’t change the fact that you are still ugly” Silver taunts and her minions snickers in laughter
“And you should also know when to stop being a bîtch, you really should” Amelia said as she tugged on the girls arm and pulled them along
“This isn’t over, fatty” Silver gritted and Kimberly stick out her tongue mockingly
“It’s pretty over to me, fake face” Kimberly half yelled at her and Silver lips parted in dismay as she watched them leave
“Woah, she just called your face fake?” Emily, one of Silver’s minions pointed out and Silver gritted her teeth in anger
“I’m pretty sure she heard that” Lorey, the second minion said and Silver turned around sharply and faced the both of them
“Shut up you fools, nobody talks to me that way and get away with it, no one does!” Silver stomped her feet in anger, her fluffy blonde hair bouncing at her movements
“So, what are you going to do about it?, Fatty needs to remember who’s the queen here and as your last name states, that’s you” Emily said and a sadistic smrik tilted Silver lips as she stared back at the three girls going into the big hallway
“I’m going to give the three of them a taste of what I’m made of, they’ll regret talking back at me, they surly would” Silver smriks and her minions snickers as they walked towards the class in anger strides
CAN’T RUN FROM YOUR SHADOW : CHAPTERS 1 – 10
Classes ended and Amelia was the one with the last class, Roxy and Kim already left for the dorm, well things got interesting since it was general class and Amelia can still remember how Kimberly ingorned Xander’s comment and flipped him off with the middle finger, right in front of the whole class
Ingnoring Xander is one thing, but giving him the middle finger is like a soil tossed into his face, he’s not just one of the top four runners in the team, he’s also very popular and his goddamn father is part of the shareholders sponsoring this school, that goes for the remaining asreholes, Cole, Kayden and lastly….. Byron
Amelia gulped at the thought of him, it’s been three years since he invaded her body, leaving her with mixed fúcked up emotions, ever since their little encounter in the cabin, he hasn’t talked to her again but that doesn’t mean he’s not watching her, following her like a hawk in the dark
She always feel his presence, his dark aura, his evil grin and sinful eyes peering her skin open, Byron has made her life a living hell in this school, not physically though, but in the most fúcked up mental way, he always taunts her for afar but never gets close, and for that she’s greatful, until a few weeks ago
She rubbed her forehead, trying to forget about him, he’s always in her thoughts, her nightmares, her consciousness, her mind, and damn him for having so much effects on her, he has successfully gotten under her skin, latching on it, leaving black marks and damaged scars, he’s her nightmare, and she doesn’t even know why he hates her, not like she’s going to ask him anyway
“The coach of the track team is busy right now, but you can come back tomorrow after class” a slicky black haired girl said, she’s obviously the captain because of her team jersey, there’s a bold writing of captain on it
Amelia chuckled as she nods lightly and walked away, yes, she’s a full time athletic runner, she’s been running for a really long time even after her surgery, although she keeps it on the low in other not to temper with her health but really wants to join the track team, it’s the last year of college so she might as well use it well
Walking down the highway as she bumped into a guy, she almost fell but he caught her up, damnit, her mind is been clouded with different thoughts, including Byron, okay, enough about him!
“Hey, sorry” Amelia apologize and he smiles, he doesn’t seem affected or offended as he steadied her on her feet, she slowly looks up at him and her eyes lit up, damn tall people
“It’s okay, we bumped into each other so no biggie” he said in the most calmest voice she has ever heard as she clutched onto her books, holding them up against her chest
“The name is Elzra, captain of the opposing hockey team” he chuckled and she furrowed her eyebrows
“You are not from this school?” She asked the obvious question and he chuckled, holding ontoto his backpack with one hand while gesturing with the other
Elzar is the complete definition of male beauty, he’s tall, built and his messy brown curls adding to his handsomeness, she has heard about him alot but has never seen him, now she knows the reason why the team in her school hates him alot, especially Byron, he loathes him, he’s more than a competition, both physically and athletically, he’s a god
“Yeah, I I just came to check out from our upcoming game, it’s going to be a blast, you should come” he said with the cutest smile and she shakes her head
Ever since she started this school, she has never for once attended any games, she loves hockey but the people playing in it is what scares her, the one person particular that gives her nightmares, Byron had occasionally threatened her to come but she balantly refused which sometimes ended her up in his shit list,
“I’m not interested, I have things to do, like studying” she said nicely and he chuckled, placing a hand on her shoulders, her eyes traveled to where he held her and she almost peed on herself
“You should come watch us beat your school team in your school field, it’s going to be fun, you know?” He chuckled and she smiles, he’s right, there’s nothing that gives her more joy than seeing Byron lose, watching his ego burn in front of the whole school would be a sight worth seeing
“Sure, I will think about it” she said and he slowly let’s go of her shoulder
“And you will come, first match is in a week, can’t wait to see your beautiful face” he said as he pinched her cheek playfully and sidewalks her as strode towards the coach’s office
She exhaled a long breath as she watched his retreating figure, how can someone be this perfect, it’s illegal to be this breathtaking
She started walking towards the exit, feeling giddy and can’t wait to share her encounter with the girls, Kimberly would freak considering the fact that she has been crushing on Elzra, so funny
She suddenly felt uneasy as she walked, her eyes looking behind constantly, her feet shaking as she felt an odd presence, strong scent of body wash and mint, the dark aura, the murky feeling
The hairs on the back of her neck stands in alert as she picked up her pace, she can feel his eyes on her, he’s here, he’s following her, he’s watching her like a demon at night hunting for it’s prey to finish off
She can’t possibly face him, not after everything he’s done, they’ve been keeping a distance after she refused to watch him play and he tortured her for it, her inner thighs tingles at the thought of what he did or rather what his fingers did some weeks back, she can still feel his hands trailing her skin, the bittersweet sensations, the pains of him reminding her that she’ll pay, the nightmares, the sticky hands…….
“What the……!!!!” She gasped as she suddenly got yanked roughly into the last class before the exit, her feet jumbled up as her back colides with the wall hard, sending zaps of pains through her spine as she groans but immediately got muffled and the door banged shut as she looks up at the intruder…….her intruder
Her eyes widened, his towering her, literally looking into her soul, his hand blocking her sounds as he pinned her to the wall, trapping her completely, she can feel his punishing gaze as she tried to maintain eye contact
“For how long do you think you can avoid me, huh?, wild one?” He smriks satisfyingly, his voice low and dangerously husky and that’s when she knows she’s in for another emotional torture, his second hand gripping her tie and undoing it
“Not again” she hummed through his hand with a haunted expression on her face.
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