CAN’T RUN FROM YOUR SHADOW : CHAPTERS 21 – 30
BY ANNY’S LIBRARY
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Tension!
“What did you just say?” His father tried not to act so surprised but he was, sure he was used to Byron’s stubborn head but back taking and threatening?, Shît!
“Ears are meant for hearing and I’m pretty sure yours work perfectly, stay the fúck away from her, she’s not a game” Byron deadpan again, facing his father properly
“You are crossing the line, Son, sooner or later she’s going to find out and then what?” His father retorted and Byron gulped, trying to act unaffected
“Even though she does find out, it’s none of your business, just stay the hell away….” Byron finalized
“Stop repeating the same goddamn thing, of course you should know by now that I don’t sit well with being told what to do, just like you” his father’s sadistic smrik made him uneasy
It runs in the family
Even his late Mother didn’t sit well with being told what to do…… more reason why she ended up dying
“I started this shitty game and I’m putting an end to it” Byron counterd, he’s a man of few words, too much talking drains him
“Not if I win first” his father retorted
“You are not going to win….” Byron pointed out plainly
“Are you perhaps, catching feelings for this girl?” The question comes out of nowhere and almost threw Byron off balance
Thinking about it now, what’s his deal with Amelia anyway?
Hate fúcking?
Obsession?
Revenge?
Or just a game?
It better not be the latter
“Are you bothered by that?, Are you scared that for once in a lifetime your son is about to feel something you never felt before?” Byron’s smrik comes in handy as his father got hit with the jab….. hard
“Don’t you fucking dare….” His father trailed
“You must really think I’m like you, huh?, Cold, egocentric, ruthless, lonely” Byron pushed further and his father eyes flashed with rage
“Shut up…..”
“Why should I, Steel?, Did I hit a nerve?” Byron furthered again, his smrik standing firm
“I won’t let you smart talk me, lose the bimbo and I might just spare her life, you know who you belong to” his father threatened
“You might just spare her life?, Old man, if you as much as touch her?, I will end your fucking legacy” Byron’s final words left a smack on his father’s face as he walked away
His father slowly sat down, his anger morphing into sinister glint as he stared at the opened door
“End my legacy?…..” He chuckled, leaning forward as he stared at his chess set……
“Poor Byron, you are just like your Mother……. pathetic and weak” he rattled, flickering on the chess board with his index finger
He knows Byron too well, always acting on his impluse feelings instead of his head and just like every single smart person?…… he’s going to wait
He’s going to wait for as long as it takes to shove Amelia back into her black hole where she truly belong
“I will get you exactly where I want you, Son, you are my legacy after all” the chuckle was deadly as he rest on his chin, grinning widely
CAN’T RUN FROM YOUR SHADOW : CHAPTERS 21 – 30
“Are you in a secret cult?” The question made Byron furrowed his eyebrows as he stared at Ronna who’s busy yabbing nonsense since they arrived at the locker room
“I beg your pardon?” Byron looked confused as Xander smacks Ronna’s head real hard
“Ouch!, You fúcking piece of shît!, I told you to stop doing that” Ronna yelled, sitting down on a spare chair as he rubbed his head
“You also need to stop asking weird questions, like for real though, you really think Byron is in a secret cult?” Xander’s voice is a little bit unsure as Byron stared at the both of them
Most team members are gone, just the three of them left…..oh and Kayden who’s busy getting changed
“Well, he might be, or else why would he kidnap Amelia?” Ronna pointed out and their eyes fall on Byron, he’s now cladded in his normal outfit
“Dude, did you really kidnap Pinky?” Xander asked and a small smile formed on Byron’s lips
“Ha!, See!…..I fucking knew it!” Ronna jumped off the chair pointing his fingers at the both of them
“Will you fucking relax?, I just took her to the meet up” Byron said unbothered and the boys paused
Ronna’s face could win a noble price of the most shocked person on earth right now
“You…. you took her where?” Xander asked with a horrific expression
“The meet up, why do you guys look like you are holding in a fart?” Byron’s dry joke made Ronna breaks his silence
“You are in love” Ronna announced and everyone gawked at him, Kayden who was changing across the other railing joined them
“What the fúck!?, That’s absurd” Xander counterd and Byron contemplated shoving him into one of the lockers
“I’m telling you, he’s in love, Byron fùcking Steel is in love!!” Ronna yelled and a punch landed on his face out of nowhere as he falls to the ground, gripping his jaw but his smug expression still intact
The punch came from Byron as he stepped on Ronna’s toe, swishing it hard
“He’s right dude, you’ve never ever ever taken a girl to the meet up…..” Xander pointed out the obvious as Ronna taps on Byron’s feet with his free hand, pain lunging on his toe
“And you don’t even look at other girls anymore, it’s like Amelia is your new obsession but here’s the twist, you’ve never had an obession before” Kayden finally said and Byron released Ronna’s toe
A relief sound came out of his lips as he stumbled on his feet
“When last did you have a good shag?….. like a real one?” Ronna taps Byron’s shoulder and Xander laughs
“He probably doesn’t remember….. dude is stuck up with some pink princess” Kayden teased and Byron glared at him
“Nah ha, Kayden, you don’t want to be part of this” Byron shoots and Kayden raised his hand defensively
Ronna and Xander snickers
“Will you all just fúck off!?” Byron voiced out and Xander stopped laughing
“Fine I will leave but next time?, Can you tell Amelia to be a little bit quiet?, Some people might be trying to get some sleep, you know?” Kayden flashed with a smirk making Ronna and Xander mouth hang open
“No way!” Xander pushed Byron on the chest, an expression of shock and pride lingering on his face
“Did they shag?, How did you know?” Ronna popped the question as Kayden grabbed his sports bag, swinging it on his shoulder
“I was at the meet up yesterday and I must say, that was quite a show” the words left Kayden’s mouth with a wink as he walked away
It wouldn’t be a bad idea contacting a coffin maker for a dead body now, would it?
“I knew you had something up your sleeve, captain” Xander smuged, walking away as well
Byron’s lips curved into a huge smrik
Search for the coffin maker and make that two dead bodies
“You are in love” Ronna pointed out as he grabbed his bag
Okay, let’s make that three dead bodies!
“Why would you say that?” Byron asked, shoving his diabolical thoughts away, his unreadable expression making Ronna frown
“You haven’t been denying all the things we’ve been saying” Ronna pointed out again and Byron sighed, licking his lips with a sadistic smrik
“That’s because it’s all true and dude, I’m not in love, I’m just…… staking a firm claim, got that?” Byron taps Ronna shoulders before walking away, leaving Ronna completely confused
“What the hell does that mean?” Ronna’s confused voice echoed in the room before he walked behind Byron
CAN’T RUN FROM YOUR SHADOW : CHAPTERS 21 – 30
“I’m so fucking tired, I need a massage” Maya yawned tiredly, walking like a dead zombie as she stepped out of her last class
She clutched onto her backpack as she walked down the huge hallway, she needs a good sleep and maybe food but going to the cafeteria is out of it
A gasp escaped her lips as someone crashed into her, she jolted and almost fell down if she hadn’t held the wall for support, most of her fluffy blonde hair covering her face
She looks up, swiving her hair off her vision as she came face to face with one of Silver minions…… Emily
“Use your eyes bîtch!” Emily glared daggers as Maya stood straight
“You could have used yours too because you almost knocked me off my feet!” Maya shoots and Emily’s face reddens
“Who are you talking to?, Wanna be!” Emily spat and Maya gasped dramatically
“Oh no, you picked the wrong person to intimidate bîtch” Maya glared, moving closer as their bodies touched
“What are you going to do about it?, Continue trying so hard to look fake!?” Emily spat and Maya felt something in her heart snap
“If there’s anyone who’s fake here then it’s you, you’ve probably gotten under more knives to last you an entire life time!” Maya spat angrily and that hit home as Emily suddenly yanked her hair backwards
Zap of pain rushing through Maya’s brain as she elbows Emily hard and she grips her stomach
“You really think you can bully me?, Well try again and maybe try harder next time!” Maya spat angrily, her ragging impluse making her want to hit Emily even harder but she knows the implications
“Stop fooling yourself, you are nothing, which is absolutely hard for you to see with those eye liner and heavy makeup” Emily smriks, standing straight as Maya steps sides her
“You can’t get to me” Maya taunts and Emily released a chuckle
“Sure, just don’t think about what I said too much and cry in front of your mirror all night” Emily taunts back and Maya clenched her fists
“Fúck you!” Maya half yelled while stomping on her feet
“I’m straight…” Emily mocked
“You are so annoying!!!!!” Maya whined as she stormed out of the hallway and Emily’s smile vanished
“This isn’t over yet” she mutters while heading for her class
CAN’T RUN FROM YOUR SHADOW : CHAPTERS 21 – 30
“You go and I will wait here” Kimberly mutters as she stared at Mia, they’re at Kim’s project manager office
“Just to be clear, Maya and Roxy forced me into coming with you, so it’s either you get your dry àrse in there or I will push you inside myself” Mia threatened, tucking her phone into her front pocket
“Hey!, My àrse isn’t dry!” Kimberly pokes Mia and she shakes her head
“Eh, I’ve seen better” Mia retorted and Kimberley’s face reddens in anger
“You know what?, You should just leave, I don’t want to come in with me anymore” Kimberly crossed her hands on her chest and Mia looks at her like a dead fish
Without saying a word Mia turned around and started leaving which made Kimberly gasp
“Seriously!?, You are leaving!?” Kimberly calls out unbelievably
“I don’t have time for fúck ups!” Mia voiced out without looking back and Kimberly rolled her eyes
“You are really insane!, Just pure mental case!” Kimberly calls out again and Mia fliped her off with the middle finger
“Rude!!!” Kimberly yells as she exhaled deeply, gripping the door nob as she entered
Meanwhile Mia strode down the hallway, mindlessly staring at her phone as she bumped into someone
She hissed looking up and her mood went sore instantly
“Hey, Mia and Mia jnr” Ronna’s playful voice filled Mia’s ear drums as she looks at him, standing in front of him right now is making her want to puke
“Who’s Mia jnr?” She asked even though she didn’t really care
“Your phone, you named it after you right?” He gestured, leaning on the wall with his hands crossed on his chest
She looks at her phone and back at him
“It’s not funny” she sounded bored out of her mind
“Anyways, how about lunch together?, Maybe tomorrow or next?” He asked out plainly and she titls her head backwards
“I’m not going out with a manwhore” she voiced out and he pushed his weight off the wall, staring at her incrediously, the way she didn’t even stutter made something in him snap
“Manwhore?, Is that how you see me?” He asked with a fake pout
“That’s how everybody sees you” she pointed out again and he steps closer to her, she didn’t even move as they shared eye contact
“Hey, don’t let what the people say about me get into your head, I just want us to know each other better, one on one, you know what I mean?” He asked with a smug smile and she nods her head
“You can’t fúck me Ronna” the words left her mouth without hesitation and Ronna gasped dramatically, moving backwards
“I beg your pardon missy, who says I wanted to fúck you?, That’s absurd and not what I wanted” he defended and she almost smiled at his accent but held her cheek bones hard
“And you expect me to believe what’s coming from a guy who goes after everything that’s on a skirt?, Next time joker” she taps his shoulder and starts walking away
“Hey!, Mia!, Hold on!, It’s not what you think!, I’m a gentleman I swear!” He calls after her
“Yeah right” she rolled her eyes and before she knew it, he was walking besides her, his hand on her shoulder as they walked down the hallway
“Stop bothering me, Ronna!” She glared at him
“I won’t stop until you take back your accusations!” He joted and she shakes her head at his craziness
“Fine!, You are worst than a manwhore” she said and his smile falls
“You are just being mean, Mia, don’t worry, after our date you will no longer be saying all these things about me” he boasted and she rolled her eyes
Their back and forth banter continued and it didn’t occur to Mia that for the first time in a long time, she’s actually talking to someone instead of ignoring them
This is a part of her that she doesn’t want anyone to descover
CAN’T RUN FROM YOUR SHADOW : CHAPTERS 21 – 30
Amelia heart raced as she reaches the finish line, her fellow track team joining her as they practiced
That’s right, she finally got into her dream sports, it’s the last year and she will soon graduate so it’s better to have a little fun
“You did great Amelia, I see your body is adjusting to the new system” her coach said immediately she approached him on the railing and she smiles
“I guess, i stopped running immediately after highschool” she said, her mind flashing back to those moments
“Did it had to do with your heart condition?” He whispered and she smiles
Joining the team automatically means revealing everything about yourself, so she had to share her health issues too
“Not really though, I just stopped feeling the zeal to keep on going but now I’m sure” she said, touching her knees and the her coach smiled
“That’s the spirit…” He faced the rest of the team and gestures for them to get off the field
Most girls waved at her while some ignore her as she stared at the other side of the field, only a few hockey members are practicing
She shrugged her shoulders as she grabbed her bag, heading for the locker room when her phone beeped
“Fúck, I almost forgot about Maya” she grumbled, taking out her phone expecting a text from Maya but rather it’s a text from an unknown number
She pursed her lips, opening the text
Unknown number: Where the fúck are you?
Amelia scoffed, the nerves of whoever it is
Amelia: Who is this?
She waited for a minute, pausing her movements as another text came immediately
Unknown: Wild one, you should know better than to ignore my question.
“Byron?” Amelia’s face almost morphed into a smile but curiousity took over
Amelia: how did you get my number, pûnk?
She hit the send button and made to start walking when her phone beeped again
Unknown: Meet me at the parking space right now
“Bossy jerk” she muttered, taking another direction as she heads out
CAN’T RUN FROM YOUR SHADOW : CHAPTERS 21 – 30
Amelia approached Byron’s car as he leaned on it, his legs crossed and hands on his chest, immediately he saw her a smirk plastered on his face
“You are a minute late” he mutters as she stands toe to toe with him
“Àrse hole, don’t even dare, I had to walk all the way from the field to this place and you know how fùcking big this school is” she rasped, glaring at him
“Excuses, excuses…… anyways, let’s go out and eat” he motioned at his car and she raised an eyebrow
“You want to take me out to eat?, What’s your plan?” She crossed her hands on her chest and he almost chuckled at her cute behavior
Standing in front of him right now, she’s just to his chest level but the way she held her head up high made her look tough and it’s hèlla sexy
“The plan is to take you out to eat” he said and she shakes her head, not believing a single word
“Is this because Elzra took me out?, And you want to take me out also just to prove a point? ” She said and that hits his chest like a frying pan as he leans off his car
“Fúck Elzra, I’m not doing anything to prove a point because a point has already been proven” he jabbed and she furrows her eyebrows in confusion
“What’s that supposed to mean?” She asked genuinely confused
“Fine, you know what?, How about we eat here at school?” He offered and she contemplated refusing him but the standalone look in his eyes made her kill the thoughts
“Yeah sure…..” The words died down as he grabbed her hands and pulled her towards the cafeteria
The cafeteria is not so far from the parking space as they entered the and everywhere went silent, no single word is been heard as all eyes falls on Amelia and Byron
… Pinky and Byron?
A particular student said and soon murmuring sounds filled the air as Byron dragged Amelia along with him
… I knew something was up with that bîtch
… I bet she feels so important right now?
… Is he holding her hands?
Great!, Now she’s going to have a whole crew of haters coming for her!
Different jabs came at Amelia and Byron immediately noticed her discomfort
She’s neither looking up or sideways, her eyes are guled to the ground
“We’ll just take that to go” Byron said and Amelia looks at him
“You don’t have to leave because of me, you can eat here while I go to the dorm” she offered and he ignores her suggestions, grabbing the plastic trays and out the door they go
“Did you see that?” Emily nudged Silver who was sitting down while boiling in anger and Silver gritted her teeth
“I saw it and it’s not funny anymore, maybe I should just do things my own way then” she said, staring at the door as different murmurs filled the air
Byron got to the parking space and opened his car, Amelia paused before rounding the car and got in, sitting at the passenger seat as she stared at her fingers crossed
“Why are you acting akward?” He asked and she looks at him
“I’m not used to being the center of attention” she mutters as he hands her her tray
“You better get used to it” he chuckled and she looks at him with curiousity this time
“Why do you always laugh around me and not others?” She asked and he shrugged his shoulders
“I don’t know, I guess you are just too annoying” he voiced out and she hits him playfully
“I’m not annoying, you pûnk” she defends and he nods, soon silence lingers between them as only chewing sounds could be heard
“I think I remembered something” she suddenly said out of nowhere, she didn’t know when the words left her mouth
“Huh?” Byron asked
“My episode wasn’t actually an episode, I remembered something, usually when I have these crazy scary nightmares, they are always blurry, sometimes I don’t even get to see the faces but that day at the meet up, I actually saw something, a peice of my childhood” she narrated, feeling an hollow sense of confidence in expressing herself
“I also have nightmares too you know?” He said and for a minute she thought she heard wrong, is he….is he also confiding in her?
“You do?” She asked with curiousity, chewing on her food as she tried not to jinx the moment
“I sure do, my past is the reason why I’m like this, an angered, sad, crazy lunatic……..” He continues and her eyes never left him
“What happened?” She asked and he looks at her for a breef moment before looking away
“In as much as I would love to tell you, it’s best if you find out yourself” he said and she leaned back into her seat
Dr Kir did warn her Dad and Aunt not to tell her anything or else the outcome might be unpredictable
If she’s going to remember then it has to come naturally on its own or rather a force of something that once happened might trigger it
“I understand” she mutters, tossing the bottle out of the car
“What did you remember?” He asked, is this a good idea?
“A little girl who got disappointed that her Dad cancelled their hangout to go to a business meeting, she started snooping around looking for her Mom but soon decided to go to the one place her Mother forbids her from going” she stopped talking
“You are the little girl” he said and she nods lightly
“I just……why would my Mother not want me to go in there and I think something was wrong with her, she had this crazy look in her eyes” she pushed further, going deeper as Byron noticed her heavy breathing
Retreat Amelia!
Stop thinking deep!
Stop forcing yourself to remember!
Byron leaned forward, he knows something is wrong, she’s starting to shake and her breathing is becoming heavier
“That’s enough, don’t push it or you are going to hurt yourself, got it?” He said, placing a hand on her own shaky hands and she nods but it’s too late
For the fact that he’s seeing her in her most embarrassing and dreaded moment and still doesn’t have this judgemental eyes or pity eyes made her feel more open
She interwined their hands, digging her nails into his flesh as she tried calming down, he didn’t stop her, this is her way of letting lose
“Just take a deep breath and let it go” he said and she looks at him, tears already gathering in her eyes as she felt something poking her chest
She tried forcing herself to remember and this is one of the side effects, she might pass out or go out of control
“Just breathe in and let it go, it’s not that hard” he cooed and she shakes her head, each time she tries breathing in something keeps blocking her nostrils, it’d hard and painful
“I can’t!…” She mutters, her nails digged into the back of his hand as she felt something on it…..his blood
But he didn’t push her away or tried to stop her, these are the moments where she needs her drugs to calm down but for how long will she keep depending on them?
“Trust me you can, just do it, stop thinking about your past and focus on me” he said, gripping her hands tightly
“I need my drugs, I should go!” She tried pushing his hand away but he didn’t budge, holding her still, he knows she’s right but there are moments when she will need to fight these demons and not hide away from it and this is one of the moment he has to fûcking get her through it
“You don’t need your drugs, you need to fúcking calm down” he sounded stern but she keeps shaking her head, not another episode in less than two days, she might lose it
“I can’t!” She yelled, it’s getting worse, her whole body is shaking as more blood dripped from Byron’s hand, her nails are now deep in his flesh but he’s not stopping her
“Look at me” he voiced out but she screwed her eyes shut, more tears streaming down
“I can’t….” She mumbles silently
“I said fucking look at me” he said again but she shakes her head, it’s like she’s no longer in control of her body
“I might hurt you, please just let me go” she pleaded, feeling her subconsciousness running thin as a different feeling lunge inside of her, a feeling to burn and destroy, or maybe run right in front of a moving car and just dîe
“Amelia!” He yelled out of nowhere and her head snaps towards him, her face as red as a tomatoe as he let’s go of her hand, a sting of pain rushed through him as her nails pulled out of his flesh and he cupped her face, bringing it closer as their foreheads touched
Her whole body still vibrating in his hold as he pressed their foreheads together
“Just close your eyes and breath it out, trust me, you can do it” he whispered and she closed her eyes, willing every single muscle in her body to breathe
She pressed her head harder into his, clutching onto his shirt as she suddenly breaths out heavily, her whole body arched as she did it again and again, letting it go……
She shuddered as her eyes slowly opened and met with his grey eyes, her whole body becoming lighter as he stroked her hair, more tears streaming down her eyes as a sudden pang of relive hits her
“B… Byron….” She calls out in a shaky voice but he shushed her
“Don’t move, just fucking stay still and breath” He whispered and she didn’t know when her eyes closed, breathing heavily as he continued stroking her hair backwards, giving her a relive she has never felt for a long time.
CAN’T RUN FROM YOUR SHADOW : CHAPTERS 21 – 30
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