He's not my Father……..he's a monster.
I woke up the next morning laying on the couch next to Nick. He was already up staring into space. "Nick, are you okay?" "Yeah, fine why?" "Because you looked dead." "Well I'm not…….oh wait yes I am, I need mouth-to-mouth." "Oh, you are so funny." I said throwing a pillow at his head. Then the door started to click. "Um, who is that?" "I don't know, lets hope it's not the police or your Dad." Then the door swung open, and standing the doorway was Joe, Kevin, and Frankie. I jumped off the couch. Nick did too. Which really wasn't the best idea, because by the look on Joe's face, it looked like they walked in on a make-out party. "Hey Joe, Kevin, and Frankie." I said slowly walking to the door hoping they would stay something. "Hey Nat." Frankie said then ran up the stairs. I had my hand on the door, then my phone was beeping. It was a text, from Nick.
Nick: You can't leave, where will you go.
I didn't have time to explain, or to text him back. So I just nodded in his direction then ran out the door. Over my shoulder I could hear Kevin and Joe going on and on about the trip. In that case I was glad to leave.
Nick's POV
"Nick how could you do that?" "Do what?" I looked Kevin straight in the eyes, which seemed to work because he backed down. "Yeah, I mean Nat just slipped through your hands, and you didn't even chase after her." I tried to stare Joe down but, as unlikely as it seems, Joe is stronger then Kevin when it comes to stare downs. So instead, Joe stared me down. " I didn't let her go, she just had to go." "Yes, she had to go right when Joe and I walked in the door, to me that seems like you two were having a fight and Nat didn't"……I cut him off by running out the back door. I wasn't mad at him, if anything, he helped me figure out what I need to do…..send Natalie a text message.
Nick: R u okay?
Natalie: Yeah, just fine
Nick: U don't seem that way.
Natalie: I just need some alone time
Nick: R u sure because I just ditched the fam.
Nick: Where R U?
Natalie: Turn around.
Nick: Okay?........
There she was. Sitting on a park bench. I started to walk towards her, and sat down. I didn't want to say anything but, I had to break the silence. "Why did you come here?" "I don't know, it's the only place my Dad never comes." "Oh." "So did they have a fun trip." "Who?" She looked at me like I already knew what she was talking about. "Oh yeah, Kevin liked it, Joe not so much, but you know Joe, he's not a real sucker for older people." She started to laugh. "So, what are you going to do tonight?" "I don't know, I haven't even thought about that yet." Her smile was fading, nice going Nick! "Well……." "I already know." "Okay." "You've already helped me enough, and thanks." And by the sound in her voice, she didn't sound to happy. I stood up. "No, I haven't, if I really was going to help you out, I would've have called the police by now." I decided to calm myself down, and sit back down. She looked confused like she didn't know where I was heading. "Natalie, I really like you, and I want you to be a 100% safe, and I can't if you don't talk……" My words drifted in the air. Natalie showed me her arms, then her…..suitcase. I couldn't speak, and neither could she. "Natalie, what happened." I felt like I already knew the whole story. "As soon as I walked out the door, my….." She was breaking, then the tears came. I moved closer to her and held her. I was right, I did know the story. She was about to continue. "Nat, it's okay you don't have to go on unless you want to. " He's not my Father……he's a monster." Her face was burning red, and I could feel her body heating up. I stood up and helped her up. "Lets get out of here." "Where are we going?" "Back to my house." "Nick." "What? Alright then we'll go to your house." "NO!" "Okay, then. We're going to my house, it's the only safe house I can think of."
