Don't Look Back: A Psychological Thriller by AJ Faris

Author:AJ Faris [Faris, AJ]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2023-10-27T16:00:00+00:00

TWELVE

After our meeting in the living room, everyone encouraged me to take care of myself. I was safe and should try and get some sleep. I went to my room and changed into pajamas as hot tears rolled down my cheeks. I felt so stupid, used, and weak. I lay down on the bed and pulled the covers up. There were knocks on my door and offers to hold me, cry with me, sleep on the couch in my room, or sleep with me downstairs in the living room. They could all hear me crying outside my door. My brothers fell asleep outside my door, as did Shawn. I ignored them, and finally at about two a.m. I had run out of tears and collapsed on my bed.

Any hope of sleep was short-lived; an hour after collapsing into my bed, the nightmares came. It was like his fantasies from his journal of what he wanted to do with me were coming true. He was doing terrible things to me. When his torture was done, he held up his syringe and began slowly forcing it into my body. I went to fight him like crazy and was screaming. The entire house heard; Shawn, Will, and Elijah flung the door open, trying desperately to wake me up. I was fighting Ethan; I would not let him make me his next victim. Just before I woke up, I clocked Shawn thinking he was Ethan.

“No, you can’t have me. You will not hurt anyone else in my family. Stop touching me!” I screamed. Then I heard Elijah’s voice.

“Krissy, it’s Elijah. Ethan’s not here. You are safe. Please wake up and stop fighting us,” Elijah said in a firm voice, like when a child is in trouble.

Opening my eyes, I saw quite a sight. Aaron was handing Shawn an ice pack, and I was sitting straight up in bed, soaked in sweat, still punching at the air. I stopped punching as I realized that Ethan was not there. Will explained what had happened and I apologized to Shawn.

“No, not a problem. You were having a night terror and fighting back hard.”

“I am so sorry. I feel so stupid and out of control right now. Let me start by getting a quick shower and changing into clean pajamas. Then we can talk, ok? Better yet, why don’t you all go back to bed now? I am fine, and everyone needs sleep. We can talk about it in the morning,” I said, embarrassed that I had gotten everyone up and had scared them.

“I think the best thing would be if we got you some water, changed your sheets, and waited for you to get out of the shower. Then we can talk and decide what to do from there,” Shawn suggested.

“Yes, I agree.” Matt was still sleeping because he slept like the dead. He learned to do that from working at the hospital at weird hours. “I am not going back to bed until I check her out.

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