Lay Me Down by Tamara Hart Heiner

Author:Tamara Hart Heiner [Heiner, Tamara Hart]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Children's Books, Growing Up & Facts of Life, Fiction, Science Fiction & Fantasy, Fantasy & Magic, Teen & Young Adult, Literature & Fiction, Social & Family Issues, Self Mutilation, Fantasy, Paranormal & Urban, Children's eBooks, Science Fiction; Fantasy & Scary Stories, Scary Stories, Horror
Amazon: B01AECUGXY
Publisher: Tamark Books
Published: 2016-01-24T16:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER TWENTY-FOUR

Someone shook Kylee’s shoulders, hard. Her head slammed forward. She opened her eyes to see Price in front of her.

“Kylee, what’s wrong?” he said, his eyes wide with fear. “What’s happening?”

“He hurt me!” Kylee shoved off the bed, gasping and shaking so badly she could hardly stand. Red color flashed around the room, lightening and darkening as erratically as her heart beat. It took her a moment to realize it was her ring again. “He had a knife! I saw it!” She was pretty sure he’d kicked her hard enough to break a rib. He’d never beat her like that before. “I don’t understand. How could I forget that? How could I forget something like that?”

“Kylee.”

She lifted her eyes to Price. She’d almost forgotten him, and it took a moment to orientate herself to reality.

His eyes were red-rimmed, as if he fought tears. He grabbed her hands. “Listen. There’s something you need to know.”

Kylee looked at him, bewildered. “What’s going on?”

He looked at her hand in his. “Your ring is glowing.”

And burning. She glanced at it, at the electric blue and deep red coming from it. Questions. Answers. Kylee jerked her hand away, rubbing the palm on the backs of her pants. “I don’t understand. What do I need to know?”

He squeezed the fingers of her other hand. “Kylee, you need to remember,” he whispered.

“Remember what?”

“I don’t want to tell you!” Price released her and covered his face.

Darkness crowded into her mind again, threatening to swallow up the light. Bill. Fists. The knife. The numbing cold lingered on the outskirts, an oppressive shadow, ready to climb in and take over.

Kylee bolted from Price’s room.

She only made it to the stairs before Price came running after her.

“Don’t go,” he said, sliding in front of her on the hardwood floor and blocking her exit. “It’s time to face this.” His bloodshot eyes made him look vulnerable, but his jaw was set, his expression determined.

“Face what?” Kylee whispered. She wanted to vomit. Her whole body quivered. She didn’t want to know.

He wiped her face with his thumb, coming away with tears on it. “Your death.”

She jerked away from him, her heart skipping a beat. Fear poured through her veins. “What?” Was he threatening her? “Why are you saying that?”

“Listen.” He held his hands out. “I know, I know this is hard. It’s the way it is. You can’t change it. Just try to accept it.”

Her eyes stung, and she shook her head. “Why are you doing this to me? What’s in this for you?”

“Kylee, stop that.”

She choked back the tears. “Is this some sick social experiment from one of your classes? Did someone put you up to this?”

He furrowed his brow. “What?”

She tried to duck around him, but again he blocked her. “Let me go or I’ll scream!” She pounded her fists against his shoulders, adrenaline racing through her.

“No one will hear you, Kylee.”

“Ahhh!” she screamed.

He didn’t move, though his lip twisted. “Would you calm down? You’re not helping anything!”

He was too strong.

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