Secrets

Chapter 3

I opened my eyes trying to look around but there was some kind of cloth tide around my face, making it impossible for me to see anything except for the small fragments of light shining through the bottom.

I tride to move my hands but they were bound tightly behind my back. I could feel the ropes bitting into my skin as I tride to wiggle my hands free but i knew I was only hurting my self because it was no use, the ropes were well knotted.

I gave up struggling for a while and layed there. Trying to make sense of everything. Trying to make sense of the entire day.

"What are we going to do with her untill then" a soft female voice questioned.

"He said we are not allowed to harm her" another whispered "But spoiled little brats like her really..."

I couldn't hear the rest of her sentence  because she was cut off by the sound of thumping footsteps entering the room I was in.

"We might be stuck here taking care of a spoiled little rich girl" a deep male voice drawled out "but I'm sure we can find a way to entertain ourselves until we get the call"

His words sent a cold chill down my spine and I felt my body shaking with fear at what he might have ment.

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I felt two big hands grab my arms shaking me lightly "Wake up" a voice yelled at me through the darkness i was surrounded by "Anna you're having another nightmare"

This is just a nightmare?

This isn't real?

"Anna you need to wake up" I heard it more clearer this time, the voice was Caleb's, I'm still at home, im in my bed.

Slowly the darkness that surrounded me cleared up bringing me back to reality. I batted my eye's a few times in a attempt to adjust to the light that was filling my room. When I woke up I found Caleb watching me with worried green eyes, it was plastered all over his sleep deprived features.

"Morning" I croked at him with my thin sleepy voice.

"Anna"

"Caleb, please don't" I begged him clearing my voice of sleep.

"I really think you should talk to a therapist about the nightmares you have, they are not normal" he sighed sadly "I care for you and I just want to make sure that you..."

"Caleb I said don't!" I yelled at him losing my temper.

I've never told them what my nightmares are about. All they know is I need sleeping tablets and if i don't take my meds I'll end up having these nightmares the entire night through.

It's not easy to keep this a secret especially not from the two of them. They are like family to me, but I know if I tell them about my nightmares they'll only have more question and I can't afford answering any questions because then this perfect life I've built for myself will come tumbling down like a house of cards.

"I know, I'm sorry" he apologised to me standing up from the bed "anyway  Andrew made breakfast today, I came to wake you cause I can't die alone" He joked

Looking at Caleb's kind eyes I knew I would never be able to have a normal life with all these secrets threatening to bring my world tumbling down around me and leaving me alone surrounded by nothing but ashes.

"You know what, I think I'll just head in to campus early today" I said and his smile faltered for a second.

"Don't you want to wait for us, I would have no problem with you driving with me to campus?"  he questioned recovering quickly.

I shook my head "No its okay Caleb" I gave him a small smile "I'll be good"

He looked at me for a second before nodding and heading out the door, leaving me alone with my thoughts.

I've known Caleb and Andrew for seven years now, and just by the look he was giving me I knew he wasn't gonna leave this. They looked out for me from the first day.

They stayed across the street from grandma's house. She said they were always very helpful but I couldn't help but be hesitant to trust them especially after what happened to me.

When people find out you come from money their behavior towards you changes. I saw it in the way they treated my father, my mother and me too. I never knew who my real friends were, but that was before I moved to grandma's house, that was before Caleb and Andrew.

I thought I could handle being alone after everything that happened to me. I thought that would be the best thing for me, but it wasn't.

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Just wanted to say thank for reading. I know this chapter is a little short I had a hard time figuring out where to go from here.

I hope you guys enjoyed it