Kole stood in my kitchen with his shoulders broad and smile flashing his sharp teeth. His large hands wrapped around the mug that had the apple cider my mom just made. They were laughing with each other getting along in a kind way. They felt warm and safe and almost like friends it seemed. 

But me, I didn't feel as cozy and happy as them. I couldn't help but feel the uncomfortable feeling I had been getting lately. 

Because in the back of my head I couldn't help but think that, Danny knew. I know he does, it was frightening me having to wonder how he would make me or anyone else I loved suffer.

Kole waltzed over sitting comfortably by me swinging his arm over my shoulders. His muscular arms strengthened around me and the pressure and compassion helped ease my loud and scared mind. 

I was cuddling up to some other guy while Danny and I were together, this wasn't right. But if I broke up with Danny he would hurt me. My mind felt woozy as everything around me closed in, did they see what I did and hear what I heard.

There was no way of telling what Danny would do at this point. As I got up and left to my room my stomach was aching and I felt nauseas. 

I needed air, I needed to breathe, I opened my window and took in a long breath, then exhaled. If I were to jump all the stress would fall away, I wouldn't have to wake up with fear or trauma anymore. Just as I was reaching out the window my door swung open and Kole appeared. 

"Come on, your mom has a movie ready." He said analyzing my every feature., I smiled and snatched a blanket off my bed as he and I walked down the steps together. 

I wrapped the blanket around me once I plummeted down on the couch and scrunched myself up in a ball. I was scared of the things to happen next. It was as if he was watching me right now, pondering my evry move and conspiring my next. 

The doorbell rang, I didn't think much of it, then heard his voice. "Hey, just wanted to know if your daughter is here, we have a date. May I see her." "Oh? Uh yes of course come on in. We were just relaxing." Just as they turned the corner Kole was gone in a flash. Out the back door and in his car by now. Because in all honesty he knew I wasn't single. "Hey babe!" Danny said as he approached me. "hi you, shall we leave?" I asked acting like I was okay-like the situation was okay. 

"yes we shall, just let me change, okay?" He nodded, I went upstairs as my heart rate calmed down. I closed my door, Kole got out just in the nick of time. but next time it may be too late. That's exactly why there can't be a next time or why I have to try to prevent a next time. 

I put on light blue ripped capris and a black sweater, Danny was leaning against the counter drinking a glass of the lukewarm cider. He made a face, as soon as he saw me he smiled. "Hey you, ready to go?" "yup." What was I doing, it was too late for me. I fell for some dark spirit, went head over heels, then realized he wasn't human when it was way too late. Oh my god, there was no way out of this-was there. If I tried leaving, I may honestly die or maybe my mom would.

We left out the house and got into his car, what if he would convert me into whatever he was. "where are we going?" I tried to ask it calmly, but it came out shaky and low. "well, thought we could head out of town." "oh." His breath was strong of alcohol and his car seemed odder than usual. The clouds were black and full of soon to fall rain. I felt my eyes sting and my throat tangle oddly.

I closed my eyes hoping it would make me feel safer, outside was a thin subtleness. In here was danger that was ready to strangle me at any moment. He set his cold hand on me, and it felt warm. I opened my eyes, the sun setting making an orange hue that cascades on his face. It felt like a dream, he looked at me while his hazel eyes filled with happiness. "I love you." He said, then the sun left and everything was grey just like that.

His hand was now cold to the touch.

"What was that?" I asked, "what was what?" I stitched my eyebrows together, "nothing never mind." My now once again black hair that frisked in the wind had nowfallenonto my shoulders as everything around me became dark again. Maybe there was something beyond this, maybe there really was the Danny I first met. Or maybe something in this car was making me hallucinate. I sat up more and fixated my vision on the window, I felt like Danny was staring but I didn't look over to focus my attention on him.

"Almost there." He said, after some moments we parked in front of a cemetery, I looked at him confused and he jerked his head to the side as a gesture for us to come out. I stepped out and looked around, no one was here at the moment but us. Maybe it was time to worry about my safety further. He started walking ahead, and I followed with small steps, it smelt of mud and mildew.

He stopped at a tombstone and slid both hands into the safety of his pockets, I looked at it, but yet was confused. "Why are you showing me this?" "That's my mom's grave and my dad's is right there. My real parents died four years ago and had me live with my grandparents. They burned alive in a fire at our old house." He said, "oh my god. I am so sorry." "I am telling you this for a reason, so you know that those aren't my real parents and they don't care about you at all."

He turned to me and smiled in a creepy way. He walked back towards the car. Before going with him I stood there. Too scared to move.

What did he mean when he said that, if those are his grandparents...then what about all the other stuff. I swalloughed out of a sense of fear and then walked through the graves and into the car. But it wasn't much safer in here. In fact I wasn't sure even my own home was safe. As danny turned on the car and drove away, he pulled out a cigarette and lit it. Smoking it and blowing it into the stiff air.

As it clogged up the space around me.