Chapter 64

*****Dani's POV*****

Drip...

Drip...

Drip...

I grumble, swiping an aching hand across my now wet forehead.

Drip...

Drip...

The dropping of water on my head eventually causes me to groan frustratedly before I push myself up - rubbing hard at my tired eyes.

I blink profusely, cracking my stiff neck from side to side in an attempt to loosen it... before I suddenly notice that I am in a… bathtub?

I squint in confusion, seeing I was in a bath with the curtain pulled across... a discoloured yellow shower curtain that looked all too familiar might I add...

My head pounds as I hold it, feeling suddenly dizzy and confused as to why I was here and what had happened to me.

Did I fall asleep in here?

I shakily reach for the curtain, before freezing instantly - hearing loud whistling echoing throughout the house.

With that sound, everything rushes back to me... Axel, Revnok, Cassio and even Draco... Draco must have left me here... but why did he leave me here in the bath with the curtain pulled over?

It was almost as though... no it can't be.

I gasp slightly, hearing the whistling continue, as it seems to sound as though he's coming from downstairs.

My heart hammers, as my eyes water in sudden realisation that I was home. Axel couldn't save me now... I was back home alone... the one place I had dreaded returning to... it was like waking up from the most pleasant dream only to realise you're still trapped in hell!

I was too scared to move, too scared to run, I was terrified of the torture I would face if he ever found me! I mean, how was he not in prison after his own daughter went missing and not to mention what he did to Lily and her Mom! He practically threatened them both!

The system here was fucked up! Yet I think back to Revnok, where there wasn't really a system at all... yet to me, here was far worse!

"Son of a bitch forgot my damn cigarettes!" I jump, covering my mouth to contain my whimper from hearing his sudden voice shout from downstairs.

Knowing him... he will leave to go get them eventually since from what I know, he can't live without his cigarettes... so maybe I'll have a chance to run after all!

I decide to remain still, hidden by the shower curtain that I was thankful had always seemed to remain pulled over when I had lived here... there were two bathrooms in this house, and he barely used this one upstairs unless it was during the night!

I heard something crash downstairs, a noise meaning he had most likely tossed something - breaking it in anger.

I listen for a few more minutes, before hearing a rattling of keys followed by the slam of the front door... yet I was still frozen and scared to make a move... what if he wasn’t actually gone…?

I closed my eyes tight, punishing myself for being so scared, before I inhale a sharp breath and decide to finally exit the bathtub.

I shakily throw a leg over, pulling the curtain back and cringing from the noise incase he was still inside the home...

I decide that the best bet would be to dart into my old bedroom, to check if his truck was gone, so I wasted no time in moving across the hall and pushing open the door.

I wasn't ready for the sight before me though... as I halted in my tracks by the door way... my breathing racing out in ragged pants as I shake my head in disbelief at the scene before me...

Lily's Mom!

It was Lily's Mom! Blindfolded, beaten, bruised, bloody, filthy and sobbing silently in the corner chained to the wall of my old bedroom...

"Mrs Lorence..." I whisper, as her head darts around in panic - unable to see where I came from.

I duck down quickly, hearing the start of an engine which causes me to instinctively crawl towards the bedroom window. I peer out, staying fully hidden, before relaxing slightly as I watch his familiar silver truck drive off down the dirt road...

I release a breath that I didn't know I had been holding, before my attention turns back to Lily's poor Mom...

"Mrs Lorence it's me... it's Dani!" I whisper softly, as she looks towards where my voice is coming from.

I move towards her shaking form, before gently peeling the blindfold down from her eyes. I watch her teary eyes as they study me, looking sad yet hopeful.

"D-Dani... Dani... is my Lily still alive? Did he take her? He says he killed my Lily!" She sobs out, searching my face for a reaction as my eyes widen from her words.

"N-No... Lily is still alive... it's really hard to explain but she wanted to come back and find you... we would have eventually but we got caught up in another difficult situation... she's safe though I promise!" I nod frantically, as she smiles in slight relief from my words.

"He won't be gone long! We need to move fast!" She tells me, as I gulp back my emotions and nod.

"Y-Yeah... you're right!" I say, before darting towards his bedroom in search for his hunting knife.

On entry, the thick smell of smoke hits my lungs causing me to cough as I rummage around in his 'weapon' drawer.

I find the prize, retrieving the sharp brown knife before racing back to Mrs Lorence in my own room...

I waste no time in cutting her hands free from the thick duck tape behind her back, as she seems to find relief from the action as she thanks me and rubs her bruised wrists.

"Does he have a key for this chain?" I panic, glancing to the metal attaching her ankle to the wall.

"He does but it's always in his pocket!" She sobs, as she pulls drastically at the metal - angry that she was still trapped.

"Wait!" I state, before I rush back to his room in search for something else...

The shotgun!

I check the usual place under his bed, releasing an aggravated sound when discovering that it wasn't there...

I then search the closet, having no luck either. I seem to check everywhere and anywhere, running out of places to look before I instinctively throw back his bed covers... surprisingly finding the long item in question...

Has this sick fuck been honestly sleeping in bed with his damn rifle?!

I glare at the machine, remembering back to when he had chased me during the night trying to kill me... his own daughter.

I shrug off the dark chill and waste no time in grabbing it, clicking around to check if it had bullets... which it did thankfully!

I race back, causing Lily's Moms eyes to widen in horror at the sight of the gun...

"Dani... w-what are you going to do?" She panics, as I attempt to explain my plan... not getting the chance...

The rumble of tyres approaching up the dirt road causes my heart to leap up into my throat, as Mrs Lorence begins to sob loudly too.

"Close your eyes!" I yell, as she instinctively does as I say.

I glance out to see the silver of the truck approaching,  before I hold my breath, aim at the wall and pull the trigger...