Chapter 16

Book:His Puppet Published:2024-5-1

She walks us right over to a black car as Anthony comes bounding out the house, she begins to shout insults his way pointing acting like well a crazy lady. Neighbours start to leave their houses to watch all the commotion take place, I was in the middle, his mother’s death grip on my hand still going strong.
“Let go of her mother before I do something you’re really gonna regret” Anthony chuckles quietly just before his sister with her sons walks out the house and over to us “Nicole you take the boys home and I’ll ring you later when she’s calmed down, we’ve been avoiding getting her help for too long” he boldly says turning to Nicole, his mother screams at him hitting his chest, okay what the actual heck is going on right now?!
“Doll you go back in the house with Amelia, while I try to deal with my crazy mother” he turns to me, roughly pulling his mother’s hand away from my arm holding her back.
“You can’t do this Anthony!” She shouts once again hitting him, this woman seriously needs some help, this exploded out of nowhere!
Nicole starts to get her boys in the car, when Anthony starts to whisper things to his mother.
“I’ve changed more than you think mother, I’ve done things you would be horrified to hear about, so I’d watch your next moves” he whispers in her ear, probably thinking I couldn’t hear, he continues to talk even quieter where I definitely couldn’t hear him, Nicole walks around the car giving her brother a tight hug.
“Nicole you can’t leave me here, he’s gonna kill me” his mother cries as Anthony holds her back, I start to take steps away as his sister gets in her car.
“You need help mother” was all she says closing the door as his mother starts smacking the window, pleading over and over again but she drives away leaving us just standing in the front garden.
“Go on doll, you don’t wanna see this” he smiles but had serious eyes, was he actually about to kill her? I just nod making my way back into the house, I look behind me to see Anthony dragging his mother into the house, his face just full rage.
I run up the stairs and into our bedroom placing Amelia down, I just knew I had to get back downstairs to calm him down before he did something terrible. The sound of the front door slamming fills the house as I open the bedroom door, I make my way down the hallway as his mother’s voice echoed through the house.
“Anthony what are you doing? Anthony!” She shouts just as a huge bang fills the house immediately making my heart drop, I run down the stairs but freeze when I reach the bottom. Anthony stood there with a gun in his hand his mother laying on the floor, did he just shoot his mother? He looks to the side seeing me stood there, his face immediately changing.
“Freya hunny” he frantically says, dropping the gun running over to me, he holds both my hands in his I was just shaking frozen in fear and shock “she tried to take you away from me I couldn’t let her do that, I need you two I can’t and won’t screw this up again!” He nearly cries holding my arms tightly, I didn’t know what the heck I was meant to do, I just wanted to run out the front door with Amelia and never come back.
“I need you to listen to me doll, you go upstairs get ready for bed and don’t come back out okay” he starts to say, as ink and the two guys I met before walk into the house, immediately looking at his mother laying on the floor.
“What the fuck?” Aidan being the first to speak exclaims, his eyes just on the woman.
“We’re gonna sort all this out okay, just go on doll” he whispers gesturing for me to walk up the stairs, I slowly nod turning around making my way up the stairs.
“Dude, isn’t that your mum?” Ink asks, as I make it to the top where Amelia was screaming in her coat, I take her in my arms tears just rolling down my eyes, what the heck just happened?!
A few hours pass, I got Amelia to sleep and was laying in bed just staring at the wall, I don’t know if I’m gonna be able to sleep again beside a murderer. I hear footsteps getting closer to the door, immediately making me close my eyes and act asleep, the door opens slowly the feeling of someone walking in feels the room. 
“Are you awake doll?” I hear Anthony whisper closing the door, I make sure to remain silent and as still as I possibly could.
After a few minutes, I feel the bed dip and an arm wrap around my body.
“I’m sorry you had to see that today doll, people just need to understand they can’t try to take you away from me” he whispers near my ear, thinking I was asleep “anyone who tries to get in the middle of this or tries to take you two away from me, well let’s just say they won’t be seeing another day, goodnight doll” he whispers placing a kiss on my cheek before laying down, his arm remaining around me, I open my eyes staring at the wall.
What am I gonna do?
Hey guys, now you understand why I keep addressing Anthony as a crazy man, from here he just got worse and more possessive of Amelia and me. Let’s just say, a few more people tried to come in the middle of us, which Anthony didn’t take to kindly too, but there was one man that hadn’t stopped trying to get in the middle and that was my amazing boyfriend. Wanna check in with him? Of course you do.
The elevator doors open for Blake’s apartment floor, he steps out but doesn’t look away from his phone. Freya was all over the news still, he wanted to see if someone in the comments of the articles knew anything. He starts to pass his neighbour’s door as it opens, he turns his head to find Carl was exiting with a black bag.
“My turn to take the rubbish out” he mutters with a little smile, Blake just nods sending one back “so any news on Freya?” He asks, Blake puts his phone away to be polite turning to speak to him.
“The police have a few new leads but nothing solid” he explains quieter looking to the floor, he just wanted to be able to say they’ve found Freya and everything was gonna be okay. 
“They’ll find her Blake, Freya is one tough cookie she’s gonna be fine, she’s probably out there waiting for you to find her” Carl smiles trying to lift Blake’s spirits, even just a little bit, Blake nods with a smile agreeing with him “If you need anything don’t be afraid to ask,” Carl says starting to walk away slowly, Blake thanks him waving goodbye heading to his apartment unlocking the door.
His parents were sat on the sofa waiting for him, he doesn’t look up and just dumps his keys by the door heading to his room to get a few hours sleep, so he could go back to the police station.
“Any news?” His mother asks hopefully, as he walks by, what was with people asking him that question? If there was he wouldn’t be with them would he?
He just shakes his head continuing his journey to his room,  his mother tries to speak again.
“I just wanna get some sleep mum, I’ll answer whatever questions you have in the morning,” he sleepy says looking back at them, she nods looking down while he walks in his room closing the door behind him.
He falls backwards on his bed reaching over picking the shirt of Freya’s he found the day prior, he holds it to his nose taking the smell in as tears start to run down his face.
Where could she be?
Blake was really going through it, even today he admits that was the hardest point in his life. That’s why he tells me I can never leave him again, he does only say that to justify driving me everywhere! I hated being away from him too and with the crazy man who like I’ve said gets crazier, anyway let’s back on track with the story shall we.