I couldn’t believe my eyes, Adam was stood not even five foot away from me. I didn’t know if I was hallucinating now, he takes steps towards me but like on instinct, I take steps away from him.
“Freya it’s okay, I’m gonna get you and Amelia out of this” he says, holding his hands out as he spoke, but I continue to walk backwards.
“But Anthony killed you, I-I heard the gunshots” I mange to say, still walking backwards a little, it’s either I’m going mad or seeing a ghost, because Anthony even acted as though he killed him after.
“He took me out the back to kill me, I made it out like he did but he didn’t” he starts to explain, I have to stop walking backwards as I’d walk into the road “I knew I needed to help you but I couldn’t yet, so I would sit and wait until the time was right but in that house, he never left you” he continues and stops walking, probably to make me less scared.
Tears begin to prick my eyes as he spoke, I felt so bad after I thought he died, I blamed myself thinking I caused it. When really he was just hiding so he could help me, I look down but remember who else he took out.
“Adam, um Nicole-“I start, but he cuts me off looking down at the ground.
“I know, I went out to find a car that I could use so when the time was right, so I had a way to get you home, when I came back I saw her….. laying there” he says, but has to stop and look down, I slowly walk over placing my hand on his arm “but we don’t have time to talk about that now, the car is right there” he says, taking my arm pulling me away towards the farmers gate, right near the gate was a silver car waiting “get in the back with Amelia” he tells me, while opening the door, I nod climbing in where he quickly runs to the front “we don’t know if Anthony’s gonna get up and come and find us” he tells me, turning the car on making us speed down the road.
“How did you know where we were?” I ask, I mean I didn’t see anyone following us and we were in such a weird place.
“Like I said, I’ve been watching the house since Anthony tried to kill me, I knew when you went out it’s because he got spooked, so I followed” he tells me, looking in the mirror at me sat in the back.
I didn’t know what to say or do, I mean yeah I’m in a car with Adam who’s taking me to safely but how many times have I tried to escape now? Every attempt where I think I’m gonna get home Anthony always appears, I was frantically looking out the windows for him but I couldn’t see him anywhere. Could this finally be it?
We turn into the main road heading towards the motorway, I kept looking behind us to see if Anthony was in a car behind us, but he wasn’t. Maybe he’s really hurt in the woods, maybe I shouldn’t have left him. No Freya you can’t think like that, for the past 10 months I’ve been held against my will, being forced to act like his wife looking after a child which isn’t even mine. I’ve seen things that I never thought I would have to, I’ve been through things that probably would have broke me down in the past. He is not the victim in this, you and Amelia are. He deserves everything he gets for the things he did to you, but also the things he did to many others like Adam and Nicole. They didn’t deserve anything that’s happened to them, now Adam has to live his life without his wife because Anthony took her away from him. Don’t you dare start to feel bad for him.
When I snap back to reality I see we start to pass that antique shop that I kind of helped Anthony to case that time, totally by accident! Then we pass the supermarket where I left the shop worker person that note, in quite a clever way might I add. We pull out the main road and start heading for town, I didn’t know where he was taking us, but I was guessing it was to the police station.
“Amelia, we’re going home” I say, having to fight back the tears as I spoke, she looked up at me with her big blue eyes smiling at me.
“Mama” she says with a smile, I look at her shocked, this is the first time she’s really spoke and she called me mama.
“Freya, we’re about to pull up and the police station, just run out I’ll be right behind you” Adam says from the front, so I couldn’t process what she said, I nod as we pull up right outside.
I jump out the car starting to run into the building, before I make it to the door I feel Adam behind me opening the door.
“Hello, we need help!” He shouts as we make it inside, the whole room stares at us but mainly me and Amelia. I start to scan the room, my eyes falling on a one person.
“Blake” I say, feeling the tears start to come from my eyes.
“Freya?” He asks, immediately he pushes passed people engulfing me in a hug, I was balling my eyes out just holding onto him for dear life “I can’t believe you’re here, I’m never letting you go ever again” he cries, holding me back tightly too.
We finally pull away staring at each other tears rolling down both our cheeks, he turns to look to Amelia on my hip. I turn too where she gets her baby hand putting on my face on my tears.
“You must be Amelia, hello” he smiles, she covers her face in my neck hiding, I smile holding her tightly but realisation hits.
“We don’t know if Anthony is on his way or anything, we crashed he was hurt but now I don’t know where he is” I say scared, Blake puts his arm around me pulling me away from the door and further into the room.
“Don’t worry doll, I’m right here” I hear his voice, I immediately freeze holding tightly onto Blake’s arm, I should have saw this coming, he always shows up when I think I’m safe.