Meet You in the Stars

A siren blaring past the house pulled me from my slumber the next morning. The clock on the nightstand showed 12:30 in the afternoon. I never slept that late and I was feeling super groggy because of it. I decided I’d be worthless without a shower to help me wake up fully. Yawning, I made my way into the bathroom and turned on the water. The hot water of the shower felt so good as it rained down on me, and it did it’s job. After fifteen minutes I felt like I was ready to put on some clothes and start my day. I had a to do list to take care of before I had to head into work. There were groceries that needed to be bought and I had been mentally preparing a spring cleaning list. Since I had basically been living here since the incident, I felt like giving the house a good top to bottom cleaning was the least I could do.

After toweling off I dressed myself in yoga pants and a loose tee. Not wanting to go through too much effort for makeup since I was coming straight back to clean, I quickly put on mascara and grabbed my bag and I was ready to go. I suddenly remembered I fell asleep before getting a text back from Jimmy the night before. The notification light was blinking and I excitedly snatched it up, eager to see what he’d said.

‘What flowers? I’m gone for a few hours and my competition is already stepping in? ;P’

Frowning slightly, I wondered who the flowers could possibly be from. I really didn’t know all that many people here so it seemed very strange to receive flowers that weren’t from Jimmy.

‘That’s so weird, there wasn’t a card so I have no idea who they were from’

There was a knock on the door so I pocketed my phone and made my way downstairs. When I opened the front door, there was no one on the other side. There wasn’t a car in the driveway and none on the street so who had rang the doorbell? Something caught my eye and I looked down. There was a vase with roses just like the one from last night sitting on the top of the steps. There was a note attached to these, just two words ‘you’re mine.”

A chill climbed my spine and I slammed the front door closed, locking the knob and the deadbolt. I had an uneasy feeling. I sat down on the couch and dialed Jimmy’s number, tapping my foot impatiently as it rang. I was sent to voicemail so I hung up and tried again, getting the same result. I shoved the phone back in my pocket and grabbed my bag. I just had a terrible gut feeling that I shouldn’t be alone in that house for one second longer.

I was walking through the front door when my phone buzzed with a text notification. It was from Mandy. ‘Turn on the tv now!!”

With shaky hands I grabbed the remote and turned it on, finding a breaking news report on the local news.

“A security guard’s body was discovered at the prison this morning. He had a cable wrapped around his neck and was stripped of his uniform. In the investigation it was discovered than an inmate had escaped. Trevor Davis is considered extremely dangerous. Report any sightings immediately and do not approach him.” Trevor’s mugshot was put up on the screen.

My phone was ringing, I answered it without checking the caller id. “Avery!” Jimmy yelled excitedly.

“Jimmy...the news...Trevor...escaped..” I sputtered, not able to form a complete sentence.

“What’s going on babe? Are you okay?” Jimmy’s voice immediately changed from playful to concerned.

“Trevor escaped from prison. What do I do?”

“Get out of the house. Go to Matt’s he always has a spare key outside. Just get away from there, that will be the first place he comes if he’s trying to get to you.”

“Why is this happening? Why won’t he leave me alone?” My breathing quickened and my heart was pounding against my ribs almost painfully.

“Don’t think about that now, just get out of there.” I snatched my keys up off the coffee table where I’d dropped them and flung open the front door only to find Trevor walking up the driveway. He broke into a run the second he saw me and I slammed the door shut again and locked it. “He’s here,” I whispered into the phone.

“He’s there? Fuck! Matt call the police, send them to my house-” There was mumbling in the background. “Avery, Matt is on the phone with the police right now. Find somewhere to hide and wait for them.”

The glass of the window next to the front door shattered and Trevor climbed inside. “I’ve got to go,” I murmured to Jimmy then shoved my phone in my pocket.

I picked up the lamp from the end table next to the couch and flung it at Trevor before quickly running up the stairs. I knew it was stupid to go upstairs but putting as much distance as possible between us was the only thing I was worried about at that moment. I ran into the guest room and gently closed the door behind me just as I heard Trevor’s footsteps at the top of the stairs.

“You might as well come out now babe and make this easier on both of us,” he called out. My heart was pounding in my chest as his footsteps came closer, he stopped just outside the guest room door. Seconds later he continued on toward the master bedroom and I breathed a sigh of relief. I got up, fully intending on sneaking out the door and down the stairs but the tree just outside the window caught my eye. It was just close enough that I could climb out onto it and safely get down to the ground.

“Come out, come out wherever you are! Don’t you want to thank me for the flowers I sent you?” I could hear him moving closer so without thinking anymore about it, I shoved open the window and carefully climbed out onto the tree. I didn’t want to take the time to close the window so I knew I’d have to find a good hiding spot quickly since the open window would tell him where I’d gone.

“Fuck!” Trevor yelled from up above so I jumped down the last few feet and took off around the house. I was terrified of him catching up to me so I ducked into some bushes near the back door. A couple of minutes later I heard Trevor getting closer. “I was coming here to apologize so we could start over but now you’ve fucked up and just pissed me off.” His voice was close now and I could see him through the bushes.

I put all of my concentration into being as still as possible, I couldn’t let him find. “Come out you little bitch. I know you’re out here! Are you hiding in the bushes?”

He was coming in my direction, time was running out quickly. I looked around, trying to find anything I could possibly defend myself with. I noticed a loose brick in the side of the house and pulled it out quickly.

In that moment I decided I was tired of hiding in this bush like a scared child. I waited until Trevor had his back to me and jumped out of the bush, slamming the brick into his head. He cried out in pain and went to his knees. I took my chance and tore across the yard, sprinting as fast as I possibly could. The car was in sight, thirty more feet and I was free. My foot caught on something and I hit the ground hard. The brick flew out of my hands, tumbling end over end until coming to a stop two feet away.

I tried to scramble back to my feet and make it to the car but Trevor had already caught up with me. He roughly yanked me to my feet with a tight grip on my arm and tried to make me walk back to the house.

“Get your hands off me!” I screeched and started punching him as hard as I could with my free hand but he only laughed.

“Shut up, bitch!” He growled and slapped me across the face hard enough that I saw stars dancing along the edges of my vision.

Whatever happened I could not pass out and let him do whatever he wanted with me. I stopped fighting and slumped in his arms hoping he’d loosen his grip if he thought he’d knocked me out.

“What the hell?” he grumbled and loosened his hold slightly. I took that as my opportunity and slammed my head up, catching him under the chin. He released me and without a second thought I tore across the yard, whispering prayers to whatever god might be listening that I’d make it to the car.

“Now I’m going to kill you, fucking bitch!” Trevor jumped at me, his body slamming into mine as he tackled me to the ground. I pushed against him, using every bit of strength in my body but it was useless. He was lying on top of me like dead weight and I couldn’t make him move at all.

“How does it feel to know that you’re going to die today?” He asked, his lips twisted into an evil grin.

I spat in his face, making him lift an arm up to wipe his face off. I used the distraction to grab the brick that he hadn’t realized we were laying right next to. I slammed the brick against the side of his head, taking great pleasure in the way it snapped his head to the side. When he fought back I slammed the brick into his head again and then again. Then I couldn’t stop. He was finally getting what he deserved and I wanted to make sure he felt every bit as helpless and terrified as he’d made me feel for years.

He rolled off me and I hit him a few more times just to make sure he was knocked out. I heard a car squeal into the driveway and doors slam. The police were here. I had survived Trevor again. The brick was suddenly too heavy to hold up and I let it fall to the ground with a thud. I tried to sit up so I could tell the police what was going on but I was too weak to move.

“Get an ambulance out here now!” A man screamed but it sounded like he was speaking through a tunnel. I could see all the chaos around me but I couldn’t hear anything. A man fell down on his knees next to my head and started shaking me, his mouth was moving like he was talking to me but I couldn’t hear him. Then everything went black.

Notes

Only one chapter left and I'm a little sad about that! :(