Chapter Fifty Five - Nightmare

Hailey's POV

For the second night, I went to my room with a bottle of my favorite wine on a empty stomach.

I opened the bottle and started drinking straight from the bottle because I forgot a wine glass. But who needs a glass when the wine is in the bottle, I smiled taking another sip.

Where is he. (I paused taking a gulp of wine direct from the bottle's head), that he couldn't even call to say cancel dinner. Even if Mrs Harris made dinner. That's not the point. (Pausing for another drink), No that's not the point! (I took another drink). What was the point again? ( talking another gulp).

Taking one last sip, I gulped down the remaining wine in the bottle, starting to feel drowsy.

Adian forgot me just like my father forgot me, he pushed me back, I remember running after him.

"Daddy, daddy!" I shouted running after him as he was getting into the car.

He turned angrily at me, "Hailey stop it, Stop it now" daddy shouts at me.

Stopping suddenly afraid, daddy never spoke loudly at me

Tilting my head sideways, tears streaming down my face, "don't you love your Hailey bear anymore daddy?"

Daddy didn't answer right away, like me be started crying, "I love you Hailey, but you have to stay. You can stay with uncle Alan or Aunty Amelia until I get to come back." he cries. "You will forever be my Hailey bear" he said getting into the car with the two other men.

As the car started driving away, I pulled frantically at the hands that held me tight. "Don't leave me with them daddy don't leave me with them.. Please, I plead as I lost sight of the car. with dust flying in the air, falling to the dirt on the ground of the cemetery, falling asleep.

The shaking, "wake up Hailey" the voices, then the shaking again, "come on Hailey. Just wake up please." the voice cries as the shaking continues.

"AD she won't wake up, help her please" the voice begs,

The shaking stops and another pair of hands held me, "wake up Hailey, everything is going to be good. Just open your eyes" his soothing voice says.

He hugs me to his chest as I continue to sob.

Just as my eyes open the tears ceased flowing. Suddenly pulling myself out of the arms that wouldn't let go. "Please let me go, I have to write it down" I pleaded.

The hands that held me let me go as I ran to my suitcase taking out my dream book once again.

I opened the book, taking the pen from inside, and started writing as I remembered my dream unaware of those around me.

I started crying again, hugging the book to my chest.

He sat on the ground beside me, just silently holding me to himself, cradling my head to his chest.

"He's alive, daddy's alive" I whisper softly into his chest, falling asleep again, this time in the arms of the one person who will drive the demons away.

I woke up tired hungry and upset. Turning to get up, I realise I was cradle in his arms. Not fighting it, I laid back for a moment trying to recollect last night.

The bottle of wine I started drinking because Adian wasn't home. I lifted both my hands and held my head, "ooh this hurts" I mutter softly to myself.

The chest my head laid close to, shared rumbling, before I heard Adian soft laugh.

"I need to get up?" I told him

"Why" he asks softly with his eyes closed.

"You made me miss dinner and now I'm hungry" I retorted, pouting.

Pulling me onto his bare chest, looking up at my face. "I'm sorry about last night. my father calmed me into a meeting that just went on." He says looking worried.

About to say something, he changed his hand mind, closing his mouth instead.

"I missed dinner to" he smiles wearily. "let's go eat" he let's me go starting to get up.

I sat up, instantly realizing this is not my room.

Looking at him, "yours?" I asked

Shaking his head, "ours" he told me with a smirk

Not giving me a chance to respond, he got up revealing the boxers he wore under the sheets.

Blushing to see so much of him, I looked away, "hey" he paused to observe my reaction, "you can use your bathroom or share mines" he offers, seeing my slight discomfort.

I quickly jump of the bed, as I got a head rush. Steadying myself, I moved at a slower pace, "meet you in the kitchen in ten" I told him, not knowing the time, remembering my plans for today, that's going to change because I remember my nightmare.

I took more than ten minutes in the bathroom as I recollected my dream. I now remember uncle Alan and aunty Amelia.

I need to visit uncle Alan first, because daddy wanted me to stay with him, or Amelia Knights. but I didn't stay with them. Why.

There was a knock before the bathroom door opened and Adian walked in, to find me fulling dress sitting on top the closed toilet bowl, propping my feet across the bathtub lost in my thoughts.

Narrowing his eyes, "I thought you are hungry" Adian reminds me.

"Uh, huh," I said, nodding, getting up in a daze, I wrapped my arms around his waist, hugging him.

"Thank you" I whispered, against his chest.

Resting his chin on my head, "you're welcome, for what exactly?" he frowns, tilting my head slightly backwards to look into my eyes.

"For not asking questions" I said, resting my head on his chest again.

"You're welcome" he said again, kissing the top of my head.

Releasing me, he turns me towards the face sink, "now wash your hands, I'm no longer hungry, I'm starving" he chuckles.

Washing my hands, I looked over my shoulder.