24

As I had my shower, I realise that Pops was right, whatever Kim had put over me, to heal me had worked wonders on my skin.

My scars were gone, and my skin looked flawless, like a batch of just produced milk, and my face had never looked so.....

Better.

And as much as I liked this.... Thing he had done, I knew it only added to the millions of questions I was beginning to have for him.

How did he know I was staring at his clothes?

How does he come into my room?

How does he get away with doing whatever he wants, especially when it involves me?

How, in the lord's name, does he own that house and how come I never see the butler anymore?

Who are his parents?

Did they know their son was a psycho?

How did he know where to find me since I can clearly remember falling down some sort of cliff?

How did he get those herbs he said helped heal me?

How can I speak that language that I still had no idea what it was?

The house... What sort of house opened it's flipping door knob on its own?!

And the money...

Where was he getting all the money to waste all the time?!

I mean, Pops and I were not the richest family in all of Winter lake though we were better than alot, but Dana's family was, although I could clearly see that Kim was taking the matter way more seriously.

His clothes smell like billion dollar crisps, mint and roses, all the time, his house always looks like it was being remodeled and cleaned everyday with the way it sparkles. .

And let's not go to the car.

"No, did Young master not tell you about what's going on?"

I groan now.

Pops and I were in the sitting room, me wearing black leggings and a white top with a scarf and black leather jacket and my Vans, with me begging to let me go on a date with Tyler.

Which was harder than it really should be, considering the fact Pops was always happy to see that I was not alone in the house.

"This is different" Pops replies, his head looking away from my face "You were in a place I could call, and ask about your whereabouts, or call the other person you would be with. You always put off your phones on dates and I will never call the otherr one"

I sigh "What if I put my phone on then?"

"You're still not getting it" Pops says "Lily, four people have gone missing and they are all females. Females. There's no trace, no blood, no sign of a struggle..."

"I'd be back before twelve, and J would be with Ty...."

"Why can't you both just have the date here?" He asks "There's TV and food..."

"Pops, I've been locked up for way too long, and I want to walk around and do more. I'm always IN, every single day and I... I don't think that it's mentally helping me. Tyler is offering me a chance to see the outside world, and... I.... I won't let it just slip outta my hands like that"

He groans "Arguing with you is pointless, but it's a dateeeee. A date Flower, you both could...."

I roll my eyes "It's not the first time Ty and I are going out"

"It's the first time that I'm home to experience it and it makes me feel like locking him up in one of the cells for contempt"

"Pops!"

I am laughing now, as he groans and facepalms before I hug him "You won't do that, you're too nice"

"When you're involved, I'd break anyone's neck and go to prison with a clown like grin" He says as he rests his head on my chin and rubs my back.

We stay like that for a while till I hear someone knocking on the door and I push Pops away, rushing to it.

I hear him let out a groan and a 'Ge's taking you from me!' as I roll my eyes and open the door.

Tyler stood there, in all of his angelic glory, strands of gold blonde hair hanging all over his face and when he looks up at me, his blue eyes sparkling more than anything I've seen before. More than Dana's family diamond heirloom even.

And when he smiles and says "Hey".

I nearly swoon.

Which doesn't happen because Pops comes to the door almost immediately and says "Back up, young man, back up"

Tyler, alarmed begins to move back as I feel a smile coming on my face.

Pops eyes me and adds "If you as much as try to look at her neck through her scarf, I'd arrest you for sexual harassment"

"Pops" I say with a tap on his back before facing Tyler "He's joking"

Pops scoffs.

Tyler just smiles "I won't do anything you wouldn't like Mr Walker"

"You're dating her and I don't like that but you're doing it"

"Pops!"

"But what can I do when she loves you and is happy" He adds with a shrug, giving me a kiss on my forehead before turning back to Tyler with a glare "Bring her home before 11, and if anything happens to her, God help me....."

He just let the word hang in the cold air for a while before he walked back into the house.

Tyler and I stare at each other for a while before we burst out laughing. He suddenly grabs my cold hand out of the house and shuts the door before kissing me.

Just like that, I felt it.

The silence...

It was like I could feel and hear everything.

The wind, the way the leaves on a tree swung on its branch before it fell, the cold biting itself into my skin but his radiating warmth was keeping me company and sane.

When he pulls away, the noise came back and I stare into his eyes "Pops would kill you for doing that"

He winked "You wouldn't let him"

And that made me laugh "Where are we going anyway?"

"To the funfair, luckily for us. They're still open"

As we walked out of my porch down the road, our hands interlinked, my phone began to buzz, yes, I carried it only because Pops was insisting that I did even though I had dreadfully begged him to atleast get me another one, he said he would, when this one was broken, and gave me a stern warning not to break it as I see the messages on the screen of the phone and feel colour leave my face.

Unknown:Why is he touching you!

Unknown: Where... Where is he taking you?

Unknown: GO BACK IN RIGHT NOW!

More messages began to pile in and I did not bother to look up at his house because I could already tell that he was there, staring at me in obvious anger as I feel Tyler's shadow go over me "Lily? Are you okay?"

I could already tell that if I stayed longer and let Kim watch us, he'd follow so I suddenly poke Ty and say "You're it!"

Before I begin to run down the road.

Of course he follows, and though he is faster, I try to make a very good distance, sure that Kim would not be able to keep up or follow before I felt huge arms wrap around me and lift me in the air as I squeal "Caught ya!"

He spins me around, just as he usually always does before he she's me down and I am still laughing, before I look up at him and notice he's just staring at me so I say "Tk, why are you looking at me like that?"

"You're beautiful" He replies and I feel myself blush before he adds "Lily, I am still so sorry...."

I raise my hand up "Don't ruin it, please" And then wrap my hands around his "Let's just enjoy the night while we're at it, okay?"

He sighs and nods, giving me a small smile "Okay"