to have him shoot her up again, or have her abandon this one, too. She knew he would make her. He would make her leave it as a newborn. He would’ve made her leave Eva as a newborn if she had been with him then. But she hadn’t. She had been smart then, and had left him. But then she went back, because she was blinded by love.
Not this time. He won’t take my child away from me again this time! Ellie knew where he kept his gun, and knew where he kept his bullets. He taught her how to shoot it in order to protect herself, because he had a lot of enemies. Little did he know that she would use it on him. I was protecting myself, and my baby.
Ellie looked down at her tight small stomach that would soon be swelling with the growth of new life, and she was excited. Jonas hadn’t shot her up for at least three weeks, and she knew that if she were strong, she could stay off the drugs and keep her baby strong and safe. Her body hurt, and her back and legs ached. She craved the drug, wanted it bad.
But she knew that she needed to stay away. She had already gone through a lot of the ups and the downs that the withdrawal took her through, but usually she didn’t have to go through an entire cycle. Jonas always made sure that he shot her up just before she started to go too crazy. But she didn’t let him do it to her every day, just often enough to keep her from crashing too hard. This was the longest she had gone in a long time, but she was doing it for her baby. She didn’t want to screw it up this time.
She didn’t want to lose the baby as she had lost Eva. And she didn’t want to hurt him. Somehow, she knew that it was a boy, though she couldn’t explain how. She was going to name him after her daddy, James. But now Daddy was gone, and it didn’t feel right to name him after a dead man.
Ellie felt her heart breaking. She hated feeling this way. She missed the euphoria of the drug. She missed being happy.
STOP IT! STOP IT! You need to stay straight for your son! You need to find Eva! You can live without it. You can live without the drugs! Go home! You’ll figure it out.
Ellie forgot about the police and recklessly drove about five more miles. She stopped the car in front of a familiar apartment building.
The door to her car opened suddenly, making her jump.
“Shit! Don’t do that to me!” she said angrily.
“I’m sorry, babe. I thought you saw me.” The young man leaned over and kissed her tenderly on the lips. She felt herself melting into him, her whole body leaning in, inviting him as she had already done so many times before.
“I’m sorry. You just scared me.” Ellie smiled. She was so taken with him. He was tall, handsome, with light sandy hair and hazel eyes. He was so different from Jonas, so much kinder to her, so much gentler. When she met him by chance three months ago when he was fixing her car, she knew that he would never treat her the way that Jonas had. She also knew that she wanted him, possibly even needed him.
“Where are we going?” he asked, tossing the duffel bag that he had been holding on his lap in the back seat.
Ellie paused. She needed a solution now that her parents were gone. John! John will know what to do! John Palmer was Daddy’s Vice President, the man that Daddy had been grooming to be his second in command. John and his wife, Tricia were always so nice to her, though Ellie had not always returned their kindness. I wonder if he will help me. He has to help me. Daddy would want him to help me!
Ellie was excited. She knew what she would do.
“We’re going home, babe. We’re going home.” Ellie turned the car toward a familiar road that she hadn’t travelled in nearly a decade.
Chapter Ten
Petey and Carly
“IT’S OKAY,” LILY SAID to the woman. The woman saw Petey coming toward her and fear gripped her for no obvious reason.
“Lily, who is that?” the woman asked, fearful.
“That’s my cousin, Petey. He saved you.” Lily was studying her
Not this time. He won’t take my child away from me again this time! Ellie knew where he kept his gun, and knew where he kept his bullets. He taught her how to shoot it in order to protect herself, because he had a lot of enemies. Little did he know that she would use it on him. I was protecting myself, and my baby.
Ellie looked down at her tight small stomach that would soon be swelling with the growth of new life, and she was excited. Jonas hadn’t shot her up for at least three weeks, and she knew that if she were strong, she could stay off the drugs and keep her baby strong and safe. Her body hurt, and her back and legs ached. She craved the drug, wanted it bad.
But she knew that she needed to stay away. She had already gone through a lot of the ups and the downs that the withdrawal took her through, but usually she didn’t have to go through an entire cycle. Jonas always made sure that he shot her up just before she started to go too crazy. But she didn’t let him do it to her every day, just often enough to keep her from crashing too hard. This was the longest she had gone in a long time, but she was doing it for her baby. She didn’t want to screw it up this time.
She didn’t want to lose the baby as she had lost Eva. And she didn’t want to hurt him. Somehow, she knew that it was a boy, though she couldn’t explain how. She was going to name him after her daddy, James. But now Daddy was gone, and it didn’t feel right to name him after a dead man.
Ellie felt her heart breaking. She hated feeling this way. She missed the euphoria of the drug. She missed being happy.
STOP IT! STOP IT! You need to stay straight for your son! You need to find Eva! You can live without it. You can live without the drugs! Go home! You’ll figure it out.
Ellie forgot about the police and recklessly drove about five more miles. She stopped the car in front of a familiar apartment building.
The door to her car opened suddenly, making her jump.
“Shit! Don’t do that to me!” she said angrily.
“I’m sorry, babe. I thought you saw me.” The young man leaned over and kissed her tenderly on the lips. She felt herself melting into him, her whole body leaning in, inviting him as she had already done so many times before.
“I’m sorry. You just scared me.” Ellie smiled. She was so taken with him. He was tall, handsome, with light sandy hair and hazel eyes. He was so different from Jonas, so much kinder to her, so much gentler. When she met him by chance three months ago when he was fixing her car, she knew that he would never treat her the way that Jonas had. She also knew that she wanted him, possibly even needed him.
“Where are we going?” he asked, tossing the duffel bag that he had been holding on his lap in the back seat.
Ellie paused. She needed a solution now that her parents were gone. John! John will know what to do! John Palmer was Daddy’s Vice President, the man that Daddy had been grooming to be his second in command. John and his wife, Tricia were always so nice to her, though Ellie had not always returned their kindness. I wonder if he will help me. He has to help me. Daddy would want him to help me!
Ellie was excited. She knew what she would do.
“We’re going home, babe. We’re going home.” Ellie turned the car toward a familiar road that she hadn’t travelled in nearly a decade.
Chapter Ten
Petey and Carly
“IT’S OKAY,” LILY SAID to the woman. The woman saw Petey coming toward her and fear gripped her for no obvious reason.
“Lily, who is that?” the woman asked, fearful.
“That’s my cousin, Petey. He saved you.” Lily was studying her
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