Oli's POV

The evening stretched on, lasting longer than usual. I watched Rain eat dinner just a couple of hours ago and now she was asleep on my lap. I flicked through the channels on the TV in a dull fashion, uninterested by any of them.

I sighed. It was time for this perfect evening to come to an end. I lifted Rain up and supported her sleepy head with my shoulder. I comforted her as i carried her up the stairs and laid her on my bed.

"Goodnight Oli." She yawned as she rolled away from me and snuggled herself in a cocoon of my blankets.

"Goodnight, baby girl." I replied to her, stroking her hair and proceeding to leave my bedroom and walk back down the stairs.

I stood in the kitchen with the TV flickering in the background. Sipping from a can of beer, I was trapped in thoughts about her. I couldn't keep her here, locked away from the outside world in fear that someone might try to hurt or kill her. But it wasn't like i could run with her either. Because then they would come for me too.

"Rain, age seventeen, escaped from the local hospital last week and we still have not found any evidence of the missing girl."

What? I walked briskly over to the television. The news reporter was giving out information about Rain. There were pictures of her scattered on the screen. I bit my lip.

Her families home was only five minutes away from here and I was sure that people would be searching high and low for her. She wouldn't be allowed to step a foot outside now. Not for a long time.

I threw myself back onto my sofa, spilling my bear on my jeans. I wanted to rewind time. She is just a young girl. There is so much she won't see or experience now. I've fucked with her life and now she won't get it back.

I watched the report switch over, to an interview with her family. Her brother lent far back in his wheel chair and was teared up. "I miss you. Please come home. I don't want to suffer this alone." He said, bawling up as his mother stroked his head and cradled him.

I switched the TV off. It was too late to do anything now. I just had to keep her inside, away from anyone else.

Rain's POV

I woke up at 5:00 AM. It was still slightly dark, but the sun was just coming up in the distance. I threw on a baggy shirt and some jeans and crept down the stairs. I could hear Oliver snoring from the sofa. I chuckled to myself and then went straight to the front door, listening as the latch clicked open. I slipped on my white converse shoes and slid through the open door, closing it behind me quietly to make sure i didn't wake Oli.

It was chilly out, so i decided to only walk for a ten or so minutes because i didn't have a jacket. The fresh air felt good in my lungs as i walked. The sky was a beautiful candy floss pink with cotton ball clouds hanging above the rising tangerine sun. Not many people were in the streets at this time, and the silence made it even more beautiful.

It was far colder than i had expected so just under ten minutes i decided to walk back to Oli's house. There were some bushes of rosemary planted in the front gardens of the houses near Oliver's. I took half a minute to smell the sweetness of them before generously hopping up the cobblestone steps to Oliver's front door.

The latch clicked again as i opened the door and i tried to take off my shoes in the door way as quietly as possible.

"Rain?" Oliver shouted from upstairs.

"Down here." I replied.

He shot down the stairs, bounding over every other. "What the hell Rain?" He shouted, his eyes blood red.

"I just went for a walk." I simply replied, closing the door and kicking my shoes to the side.

"Fuck!" He screamed, grabbing me away from the door and holding me tightly. "Did anyone see you?" Oliver said gently.

"Why would it matter?" I said, pushing him off me, unimpressed.

"Did anyone see you!" He shouted again, over the top of my voice.

"No." I said sharply. "Stop shouting at me you crazy bastard!" I called at him, heading for the stairs.

He stopped breathing for a few seconds. His body relaxed and he took slow steps after me. "No, baby. I'm sorry, I didn't mean to shout. It's just..." He paused and put his hand on my neck. "People are looking for you."

I looked down at my feet. "They are?" I shivered.

He nodded and curled me up in his arms. "If they find you, they will take you away from me. And if you go away from me, people like SJ will easily be able to kill you." He stroked my back and sat me down. "And i love you to much to see you go away." He finished, taking a strand of my hair and rubbing it in between his fingers.

I stood up. "I'm sorry. I won't leave without you next time." I shrugged, cupping his hand over mine.

He smiled at me. "It's okay. I only want to keep you safe."

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