Lilly's POV~


I was giggling and rolling around with Mike in the dark when the bedroom door swung open. I couldn't believe who was standing there.

The man standing in the doorway was my uncle....He was supposed to be in jail. He killed my grandfather when he was 17 years old-six years ago- and he swore that if I told anyone that he'd come find me, and kill me and everyone I loved. Of course I told the police, and so here he was as promised.

"Avete dieci minuti per nascondere. Ora inizia ora, così prega che non trovo te," he said, staring at me. I speak Italian natively, by the way. What he said was, "You have ten minutes to hide. Time starts now, so hide and pray that I don't find you."

My eyes widened, as I thought about Vic and Alli, who I hoped to God had already left, and as I thought about Mike and his safety. "Mike, we need to hide," I whispered, looking at him. He nodded and we slowly got up. I saw his eyes flicker to the window, then he took off dragging me behind him. We jumped out the window and onto the tree, where we climbed to the top and into the tree house he had made.

He looked at me, then motioned for me to crouch in the dark corner. I nodded and did as he said, while watching him close and barricade the door and the two small windows. When he was finished blocking us in, he came over to the corner I was in and crouched beside me. He pulled my trembling body into his arms and pulled out his phone and called the police.

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Vic's POV~
I awoke to the sound of glass shattering. As I glanced around, I realized Alli and I had fallen asleep outside under the tree. As my eyes adjusted, I saw a shadow moving around in the house, seemingly going upstairs. I began to panic as I thought about Mike and Lilly up there. Alli, who had obviously woken up as well, stood up and reached for her phone. I stopped her, and shook my head, knowing that the siblings would be safer if they couldn't be heard.

I motioned for Alli to climb the tree while I went to investigate. I grabbed the shotgun that I kept hidden in the large bush outside my house, and crept in through the broken window . I followed the shadow upstairs and stood slightly behind him while he spoke to the scared siblings in Mike's bedroom. I don't know what he said, but it sounded threatening.

I watched from afar as Lilly and Mike crawled out of Mike's bed and over to the window. I pulled out my gun and held it up to the man's head, slowly inching towards him. He turned around when I was a mere two feet away from him. He held up his arms, but said nothing. He only smirked. I heard police sirens in the distance, and assumed that Mike had called the police.

The man continued to smirk as he pulled out a knife. He took a step towards me, then lunged, attempting to push the knife into my thigh, but I backed away and he fell to the floor. The knife plunged into his shoulder and he cried out in pain. He stood up and ripped the knife out of his shoulder, taking me by surprise, and threw it at me. I turned away and felt it land in my arm. I screamed and dropped my gun. The man dove for it, but I kicked it down the stairs.

The police came running into the house and picked up the gun. Looking at me and my bleeding arm, the sheriff ran upstairs and found the man, whom I now realized was only about four inches away from me. She tackled the man and called for her backup, while handcuffing him.

It was after I was shaken out of thought by one of the paramedics that I realized how much pain I was in. The knife was on the floor below me and blood was gushing from the hole in my arm. My eyes widened and the last thing I remember was the paramedic trying to get me to talk. Then I passed out.

Notes

*title cred to Linkin Park; Bleed It Out*

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