Canadian heartbreak (The stars book 1)

16: Love poems and burning hate

 *Persephone* 

 I am still walking around in a kind of daze the next day. Flynn is teasing me mercilessly that I look well and thoroughly f****d. Making me blush and kick out after him. Uhh, he is so annoying and so damn right. We had sneaked in a quickie in the shower before Zayn had to leave for set. A quickie in his mind means at least 20 minutes and multiple orgasms for me so I didn't complain.

 My phone buzzes as I am emptying the dishwasher and I pull it out, reading the text from Zayn. 'Just having a five minutes break, missing you my love. No written words can adequately express my deep, deep love for you. It is everlasting and unbreakable. Can't wait to be back with you tonight'.

 My heart feels like it has fireworks going off inside. I mean how do you respond to a text like that ? And who else than him would write a text like that on an ordinary Wednesday ?

 I text quickly. 'Sorry that I don't have your way with words. I miss you too, waiting for you to be close enough for me to feel whole again. How I never realised before that I need you to function is a mystery. See you tonight my love'.

 Smiling to myself I put the phone away. He sends me several texts every day, always very sweet and romantic, making me a mess, missing him so badly I have half a mind to run to the studio across town just to get to be in his arms for a moment.

 I finish up in the kitchen. I know Flynn is with Athena in the garden, keeping a keen eye on her. We don't take any chances regarding what Tyler might do. 

 Going into the garage to empty the dryer, I pull out my phone again. Seeing that he has sent a new text or more like a freaking love letter. I sit down to read it. Wondering what I did to deserve a man this sweet and romantic. A man who at the same time didn't seem able to keep his hands and mouth aways from me for long.

 'My love has made me selfish. I cannot exist without you — I am forgetful of everything but seeing you again — my Life seems to stop there — I see no further. You have absorb'd me. I have a sensation at the present moment as though I was dissolving — I should be exquisitely miserable without the hope of soon seeing you. I should be afraid to separate myself far from you....I would be martyr'd for my Religion — Love is my religion — I could die for that – I could die for you. My Creed is Love and you are it's only tenet — You have r****h'd me away by a Power I cannot resist'.

 I am swooning. Wondering if he made that up on the spot or if it is some famous poem he found appropriate. No matter what it is making my heart papillate with joy. 

 'Zayn you are a gem, I hope you know that. But you know you don't have to do this right ? I know you love me, just as I love you. No elaborate love poems are needed. But it was beautiful'. I don't want him to feel he needs to do something like this all the time.

 It only takes a little time before he answers back. 'I know love. I was just missing you, sitting here with my boring lunch and letting my mind wander. See you tonight, I need to go back now'.

 I am about to walk back into the house with the laundry when the garage door opens. And a very surprised Tyler is staring at me. In one of his hands he has the remote to the garage door. He must have broken into my car to get it. In his other hand is something that is on fire. "Tyler ?!"

 "Sorry Penny, you weren't supposed to be in here". He says, throwing the burning thing, which I now realise is a molotov cocktail. It hits the door back into the house, exploding, showering everything in flames and flammable liquid.

 "Tyler no". I scream as he closes the garage door with a sad smile. I have no way out. The door to the house is burning and so is everything around it and the big door to the outside can only be opened by the remote. There are no windows, no exit.

 I am about to panic when I remember I got my phone in my pocket. So I pull it out, calling Flynn. The smoke in the closed room is already choking, and burning in my eyes. As soon as he picks up I yell. "Help me, fire in the garage. I can't get out".

 I don't know how I expect Flynn to get to me. But I didn't know what else to do. I can feel the heat and the lack of oxygen. And I know that without his help I will be done for very soon.

 "Hang on Kitty, I am on my way". I can hear Flynn is running and the line goes dead. It doesn't take more than a minute before I hear him grab the door handle and yelp in pain as it is searing hot. But still he yanks the door open.

 "Watch out Flynn, the fire is intense". I yell out, scared he will get hurt. I can see him shy back from the intense heat. There are 3 wooden steps down from the door to the garage and they are on fire. He can't get to me.

 *Flynn*

 f**k this is bad, really bad. I can hear her coughing and wheezing from the smoke. But I can't get down there to get her. Then I spot the thick loose carpet in the hallway and pull it up, throwing it on the steps, to choke down the flames.

 I jump over the steps just to be sure. Landing next to her. She is on her knees, tear streaming down her sodden face. "Kitty, are you okay ? Can you get up ?"

 She holds up her hand, as to tell me to wait a minute, as her body gets taken over by another spasm of coughs. But we don't have time. There is fire on 3 sides of us. We need to get out. Get back into the house. I can hear the fire engines closing in, but we can't wait for it.

 I pick her up, halfway running for the stairs with her clutched to my chest. I promised Zayn to protect her and also I care a great deal about her. She is like a sister to me. "We will get out Kitty, don't worry".

 Jumping the steps with her in my arms is not possible, so I do the best I can, trying to run over the carpet, getting back in the house as fast as possible.

 Halfway up I hear the tell tale sound of wood snapping and I use my last strength to throw her into the hallway to safety as I feel the stair give away under me. Screaming out as I feel an intense pain in my right leg.

 I feel the flames lick up my legs as I slide down. The pain in my leg is so intense that I am scared I will pass out. But that might be the best I can hope for. To faint and spare myself the pain of being burned alive.

 "Flynn, come on grab my hand". I hear Kitty's voice through my haze and see her hand stretched towards me. "Come on Flynn, you can do it, you have to do it".

 I don't feel that I can do it. But I do not want to die like this. She keeps spurring me on and I feel the flames lick the sole of my shoes, giving me a surge of adrenalin. Using everything I got to reach out and grab for her hand.

 On the third try she finally gets a hold of my hand, pulling with all she got. Panting heavily. "Flynn I can't, you are too heavy. You need to help".

 "I can't, my leg hurts". I know I am whining, but it really hurts so badly I feel like just giving up. "Save yourself".

 "Shut the f**k up and use that famous drive, pull yourself together and help get you to safety". She yells at me, her voice full of fear and panic. But it helps. I put in everything I got and push off with my good leg. With her help, I slowly move into the hallway and she slams the door, containing the fire in the garage.

 We are both panting, hearing the fire trucks pull up outside. Then Kitty jumps up. "Athena !? Where is Athena ?"

 "In the garden. I thought her most save there with the fire. I told her to stay where she was". I say, getting a really bad feeling.

 *Persephone*

 No no no, this was his plan all along. Having me and Flynn fight the fire, so he could get to Athena. "It was Tyler.. he is after Athena".

 "Oh s**t I am so sorry". Flynn says, choking up on emotions. He tries to get up, but he can't, due to the ten inch piece of the stair impaled in his calf.

 "Stay Flynn". I yell sprinting out the door. But as expected the garden is empty and the gate is left open, feeling like it is mocking me.

 Just then my phone rings and I see it is Tyler's number. I pick it up yelling into it. "Where is she you f*****g bastard ? Return her right now".

 "Oh you survived. Good for you. You weren't supposed to be in the garage. It was just meant to be a distraction". He says in a voice totally void of feelings.

 I try breathing evenly. I Hope I can talk some sense into him. "Tyler, listen, she must be scared. We can figure this out, but you need to bring Athena home now".

 "You kept her from me. You let your lovers play fathers to her. Confusing her. Trying to make her forget me". He says, his voice sounding weird. "But now we are going to be together forever. Just me and her where you can't reach us".

And with that he hangs up.