HIDDEN (hide or die)

Chapter Twenty

KYLE'S P.O.V.

"Wait! what?!" I looked at my mum then at Becky and they both looked ready to kidnap my Andrew. 

"He has done nothing wrong!! I exclaimed but none of them seemed to listen or even acknowledge my presence and it made me very angry.

" MUM!! Andrew didn't do anything to deserve what you and Becky are planning on doing to him. If anything, just punish me instead, I was the one that kept stalking him not the other way round!" I Screamed and pleaded in a desperate attempt to save Andrew but it didn't look like I was making any progress.

I knew for a fact that mum was very capable of k********g Andrew. Mum might look weak or meek to people but that wasn't the case. I have witnessed over the years some very unspeakable things mum had done in her attempt to keep me safe and I have loved and respected her for going through such lengths for me. But, you could call me whatever name you liked I just couldn't standby and watch her add the love of my life to that list.

"You stalked him?! For crying out loud Kyle! Why did you do that behind my back? Didn't we make a promise to be truthful to one another?" Her voice broke at the last bit and I felt extremely guilty about lying to her but I didn't regret stalking Andrew. If anything, I was able to get to know him and feel close to him that way.

"I'm sorry," I said in a remorseful tone and she just shook her head meaning she felt disappointed in me. She waved her hand to Becky and Becky nodded like they had known each other for many years and were used to communicating in that manner. 

I turned to look at Becky and I instantly became red with rage when I noticed she was about leaving, to carry out my mother's orders. With a quick move, I got up from the couch ignoring the sharp pain that followed and quickly grabbed her hand, holding it with all my strength.

"Where the f**k do you think you're going?!!" I yelled in anger, she paused and turned to me with a bored expression on her face and it so provoked me that I angrily growled at her. I fuckinly growled! I wasn't even aware I could do that!

"KYLE!" Mum yelled and I turned to her. She looked angry; well, so was I.

" Have you completely lost your manners!" She stared at me surprised and my mouth fell wide open.

"Did you just say manners? Really? Last I checked, I wasn't the one sending some psycho! Sego! Whatever b***h! to kidnap an innocent boy all because my son had a b***r from acting like a p*****t!" I screamed at her. 

Instantly, I regretted my choice of words. Mum's face had suddenly changed, she looked so hurt like I had just shoved a knife through her heart and it broke mine. Without thinking, I quickly rushed to her side and pull her in for a hug.

"I'm so sorry mum, I'm really sorry. I don't even know why I said that I just felt so angry! I didn't really mean it that way. I'm so sorry." I cried into her neck. She hugged me back and then pulled back to look at me.

"I know baby, and I forgive you but you have to trust me, I will explain everything you need to know when all this is over I promise." She pulled me in for a quick hug then she hastily ran up the stairs.

"Mum! Mum!" I called out but she didn't reply as she disappeared from the stairs.

I turned to Becky only to realize she had already left the house, I sighed in defeat as I looked down at my injured arm and shoulder which were hurting like hell, knowing I couldn't do anything to stop her or mum, I quietly sat back down on the couch and cursed my weakness and stupidity.

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I sat quietly and tried to think rationally; mum had never lied to me before, I have always trusted her judgments so for her to go this far, something extremely serious must have happened or was going to happen. My only problem was, she had to drag my poor Andrew into something he clearly had no business with.

A few minutes later, Becky came through the back entrance dragging a heavy-looking sack bag and my heart immediately stopped.

Was that...No! It couldn't be. 

I quickly got up from the couch and ran to her, 

"Is that? That better not be what I think it is!" I yelled

"Relax, this was the only way I could get him here without attracting suspicions." She said and I whitened. 

I pushed her out of the way and quickly opened the bag then my Andrew's lifeless face came into view.

"BECKY YOU KILLED HIM!! I yelled angrily before launching myself at her and grabbing her neck so hard with the intention of snapping it.

I heard someone gasp followed by a loud noise but I paid it no mind as I continued choking Becky, wanting her to die with all my heart.

"KYLE! LET HER GO THIS INSTANT!" Mum yelled and I turned to her angrily only to see her standing at the top of the stairs, the first aid box she was once holding was on the ground with its contents scattered all around as she stared at me with wide eyes and loosened mouth. And right there, I saw the horror of my actions displayed on her face and in her eyes and I quickly released Becky.

I stumbled back and sat on the floor alarmed as I looked down at my trembling hands, I just couldn't believe it, I almost killed Becky.

"Becky? Darling, please breathe." I heard mum say repeatedly as she tried to revive her and I sat still looking at Becky's lifeless body that was in front of me in total disbelief.

"Mum? She's not dead is she?" I finally gathered up the courage to asked, my eyes filled with tears as I looked at my mother's face in terror.

"Shut up Kyle and let me concentrate!" Mum yelled and I shrunk into my wings.

Oh my God! I killed her. I was no different from a heartless monster. I looked at my panicking mum then at Andrew and back to Becky and I felt my breathing suddenly become heavy, my eyes blurred and I began to feel light-headed then everything went dark.

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EMILY'S P.O.V.

I shouldn't have done it, I should have left him, maybe if I did that, aw his life would have turned out quite nicely but no, I ignored the warnings and now he was paying for my mistakes.

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Becky stirred in my arms and I breathed a sigh of relief. She was going to be okay I smiled and helped her sit up, "Are you, okay dear?" I asked just to make sure. She nodded and smiled, I sighed out of relief again and then I turned to my baby.

He had been awfully quiet ever since I yelled at him. I didn't mean to yell, I just wanted him to understand the gravity of his actions and also learn from his mistakes. 

He was laying on the ground like a lump of feathers. His left-wing covered his face and the right was spread out across the floor, his legs tangled together in an awkward sleeping position so I crawled up to his side and tried waking him up. "Kyle. Honey, wake up, Becky is okay now, you don't need to worry anymore" I said using a cheerful voice while gently tapping his leg but he didn't respond or make any move to wake up. 

I tried again but got the same answer 'nothing'. I stretched out my hand and shifted the wing that was covering his face and half of his body only to scream out in terror.

My boy was covered in blood! And he was out cold. The wound on his arm and shoulder had gotten worse. 

Why wasn't he healing?! 

Something was preventing him from doing so and I didn't know what it was. Kyle had never had an injury that lasted up to an hour before healing. He has advanced healing abilities. It was one of the things that always gave me peace of mind any time he got injured as a kid even though I made sure it wasn't an often occurrence, it was always very soothing to know that I didn't need to worry about his injuries.

My baby was not responding and I didn't know what to do. I never meant to neglect him, I only got momentarily distracted when I came down and saw the situation with Becky and I forgot to administer the first aid like I intended to. 

" Kyle! Honey, please wake up!" I took him in my arms and cried, begging him to respond but he didn't. So I screamed, beckoning Becky to come to my aid but she didn't respond either. I turned to her panicking and soon realized she had also blacked out.

I couldn't lose Kyle not after everything I put him through. I couldn't also let these two innocent children die because of my selfishness, I could never live with myself if that ever happened.

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I knew I had to do something to save them but my mind was all jumbled up and I couldn't seem to come up with a solution or even think straight. I kept holding Kyle in my arms crying and begging him to wake up without any luck. Suddenly, the air changed, I could smell a foul presence in the neighborhood, instantly I knew it was a sego and a very bad one at that. The smell it was emitting meant serious danger to his target and I knew that target could only be my boy. 

I was thrown into a frenzy. I had no idea what he wanted from Kyle, why he was haunting him but I was certain of one thing, he would only be able to take my boy out of my cold dead hands.

I quickly ran up to my room, took out a bag I had stocked with some essential material just in case something were to happen I would have everything I need in it. Then I took out my mattress from the bed frame and brought both it and the bag -I took out -earlier, down the stairs. I then ran to the kitchen and emptied the food cabinet, I also took most of the items I had in the fridge into a big sack bag then I dragged it into the living room.

I dragged the children and placed them beside one another on the mattress, then I placed the sack and the duffle bag that had our essentials in it also on the mattress beside the children and then I backed away a little.

What I was about to do next, I hadn't done it for many years. I knew for a fact that it would only bring more danger to us, they will use it to track me. But in this situation, it was my only option my only hope. I will never let him die. I refused to lose someone precious to me ever again.

I took a deep breath, placed my hand on the mattress, said goodbye to any form of peace we might have had and then I teleported.