[~Song Recommendations: Is It Over by Taylor Swift & True Colors by Cyndi Lauper~]
James was done with the lie detector test and was now detaching the tapes and cables from her skin… Dread crept up his chest and he felt guilty for behaving with her in that way; she never lied, she was really an innocent girl who was the victim of this harsh society.
"Je-Jenny." He advanced his hand toward her only for her to swat it away… But James didn't mind her move and instead, it pained him more to see her bleeding skin beneath her torn sleeve. He clenched his teeth and cursed himself for his stupidity…
'You can never bring her back, James…' His mind reminded him. He shouldn't have behaved on impulse… But he couldn't control himself when he saw her wearing Sophie's favorite night dress.
Jenny suddenly got up and managed to unlock the door before James could act. She left the room in a hurry, tears rolling down her cheeks as she felt humiliated by him. She was a fool to believe his wise words earlier.
"Jenny!" She heard his loud voice, screaming her name but she didn't stop; She was determined to leave this house where she wouldn't get any dignity… But where would she go? Honestly, she didn't know…
Opening the outside door, she managed to hurl down the stairs and ran as fast as possible passing the garden… There she noticed a small pond too which looked breath-taking with the lighting… Earlier she didn't get the chance to see it considering her perturbed state when she arrived here.
'I shouldn't drool over it… I'm not staying here a moment longer.' She reminded herself and scurried away to reach the gate… She kept hearing him screaming her name but she turned deaf to his voice. He was following her so she needed to act fast.
Just as she was about to cross the road, her eyes got blinded by the headlamps of a truck… She couldn't even comprehend the distance but feeling his presence behind her she didn't think twice and advanced further…
"JENNY!" She felt someone trying to hold her and in the next moment, she felt him pushing her ahead along with himself… She fell down to the other side of the road but she didn't feel any pain. Looking down she noticed James below her, his arms wrapped around her waist…
"Leave me! Leave me! You filthy cop…" She screamed as she struggled to free herself but the hold was too tight around her. She gave in when her adrenaline went down but James didn't even utter anything as he kept his gaze locked at hers. Their heartbeats matched in rhythm. Her hair cascaded down, covering his face, she looked beautiful indeed but wait…
"ARE YOU OUT OF YOUR MIND?! Do you even know what could have happened?" James yelled at her, trying to put some sense into her. She shut her mouth when the realization dawned upon her…
'I-I was about to die…' She muttered under her breath.
"You could have died! Jenny." He said, his hold getting tighter around her… But she didn't mind now as she was feeling overwhelmed. In no time, she felt her mind getting blank as she heard a ringing voice in her ear and then it was complete darkness that engulfed her senses. The feeling of facing death overwhelmed her to a great extent.
"Jenny!" He shouted as noticed her body going limp… She had just passed out. Getting back on his feet with that extra weight was a little hard for him but he succeeded. His arms held her in bridal style as he went inside the house…
For once he thought of leaving her alone in Sophie's room alone in her bed, but as he was about to leave he noticed her face filled with a frown… Is she dreaming? He thought but the next moment he couldn't take a step ahead as he suddenly felt a need to comfort her.
"You're intruding on someone's privacy, James…" He mumbled as he got under the covers. Turning his back on her he closed his eyes only to have a nightmare of losing Jenny. Getting up, his gaze first searched her and he sighed in relief seeing her steady breaths.
He won't let anything befall her although he doesn't know if she'll even forgive him for his acts. So he turned around and lay down but this time, he was facing her beautiful face… Her hair was spread event against the pillow while a few locks covered her forehead.
James hesitated for once but then he couldn't stop himself from removing those locks away as he tucked them behind her ear. They slumbered in peace until the morning came.
James got up to feel something soft against his chest. But he couldn't see anything as he was covered to his neck under the sheets. Pulling it up, he found Jenny's face buried over his neck and her boobs brushing against his chest.
'What the HELL?!' He wanted to shout but seeing her peaceful face, he didn't have the nerves to disturb her sleep. It was inappropriate for a lady… He sighed before he tried to get up but a hand suddenly clutched his call making him pause.
"Do-Don't leave me…"She mumbled and in the next moment wrapped her arms around him as she pressed her body against his. James swallowed the lump and kept looking down at her face. Not so long after he remembered her injuries, which made him panic.
'What if she catches an infection?' He mused but soon gritted his teeth remembering the people who dared to mark her. He won't leave any of them. Those men even killed Sophie… It was too much for him, as his mind again got clouded with Sophie's thoughts forgetting the girl in his arms.
"Wh-What are you doing here?!" Her sudden voice, startled him as he reached for the gun before pointing it towards the owner of the voice.
"Yo-You want to kill me?" She stammered, fear flashing in her eyes.
His lips curled into a grim line. "Yes," he said in an icy voice.