everything or nothing

He stood up.

“I'll be going now, will you be fine on your own?." He asked me.

I couldn't admit that I was scared that Josef would jump out from somewhere and he would finally take me away, this time he would succeed and I'd never see Gabriel again.

“I'll be fine..." I didn't even finish my statement and Criss was already out of the door. I looked around, the pain in my body was already easing, the bandage on my head felt like a headband I only had to pretend it was a fancy fashion accessory.

I climbed off from the bed and walked to the window, I was lying and telling myself that I was just watching people move about but in reality, I was waiting to see Josef walk in so that I would have enough time to escape.

***

GABRIEL

I walked through the doors and the first person I see in the crowd is Kylee. She was walking towards the exit. At first my mind can't place why she would be out here at all because I had to deal with a lot of things and my thoughts haven't settled.

She looked and saw