text: kala spruill, makala spruill Keep running 
   
   
   Game on 
   My typical teenage life changed this year. I graduated high school and planned on going to college. I was 19 but the world had other plans for me.... Last year I witnessed my friend Everleenas death. It was a robbery gone wrong. I just hope this year is better.  
   I was sitting on the couch next to my boyfriend Killian. I felt sick today and so I was cuddling with him on the couch.  
   "I am going to go upstairs and go to bed", I said. 
     
   "Okay I will check on you later", Killian said. I kissed him on his cheek before I swaddled my way upstairs. Once I made my way up the stairs I crawled into bed. I then pulled the covers over my body and relaxed. Then I fell asleep. When I woke up Killian was beside me wathcing t.v.  
   "Can you go get some medicine from the store for my stomch?", I asked.  
     
   "Sure", Killian said as he kissed my forehead and threw the covers back. 
     
   He then slipped on his white nike flip flops. Then he grabbed the keys and made his way downstairs. I heard the door shut as my eyes shifted to the t.v. I was watching some weird t.v show. It's pretty sad that I didn't know what my own boyfriend was watching I know but ya. I wanted some sprite so I threw the covers back and slipped on my slippers. I shuffled my way downstairs to the kitchen. I grabbed the handle to the refridgerator and opened the door and grabbed the sprite. I shut the refridgerator. I jumped,  I was absolutely horrified by who I saw. It was him. The guy from Everleenas murder. He was in a skii mask. This made my heart drop and made me drop the sprite.  
     
   "Get away from me", I said as I grabbed a knife. Just as quickly he snatched it out of my hand slicing it. I ran up the stairs tumbing on every single stair. I run to the bathroom and shut and lock the door behind me. I heard him make his way upstairs. He tried opening the door and when it wouldn't open he kicked it in. Wood flew everywhere making me blink.  
   "Get back", I said as I pulled out my pocketknife. Then he grabbed that from me too.  
   "Ahhh", I said as the knife slit my hand. He started slashing at my clothes, my hair, and eveything. Then he grabbed me by my hair and pulled my head back and forcing it into the ground. He did this 7 times. Once  he stopped I notcied that my nose and mouth were bleeding. Then I got up and tried rushing past him and he grabbed me by my shirt and threw me against the wall. I hit my leg on the toilet seat knocking the air out of me as my mouth hit the ground. He then rushed over to me and grabbed me by my hair and threw me against the window. I hit my head on the window  as glass was scattered everywhere. My vision was blurry but I could just barely see him walk away. I let out a sigh. I hope killian will be home soon I thought as I tried to get up. I couldn't move my leg though so I couldn't get up. I looked down at my leg and there was a piece of glass still in it making my leg bleed. So I reached down and pulled it out of my leg. Then I let my head fly back onto the ground when I let my body relax. Then I noticed blood rushing everywhere areound my head too. 10 minutes later I heard the door open and shut downstairs.  
   "Jessica I am home", Killian shouted from downstaris.  
   "Kil...ian", I said as I heard him rush up the stairs. He was franticallly looking for me. He then appeared into the doorway and He looked terrified and worried. He first noticed all of the blood.  
   "What the hell happened?", he asked as he helped me up.  
   "It was him", I said. "The guy from Everleenas death" 
   So even though Killian was willing to take risks to protect me from this guy. There is always a limit. So what this guy did crossed the line. To Killian this was game on.  
   
   
   
   What a life 
    I was all bandaged up in the hospital from blood loss.  I couldn't leave until tomorrow. I didn't see Killian in the room when I woke up. I looked around the room and the t.v was on. I had some type of tray cart on my right with food on it but I was way too worried about Killian to eat right now.  
   Then suddenly I turned to the door because it had opened and shut. It was Killian.  
   "Hey your up", he said as he cautiously approached me.  
   "Ya can you get the doctor my head hurts", I said.  
   "Ya sure" 
   He kissed my forehead and then he was out of the room. Then like a minute later the door opened and shut.  
   "Hey jessica we ran some tests and everything and we heard you have been puking a lot and everything and I want to know if you would let us do an ultrasound.", the dr said. 
    "Sure", I said as the doctor moved my bed into the ultrasound room. He grabbed the hand piece thing. He then lifted up my shirt and he put the gel on my stomach. It was cold. He then moved the thing around and it showed up on the screen.  
   "Jessica look", he said. I looked and I saw it. No freaking way! I thought.  
   " Jessica your pregnant", he said as he wiped the gel off and put my shirt down.  
   "How many months?", I asked. 
   "3", he said.  
   "Okay take me back to my room I would like to talk to Killian alone", I said as the doctor pushed my bed back into my room and left.  
   "What the hell this is bad timing I don't know if we can do this", I said to killian.  
   "We can Jessica", he said to me. As he grabbed my hand and entwined his fingers into mine and put his hand on my stomach.  
   I don't exactly know how this happened. It only could have happened one night when we were at a party and we got drunk and ya....... 
   So I don't know how this will turn out this really was a bad time for this to happen. But you know what they say everything happens for a reason. We will see how this will play out.  
   Me and killian layed down on the bed together and he put his arm around my waist. We fell asleep like that. Not everything in the world is horrifying.  
     
   
   
   
   Complicated 
   
   I walked into the kitchen. My mom and dad were standing there talking to 2 other guys. My moms brown hair shinging like a star.  Then out of nowhere one of them pulled out a knife and stabbed my dad in the lower abdomen. He immediately dropped to the floor. His forever blank eyes starring back at me. Mom bolted but just as quickly was caught by her hair and stabbed then fell to the floor. I could see here still breathing but I guess the 2 guys didn't. Then her eyes shifted over to me like she was signaling me to run. I bolted I made it to the living room but was caught. The guy took out his knife and .....Ahhhhhh. 
   
     
   "Ahhhh", I yelled as I jolted up with sweat streaming down my face. I wiped my forehead.  
   I heard a voice behind me and it made me jump. 
   "What is wrong?", Killian asked.  
   "Just a horrible nightmare again the same one.", I said as I layed back down. 
     
   "I think im going to puke", I said as I ran to the bathroom. For some reasong my wounds weren't hurting anymore. once I vomitted I walked back to bed, Then I layed down. I grabbed the remote and turned on the t.v.  
     
   "Jessica seriously talk to me", Killian said as he laid his hand gently on my shoulder.  
     
   "What theres nothing to talk about", I said. 
     
   "The bad dreams Jessica there not nightmares are they?" He asked.  
     
   "No", I said quietly. As I tuned around to face him.  
     
   "What are they then?" He asked. 
     
   "They are memories", I said. 
     
   "Memories of what?" he asked.  
     
   "When my mom and dad were killed?", I said quietly while rubbing my blanket.  
     
   "Tell me about it", He said. 
     
   "Well some of their friends were....over at our house and Then out of nowhere one of them pulled out a knife and stabbed then and.....uhh they saw me and chased after me and ugh the police got there just in time and so ya....", I said. Killian didn't say anything for a minute. It looked like I gave him too much information at one time and he had to take a second to take it all in.  
   "Why did't you tell me this If you would have told me I wouldn't have been so terrified when you scream at night and toss and turn at least I would know", He said.  
     
   "I don't really want anyone to know and Im sorry that I scared you", I said as I kissed him very passionately on his lips.  
   "I don't want to ever hurt you like that again I love you and now we have to learn to get along", I said as I pointed at my stomch.  
   The world ain't always going to be perfect. Life will throw challenges at you. You will have to say things you don't want to say. You just have to accept them.  
   
   
   
   Going home 
   I got to go home today. I am excited I am tired of the hospital. I want to go home and lay down with killian all day and relax. I miss home. I got out of bed and got all my things together. Then we talked to the doctor and left. When we got home I called my best friend and wanted to know if the guy went after her but It was just me.  
   
   
   Publication Date: October 4th 2014 https://www.bookrix.com/-at1f1c45a1c4a35