Save Me

seventeen

"Yep.." I say. I grab my bag and we head towards the door but we stop in our tracks once we hear a pair of footsteps coming down the hall outside my room.

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[Olivia's POV]

I start to freak out, I look at Anthony. His face has fear in it but goes away once he looks at me.

I grab my bag and a handful of clothes.

"The window!" He whispers. I nod and help him open it.

The drop isn't that bad, only about 10 feet. Anthony jumps without even thinking. He holds his arms out to spot me when I follow after him.

I jump out of the window, my body flying through the air for a split second when I land. I trip a little almost falling but Anthony grabs onto my waist and steadies me.

"Run!" He says, and we both begin sprinting to his car. My back pack is heavy on my back from the textbooks inside.

We jump into his car and he starts up the engine as fast as possible and we speed off.

We get back to his apartment, park his car, and run up to his room as if John was still following us.

We collapse onto the couch.

"That was terrifying." I say, out of breath.

"But you have to admit, kind of fun." Anthony laughs. I nod and join in. I haven't laughed this hard in forever.

After our laugh attack, we calm down and catch our breaths.

"Where do you go to school? I can take you tomorrow." He offers.

"City High School, it starts at 8:00 am. It's really early, I can walk." I say.

"It's no trouble, leave at 7:30?"

"Sounds good." I say.

"When should I wake you up?" he asks.

"Uh.. 6:45."

"Ok."

"I am exhausted. I am going to go to bed now. Thanks again, for everything." I say.

"Olivia, it is no trouble, really." He says walking me into his bedroom.

I hop in his bed and get underneath the blankets.

"Good night." He whispers, shutting off the light.

"Good night." I whisper back. He smiles and closes the door.

I haven't slept in a real bed in months. I am so comfortable. My eyes begin to feel heavy and I drift off to sleep.

[Anthony's POV]

I fell asleep on the couch quickly but was awoken suddenly by a scream.

Olivia.

I jump up from the couch and run into my bedroom to see her crying.

I sit on the bed and wrap my arms around her, running my fingers through her hair.

"Shhh.. It was just a dream. It's ok, I'm here. Olivia, you're ok now." I whisper into her ear.

"I'm sorry for waking you." She sniffles, wiping the tears from her face. "I think I'm ok now."

I could tell she wasn't.

"Do you want to talk about it?" I asked her.

"It was my family. I had the same dream last night. It is when I lost them." She says shaking. "I don't know if I am ready to talk about it."

"That's ok. You can tell me when you are ready." I say, "Shh.. go back to sleep."

She eventually falls back asleep, but she is still in my arms. I don't want to move and wake her. I lean back so I am laying down, her head resting on my chest.

Is it weird that we are sleeping in the same bed? Probably. But I don't think about it any longer because sleep takes over my mind.

Hello everyone! Please don't freak out over this chapter being like "Omg she is 15 and he is 24 wtf". They are not being sexual or even doing anything romantic. He is literally just caring for her, don't overreact haha. Just had to make that clear.

Anyways.. I hope you enjoyed! (:

- aibhlinn