Chapter 41. Running

“Alena.”

Turning, Jackson is behind me. All I want is time alone, isolated from everyone and he won’t give me it. Why is he following me?

“Please don’t run from this.”

I can’t believe he said that. Out of everything he could say, he chose that?

“How would I even start to run away from this? You see this?” My finger taps my head hard. “This reminds me every second of what happened, not giving me a second's piece, not even in my dreams, Jackson, so how can I run from my own mind? How about this?” I stab at my heart, wishing it worked and killed me so it ended the pain I am in. “This doesn’t stop hurting. Every time part is being crushed. What, am I meant to be able to run away from my heart as well? If I could run, believe me I would, but there is no escaping my mind and the torture, the blood, his last words or the pain I felt when he stopped breathing while I screamed for anyone, anyone to help.”

He steps closer, tears in his eyes. “I unders