20.

"We're all alone in this big house," Charlie grinned. "What do you say we play 'Mommy and Daddy'?"

Disgusted, I move away from him.

"Like hell I'll play your sick, twisted games!" I don't know what came over me. This anger...this fear... it's all mixing together for one huge flurry of emotions that I want to lash out. Specially...on Charlie.

He ignored my outbreak and advanced towards me. I back away from him with hot angry tears running down my face.

"You'll dress up in a pretty little dress and you'll clean and take care of the children. While I go to work in my suit and shoes. When I come back, you'll give me a massage and tell me how much you love me. Then we'll go to the bedroom and there we will sleep until death comes!" He dementedly fantasized.

Horrified, I continue to back away from him.

When he was a few feet away from me, he jumped at me,we fall and I twist away from him, kicking him in the face in the process.

"Fuck!"

I heard him cry out from behind me as I ran. Not looking back, I ran up the stairs and into my room. I lock the door and struggled to get my breathing under control.

For a few minutes, I hear nothing but my own breathing.

Calming down, I realized my whole body is aching. I sigh. Just as I was about to step away from the door, loud banging startled me.

"Oh come on Ash!" Charlie yelled through the door. "I was only joking about it!" He kept banging on the door. "Let me in!"

I clutched my ears with my hands.

"Let me in!"

"No!"

"Let me in or you'll regret!" He snarled.

"No! Leave me alone damn it!" I practically screamed.

The banging ceased.

All was quiet...I stayed in that position for what seemed like hours. Until I finally took my hands away from my ears, finally being able to relax. My jaw throbbed, I rubbed it, realizing that I must have been gritting my teeth.

I slowly make my way to my bed and collapse on it. Too tired to get on it properly. I blink tiredly at my door. But my brain refused to sleep.