Adele
Garth finally opened the trunk and pulled Alexis and me out. He forces us to our knees and walks behind us. I can hear Alexis crying next to me and I shake my head, hating myself for this. This is all my fault and she doesn’t deserve this. I wonder if Alex will find our bodies? I wonder if I should tell Alexis about Nick? Maybe this will be easier for me if she hates me when this all ends. I hear Garth walking on the gravel behind us and I turn to look at him.
“Don’t look at me, bitch,” he sneers and I quickly turn back around.
“You don’t have to do this Garth. I’ll come home with you. I promise I’ll go with you.” I force myself to bargain with him while I listen to Alexis sniffling next to me. I can tell she is trying to be so strong, it must be the Deluca blood in her
“Really?” Garth laughs and moves to stand in front of me still holding his gun.
“You spread your fucking legs for all these other guys and now you think I want to take you home with me? Garth shakes his head in disgust.
“I haven’t--,”
“Shut the hell up, Adele!” Garth cuts me off and I realize this is going to be harder than I expected.
“I had to kill because of you, Adele. What was the name of that big guy that drove the Suburban? Was it Nate? Oh, wait a minute. Nick. That big bastard was hard to take down, but I thought of you as I did it and it became fun.”
“Nick?” Alexis whispers and both Garth and I turn to her.
“Alexis, I’m so sorry. I was going to tell you.” I start to tell her when I feel something hard hit me across my face and I fall over.
“I told you to shut the hell up Adele,” Garth growls at me and I notice he looks over at a crying Alexis, who has fallen from her knees.
“Oh, wait a minute,” Garth says as he looks at me and Alexis.
“This is perfect. Was he your husband or boyfriend? My wife, who you must have considered your friend, was fucking him. I guess you need to meet the real Adele,” Garth smirks and looks over at me with hate in his eyes.
Alexis looks back at me and I shake my head, praying that she doesn’t believe anything that Garth is saying. Alexis climbs back up on her knees and turns away from me and Garth starts to laugh as he walks behind us once again. I hear him unlock the gun and turn to see as he points it at the back of Alexis’ head.
“I love you, Garth. It has always been you and I am sorry for leaving. I made a mistake. Can you forgive me?” I plead with Garth as I try not to vomit from even saying the words. I hate this man more than I have hated anything, but I am doing this for Alexis. I can’t let him ruin another life. I just can’t let him do it.
Garth slightly lowers his arm and looks at me. His eyes have softened and I realize that he might be buying this shit so I continue.
“I want what we had before. The time I spent away from you only proved to me that we belong together. I ached for you, Garth. Please tell me that you ached for me too.”
Garth sighs and takes a deep breath, so I stand up and walk over to him. I put my hand on his arm, lowering it and put my hands on his face.
“Please tell me that you’ll take me home. Let’s start over and just forget these last few months,” I plead with him.
“What about her?” he asks nodding at Alexis, who is still on her knees in front of us.
“We’ll leave her here. She will find her way home,” I tell him.
“No! She will go to the cops,” Garth shouts at me.
“What if she does? What will she tell them? You didn’t hurt her and she doesn’t have proof that you did anything. I’ll say whatever you tell me too.” I pull Garth’s face closer to mine and I kiss him. I close my eyes to keep from looking at him and to avoid getting sick. I am making a deal with the fucking devil himself, but I am doing it for the people I care for.
Garth pulls away from me and looks into my eyes and I pray he can’t see what I feel. He walks over to Alexis, lifts his gun up and pistol whips her, knocking her out cold. I close my eyes as I see the blood gushing from her head. Garth lifts her up and tosses her into the trunk like he is dealing with garbage. I hate this man and can’t believe at one time I didn’t want Alex to kill him. If only I had let Alex act on that plan, we wouldn’t be here today. I watch as he slams the trunk shut with Alexis inside and he points the gun at me.
“Let’s walk,” he says.
“Where are we going?” I ask as Garth shoves his gun into my back.
“We are going to my real car. You didn’t think I was going to leave your dead bodies in my car, did you? I stole that one and once you were dead and safely in the trunk, I was planning on leaving town in my car,” Garth tells me and I stop walking.
“Why are you doing this, Garth?” I ask him as I turn to face him.
“Till death do us part, Adele. Do you remember those words? I meant them and when we get home you are going to prove to me that you meant it too.” He shoves me and forces me to start walking again.
Garth parked his car right outside the park. He opens the trunk and looks at me, motioning for me to get inside. I shake my head knowing that I have no choice, but to get inside and not put up a fight. I walk over to the trunk and Garth grabs my arm stopping me.
“If I let you sit inside the car, will you behave, Adele?” he asks and I close my eyes and nod. He closes the trunk and walks over to the passenger door, opening it for me. I climb in and watch as he walks to the driver’s side. He turns to look at me, pointing the gun.
“Don’t make me regret this, Adele,” he warns me and I again nod my head.
I lay my head back as I watch the traffic. I can’t believe I am going home with Garth. He promised me that if I ever ran from him he would find me. I close my eyes and I think of Alex. I think about the first time I met him and what a jerk he was. We hated each other on sight. I then start to think about his smile and how he protected me. Alex would never hurt me and I trusted him. I hope he comes looking for me.
I open my eyes when I feel Garth’s hands crawling up my leg. I look out the window praying that I don’t start to cry. I told him that I wanted to start over and he believed me. He’s going to make me suffer for saying the words.
“Are you getting wet for me, Adele?” he asks as one of his hands is on the steering wheel and the other is moving further and further up my thigh.
“I think you should focus on the road, Garth. I want us to make it home safely.”
Garth looks back at me and pulls off at the next exit. He pulls into a rest area and pulls between two semis.
“Let your seat back and pull down your pants, Adele,” he tells me as he leans back unsnapping his pants.
I look over at him and swallow the vomit that is starting to force Its way out. He is going to force me to have sex with him and I won’t have any choice but to do it. I almost wonder if it would be best for me to just let him kill me now before letting him touch me.
I slide my seat back and I unsnap my pants to pull them down. Garth climbs over, positioning himself on top of me. He moves his hand down to grab himself and I can feel him at my entrance. I close my eyes as there is a tap on the passenger window. I look up to see there is a police officer shaking his head and motioning for us to leave the area. He shouts through the window that this is our only warning and we are in a public rest area. Garth climbs off me and swears as he pulls up his pants and we eventually pull back onto the highway.
“You’re going to pay for that, Adele.” Garth threatens me as I try to focus on the road.
“All you had to do was lose the pants and give your husband the pussy he hasn’t been getting. Now I have to wait and you’ll pay later.” Garth promises and I close my eyes praying that I think of a way to avoid his threats.