"I don't know what you're talking about, I haven't had any baby, this isn't my baby and I only met you like an hour ago," I say finally building up the courage to speak, I turn around to see him placing something on the table.
In one swift movement, I'm pushed up against the wall with him standing in front of me, I start to shake again once again being terrified! I look behind him to make sure the baby was okay on the bed, she was still fast asleep.
"That may have once been true but not anymore, you're my wife, Mrs Freya Richards, we just had a baby a month ago, quite bad that we haven't chosen a name for her yet," he says trapping me, I stare up terrified at him not knowing what to say, think or do.
"Your old life is over this is your new one, you're gonna play along with everything and in the end, it'll just come naturally," he says, this cannot be happening right now! this dude isn't actually forcing me to pretend to be his wife!
"Things are gonna be amazing, I'll give you the best life for you and our daughter don't worry," he says quietly stroking my cheek with his finger, this just got weird and highly uncomfortable "I'll leave you to settle in with the baby, to be named later, I'll actually make her a bottle up," he says finally releasing me from the trap he put me in, well one of them at least.
He looks down at the sleeping baby on the bed then back at me with a smile on his face, he mutters something along the lines of "perfect" then walks out the room closing the door behind him. I stand there frozen with my back against the wall, what the heck just happened?
One minute I was complaining to Blake about milk and now, I'm stuck here with a strange guy and someone else's baby.
And I didn't even get my scrambled eggs!I walk over to the window to see if there were any clues on where he's taken us, it was now pitch black, I had no idea what the time was but I knew it was late. I pace around the room just trying to come up with an idea to try to leave this place, but my mind always drew a blank. Has anyone ever been put in a situation like this before it seems so weird? Amelia starts to make some noises on the bed snapping me out of my thoughts, I promised her mum back at the shop that I would look after her, but how am I meant to do that in a situation like this?
I walk over scooping her up in my arms her blue eyes looking at me.
"I know I'm not your mum and I know that's who you want, but don't worry I'm gonna figure out a way for us to get out of here but you're just gonna need to trust me," I whisper not wanting those robber guys hearing me, wait he says I'm his wife but I don't even know his name yet, how the heck does that work?
The door opens and in he walks holding a bottle in his hand, did he just have one of those laying around? This dude is getting weirder and weirder as time is going on.
"Wow right on time I see" he smiles closing the door behind him, he makes his over rubbing the baby's check "we really need to think of a name for her,it's been a while" he smiles looking down at her, she already has a name!
Maybe I could suggest her name, we can't just call her a total random name cause what if she thinks that's actually her name?!
"How about Amelia?" I ask he looks up at me then down back at the baby thinking "I just think she looks like one" I shrug trying to push at the name, which is her name anyway!
"Amelia, yeah I like it, hello Amelia" he smiles down at her, yes I can't believe that actually worked, I must be good at manipulating people, wait I could use that to my advantage.
"What's your full name, I mean we could think of a middle name for her that might be the same as yours?" I ask, good thinking Freya you're getting better at this, he looks at me taking the baby sitting on the bed.
"Anthony Richards, I don't actually have a middle name," he explains, well at least I know his name now and did it in a very clever way if I do say so myself "do you have a middle name?" He asks I freeze but eventually shake my head, I did actually have one it was Marie, but I wasn't about to tell him that.
He puts the bottle in Amelia's mouth where she actually starts to drink it, he must have had some experience with children.
"So is this where we're gonna be staying?" I ask trying to get as much information as I possibly could, so I could figure out where we are and how I'm gonna get back.
"No this is just for tonight, we'll be heading to our actual home tomorrow morning, it isn't too far away," he explains looking down at the baby, a smile starts to form on my lips, he's giving me a lot of clues on where we are.
We didn't drive for that long from the shop and if he's telling the truth about the house not being far from here, it can't actually be far away from where I live. As soon as I get the chance I'm working out where that house is, so I can work out how far out we are from the town. Now I know his full name, when I get to a police station I can give them that, but I still don't know the small guys name but he doesn't seem that bright, it might be much easier to get his name.
"You're quiet" Anthony says snapping me out of my plotting thoughts, okay maybe that wasn't the best time to stop and reflect. I just say I'm tired then go back to looking out the window "then go get some sleep, don't worry I can sort her out," he suggests causing me to freeze.
I mean I want to sleep but I don't trust him alone with Amelia, I shake my head walking over sitting next to him but I keep my eyes glued to the baby.
"Oh come on you look tired, she'll just fall asleep after she drinks this," he pushes for me to sleep, I nod not wanting to have an argument with him as I don't want to get in his bad side.
I walk to the bed getting under the blanket as he remains at the bottom of the bed feeding Amelia. I thought it would take me ages to fall asleep as I was terrified, but as soon as my head hit the pillow, I dropped asleep.
I wake up to the sun creeping in through the thin curtains, I look beside me to see Amelia moving around with Anthony fast asleep next to her. I get up walking to the window, I could fully make out the street now this could be our chance. I slip my shoes on picking Amelia up wrapping her in the pink blanket, I take one more look at sleeping Anthony before walking out the bedroom door and down the stairs. Amelia starts to make some crying noises, right she needs a bottle. I walk to the kitchen to see a bunch of baby stuff on the sides clean bottles everything. With one hand I manage to make her a bottle, the thing that took most of the time was figuring out how to make the bloody thing! I pick the bottle up and was just about to walk out the back door but I hear footsteps walking down the stairs, I probably have a two-second window to leave the house, but I don't know where I am, he'd probably catch me when I get
Ink pulls the car over Anthony getting out before it even fully stops telling ink to do the same, ink sighs looking down at the steering wheel he was proper scared. He finally unclips his seat belt getting out the car, Anthony shouts to me he'll just be down there before he pushes ink away so they were out of my eyeshot. I sit there for a second but it hits me I'm alone I have a chance to run with Amelia, I go to open my door but it's locked no way did he use child lock on me! I was about to climb in the front to try the front doors but the sound of the car locking stops me in my tracks, oh come on Freya did you really believe that would work? and if it did you're in the middle of nowhere, he'd find you rather easily and who knows what he'd do then. A few minutes go by until I see Anthony walking over to the car unlocking it but he goes to the boot, I hear what sounds like water hitting the ground but befo
A few long hours in the car go by, the very silent car might I add, I don't know what to say to this guy who I think just killed somebody, if not seriously hurt him. We turn the corner onto a very posh looking street, we drive for a little while longer passing grand houses, he turns driving up the driveway of a very nice looking house, wait he lives here?! "Home" he smiles turning the car off looking back at me "this is where our family's gonna be happiest" he smiles getting out the car coming to my door to open it helping me out, just as someone from across the fence starts talking. "Anthony, it's lovely seeing you again it's been a very long time" a woman says standing on her side of the fence, I unclip Amelia carrying her out the car as Anthony puts his hand on my back. "Yes I know it's been while,
I'm woken up by loud bangs on the front door, I jump awake to see Anthony fast asleep in bed how the heck is he sleeping through that? Amelia starts to cry in her coat beside me which finally woke him up, so he doesn't wake up to the loud banging on the front door but does to a tiny baby cries, this guy is strange. "Wait here doll" he speaks with a rough voice from sleep, he jumps out of bed taking a handgun from the bedside table walking out. I don't like how accessible weapons are in this house, I quickly get out of bed trying to comfort a scared Amelia who I managed to get to fall back to sleep. I slowly move to the door opening it to hear talking. "Why the fuck would you bang on my door like that?!" Anthony asks angrily the sound of the door slamming fills the
Around an hour later we were in the car on our way to the shops, Anthony said we can't stay long cause he has to get back to his work soon, so we have a list we have to follow. I didn't mind I just needed to get out so people would see my face and hopefully do something, before we left I wrote on a little piece of paper explaining what's happened hoping I'd be able to give it to someone to help me. Once we arrive at the shop he places Amelia in one of those baby trolley things, taking my hand pulling me to walk closely next to him his hand keeping me there. He hands me the list so both of my hands were doing something, but it was as though he didn't need the list, he was walking down the aisle getting the items in order, did he memorise this before we left or something? We were basically done with the shopping, as we walk down the final aisle I spot a worker stacking a shelve which I knew was my last chance to get help, I place my hand on Amelia
We arrive home from the supermarket where Amelia and I are ushered into the house, I was just out in a supermarket but he makes sure to keep me away from his neighbours, what is this guys deal? He instructs me to deal with Amelia while he deals with the shopping, as loud knocks from the front door causes him to freeze. My first thought was that it must be ink but than I remember, the note I left for the unsuspecting supermarket worker. Anthony seems to move me away from the view of the front door where I'm pushed into a corner, as the knocks on the door get louder. "Doll, you need to listen to me, take Amelia upstairs and get her ready for bed but do not come down until I come up okay?" He asks but I knew it wasn't a question I had zero choice in the matter, I nod quickly as male voices start shouting from the door "go on then doll" he half smiles basically pushing me up the stairs as more voice sound from the
I lay on the bed with Amelia just staring at her, maybe this is gonna be our lives now just stuck with this man. I really thought this would be over when she told me she knew, but Anthony always finds a way to to foil all my plans, the door opens causing me to jump and move away from Anthony who walks in with fresh clothes, he looked like he just showered. "Tammy's left, I had her see sense" he starts closing the door behind him walking towards the bed, he gently picks Amelia up placing her into her coat. Is he gonna do to me whatever he's done to Tammy? I quickly get up from the bed darting to the other side of the room, I run to the door managing to open it slightly but it's soon slammed closed. Anthony proceeds to trap me against the wall and him, I look up at him terrified while he wore the same smile on his face.
It was early the next morning, I was in the kitchen chopping some fresh melon slices, while Anthony was fixing some furniture in the back. I was a little nervous about today, I mean I wanna help him after he told me how his mother used to treat him, but there's also a part of me that doesn't for obvious reasons. I finish chopping the melon as Anthony walks in taking a piece shoving it into his mouth, I shake my head picking the remaining slices up placing them in a lunchbox for the fridge. "Thank you again for doing all this doll, I just hope she appreciates it" he sighs leaning against the counter still chewing his melon, while I put the rest of the fresh fruit in the fridge "I'm probably just overreacting it's gonna go fine, now I have you and Amelia, there is nothing she can say which will bring me down" he smiles, pulling me closer to him with his hands on my