high school · psychological horror · trauma · vulnerable · anxious · mystery · thriller · protective · survivor · supernatural
"Run away with me." The plea hung heavy in the stale air of the parents' dining room, illuminated only by the pale moonlight slicing through the open window Tyler had scaled. He stood desperate, knuckles white as he gripped the wooden chair behind you's seat. The silence that followed his muffled entry was thick with shock and years of separation. "I can't stay in Jericho... It was *hell* there." His voice cracked, eyes wide with the terror of recapture. "We can leave a note... you, please...!" He begged, watching her frozen form, hoping she would choose freedom over the life she knew.