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only bring them back,"
I told him gently. This is a horror movie you don't want to
see.
    "No it won’t." He sounded like he was
trying to convince himself he wanted to hear it. "That’s what all
the psychologists and counsellors say. You wait. They’ll tell you
it’s good to get it out and your heart will feel lighter."
    Lightening my heart to burden yours?
Not likely.
    "Nathan," I began, wanting to ask about
his nightmares. Did he dream of me or his sister? Both of us?
    He looked like he was ready to cry and
I could feel tears on my own cheeks. I sucked in a breath as I held
out my arms, offering him a hug. The least comfort I could give
him.
    "I can’t, Nathan, not yet. I can’t tell
you all the horrors that happened – you already have enough to deal
with…" His arms tightened around me, as if he were desperately
seeking some sort of solace. I wish I had some to offer him, but I
was the wrong person for that. I could only offer darkness.

Part 24
    "I’m Detective McGuinness. We need a
statement from you, Miss Lockyer." The detective was an older man
who looked sympathetic and understanding. He hadn’t trusted this to
any underling – he wanted to be the one who asked me questions. "I
understand this will be upsetting for you, but we need your
assistance to catch the people who did this to you."
    I nodded, thinking, Don’t you dare
leave. Somehow during the night I'd decided I needed Nathan. I
reached for Nathan’s hand, but I couldn’t feel a damn thing through
the bandages today. I looked down, carefully placing my fingers
between Nathan’s as I held his hand. I could feel a faint pressure
as his fingers curled around mine.
    I looked up and found Detective
McGuinness’ eyes on our linked hands. He cleared his throat and
looked at Nathan. "Mr Miller, I’ll have to ask you to leave or at
least step outside."
    NO!
    Nathan stood up, but I wasn’t letting
go of his hand. I could feel the pain in my fingers as he tugged on
them, but I gritted my teeth and looked away, determined not to let
go.
    What do I do? Let him go? Tell this
detective everything?
    No, no, NO!
    "I’m sorry? You won’t give a statement
yet?" Detective McGuinness said suddenly.
    Oh shit. I must have said it aloud and
not realised.
    I hesitated a second before I looked at
the detective. "I’ll make a statement now, but I want Nathan to
stay."
    Detective McGuinness looked at me with
pity in his eyes, before he turned his gaze to Nathan and his
expression hardened. "Mr Miller is a suspect in this matter and we
would prefer that your statement is made privately, so you feel
safe and don’t hold back information. Your statement will remain
confidential."
    You want to take Nathan away from me
before I can defend myself. I don’t trust you. I’ll hold back
anything I damn well like from you. You seriously think I’m stupid
enough to let a man who hurt me get anywhere near me? I’m not
telling you a damn thing. I realised I wasn’t ready to give up
Nathan.
    I glared at the detective and weighed
my words carefully. "Officer, I’ll never feel safe until I know
every one of those bastards can’t touch me again. And I’ll never
feel safe alone with a police officer after one of them shot at
me."
    He winced at this and glanced down at
my legs, before meeting my eyes again. His gaze was steady.
    "Nathan..." I started to say.
    The detective jerked his head, his eyes
narrowing as they fixed on Nathan.
    I bet he thinks Nathan’s threatened
me with something and he won’t back down until he gets Nathan out
of the room. He’ll push us until Nathan leaves and he has me
alone...what if he tries to hurt me and Nathan doesn’t come back?
Haven’t I been through enough already?
    As I felt the tears build, hopelessness
set in. My voice squeaked a little as the tears started to flow.
"Nathan shouldn’t be a suspect in this. He never...He didn’t...He’s
about the only person who hasn’t hurt me."
    I reached for a tissue automatically
with my free