WHO AM I

 *COPYWRITE 2018 @SHANA ADAMS*

It was a cold October night and I was finishing up my shift at the local roller rink. I walked down the dark street the wind blowing and leaves dancing around my cold feet. I smiled at the thought of how much my sister and I adored the fall weather. I remember being kids running around our back yard jumping into big piles of leaves that dad had just cleaned up. The thought of them almost made me feel sick to my stomach god, I missed them so much. I felt so alone most times. you see, my mother died after giving birth to me due to complications and my father and sister were killed in a car accident when I was 15. Knowing I had to start over with a new family didn't let my dad and sisters memory ever disappear It's all I had left of them. My adoptive parents Hank and Sherry, were nice but only when guests were around.  as soon as it were the three of us, I was trash and another check to them. I shook my head from my thoughts and walked in the front door. Hank sat in his recliner like always, too drunk to function watching re-runs of old episodes of cops. Ironic right. Sherry was in the kitchen watching her soaps. I just walked past them both and went up to my bedroom. I couldn't wait to get out of this house I thought about just running away many times but never went through with it because I had nowhere else to go. all my family lived across country. "Only 2 more months Jen. Just 2." I whispered releasing a deep breath. I threw my bag down on the floor and plopped onto the bed and grabbed my necklace. It was all I had of my sister. It was her favorite necklace. I hated being there. "JENNY! GET YOUR A*S DOWN HERE NOW YOU LITTLE B***H". That was Sherry. "Ughhhhh" I groaned. throwing my pillow. I got off the bed and went down stairs. "Yes Sherry" I Gave her a fake smile. I knew what she wanted. "Go get me smokes from the store." Sherry said as she threw $5 dollars at me. "It's after 11pm there is no stores open." I stated. I tell her this almost every night. Most of the time Sherry would yell and tell me to get away from her but tonight she didn't. "Does it look like I care" Sherry said sarcastically. I rolled my eyes snatched the money up off the floor and went back upstairs for my bag. I stomped back down the steps and walked out the front door. Where the hell did she expect me to find an open store at this hour.? I unlocked my phone and googled the closest open store near me. Luckily there was one a 24 hour store but it was a 15 minute walk from her house. "ughhh" I put my headphones in and started walking towards the store. I hated walking late at night alone. It always freaked me out. I finally reached the store and paid for the cigarettes. Of course Sherry didn't give me enough money and I had to pay for them but all I really cared about at this point was getting home. I walked out of the store putting my  headphones back in. Half way through the walk I started to feel very anxious. I felt my pace picking up and my heart thumping. I heard sounds behind me but I was too scared to turn around. I started to walk faster and changed directions. I heard foot steps get closer to me so I slowly reached into my bag for my mace. I unclicked it, took a deep breath and quickly turned around spraying whoever was in range but there was no one there. I double checked my surroundings and relaxed my breathing. there really wasn't anyone there. I put my things back in my bag and ran home. I reached the front door and tried to catch my breath. I walked in the house, threw the cigarettes onto the counter and went back to up to my room. I took a shower got dressed and climbed into bed. I was still freaked out about what had happened. My alarm woke me in the morning nearly scaring me half to death. I glanced over at my phone it was 7am. "Ugh, Not yet" I layed back down I so did not want to get up but Sherry would be yelling soon. I climbed out of bed and got ready for the day. I threw on my favorite skinny jeans with some knee high flat boots and one of dads old band t-shirts. I threw my hair into a messy bun put on some light natural looking makeup and headed downstairs. I walked into the kitchen to get breakfast before I had to be the maid of the day and run all of Sherry's errands. I poured myself a bowl of cereal and sat down at the kitchen table to eat. As soon as I was about to take a bite Sherry yelled. " Jennyyyy" I rolled my eyes and dragged myself to Sherry and Hanks bedroom. Hank layed there passed out probably in a drunken coma and Sherry sat at her vanity doing her hair. Sherry thought she was miss perfect who should be in beauty pagents but in reality she had nappy red hair that hardly ever looked like she brushed it with dark circles under her eyes and yellow stained teeth. "Yes sherry." I asked. "I need you to go grocery shopping for me I can't today." She said without looking at her. "And why can't you?" I a demanded. Sherry was putting old fashioned rollers into her hair "Because I just did my toes and they won't be dry for a while." Sherry smiled. I was so pissed. "Are you kidding me? You won't  go because your toes are wet." I felt myself yelling. Sherry turned to look at me with a look of disgust. She got up and walked towards me. "You're going to wake up Hank Jen, then we all won't be happy will we." She said angrily. She turned and walked towards her closet. "Besides...." She yelled. "You eat it too." I could punch her right now. "I f*****g pay for it too you lazy b***h" I thought. "Well i can't go right now. I have class in 15 minutes." I told her. "Well looks like you'll be absent today honey." Sherry smiled handing me a shopping list. "How do you expect me to bring all of this food home? You took my car remember?" I said snotty. Before I moved in with Hank and Sherry, I had inherited my fathers truck. It was the only thing I was allowed to have at 18. I wasn't allowed to have my inheritance until I turned 21. Sherry groaned "ughhh oh my gosh you little whiny b***h....." She said walking over to her purse. "Here, now get away from me before I take it back and make you carry it all home you ungreatful little snot." She slammed the keys down on the dresser. I snatched them up and ran out the door before Sherry changed her mind. I hated her. "2 more months jen. 2 more months" I found myself saying this quite often. I was excited to finally have my truck back no more walking to and from work and no more crazy late night walks to the store that could possibly end in my death. I unlocked the driver door to my 1965 Chevrolet C-10, slid in to the driver seat, turned the keys but it putted. I had to give the truck a little gas but it started up. I grinned ear to ear. I was so worried it wouldn't start because it sat so long. I let out a little giggle listening to my engine purr. I threw it in drive and headed towards the shopping center to get started on my shopping. I hated that I had to call out of class and say I couldn't make it in. When they told me that it could affect my grade average because I had missed so many days already, my stomach started doing flips. I knew they were going to refer me to take summer classes but with the way Sherry made me jump for her, I'd have to take them online. I sighed climbing out of my truck and walked into the store. I took my time because I hated to be at home because it wasn't home. All it was was a place to stay until I was able to get my inheritence and get my own place. After about an hour I was finally ready to check out. I finished paying for my things  and pushed the over flowing cart out into the parking lot. Thank goodness for my truck bed because I would have nowhere to put all these bags. I loaded up the truck and walked to put the cart back into the return. I heard a loud bang and flew around to see someone had hit my truck. I screamed, left the cart in the middle of the lot and ran back to my truck. "WHAT THE HELL DUDE! THATS MY TRUCK!" I yelled trying to examine the damage. "I'm sorry, I don't know what happened my car wouldn't stop." the young man explained. I looked at his car and found it hard to believe. He had one of the newest cars out there. "I'd believe that if your car wasn't new off the lot." I said. I felt the anger building up inside of me as I was staring at the dearlers plates on his car. "I swear it was an accident. Look I'll pay. whatever it costs to fix I'll pay. Even if you want to buy a whole new car." He begged. I scoffed. "I don't want a new car thank you. There's nothing wrong with my truck." He laughed. "Seriously? This thing is a dump on wheels. It's just about ready to fall apart." He stated. By that time my anger was through the roof. "Excuse me? Where do you find the audacity to tell me about my damn truck" His eyes grew wide. "I-- I didn't mean to offend you I just thought you were only driving this thing because you had no other choice." He back tracked. "Well if you must know Mr. Newsy, It belonged to my father. It was his pride and joy." I stated. "I'm sorry I didn't know. Look I'll still pay for it to be fixed. My name is Jasper Montgomery." he said sticking his hand out. I hesitated but Returned the jesture. "Jenny." He handed me a card with his number on it and told me to give him a call when I was ready to have the truck repaired. I took the card said thank you and climbed into the truck. I drove home trying to calm myself down. I still felt so angry that he said that to me. What a Jerk. I started to unload all the bags I had. With no help, I finally unpacked the last bag and Hank came stumbling into the kitchen. "Where the hell have you been?" He asked. He walked over to the fridge and grabbed one of the beers I had just bought. I rolled my eyes and said "Out food shopping for you and your wife." Hank glared at me. His pupils fully exposed "Excuse me little lady, but if I'm not mistaken you live her too correct." "yeah, and?" I Hesitantly. "Well then that means you must eat the food in this house as well then." He yelled. "yeah after I buy it, un-pack it and cook it that is." I said. Hank backed me into the corner. "Don't like it here then get the f**k out of my house." He said through gritted teeth. I wasn't afraid of Hank I knew I wanted nothing more than to get out but I had no option. Besides, after a few beers he'd be passed out in the living room forgetting what he did for the last week. I Smirked and pushed past him to finish putting everything away. After what felt like hours, I finally put away the last of the food and went up to my bedroom making sure to lock the door behind me. I laid in bed thinking of places I could possibly go if I really were to leave but I had no one. Maybe I could live in the truck for the next 2 months? I actually liked the idea of that. It was better then where I was living now. I could do as I pleased and not have anyone to make me their slave. I was really liking the idea of this. This is what I want to do. I took Jaspers card out of my back pocket and contemplated calling him. Did I really want to stoop so low to have a random guy pay to fix my truck? he did damage it after all but all he damaged was the bumper. I mean, he did offer to fix the entire truck. Should I go for it though? I wanted out and this whole truck situation seemed like the only option at the moment. I took a deep breath and dialed the phone number on the card. Who was this guy that he had personal business cards. "Hello this is Jasper" I was hesitant for a moment. "Hello?" he repeated. "Hi, This is jenny fom earlier? I was wondering how soon we could get to working on my truck. I need it fixed asap." I felt like I had word vomit. I just let everything out at once. "Oh, hello Jenny, Sure we can fix it first thing in the morning if you're available." Jasper said. I felt relief wash over my body. Was I really about to get out of this s**t hole? "Sure am. I'm available whenever actually." I said excitedly. "Sounds good. I'll text you the address for you to meet me at. hows 8 sound?" he asked. "Perfect. See you then. Thank you." I hung up the phone and for the first time in a long time I felt excitement. I jumped off my bed and started packing whatever bags I had but I had to be quiet so Hank and Sherry didn't hear me. They would do anything they could to keep me from leaving and I was not about to let that happen. I  finished up , stashed the bags in my closet and went to shower. Sherry stopped me in the hallway as I walked to the bathroom. "Jenny, just the person I was looking for." She said sarcastically. Like anyone else lived in this house. "What do you want Sherry." I asked. "I heard what happened with Hank in the kitchen this afternoon. You ever think of disrespecting my husband like that again, I'll make you wish you ate your words. do you hear me you little b***h" Sherry said getting closer to me. I laughed and pushed past her and walked into the bathroom. I slammed the door behind me and wanted to scream. I couldn't wait to leave in the morning. I finished up in the shower and went back into my bedroom to get dressed. The morning couldn't come soon enough. I climbed into bed and fell asleep. my alarm woke me at 6am I jumped out of bed but not because my alarm scared me but because for once I was excited to actually wake up. I had set it early so I could get out before Sherry and Hank had woke up. I grabbed my bags, my purse and car keys and quietly crept out of her bedroom. I walked down the steps and hank was past out in the living room chair beer in hand. I quietly crept out the front door being careful to not slam the door. I ran down the front steps chucked my bags into the back of the truck climbed in and started it up. I threw it in drive and sped off as fast as I could without looking back. I pulled over once I reached a parking lot a few blocks away. I had to check my phone for the address to Jaspers so I could put the gps on. I had absolutely no idea where I was going. Once I entered the address it told me was an hour and a half away. "Wow. Where the hell is this guy sending me." I said to myself. I was kind of worried to travel so far becuase I was alone and didn't know if the truck could make it that far. "Well, here goes nothing." I took a deep breath and pulled away. About 45 minutes into the drive my stomach started to grumble. I was starving since I haven't eaten in 2 days. I checked my wallet and found a 20 dollar bill I was happy and sad at the same time. Happy because I could eat but sad because it was all I had until I found a new job. I couldn't go back to the roller rink because Hank and Sherry would find me and drag me back to that house. I couldn't risk it. I pulled into the next gas station I found. I parked at the pump killed the engine and walked into the store. I glanced around for something that I could eat. I found a bag of chips and a bottle of water. "I guess this will have to do." I sighed walking up to the counter to pay for my things. "That will be $2.50 ma'am" The cashier said politely. I handed him the 20 and asked him to put the rest of the change on the pump for gas. I started heading towards my truck when I collided right into someone. "Oh my gosh, I'm so sorry" I said apologetically as I bent down to pick up my things."Don't worry about it" the person said. I had heard that voice before but where? I looked up to find that the person I crashed into was Jasper. "Hey, What are you doing here?" I asked. He smiled. "I was about to ask you the same thing actually." I felt my cheeks flush. Do I tell him my plan or just come up with an excuse. I had to think fast. "Uh, I was just uh... driving around." I said. What the hell Jen really? That's all you could come up with. Pathetic. Jasper laughed. "You're driving around at 7 in the morning?" He questioned jokingly. I laughed I had to tell him now. "Well, no actually. I was on my way to the address you sent me for the truck" "I thought you said you couldn't make it until 8am?" He asked. "Well you see, the that's actually quiet a funny story. I kind of left the place I was staying at and I needed to leave before the woke up so I figured I'd leave early." I said. I was so embarrassed. Did I really just tell this complete stranger what I was doing? Stupid word vomit. I looked around trying to break the awkward silence. "Wow" was all jasper had to say about it. "Yeahhh, so can we do this thing early I mean it's not like i have any place to be but i kind of do need to go start looking for a new job since I quit mine." I questioned. I really know how to stick my foot in my mouth do I! Jasper just stared at me with his mouth gaped open. "What? I asked. He didn't answer. "Ok dude seriously, what is your issue?" I started to get angry. He had no room to judge me. Afterall, he didn't even know what I had been through the last 5 years. "I'm sorry. I didn't mean to stare it's just that I never met anyone quiet like you before that's all." He smiled. I blushed again. "I take it that's a good thing? because even if it wasn't I still am" I stated. he finally laughed. "Don't worry, It is a good thing." Jasper grabs my things from my hands "Come on, you can follow me into town." He put my bag on the seat and held the door open for me to climb in. "Oh thanks but I still have to get gas first." I said. Without hesitation or a word spoken Jasper walked around to the other side of my truck, opened my gas cap and inserted the gas pump into my truck. "Regular right?" he asked. I was shocked. I was used to being the one to do everything. I never had anyone do something for me. "uh-- yeah sure" I said. I climbed into the driver seat and waited for Jasper to finish up. It took a little while but after about 10 minutes I turned around to look at the pump. "what? How is that possible?" I whispered to myself. I hopped out of the truck and walked over to the pump. "This pump must me busted. I only had like $15 dollars to put on there?" I said looking over at the pump at it counted past $30. "Oh I know. i hope you don't mind but I didn't think that would be enough so I swiped my card to give you more." he said happily. "Look you don't have to do that okay. I'll pay you back as soon as I can." I was kind of angry that he did that. I mean I didn't ask him to but part of me was greatful because my tank was on 'E' afterall. "Don't worry about it Jen. It's no big deal. Just a friend helping a friend that's all." He said to me. The pump clicked and the he pulled the hose out putting the cap back onto my tank. "There, all full" he said closing my gas cover. I thanked him and climbed back into my truck. What is up with this guy. He pulled out of the gas station and I followed right behind him. After about 20 minutes, he pulled into this large drive way. "Where the hell am I?" I said out loud. At the end of the drive way was this massive house. I was in awe. It was the first time I had ever been around a house like this. He pulled his car into the garage and i stopped at the end of the drive way. I felt like I didn't derseve to pull any further because this house was too nice for my junked up truck to be seen at. Jasper walked over to my truck and I rolled my window down. "Where are we?" I asked him. "Oh, this is my house." He said happily. My jaw dropped. Was he being serious? Was this really his house? "No really, where are we?" I asked again. Jasper just looked at me confused. "Jen, i'm serious. I live here." This time, I knew he was telling the truth. I couldn't believe it. "What the hell do you do that you own a house like this?" I asked. I couldn't stop staring at it. It was the most goregous house I have ever seen. "Well, I actually can't tell you that." He said sternly. I raised an eye brow at him "Okaaaay" well where are you taking my truck then?" i asked. He pointed over to the garage he had just parked his car in. "Right there" Jasper stated. I had no idea he knew how to fix cars. He didn't come off as a guy who  had interests in cars. "Oh, you're going to fix it?" I asked. He laughed but I didn't know what he found funny. "No, my mechanic is. Come on I need your keys" He nodded for me to follow him. We walked over to the garage where a short chubby man was putting an oil covered jump suit on. "Yo Rich. This is Jenny, the owner of the truck you will be fixing" I stuck my hand out say hello. He just stared at me like I had just returned from the dead. It made me feel awkward. He finally returned the jesture "Hello" He had no emotion. "Well, I guess i can just go walk around town then until he's finished" I said breaking the awkward silence. "By the way, when will that be actually?" "I--- um, I'm not sure ma'am. I have to examine the damage first." Rich explained. Now what was I going to do. "Well, I guess I'll let you get to it then" I said exiting the garage. I started walking down the long driveway and back onto the sidewalk. "Wait Jen!" I heard Jasper call after me. I turned around to see him jogging to catch up to me. "What is it?" I asked. "I thought maybe you could just hang out here. Ya know, until your truck is finished." he suggested. Thank god because I had no idea where I was or how I would find my way back if I actually did wonder off. "Oh, Thank you." I said. We headed towards the front door of the giant house. He reached in his pocket for the keys. He unlocked the door and and offered me first entry. I smiled to say thank you and walked through the door. I stood in the entry way in awe. Everything was shiny and white. It all looked brand new. He had a giant glass chandelier hanging in his entry way that lead up into grand staircase. "Woah." was all I was able to seem to mutter. That made Jasper laugh. On second thought, it seems like no matter what I say this guy laughs actually. It was kind of cute in a way. I never actually had someone be entertained by my presence. "Don't be too facinated. It's all brand new." He said shaking me from my thoughts. He was walking around the staircase to the living room "Wait, so did you just move here?" I asked him following behind. "Well kind of. I designed this house. built it from the ground up." I was amazed. This was the most beautiful place I have ever laid my eyes on. Everything was so bright and open. Two of Hank and Sherrys house could fit in here. I felt like a creep but I couldn't stop starting at everything. "So Jen, you hungry?" Jasper asked once again shkaing me out of thought. I was starving seems how I never got the chance to eat the bag of chips I had bought earlier this morning. "Yeah a little bit. What do you have?" I asked. He smiled. "Well, what do you want?" I was never asked that question before. weird I know but where I grew up, you didn't ask for things to eat. You ate what was givin to you or you starved. "I could really go for a big cheesey pizza right about now." I confessed. I haven't had a decent slice since I was a little kid. "Your wish is my command" Jasper shouted. I felt content. I sat down at the breakfast bar and waited for him to return. After about 10 minutes he walked back into the kitchen area. "Done. You're pizza should be here in about 10 minutes." He said confidently. "Wow really? You're pizza place must be close by. When I used to order pizza for Hank it would take almost an hour." I said. Once again he laughed. He walked over to the fridge looking inside. "Care for a drink?" He asked me. "yes please" I responded. "Whatever you have is okay with me" "Sure" and with that Jasper slid a beer down the counter towards me. I caught it right before it flew off the counter. Did he know I was under age? "Uh, You know I'm not 21 yet right?" I stated. Jasper smiled and with that he winked at me. He knew. "One won't kill ya will it?" he said jokingly. I threw the bottle back and chugged the beer. It was actually quiet refreshing but it didn't have the greatest after taste. "I take it this isn't your first beer huh" he asked. I blushed and smirked. "Look, when you become a modern day cinderella, you don't have time to do all the illeagal things you wish you could do at 20 but I refused to miss out on underage drinking." I confessed. The door bell rang. "That must be the food." Jasper said and with that he walked to the front door. "Ah, james thank you my man. have a good night and I'll see you tomorrow" Jasper thanked him threw him a tip and closed the door. "wow tomorrow? you must order out alot huh?" I chuckled. "Actually, James isn't a delivery boy" I was so confused. "He's my chef" He said putting the pizza down on the counter to grab some plates. "Your--- you have a chef? Your own personal chef?" I gawked. Who was this man. "Yep. I guess when you make enough money you get to have whatever you wish" He said. I put my head down. I would never have a life like this. I could never be fancy enough to have my own chef or mechanic. Hell I wouldn't be able to build my dream house like he did. "I'm sorry. I didn't mean to offend you" Jasper frowned. "Oh no, you didn't! Don't worry it's fine." I giggled but in my head I wasn't fine. Actually I had to start thinking about where I was going to spend the night. Hopefully my truck will be ready by then. I dug right into my slice of pizza. It tasted like heaven but I don't know if that's just because I'm starving or if it actually was that tasty. I closed my eyes and savored every bite. I needed this pizza. In the distance I heard Jasper laughing. I opened my eyes to see him staring at me. I felt so embarrassed. God was I really that pathetic. I must come off as a joke to this guy. I must have had noticably flushed cheeks because Jasper handed me a napkin "It's okay. I know James is amazing at what he does. I'm sure he'll be thrilled to hear how much you loved his food" he teased. I smiled wiping my face off. "Sorry. It's just I-- nevermind" I stopped. I'm sure he didn't want to hear my sob story about my s****y life. I continued to eat my pizza. "No please, tell me. I'd like to know more about you honestly" Jasper asked. Did he really care about what I had been through or did he just act like it. "Are you sure? I mean it's nothing compared to what you grew up like I can tell you that much" I confessed. "Please. It would be nice to hear about someone else's life other than my staffs. I went on to tell him about my mom passing and my dad and sisters accident to how s****y Hank and Sherry were to me for the last 5 years. Once I filled Jasper in on everything, he just sat there staring at me. My cheeks blushed I felt embarrassed. I must have looked like a charity case to this Mr. Perfect. I cleared my throat hoping to break the silence. "Wow. I had no idea you had such a hard life like that. I'm so sorry you have to go through this, this torture" He pleaded. "It's fine. It's what people like me end up with" I said. "What do you mean people like you?" He questioned. "You know an orphan. A kid with no family or friends." I grew quiet. "Are you kidding me? No one deserves to be treated like that. Especially someone with no one to turn to for comfort." He testified. I guess Mr. Perfect wasn't so stuck up after all. "Thanks" I mumbled. We talked for the next what felt like hours. There was a knock at the door. Jasper walked over to answer it. It was his mechanic Rich. "Hey, what's up" Jasper asked. "I have some news for Ms. Jen" He stated. Jasper showed him in and I met them in the living room. "What is it?" I asked nervously. "Ms. Jen, I have good news and bad news." My heart fell to my stomach and I had a huge lump in my throat. I just started at rich waiting for him to tell me what was wrong with my turck. "I am able to fix your truck of course but it might take a few days." He said. "a few days? But---- but I don't have a few days. you don't understand i need that truck by tonight." I felt frustrated. What was I going to do? I had nowhere to sleep without my truck. "I'm sorry ma'am but I need to replace your back bumper and your muffler and there aren't any open part shops during the weekend. I felt like crying. I told him okay and thanked him. Jasper walked Rich to the door. I sat on the couch trying to figure out what I was going to do. I didn't have enough money for a hotel especially one around here. I had no friends to call. I felt tears well in my eyes but I couldn't let Jasper see. He already felt bad for me and I didn't want him to have to deal with this either. I heard Jasper close the door and i quickly wiped my eyes making sure he didn't see me. He walked into the living room "Hey, if it's a big deal I can always drive you to where ever you  need." He offered. I smiled. "Thank you for offering but I don't think that's going to work" I confessed. He looked at me confused. "Why, You don't trust me or something?" He asked "Oh no, it's not that. It's just---- I don't really have a home anymore I told you  how I kind of left but they don't know and I have no other family or friends." I said putting my head down. He walked over and sat next to me on the couch. He put a hand on my shoulder "Hey, don't worry about it. You're more than welcome to stay here if you need to. As long as you need to actually." He offered. "Oh, I could never. Thank you for the offer but I can't do that to you I mean you don't even know me honestly. What If I was an axe murder or something." I studdered. Jasper laughed so hard he was gasping for air. "Oh my god, do you really think I would have you in my house right now if I thought you could kill me?" he laughed. "Please having someone here to talk to and hang out with would actually be good for me. I could use a friend" He said. I thought about it. A warm place to sleep that would be comfy at the same time. It started to sound really good actually. "Ughh, fine. BUT only until my truck is fixed." I gave in. He looked so happy that I said I would stay. "Good. You can stay in my bed and I'll sleep on the couch or the guest room." He offered. "Oh no if I'm staying, your not giving up your bed. I'll take the guest room if you have one. the couch would be perfectly fine also Besides it will probably feel more comfy than the bed I have been sleeping for the last 5 years." I confessed. "Fine it's settled then. You're staying until the truck is fixed. Then maybe I can talk you into staying until you get back on your feet maybe." he teased. "Don't push it." I said giving him the side eye. He put his hands up in defeat and I giggled. We sat and talked for the rest of the night. He told me a little about his family and about how his mom left him when he was 3 and that his dad pressured him into going to classes for business. He had no brothers or sisters so he was pretty much alone his entire life. I never knew just how much we could have in common but be living two completely different life styles. It amazed me just how much alike we were. By the time we finished telling each other about our families it was 3am. "Wow it got late pretty fast huh?" I said looking down at the time on my phone. "Yeah it did. i guess when you actually have someone to spend some time with your not constantly looking at the time." Jasper said with a chuckle. "I guess we should get to bed then" He stood up from the couch and stretched. "You want to see the guest room so you can decide where you want to sleep?" He asked me. "Sure thing." I said. I got up from the couch and followed him upstairs. He walked me down a long narrow hallway to a door at the very end. He pushed open the door and inside was the massive king sized bed with what looked like fresh white sheets and a cozy down comforter. The room was entirely white and you could tell no one lived in it. Everything was perfectly in it's place and nothing seemed to be bothered with. "Wow, this bedroom is probably the most neatest room I've ever seen. I walked in and immediately jumped onto the bed. Jasper looked at me like I was crazy. "Oh, sorry. I had to do the bed test." I explained. He raised his brow at me. "The what?" he asked. "The bed test. Growing up my dad always told me the best way to see if a bed is comfy enough is to run and plop onto it as hard as you could. If you sank it was perfect." I told him remembering another memory from my father. Jasper had a smile on his face that lined from ear to ear. "That's the cutest thing I've ever heard" he admitted. "So, does it pass your bed test then?" he asked. "I laid there. This was the most comfiest bed I have ever laid on. I could fall asleep right at this very moment. "Definately." I said releasing my breath. "Good, because it's yours until you're ready to be done here." Jasper said and with that he closed the door and walked out. What just happened? I laid in the bed a little while longer not wanting to get up. Crap, all of my clothes were in my truck! and my truck was locked in the garage. "S**t" I yelled. what was I going to do now? I can't sleep in these jeans that's way to uncomfortable and I can't sleep in my undies because what if Jasper was a sleep walker? What if he randomly pops into my room one second and sees me? I was in a pickle. I crept out of the bedroom and slowly walked down the hallway careful not to be too loud. I was looking for the bathroom to clean myself up before bed but i had no idea where it was. there was a door on the side of the hallway so I took a guess and opened it. It was the bathroom alright and inside that bathroom was a wet naked Jasper that just got out of the shower. "OH MY GOD I AM SO SORRY" I yelled my face flushed beat red. I tried to cover my eyes and turn around to run out but of course I ran right into the door frame knocking myself out. What a way to impress a naked wet guy huh. I opened my eyes and I was laying face up on the bathroom floor. "What the hell happened" I asked holding my head trying to sit up. Jasper couldn't help but laugh "You uh, ran into the door frame head first" He said rubbing the back of his head. I was confused. "Why the hell would I do that?" I said. "You uh, You kind of saw me naked and freaked out." He explained. It all came back to me. Oh my god how embarrassing am I? I put my head in my hands. "Oh my god I'm so sorry about that Jasper. I was just trying to find the bathroom. I had no idea you were in here really." I spewed out. "It's fine" he chuckled. "It was actually kind of cute the way you tried to run away." He said only this time laughing harder. I hid my face trying not to laugh but in reality, it actually is kind of a funny situation if you think about it. Jasper helped me up off the floor and back into my room. I still needed clothes to sleep in but I was not about to ask to borrow something now. "Hey Jasper." I said still holding my head. He looked over at me "what's wrong are you feeling okay?" He asked concerned. "Oh no it's nothing like that I just um, my clothes are out in my truck do you think you could possibly get them for me?" I asked hesitantly. "Actually, Rich locks the garage every night and I happen to not have a key I don't know why i never thought about it, but i can give you something if you'd like." He offered. "Thank you" I said laying back on the bed. "I'll be right back. I'll grab you some ice too." He said laughing as he walked out the door. ugh this day could not have gone any worse. After a few short minutes Jasper returned with a pair of shorts, a tshirt and a bag of ice. "if you need anything else just let me know. My room is the one on the right across from the bathroom." he explained. He got up walked out of the room and closed the door behind him. I got up to change my clothes and put my outfit on the chair across the room. I laid back down in the bed and rested the bag of ice across my forehead. I must have drifted off to sleep because the next thing I knew I was waking up to the sun beating down on my face. I reached over to grab my phone off the night stand but it was dead. I sat up and climbed out of bed. I walked down the hall to the bathroom carefully this time. I knocked on the door but it was empty. I walked in and locked the door behind me. I walked over to the sink to wash my face and looked at myself in the mirror. Boy was I a wreck. My hair looked like a birds nest I had a bruise on my eyebrow bone and a slight black eye. "Wow Jen, you sure know how to make an impression." I said sternly. I washed my face and brushed my teeth with my finger since I didn't have a tooth brush handy. I walked out of the bathroom and down the steps. Jasper was sitting at the breakfast counter eating cereal. "Good morning" He said without picking his head up from his bowl. "Is it?" I said sarcastically. He looked up and choked on his cereal. He was laughing so hard I thought He was going to give himself a hernia. "Oh my Jen, you bruise easily huh?" He said trying to calm himself down. "haha very funny" I said I felt myself smile. I sat down at the counter with him. "Do you have any coffee?" I asked. He stood up and turned around to the cupboard to get a mug down. He poured the coffee into the mug and handed it to me. He then walked over to the fridge to me some milk. "Here you are" he said. I thanked him but I prefered my coffee black. Besides, after everything I did for Sherry, I needed it as strong as possible some days. I was patiently waiting for Rich the mechanic to return back to his garage so I could go get my phone charger and a few of my clothes. I sipped on my hot coffee while letting the steam brush against my face. It felt good to finally be able to sit down and enjoy something without having to rush around for once. I finished up my coffee, stood up from the counter placed my cup into the dish rack and went to walk to the living room to relax for a while. I peaked out the window on my way over to the couch and seen that Rich had returned to work on my truck. I quickly ran upstairs threw my dirty clothes back on and ran out the front door. I was so eager to get my stuff that I had left my shoes in the bedroom. "Jen uh, hold up-" I heard Jasper yelling but I was already out the door. I ran across the drive way and through the fresh cut lawn. Half way to the garage I was suddenly being soaked by something. "Ahhhhh" I screamed. Turns out, Jaspers water sprinklers for the lawn were on. I stopped in my tracks and just let the water consume me. I was to embarrassed to even move. The sprinklers cut off and Jasper came running towards me laughing. "Hey, I tried to warn you. Why are you in such a rush any way?" he asked.  He was right. why was I in such a rush? It's not like I had anywhere to go or that there was anything important in my bags. I Just stared at Jasper for the first time in my adult life, somone was actually concered about me. I wasn't being forced to do things for others and someone was actually trying to take care of me. Why rush it? The more I stared at Jasper the more I felt something inside of me. Was I catching feelings for him? I couldn't be I mean, I don't even know the guy. Is it even possible to have feelings for someone you hardly know? "Jenny? Are you okay?" Jaspers words pulled me back to reality. "Uh, yeah. Just a yaknow, A little wet." I said looking down at myself. He laughed "Let's get you dry then" "I have to uh, I have to get my clothes out of my truck." I said studdering. Pull yourself together Jen, What are you doing. "Are you sure you're okay? You seem like somethings wrong" Jasper asked. I reassured him that I was fine. He walked me over to my truck "I just need a change of clothes that's all" I said walking over to my truck bed. "Just bring your bags into the house" Jasper said. "Are you sure? I don't want to be in the way" I said knowing he would deny I would be anyway. "Really, it's fine. I told you, you can stay as long as you need to" He stated grabbing my bags out of the bed of my truck. He slung one over his shoulder and had the other in his hand. I carried the third bag and followed him back up to the house. The more I thought about my situation the more I wanted to take Jasper up on his offer. I mean I did need somewhere to live until I was able to get my money and it wasn't going to be forever. Would 2 months really hurt? We walked back into the house and Jasper helped me carry my bags upstairs. He walked into the guest room and placed my bags onto the bed. "Are you sure you won't mind me being here?" I asked once more time for reasurrance. "Jen, I wouldn't have asked if I minded. My cheeks flushed. "I'll leave you to shower" He started walking out of the room before he turns back around "You remember where that is right?" He joked. I was beat red. I let out a nervous laugh. He closed the door behind him and I flatlined onto the bed. I can't do this. Not right now. I took a deep breath sat up and started to unpack my things. I guess this was home for the next couple months. I put the last of my clothes into the drawers making sure to leave out something to wear. I put a pair of black lounge shorts and a white tank top onto the bed and walked down the hall to the bathroom. I turned on the water undressed and stepped into the bath tub. The hot water running down my body felt amazing. I needed this shower. I actually took my time in the shower for once because the water didn't turn cold after 5 minutes. I could get used to this. I stood under the running water with my eyes closed just taking in the freedom I felt within. Being here was actually very satisfying. I was content with my life for the first time in a very long time. Even though I didn't have a permanent place to live at the moment and my truck needed work done I was free and didn't feel stuck. I finished washing up turned the water off and grabbed my towel. I wrapped it around myself and stepped out of the shower. I walked back down to my room and locked the door behind me I couldn't risk another naked run in with Jasper. I put on my undies and a bra and continued to dry my hair off. I hated getting dressed and then doing my hair because sitting under a blow dryer gets hot after awhile and who wants to wear sweaty clothes all day. I pulled my blow dryer out of my bag plugged it in and began drying my hair. After about 10 minutes I was sweating perfusely gosh was it hot. I gave up and shut the blow dryer off. I combed my hair out and just threw it up into a messy bun. I put my shorts and tank top on did a once over in the mirror before grabbing my phone charger and  walking downstairs. I felt refreshed. I walked into the living room and sat down on the couch with my feet tucked up underneath me. I plugged the cord in and attached it to my phone. I looked around and didn't see Jasper anywhere. He was probably out doing something with his life like a normal person. I pressed the power button on my phone to turn it back on and waited for it to load up. after a few minutes the main screen lit up on my phone. I had a few texts from old co-workers but nothing important. No missed calls nothing. No one cared about me. Whatever I didn't care it's not like I had anyone anyways. I checked my facebook and began scrolling down my newsfeed but It wasn't anything out of the ordinary. Just your usual facebook quizzes or pictures posted from family across the country. I just scrolled right past it all but then something caught my eye. Someone posted on a news site that I had gone missing and that Hank and Sherry were looking for me. They had a picture of me posted with my name, age and Height. "S**t" I yelled. What was I going to do. I couldn't go back to that house there was no way I was going back to the terrible people that treated me like I was worthless. I started to panic. I needed to figure something out fast but had no idea what to do. I stared pacing back and forth in the living room. Jasper walked in to see me mumbling to myself "Whoa there jen, you're gonna start making an indent in the floor" He joked but I didn't make a sound. I needed a get away plan as soon as possible. "Okay, what's going on with you Jen?" Jasper asked me. I still didn't answer I just kept pacing. He walked over to me grabbed me by the shoulders and shook me "JEN TALK TO ME!" Jasper yelled. I had tears streaming down my face. "I- they put out a missing persons order on me" I broke down in tears. "I can't go back there Jasper what am I going to do?" sobbing, I collapsed onto the floor. Jasper sat down next to me on the floor and just held me. "hey, it's going to be okay. I won't let them take you back there." He comforted me. I couldn't stop crying I felt like a little b***h but I was so hurt that they would do this to me. Everyone knows they didn't care about me but without me they don't get a check. Even though i was over the age of 18 they still had rights to me until I was out of school or turned 21 and I promised my father I'd never be a college drop out. "Hey, we'll figure this out okay" Jasper pulled me out of my thoughts once again. This guy hardly knew me but was giving up his privacy and basically his life to help me sort out my own. I needed to come up with a plan fast before anyone could track me down. I wiped my tears off my face and stood up from the floor.  "I should change my name" I burst out. Jasper looked at me with confusion. "yeah, I can change my name, dye my hair become a whole new person." I shouted excitedly. "Oooh kay, but what would you change your name to exactly?" Jasper asked. Hmm I guess I better figure this out before I go through with this whole plan then huh. I sat down on the couch and started to think about names that would suit the new me. "How about Liz" I asked Jasper. He shook his head and said no. We both sat there for about 20 minutes When Jasper finally spoke out "I think I got it" I glanced over to him praying it was something good but different. "How about Kelsie?" He said. I sat and thought about it. It was a good name and totally different from Jenny. "Perfect. Now we just need a last name." I said but before I could even finish my sentence a name came to mind. "Hello, I'm Kelsie Martin. Nice to meet you" I said with a big smile across my face. Martin was my mothers maiden name and even though I was letting life as Jenny go, I wasn't letting my family dissappear with it.  Jasper laughed "well, hello then Kelsie" He said shaking my hand. We both laughed and then tried to figure out the rest of the details to go with my new name. I couldn't completely let jenny die out because then I'd have no inheritence. I had to find a way to get my money sooner than I could let the life of Jenny go for good. Maybe I can pretend my birthday is today instead of next month. It was worth a shot I guess. "Hey Jasper, Could you do me the slightest favor?" I asked hesitantly. He looked at me like he was scared to know what I was about to say. " I need your fancy people knowing skills and a ride." He was even more nervous now. "I need a sort of a fake I.D. but the only fake thing on there will be the month I was born. So I can get my money from the bank and then continue to do what I have to do to get away from Hank and Sherry once and for all" I stated. Jasper stood up and walked towards the window. He looked like he was upset about something. "Jasper, is something wrong?" I asked. He turned to look at me "I guess we better go see my friend then" He smiled. We hopped into his car and took off down the drive way. I had no clue where this person lived or who they even were but I didn't care at this point. I've had enough of Sherry and Hanks torture I'm getting my money and I'm never looking back. We drove for about 20 minutes until we pulled up to this giant building. "What is this place?" I asked nervously. Jasper killed the engine pulled the keys from the ignition and climbed out of the car. He walked over to my side, opened the door and said "The beginning to your new future Ms. Martin" I squealed as I climbed out of the car. We walked up to the big steal doors and Jasper rang the bell. A loud buzzing sound echoed thoughtout the inside of the building. After about a few minutes a tall man opened the door "Toby my man, I have a rather small request for you" Jasper spoke in the most proper tone I've ever heard him speak. Who was this guy? "Ah, Jasper. It's usually never something easy when you show up" The man stated as he stepped aside to let Jasper and I inside. We entered the big building and Toby shut the door behind us. The place was filled with all kinds of computer monitors. It was a tech geeks paradise. "So what can I possibly assist you with this time Mr. Jasper" Toby asked. Jasper walked over to the big desk at the other end of the room. he plopped himself down in the chair and turned on the desk top computer monitor. "I just need this little identification card section real quick" he said typing away at the key board. Within minutes Jasper was finished with whatever he was doing and shutting the computer back down. He walked over to toby slipped him a 50 dollar bill and continued to walk towards me. "Here you are Jen" Jasper handed me my new I.D. card. Everything on it was the exact same as my real one except for my birthday. "Well, Happy Birthday to me. Thank you so much Jasper. And thank you Toby really guys, this means alot to me." I said. I felt my eyes getting watery and the lump starting to appear in my throat. "Hey, it was nothing" Jasper said pulling me into a hug. I calmed myself down and was ready to finish this mission. I wiped my eyes and was back to focusing on the bigger picture. My future away. Jasper escorted me out of the building and back into the car. He walked back over to the door where Toby was standing and said something to him but I'm not sure what. He looked kind of upset as he made his way to towards the car. He climbed in started the car and drove off. "Are you okay?" I asked him. he jaw was clenched and his grip on the steering wheel was so tight his knuckles were turning white. "I'm fine" He said sternly. "So how many other girls have you brought to Toby" I joked but Jasper didn't find it funny. "None. Can we just stop talking about it please." He asked without taking his eyes from the road infront of him. "Look if there's something wrong with me asking you to do this Just tell-" "Jen, it's fine really. I'm fine everything is fine. Can we just please drop it. please" His look softened up along with his grip on the wheel. "fine" I said sitting back in the seat and looking out the window. Something was off and I'm not sure what but i was determined to find out. After about 2 hours we were finally at the bank. I took a deep breath "This is it. The fate of my future lies on the other side of those doors." I was a nervous wreck. Will this work or will they figure out that I'm not 21 yet and call Sherry for permission and they come take me back to that s**t hole what would I do then? "Jen!" Jasper yelling my name pulled me back to reality. "Breath Jen, Breath." I let out my breath. I didn't realizde I had been holding in my breath this long. I was beginning to panic. Jasper rubbed my shoulder and my cheeks began to burn. I looked out the window so he didn't notice. "Jen, everything will be fine. It's going to work" He reassured me. "You're right. Everything, will be fine." I said. I took another deep breath making sure to let it out this time and climbed out of the car. Jasper was right beside me and I actualyl felt a little more calmer knowing he was coming with me. I swung open the large glass door with confidence. I walked up to the tellers counter and waited for the teller to return. "Hi, can I help you?" the teller asked. "uh, yeah. I have a savings account on hold with a large sum of money inside and I would like to access that account please." I said. I was actually proud of myself for sounding like I knew what I was doing. "Sure thing ma'am. Can I just have the name on the account along with the card and identification card as well" She asked me. I dug into my purse to fish out my bank card. I had already had the i.d. in my pocket seems how I just had it done but I wasn't about to let that be known. I slid my card and my i.d. under the glass structure and prayed that everything went smoothly. She typed away on her computer for about 5 minutes. "It says here that you are not access this account until you are 21" The teller said. The lump in my throat had return. I couldn't speak. "that's correct and if you would happen to look at the i.d. card you will notice that today is her birthday as she is 21 right now." I heard jasper speak from behind me. The teller glanced at the identification card and the computer a few times. "We have here that your birthday isn't until the 21st ma'am." She explained. "Well, then there must be a typo then since her birthday is the 12th." Jasper said sternly. The woman looked terrified. She rung her manager to the front desk for assistance. The lump in my throat seemed to have gotten bigger as he approached us. "What seems to me the problem maddie?" He asked. "um, sir, the date on her account and the date from her i.d. don't seem to match. It appears there was a typo in the system and the numbers were written backwards. What should I do?" she asked him. He peared over her shoulder at the monitor and then glanced at my i.d. card. "Well, it seems everything else is a perfect match except for the date." He handed me back my i.d. This is where they tell me to leave i know it. "I'm terribly sorry for the mix up ma'am it appears we have wrong information. Happy birthday by the way" he said to me with a smile. He proceeded to walk back to the back office. It worked. "how would you like us to fund your money ma'am" the teller asked me. "Well, could you tell me how much is there first" I asked her. I actually had no idea how much my father had saved and left for me in the account. She cleared her throat. "$140 thousand dollars ma'am" What? did I hear her correctly? I couldn't breath. How was is possible my father had all this money saved and I never knew about it? "140?" I repeated. "Yes ma'am. The rest of it will be in in few more days once it has cleared." She stated. "The rest? what do you mean the rest?" I asked. "Ma'am you have a total of 1.5 million dollars in your savings account" My knees grew weak. Was this real life right now? "Oh, my god. You're serious?" I shouted. I covered my mouth with my hands and apologized for yelling. "Ma'am how would you like us to fund you your money." the teller asked me again. "I actually would like to withdraw everything and move it into whole new account please" I said. I couldn't believe it. Everything was about to change. My life was about to become amazing. "Is it possible to change the name on the account or anything instead of opening a new one?" I asked. "unfortunately we are not authorized to do that ma'am. We need conformation from the person who opened the account or information of the person who the account would be transfered to." D****t how was I going to get the rest of my money if I change everything to Kelsie? "My father opened the account be he passed away. is there anything I can do? "Im afraid not ma'am" she said. "well, what if I change the name on the account to my name?" Jasper interuppted. "You would do that?" I asked him. "Sure. It's nothing." He still seemed to be bothered about what happened between him and Toby earlier but I did as he wished and I didn't bring it up again. "Well sir, If you have Identification and permission from ms. Jennifer the we can go right ahead and do that." the teller said. Jasper and the teller both turned to look at me. "Are you sure you want to do this Japser? You don't have to I can wait if I need to." I said to him. "That would be a yes ma'am. go ahead and change the account name to Jasper Mongomery please" he said handing the woman his I.d. card. After about 15 minutes the tranfer was complete and Jasper was now the sole owner of my bank account. She handed me an envelope with my money inside.We thanked her and walked out the door. "Well now what?" Jasper asked. "I guess it's time for a new bank with my new name but that can wait until tomorrow. Im starving are you hungry?" I asked. "Actually yes I am. Let's go eat somewhere." he said as we climbed back into his car. "My treat" I said excitedly. He laughed and pulled away from the bank. He drove to this cute tiny diner about 20 minutes away from Jaspers house. We placed out orders and sat down while we waited. "So I know you told me not to ask but I have to. What has been bothering you all day Jasper?"  I asked. He took a deep breath "Fine. If you really want to know I'll tell you" He said clearing his throat. "My name isn't Jasper. Well, technically now it is but It wasn't." My eyes grew wide. "What do you mean?" I asked. "Well, know how you changed your name to get away from your past? Well, I did the same thing only mine was to get away from my richy a*****e of a father. You see, he had plans and if you didn't follow his plans and do what he said with your life then he wasn't happy. He was controlling and abusive and I couldn't live with him anymore." He said. Wow I did not expect any of that to come from Jasper. I would have never guessed. "So what did you do?" I asked. "well, I took some money and I left." he said. "Does he know?" I questioned. "The guy had so much of it he wouldn't even care Jen. He was a multi billionaire and he made sure everyone knew it so I cashed a few million dollars and never looked back." Jasper had his head down at this point. He seemed so embarrassed. "Why didn't you want me to know then?" I asked him. Jasper took a deep breath "because you had it so much worse than I did. Who was I to tell a girl who was dying to get away from her horrible upbringing that I was this wealthy guy with a rich dad who I couldn't stand. I mean you don't have family from tragedy and I chose not to have my family. How would that make me look." He confessed. I sat there silent for minute trying to process everything I had just been told. "Wow Jasper I had no idea but I want you to know something" I said. He picked his head up and his eyes met mine. "I don't ever want you to think that I would judge you because even though we had two completely different childhoods, we were both miserable little children who deserve better and we did what we had to do to get there." I stated. Jasper smiled at me. " you know, for a girl with a s****y life, you know how to make someone feel better about themselves." I blushed. "Jasper tell me one thing and we will never ever have this conversation again." I said. "Anything" I looked over at him for a minute and then said "What is your birth name?" Jasper smiled. "I knew this was coming. My birth name is Marcus but I legally changed it to Jasper about a year ago." He said. "Well for what it's worth, you look more like a Jasper than a Marcus to me." I stated. He laughed "Well, thanks....Kelsie" If I was going to change my name I better start getting used to it now. We finished our meals and went home. A few days later we were back in town at the social security office to finalize my name changing. "I am offically Kelsie Martin" I said excitedly walking out of the office into the waiting room. Jasper stood up from his chair and hugged me. "Now let's go withdrawl your money and put it into your new account" Jasper said as we walked out the door. He had taken my money income and placed it into a seperate account under his name until mine was finalized. It was 2 days after my actual birthday so now it didn't really matter what I did with my life. a few hours later everything was finalized and we were back at Jaspers house. The first thing I bought with my money was a laptop computer so I can start searching for my own place. "Kels you don't have to leave right away yaknow" Jasper said standing in the door way of my room. "Thanks Jasper but I think I've taken up enough of your space and food" I laughed. "Well, I was actually thinking about something" He hesitated. I stared at him waiting for him to tell me his idea but he just looked at me. "Yaknow what, just forget about it but take your time moving out." He said then he turned and walked out the door. I felt strange but it was like Jasper to never tell me what he is thinking. I just went on with what I was doing and didn't second guess it. It took a few weeks but I finally found the perfect place to move into and it was close by. I walked downstairs and  Jasper was sitting in the kitchen looking at the morning paper. "Hey" I said sitting across from him at the table. He looked up at me "Oh, hey Kels" He said. Jasper seemed down for some reason and I wasn't sure why. "You okay" I asked him. He just kept reading his newspaper and without even looking at me he said "yeah. Fine." I sat there quietly for about 5 minutes until I got up and walked away. "Where you going?" I heard Jasper ask from behind me. "Back upstairs i guess to pack. I found a place." I said. I was starting to grow angry. I don't know what I did to Jasper but him isolating me out was starting to grow old. He stood up from the kitchen bar and walked into the living room. "You don't have to. You can stay down here." He said. "What's the point Jasper? What am I just going to sit here and talk to myself cuz honestly, I feel like that's what I have been doing for the past few days. You tell me to take my time moving out but yet it seems like you don't even want me here!" I yelled. I felt bad once I realized I had been shouting. After all, he did open up his home to me but still there was no reason to isolate me out like he was. He didn't say anything instead, he just stood there with his head down not making a sound. I huffed and turned to walk away when Jasper grabbed me by the shoulder spun me around and embraced me with his lips. He took me by surprise but to be honest, I didn't mind it at all. I let myself fall into his grasp and the kiss take control. We pulled away from each other and I just stood there. "I- I don't know what to say Jasper" I studdered. "How about you let me do the talking for once" He stated. My cheeks flushed bright red as I waited for him to speak. He took a deep breath "Kelsie I have to be honest with you. I told you to take your time moving out because I don't actually want you to leave. I want you to stay here and live here. You gave me a reason to be a person again. You have turned into my best friend and I think I'm falling for you." He confessed. I was taken back. I had no clue he felt this way about me he never acted like it. "wow" was all I managed to get out. I closed my eyes. I must have come off as a complete b***h just now. "I'm sorry don't take that wrong. I meant wow as in I had no idea you felt that way." Why haven't you ever said anything before" I asked. "Because I wasn't sure how and I didn't want to scare you away." He admitted to me. Jasper put his head down and and sat on the couch. I sat down next to him "Hey don't for one second think you did anything wrong okay because the truth is Jasper, I have been feeling the same way I just felt like i would be an idiot if I were to say anything" I confessed. He looked up at me. "Really?" He asked. "Well, yeah. I mean I've had this feeling for a while now but I wasn't sure if it was just because we were spending so much time together lately or not but when the time came to move out, i couldn't bring myself to do it." I confessed. Jasper looked at me confused. "I thought you found a place already?" "well, I did but I couldn't bring myself to put a bid in because I honestly don't want to leave now that I'm sure I actually have feelings for you and not just because we've been hanging out alot." I blurted out. A giant smile grew across Jaspers face. "Good because I don't want you to leave" He said pulling me into his tight embrass. We stood there in eachothers arms for what felt like an eternity. This is where I wanted to be. for once in my life I felt safe and protected. I don't know what it is, but I feel like this is where I belong just me and Jasper. Later that night we sat cuddled up on the couch watching a movie and in that moment I couldn't do anything but smile. This man saved me. If it weren't for Jasper, I would have no excuse to leave my miserable life behind or even contemplating living in my truck just to have an escape. i snuggled deeper into Jaspers side and he held me tighter. I was happy. Before I knew it, I was waking up in bed but not in my bed, Jaspers. I stretched and sat up looking next to me but Jasper wasn't there. i climbed out of bed and walked to my own room to grab some clothes to take a shower. About an hour later, I was showered, dressed and ready for my day. I walked downstairs to the kitchen for some coffee. I turned the corner excitedly exspecting to see jasper sitting at the kitchen counter but when I turned, he was nowhere to be found. I was confused. I walked over to the couch looking for my phone because that's where I had it last. I found it tucked down the couch cushion. I retrieved my phone and sent a text to Jaspers phone. "Hey, where are you?" I pushed send placed my phone back down on the couch and continued to my coffee. I sat at the kitchen counter and enjoyed my nice warn coffee. It was starting to grow colder outside since it was now the end of November. I savored every last sip of my coffee until there was none left. I placed my mug into the dish washer and went back upstairs to my bedroom. I figured since I was staying with Jasper I should fully unpack my bags. I trotted up the stairs singing to myself. I can't remember the last time I was actually this happy. I grabbed my bags out of the closet and began to put my things into the dresser. I didn't realize how much I wasn't able to grab. I only had about a quarter of my clothes with me. I felt myself frown because I remembered I still hadn't had a job or anything. I needed to go shopping for new clothes and accessories like shoes. I shook my head clear and finished unpacking besides, what was I worried for It wasn't like I didn't have any money at all. When I finished I went back down to check my phone to see if Jasper had answered me.  i grabbed my phone off the couch but there were no messages. Where was he? I pressed the green phone icon and put the phone to my ear. I was beginning to worry because it wasn't like him to not answer his phone I mean, the thing is like glued to his hand. He didn't answer. Maybe he is in a meeting. i took a deep breath and grabbed my car keys off the coffee table. i needed to do some shopping and focus my head on something before I freak out. I returned several hours later with still no sign from Jasper. I wasn't worried anymore, I was angry. I pulled my truck into the drive way and stormed into the house. All the lights were off which ment he wasn't home. I turned the lights on and there were flowers on the kitchen counter. They weren't there when I left so he had to have come home at some point. I ran up the stairs to see if he was in his bedroom I stormed through the door. Jasper was standing there like a deer in headlights.  He had clothes laid out on the bed ready to get dressed. A sign of release washed over me but  was still angry. I didn't even bother to notice he was only in a towel freshly out of the shower. "Where the hell have you been Jasper! I have been trying to get ahold of you all damn day" I shouted. He looked at me surprised. "Whoa hey calm down Kels. I was running some errands and my phone died." He explained but I was still upset. i looked over at the clock. It read 6:47 pm. "You're telling me that you're had been dead since 10 am Jasper. Who the hell doesn't bother to check their phone for 8 hours! I was worried sick about you." Jasper walked over towards me and hugged me. I hadn't noticed but I had tears running down my face. "Hey I'm sorry okay. Look, I'm not used to having someone care about where I'm at or what I'm doing. I'm okay I promise." He reassured me. I just stood there and held him. I let my anger go and just focused on the now. A few minutes later and I pulled away from him remembering he was in a towel. I wiped my face and calmed my breathing. "Where are you going now?" I asked. "Nowhere" He smiled. "WE are going out. On our first offical date." He said. I felt a smile creep acrossed my face. "That's what I have been doing all day. I was out planning a surprise date for you. I wanted to make it perfect." He said. "I'm so sorry Jasper. I really am. I hope I didn't ruin anything." I confessed. "Of course not. You could never ruin anything" He said. "Now, go get dressed I bought you a new dress for tonight its on your bed." He stated walking away from me to return to his clothing." I turned on my heels and walked out the door. I walked into my room and seen the most beautiful dress I have ever aid my eyes on. It was a long floor length dress that was gold and sparkly. It had black accent sparkles and a slit up to the thigh. I was lost for words. Next to it was a beautiful diamond bracelet, a gold diamond necklace and matching studded earrings. I couldn't believe this man had gone out of his way to do this for me. I was truly in awe. I ran down the hall towards Jaspers room "Jasper are you crazy!" I shouted. He stared at me confused. "What? Did I do something wrong?" He asked. "I can't accept all that. It must have cost you a fortune." I said. He laughed "Shut up and go get dressed. We leave in an hour." and with that he walked back into his closet. I stood in his doorway dumb founded. I couldn't believe he did this. An hour later I was dressed and ready to go. it was now 8pm and I walked down the stairs to Jasper. I walked down the stairs in the long gown and a pair of black stilettos. Jasper was standing at the bottom of the stairs waiting to greet me. I almost made it down successfully until I hit the third step from the bottom and slid on my dress. "ahh" I yelled. Thankfully Jasper was there to catch me so I didn't fall on my face. Embarrassing. "Are you okay?" Jasper asked me worriedly. My faced was beat red. "I'm fine." I said. I can not believe I just did that. Jasper burst out in a fit of laughter. "I'm sorry I don't mean to laugh but It was kind of funny. You looked cute." Jasper confessed. I smirked and then let out a giggle. I slapped him on the shoulder. "Let's go" I said picking up my coat and purse. Jasper held the door open and we walked out to his car. He started to drive away to our destination. "So where are we going?" I asked. I still had no idea what this guy had planned and honestly it kind of made me nervous after what happened earlier. "You'll see." was all i managed to get him to say. About 20 minutes later we pulled up to this fancy building. The guy standing outside opened my door and held out his hand to help me out of my seat. Jasper handed he keys to the other gentleman and they drove off in his car. The first man held open the door for us. I thanked him as I entered the doorway. Infront of me was the most elegant resturant I have ever been to in my entire life. I was speechless. Jasper wrapped his arm around my waist pulling me back to reality as we were seated at our table. "Jasper this is beautiful" I whispered. He smiled. "I'm glad you like it." He said. "Like it? I love it." I said. "but you know you don't have to do anything like this to please me. i would have been fine with mcdonalds and netflix. Besides maybe I wouldn't have fallen down the stairs" I laughed. Jasper broke out into a fit of laughter "I know I don't have to but I wanted to. Besides, you deserve it. You falling was just an added bonus memory of our first date" He laughed. We sat looking at our menus. I had no idea what to order or what any of this food even was. I was used to eating chicken nuggets and hot pockets or lunchables for dinner most of my life. I decided to go the safe route and ordered the carbonara with chicken and a side salad. Jasper asked for the same and the waiter took our menus and left to place our orders. within the next two hours we ate our meals and talked like we've known eachother our whole lives. It almost seemed too good to be true but I think I was falling in love with Jasper. "Thank you for tonight Jasper. It was perfect." I was glowing. He smiled at me "You ready to go?" He asked. I nodded and Jasper asked for our check. He refused to let me help pay because it was a date. We returned home and I plopped down on the sofa. My feet were killing me. I kicked my heels off and sighed in relief. Jasper sat down next to grabbing my foot and started to rub them. It felt amazing. I just laid back and enjoyed it. My life felt like a fairytale. I couldn't stop staring at him. He was perfect. I leaned forward and kissed him. He grabbed my face and pulled me in tighter. I loved him. I knew I did but I wasn't going to tell him. Not yet anyways. Jasper picked me up and carried me up the stairs. I didn't stop him. He walked into his bedroom and laid me down on the bed. I didn't stop him. He closed the door behind him. The next morning I woke up smiling. I rolled over and Jasper was gone once again. I put on his shirt and walked downstairs He was in the kitchen cooking breakfast. This is the first time in two months that I've seen this man cook. "Well, you're just full of surprises aren't you" I said standing behind Jasper. He jumped so high I thought He was going to scream. I couldn't help but laugh. He smiled and kissed me. "Good morning beautiful" He said. He returned to was he was doing. I poured myself a cup of coffee and sat down at the counter. He turned around with two plates of food and sat one down infront of me. "Thank you" I said and dived into my food. I was starving. I cleared the counter and put the dishes into the dish washer. I walked out of the kitchen and upstairs to get dressed. "Where you going?" I heard being yelled from behind. "I'm going to my room to get dressed." I said. "Well, I had idea." Jasper said nervously. I smiled "Maybe later, I'm still coming down from lastnight." I said. Jasper laughed. "No not that. I mean that would be fun but that's not what I had in mind." He stated. Well that's embarrassing. I blushed bright red. "I was thinking maybe you could yaknow, move your things into my room." Jasper said scratching the back of his head. He was so cute when he was nervous. "I mean, that's if you want to. If not it's okay" he added. I laughed and walked back down the stairs. I leaned over to him and gave him a kiss. "Of course I will." I told him. He smiled ear to ear. He followed me up the stairs and we began to move my things right away. After a good what felt like 2 hours, all my things were offically moved into his bedroom. We cleaned up everything and organized our things so they weren't randomly placed everywhere. We both plopped down on the bed and laid back. I was exhausted. "What would you like to do today" Jasper asked. "hmm I haven't even thought about it honestly" I confessed. "We can go out again" He suggested. "That's fine but nothing fancy. Let's just have a laid back night. We can go to a diner and a movie?" I questioned. "If that's what you want to do" He said. "Hey, it's not about what I want to do. I don't want you doing things just to please me. If you don't want to do things you better say so. We aren't going to be that couple." I blurted out. Jasper burst out in laughter "okay I get it" he laughed. We laid there in silence after our discussion. I stared up at the ceiling  I felt Jasper reach over and grab my hand. I turned my head to look at him and he was staring at me. "You're so beautiful" He whispered. I smiled. He stared into my eyes "I love you" He blurted out. My eyes grew wide. I sat up in complete shock. did he really just say that to me? I couldn't move. I couldn't talk. I was speechless. Jasper sat up next to me "I- I'm sorry kels, I just can't keep it to myself anymore. The more I look at you more I fall in love with you. If you're not ready that's okay I just had to-" I cut him off and kissed him. I pulled away closed my eyes and said "I love you too." 

3 years later

After the first time Jasper and I said I love you to eachother, things started moving fairly fast. We were with eachother 24/7. We were stuck in what you call the 'honeymoon phase'. Shortly after Jasper asked me to marry him and of course I said yes I wanted to be with him forever. He treated me like a princess and adored me from head to toe. I was on top of the world. We got married last year after a year of planning our summer beach wedding. We spent our honeymoon in Jamaica. Now a year later and our 'honeymoon phase' over, and Jasper was a different man. He was always angry and never home anymore. He says he moved his work to the office now that he isn't alone anymore. "Hun where's my tie" Jasper yelled from the bedroom. "I'm not sure check the back of the bathroom door" I shouted from the kitchen. I was making us breakfast. Me and Jasper decided to give his help some time off to spend time with their families for the holidays. After all, it was Christmas. I tried to talk them into leaving for good since I was home all the time now but they insisted they would stay so I try to give them as much time off as possible. "You're foods getting cold Jasper" I shouted up to him. "I'll be down when I'm ready" He shouted angrily. I had no clue what had gotten into him but I was starting not to like it. He was angry 24/7. After about an hour Jasper finally decided to join me down stairs. "I'll be there in 5" He said hanging up his cellphone. He walked over to the kitchen poured himself a cup of coffee and pulled his coat on. "You're not going to eat" I said angrily. "I spent all morning cooking you breakfast" I stated. Jasper grabbed a piece of bacon from his plate and ate it. "There" He said cocky. He kissed me on the head "Don't wait up I have a meeting after work tonight" He said walking towards the front door. "What is wrong with you" I blurted out. He stopped dead in his tracks and slowly turned towards my direction. "What did you just say to me" He gritted his teeth. He started to walk back towards me. I felt scared. "You're never home anymore or want to spend any time together lately. Is this because I can't give you what you want" I said nervously. You see, last year I found out I couldn't have children. Jasper and I had tried everything. Jasper got in my face "You're so selfish you know that. You always make everything out to be about you. I told you I had a work meeting tonight do not wait up" He said. Jasper pushed me to the floor. I landed hard on my butt. I was in complete shock. Jasper has never put his hands on me before. I felt the tears well up in my eyes. I stood up I was so angry "you son of a b***h" I said charging towards him. He didn't even blink twice before his hand met my face. My cheek turned bright red and started to sting. Jasper had slapped me so hard across my face that my bottom lip started to bleed. I stood there completely silent staring at him. "Now, I'll see you in the morning." and with that Jasper walked out the front door. I burst into tears as soon as I heard the door slam shut. What the hell just happened. I walked up the stairs with my hand on my cheek. I was still in shock as I walked to the bathroom to clean myself up. Stood infront of the mirror staring at myself. I had a bright red hand print across my face that was starting to bruise and blood on my bottom lip. I grabbed a warm washcloth and stared to wipe my mouth. I was still crying as I laid the washcloth down on the sink and walked towards my bedroom. I crawled into my bed curled up into a ball and cried my eyes out. I felt like I was repeating my childhood again with Hank and Sherry as flash backs played over and over again in my head. I must have fell asleep because the next thing I knew it was midnight when I looked over at the clock. Jasper still wasn't home and honestly I was glad. I didn't feel like seeing him right now. I walked downstairs to get myself a drink. Jaspers breakfast plate was still sitting on the kitchen counter. I just stared at it and felt myself growing angry. I picked up the plate and threw it against the wall. The plate shaddered into a thousand pieces. I don't know why but I felt a bit of relief letting out my anger. I calmed myself down and walked over to the plate and began cleaning up the pieces using my hands to pick up the larger pieces and sweeping up the tinier ones. I heard a car door slam as I emptied out the dustpan full of glass. I jumped knowing it was Jasper. He swung the front door open and slammed it closed behind him. He stumbled into the living room. I acted like I didn't notice him. He was drunk. "I thought I told you not to wait the hell up" He yelled. I took a deep breath "I didn't I just woke up and wanted a drink if you must know" I said. I didn't even turn around to look at him I just went about my business. Jasper grunted "Why are you such a b***h anymore!" He yelled. "Me! you're the one acting like a d********g! You do realize you put your hands on  me right. I have every reason to behave like a b***h right now." I shouted. He walked towards me and admired my face. he ran his fingers across my  bruised cheek. "I'm sorry. I've just been..... stressed." he hesitated. I didn't believe him but I didn't reply to save another argument. He hugged me and kissed the top of my head. "Let's go upstairs" he winked. "I don't feel like it tonight" I said walking away from him. He got angry all over again. "This is the s**t I'm talkin about kels. Everything is always on your terms or when you want to do something. I'm not asking again. Let's go upstairs." he demanded. "no" I said standing my ground. Jasper gritted his teeth and punched me in the face. I dropped to the ground. "Fine don't come up stairs at all then. You can sleep right there" he said stepping over me and walking up to the bedroom. I held my jaw as it throbbed. I can't live like this. This isn't love. I found myself thinking about leaving but where was I going to go? I had no family and no friends. All I had was Jasper. I was stuck. I crept up the stairs and into my old bedroom. I quietly closed the door behind me making sure to lock it. I crawled into the bed but I couldn't sleep. I was too scared. I layed awake all night. I needed to get out. I can't keep going on like this even if I have to live in my truck until I find an open place. I needed to wait for him to go back to work so I could pack my things without him knowing. I didn't even care If I had to leave without my clothes I just wanted my personal things that belonged to my mother and father. I grabbed onto my necklace and started talking to my sister. I can't believe Jasper would treat me this way after knowing everything I went through before I met him. He knew how miserable my life was and how he was my savior. Is this why he was doing this? Did he think he had the right to act like this because he saved me? If that were the case then boy did he have it all wrong. I needed to make moves fast but slow enough he didn't catch on before it was too late to get out. I gave myself til the end of the week to have things change if not, I'm out of here. I sat on the edge of the bed and looked up available hotel rooms to book just so I had a black up place to go to. I booked the room for 4 days from now since that was my deadline. I put my phone down and walked over to my closet to find the biggest purse I owned. I quietly started emptying my jewlery box into the bag. The box held all of my parents valuables in it. I put my other purse belongings in there as well just so it looked like a normal purse and nothing was suspicious. I walked over to my dresser and added a change of clothes as well. Just a pair of lounge shorts and tank top with a pair of underwear that way If he becomes psycho enough to search my purse I can just say they are my gym clothes. I hid the bag under the bed and layed back down. The next day I was terrified to leave the room. I didn't know what kind of mood Jasper would be in and I wasn't ready to find out. Thankfully he has work at the office today so I won't have to be around him too much. I waited twenty more minutes before I decided to walk down stairs to the living room praying that he had left already. I turned the stair case and bumped right into Jasper. I was so scared I jumped back away from him. "woah Kels, You okay?" he asked me. He seemed to be in a normal mood for now. "Yeah, you just scared me that's all. I thought you were already gone." I lied. He smiled. "I actually took the day off today so we can spend the day together. I feel like I never see you anymore." He said brushing my hair behind my ears. My heart dropped I had no idea what to say about this. What did he have in mind? "Oh," I studdered, "What did you have in mind honey?" I played it off. "It's a surprise." He whispered into my ear before disappearing back up to the bedroom. My body shook as my blood ran cold. "You better get dressed....honey" He yelled from upstairs. I needed an excuse asap. I got it. "Oh shoot, I forgot I made an appointment with my trainer today." I hesitated to yell back. I held my breath and waited for the fight to begin. "Oh, okay well then I'll just go in i guess". I was shocked. Did he just let something go? I let out a sigh of relief. A few minutes later Jasper was dressed and ready for work. "I'll see you tonight" he yelled on his way out the front door. I darted up the stairs and into the back bedroom. I through on some yogas and a tank top with my running shoes just so I looked like I was heading to the gym on the cameras. I went to grab my bag that I had hidden but it wasn't there. "Looking for this" I heard from the doorway. I flew back onto my butt scared to death. Jasper stood in the doorway holding up my purse. "Yeah, I thought I lost it. Thanks babe" I said standing up from the ground and walking over to him to retrieve my bag. He wouldn't let it go though, He held it with a death grip and just stared at me blankly. "Why do you need your purse if you're going to the gym"? he asked. "I need my keys and wallet with my license of course." I said quickly. He didn't blink. "I see. How about the change of clothes then?" He said. The more questions he asked, the angrier he got. "Jasper, you know I shower after my workouts. Don't be so crazy" I said reaching for my bag. Jasper pushed me back and I fell on my butt. He turned my purse upside down and dumped it onto the floor "What about the jewlery and cash and bank cards then" He yelled. I quickly  started to pick up my things "You're insane Jasper! You know they are my parents things you psycho!" I yelled. The next thing I knew I was laying on the floor in excruciating pain. My ribs were sore along with my face.  When I finally got the strength, I stood up and quietly walked to the doorway. I couldn't tell if Jasper was home or not. I crept down the hallway towards the bedroom. I peaked inside and he wasn't there. I stood with my back to wall and took and deep breath "Jasper!" I yelled. He didn't answer. Everything was silent. I yelled his name a few more times and again no answer. It's now or never I thought to myself. I ran back down the hallway to the back room repacked a bag picked up my things from the floor and ran down the stairs. As I headed out the front door I remembered Jasper had put my bank papers and my paperwork from my parents deaths inside his safe. I ran up to the bedroom and into the closet where he kept his safe. He never let me inside of it so I had no clue what the combination could be. i tried his birthday but it didn't open. I tried my birthday, again nothing. I tried our wedding day, our anniversary of dating and our address and nothing worked. I decided to give it one last try and just put in a crazy date. My fathers death anniversary. I punched in the last number and I heard a click. It opened. My heart fell to the floor. Why on earth would he have that as his code? I opened the door and went to grab my papers when something caught my eye. There was a folder inside Labeled "Jenny". My breath got caught in my throat as I pulled the folder from the safe. Tears brimmed my eyes as I flipped through all the photographs inside. There were pictures from the night I walked to the store for Sherry late at night, Photos from the day I went food shopping which happened to be the day we met, me working and at school. I felt sick. He had been watching me. All this time I felt crazy because I kept telling myself no one was there but there actually was. I threw the folder scross the room in anger. There were several more folders inside all labeled with names but only one other folder caught my attention. The one that had my fathers name on it. I slowly pulled it out scared of what I was about to discover. I flipped open the folder hands shaking my crazy. There were pictures of my father and I as a child playing in our front yard along with photos of my dad right before his accident the same day it happened followed by graphic photos of the after the accident.  By this time I was balling my eyes out. The more I stared at the photos, the more They didn't make any sense. Tucked behind the photos was a piece of paper with names on it. I pulled the paper out from the folder and glanced it over. I ran to the bathroom and threw up. What I had just read made me sick to my stomach once again. The paper was a copy of a reciept from a mechanics shop.  Rich's shop. it was for an inspection.... for my fathers truck. "Oh my god" I muttered to myself. "He killed my father and my sister" I was in complete shock but that shock quickly turned into anger. A few minutes later, I heard the garage door open. I quickly put everything back inside the safe except for my paperwork and the copy of the reciept from my fathers folder. I slammed the door shut and ran out of the closet. I reached the bathroom as the front door opened. I quietly closed the bathroom door behind me and locked it. I let out a breath as I was panting. What the hell did he do to my family? He took the most important man and my best friend away from me. He caused me to have the shittiest life imaginable. He was an evil man and I wasn't about to let him get away with this. The more I thought about all those files, the more pissed off i grew. The anger kept building up inside of me and I was ready to explode but I couldn't. Not right now atleast. I couldn't let him know that i knew his secret. Not just yet anyway. There was a knock from the other side of the door and it made me jump back to reality. "Uh, one second." I shouted out. "You okay? I've been yelling your name for about ten minutes now" Jasper said. "Yeah I'm fine... Just having some stomach issues" I lied. "Okay" And with that, he left. I slid my back down the bathroom and just put my head in my hands. What was I doing? This man ruined my life. He stalked me for months before we even met. He conned me into staying around and eventually marrying him and here I am sitting on the bathroom floor acting like nothing is wrong when my entire life practically has been a damn lie. I was done holding things in. it was time he knew how I felt and I wasn't going to be afraid this time. I took a deep breath and flung the bathroom door open. Jasper was in our bedroom. I walked out of the bathroom and stomped my way towards him. This was it, no turning back now. "How dare you!" I shouted. He turned and looked at me confused. "How dare you do tihs to me you son of a b***h!" I lunged at him arms swinging. By this time all the anger I had inside of me, turned into tears and they were streaming down my face. "I hate you!" I screamed. Jasper grabbed me by the shoulders and and gripped me up. "What the hell are you talking about" He asked. "You followed me. You stalked my life and pretended like  you never met me. That day at the market, you backed into me on purpose didn't you" I shouted. Jasper just stared at me "DIDN'T YOU!" I yelled. He loosened his grip on my arms, took a breath and said "Yes. It was on purpose." I slapped him. "Why did you do this to me" I said tears still running down my face. I hate this man with everything I have inside of me. "Why?" was the only word I was capable to speak at the time. Jasper laughed and I grew confused. His laugh turned into a full on laughing fit. "Jasper. Why did you do this to me!" I shouted. "Oh, you are certaintly one dumb b***h aren't you" He spoke. I slapped him again. He stopped laughing and punched me in the face. I hit the floor and I just layed there. Jasper knelt down beside me "you don't think I know your past my dear Jenny. You see, your pathetic excuse of a father and my father used to work together. Your father thought he owned my dad and made do all of his dirty work for him." He explained. I was lost. "What are you talking about you psychopath, my father was a contractor" I stated.  "No, that's just what your father wanted you to believe.  You see, he was actually one of the biggest drug lords around and made my father do all the business while he collected the money. How do you think you came into so much mone when he died? or should I say when he was killed" Jasper had this glow of hatred in his eyes and a smile across his face as he spoke of my father. "Once my father died because of your daddy dearest, I made it my mission to end your father and take over his business."  I started to grow ill and my stomach was in knots. "What did you do you sick b*****d" I shouted. Jasper stood up from the floor and started to walk towards me. I crawled away from his until I hit the wall behind me. " Let's just say your fathers accident was no accident" He laughed. I was angry. "you killed my sister with him you disgusting pig" I gritted my teeth. "Oh her? That was just an added bonus" I spit in Jaspers face "Go to hell" I yelled. He back handed me across the face. My lip began to bleed. "What do you want with me then. You killed my father and my sister. Wasn't that enough?" I stated. "you see my sweet Jenny, you, well you were just a treat for me. My plan was to make you fall in love with a guy who actually doesn't exist and then once I had you where I wanted you, then everything would fall into place. "What are you talking about" I started to get nervous. I had no idea what he was planning to do to me. Was I going to be his next victim? "You sure are dumb huh kid? I conned you into falling in love with me, I helped you into change your name and putting me as your beneficiary. Then finally I talked you into marrying me do you have any idea what that means?" He glared at me. I gulped and started to stutter over my words. "What" I said. He smiled. "I can access your bank account whenever I would like to without any consent from you because unlike you, my father died with nothing to his name. and well, that just isn't fair now is it?" I stood up "Jasper that wasn't my fault. I had nothing to do with your father. I didn't even know any of this." I shouted. It was wrong of him to take it out on me. Jasper sprang towards me and grabbed me by the throat "No but now, no one will be able to say they made a fool out of me." His eyes turned dark and whatever soul this man had left inside of him, was completely gone now. I was struggling to breathe now. I tried to pull his hand away but I was weak against him. I looked beside me and spotted a pen on the dresser. I struggled to reach it but I did. Once I got ahold of it I jabbed it into Jaspers eye. He let me go and started to scream. I ran down towards the back room to grab my phone. I closed the door behind me and locked the knob. I searched the room for my phone but I couldn't find it. I tore everything apart. "YOU STUPID B***H!" I heard Jasper shout and foot steps start stumbling towards the back room. I started to panic. I still couldn't find my phone. He started banging on the door. I looked under the bed and there it was. I gripped it up and tried to unlock it but it was dead. "S**t" I whispered to myself. Jasper was kicking the door trying to break it down. I ran towards the closet to hide. "No jenn, everyone knows that's the first place a psycho killer looks." I said to myself. I looked around the room for a place to hide. Jasper almost had the door kicked in. I dove next to the bed just as the door went flying across the room. "Where the f**k are you" Jasper was shouting. He entered the room looking around for me. He walked towards the closet and flung the door open. "Told you idiot" I thought to myself. Jasper detroyed everything that came between him and finding me. He stood at the foot of the bed and slowly knelt down. He lifted up the blankets. I held my breath. He stood back up and walked out of the room. I waited a few minutes for him to get farther away. I jumped out of my suitecase and quietly walked towards the door. I peaked around the door way and up and down the hall. He wasn't there. I glanced towards the stairs and could see the front door open. I sprinted down the hallway so I could run out the door. I almost made it to the top of the stairs when Jasper appeared from the bathroom and pushed me over the railing. I tumbled down onto the living room floor. He must of knocked me unconsious because the next thing I knew I was in the basement. I tried to sit up but it hurt. I got to have a few broken ribs or something. I had a gash on my head and my shoulder was dislocated. I slowly stood up and started to climb the stairs towards the basement door. I turned the knob but it was locked. I couldn't try to break it down because I was already sore enough. I started to give up. I slumped down on the door and started to cry. Everything inside me gave up. I didn't deserve this. "ugh, pull yourself together Jen. You can't give up this easily" I gave myself a pep-talk. I took a deep breath and walked back down the basement stairs to find something to break the lock with. I walked over to a table against the back wall hoping there were some kind of tools there. The top of the table had all kinds of newspaper clippings on top of it. They were of his and my fathers deaths. I pushed them onto the floor. I felt the anger build back up inside of me. Under the table was a tool box. I dug through it and found a screw driver  and a hammer. "What an idiot." I laughed. I stuck the screwdriver in my waist band and the hammer in the back of my pants just in case.  I pried the door open using the screw driver and walked into the living room. everything was dark but the front door was still open. I quietly walked to the door so he couldn't hear me. once i made it outside I sprinted towards my truck. Luckily my father always told me to hide keys under my truck or car in case of an emergency. I pulled the keys out and hopped into the truck locking the doors behind me. I put the key in the ignition but it wouldn't start. "B*****d emptied my gas!" I shouted. I slammed my fists down on the steering wheel. I was stuck. Rich walked out from the garage. I hopped out of the truck and ran towards him "Rich! Please I need your help." I begged. His eyes grew wide when he seen me. He just stared at me. "Rich please. My truck is out of gas and I have to go. can you please help me please!" "I'm sorry Ms. Jen." Rich turned around and walked away from me. "Rich please. He's going to kill me." I shouted but rich kept walking. I turned to go back to the truck and there he was. Jasper was standing infront of my driverside door. He had blood down the front of his shirt and a bandage over his eye. I tried to run away but jasper tackled me to the ground. I started screaming "Help me! someone help me!" I cried out. Jasper started laughing. "No one can hear you darling" He said pinning me down. He took the hammer out of my pocket and tossed it across the drive way. I was defeated. " Fine Jasper, you win. Go ahead, kill me" I said. "You ain't getting out of this that easy now." He said. As jasper let go of my one wrist to get something out of his pocket I quickly grabbed the screwdriver out of my waistband and jabbed it into his neck. He bled all over me and I kicked him off me. I got up to run but he grabbed my ankle. I kicked him in the face and took off down the driveway towards the street. there was a bang coming from behind me. Jasper was shooting at me. I ran faster but it felt like the drive way would never end. I finally reached the front gate but it was locked. I entered the security code but it wouldn't work. The b*****d changed it. " S**t" I shouted. I kept putting the code in over and over thinking it would do something but it was no use. My next chance to get any type of help was to set off the alarms so the police would come. I ran back towards the house and into the doorway. I darted into the kitchen to the passcode box on the wall and hit the panic button. The most peircing alarm started to go off. I held my ears and ran towards the front door to lock Jasper out until help arrived but I was too late and jasper pushed his way in the door. I flew to the ground i sprang back up and fought Jasper back. He had the gun in his had so I bit him until his grip loosened on it. It flew to the floor and I kicked it under the couch. Jasper walked over punched me in the face and kicked me repeatedly once i fell down. I was in excruciating pain but I just gave in and let him beat me. When he finally stopped kicking me I just layed there. He stood over me and just stared at me. "You really need to learn how to think ahead little Jenny." I still didn't move. i wanted him to think I was unconsious. He bent down over me and put his ear to my lips to listen to my breathing. I grabbed Jaspers hair and pulled him to the floor Kneeing him in the face. I hit him over and over again releasing everything I had in me. I just kept hitting him thinking of everything he put me and my family through. He made me grow up in a s****y house hold. He took my father and my sister from me. He abused me and nearly killed me. Jasper wasn't moving. I stopped hitting him. He had blood all over the floor from his neck. He must have passed out from loosing so much blood but I wasn't taking the chance again. I ran and grabbed a knife out of the kitchen drawer. I held it up in the air as i straddled his body but I froze. I used to love this man. He once saved me from hell. He made me feel like a princess. I had tears rolling down my cheeks because the thought of all of the things we did together and everything he ever done for me was all a lie. The more I cried the angrier I became. I plunged the knife into Jaspers chest. I watched him gasp for air but I didn't help. I watched him struggle to breath and he began choking on his own blood. He finally took his last breath and his body was lifeless. I breathed a sigh of relief. There were sirens in the distance. I stood up from jaspers body and walked outside soaked in his and my own blood. I sat on the front step and waited for the police car to pull up. It was finally over. I was finally free from everyone who has ever hurt me.