“This is for you, Aaron dropped in round while you were out.” She said in a sympathetic voice.
“Thanks.” I took the envelope from her hand. I walked over to my desk.
“I’m sorry about Aaron.” She said as she left my room.
I put the letter on my desk, not knowing whether to open it or not. I decided to open the letter, reading aloud what Aaron had written.
Dear Samantha,
If you are reading this then I have already left to go to my new school, i’m sorry that I couldn’t to talk to you and that I had to write a letter telling you everything. I know that there is little time left at school but I didn’t have a choice as my parents think its best that I do go to another school. You will not be able to phone me. I love you and you may have thought that I didn’t because I was always with other girls. I know I haven’t been able to express my feelings but I do love you.
I'm sorry for leaving you!
Love you always
Aaron xxxx
I didn’t think I could go on without Aaron. Some days I wouldn’t think of him but he was always at the back of my mind, other days were so hard. I thought that he would be back or that he would try to contact me but I heard nothing. I must have read the letter he had written so many times because it reminded me of him.
That was over a year ago. I still did think of him but I had moved on with my life. I went to college. I did wonder what would’ve happened if he was still there. Looking back I didn’t believe that Aaron went to another school, however maybe it was for the best that he did leave. I did meet another boy, his name was Theo. He was in my college class and lived down the road from me. He was the complete opposite to Aaron.
One day after college I was walking home. I arrived home later than usual; I thought I was in trouble as my mum was sitting at the dining room table like she had been waiting for me.
“Hi, you’re later than usual. I have been waiting for you.” She said surprised.
“I know and i’m sorry. How was your day?” I replied.
“I need to talk to you, I saw Aaron’s parents today. They had some news.” She said in a serious tone.
“What did they say?! Was it about Aaron?” I assumed it was.
“Aarons back. He is at his parent’s house now…” She waited for my response.
I didn’t respond, I was in too much shock. I couldn’t believe it. I knew it was true though because I had always stayed in touch with Aaron’s parents even after he had left. They never talked about him though. I left my house and took a slow walk around to Aaron’s house, trying to organise all the questions in my head. I had too many, I wanted to ask them all but the most important one was ‘where did you really go?’
I got round to Aaron’s and the door was open so I walked in cautiously. I saw Aaron, he looked the same except he had got taller and he had more muscles. I hugged him, it was like he had never left, all the questions I had just didn’t seem important any more. However Aaron had changed, he seemed tense and awkward whilst I was hugging him. He hadn’t spoken and wouldn’t look me in the eye. I didn’t know what to say. What do you say to someone you used to love and you hadn’t seen in nearly two years?
“I’ve got to go.” Aaron snapped.
“What? Why?” I said surprised.
He didn’t answer. Aaron darted for the door, leaving me again. What shall I do? I thought to myself. I had two options: I could stay and wait for him or I could walk home alone. I decided to stay because walking back would bring back memories of when he left last time. I sensed Aaron was upset and I wondered why he was acting mysterious. I was unsure where Aarons parents were as they were normally in, they never seemed to go out. It seemed like forever waiting for Aaron, I didn’t know what to do. I must have changed where I was sitting and how about a hundred times before he got back. I heard the door slam, disturbing my thoughts, making me jump up out of my seat. Aaron was back but in a bad mood.
“Let’s go out for a drive.” He suggested.
“I don’t know… why don’t we stay in?” I pondered
“NO!” Aaron shouted. “Let’s go out for a drive.” He insisted.
“Okay.” I agreed hoping it would calm him down.
Aaron drove me to a dark alley. He switched on the radio, listening to the music it was playing. A short while later, the music suddenly stopped and an announcer’s voice came on, warning in an urgent tone that a convicted murderer had escaped from the asylum- which happened to be located not too far from where they was and if anyone noticed a strange man lurking about to report his whereabouts to the police. I became frightened and wanted to go home. Aaron locked the doors and instead of driving back, he assured me that we were safe. I became alarmed and panicky and insisted that he drove me home now. He started the car and backed out of the alley. When we arrived at my house, I got out of the car, reaching to close the door; I started to scream uncontrollably…
There he was, I knew it was him. It was Theo. He was lying there motionlessly, dead still. It felt as if time had frozen and I found myself staring at his body. Aaron got out of the car and wasn’t startled by the body on the front lawn. I couldn’t believe it, I didn’t want to believe but I had to. Who would have anything against Theo? He didn’t have any enemies that I knew of.
“I've been watching you for months.” He said scarily.
“What are you talking about?” I felt myself shaking.
“You were getting close to him. He got what was coming to him.” He replied.
“Excuse me.” I reacted sharply. “You seriously believe that I was going to wait for you to come back and that I would put my life on hold.”
“Yes. Now it’s your turn.” He cackled.
I felt Aaron’s ice cold hand grabbing me. I struggled and tried to escape from his tight grip. It was like a clamp. He squeezed my arm, but I wasn’t going to give him the satisfaction of hurting me. I felt his hand loosen and I managed to scrape away. I dashed off, running for my life. I could feel my heart pounding against my skin. Everything clicked into place: why he left, the announcer on the radio and why Theo was dead. I never saw him as the jealous type. I could hear Aarons footsteps drawing closer, (he never could run quietly.) I scanned the streets for places to run but didn’t find anywhere so I carried on running straight. In the end he gave up, he couldn’t catch up with me. The next thing I remember seeing was flashing lights getting brighter.
I woke up in hospital the next day; I had an awful pain in my belly. I didn’t know what it was. I saw my mum at my bedside, relieved when I became conscious. The doctor came in and explained what they did to me; I had to have emergency surgery to save my life as Aaron had stabbed me in the stomach. I asked my mum what had happened. She said I passed out then Aaron sneaked up and stabbed me in the stomach. The police came by and wanted a statement. I didn’t feel like I could talk about it, it was still fresh in my mind. I was trying to straighten things out in my head rather that repeating it all, but the police insisted that they needed one and that it would be vital for the case. Once I had given it to them they gave me the good news that Aaron had been caught. I felt so relieved.
Aaron was convicted again of murder and attempted murder. Theo died of internal bleeding from the brain on the 29th November 2007.
