His Dark Obsession

6. An Attempt

skin as I gripped the steering wheel with all my might. My hands were clammy and a bead of sweat rolled down the back of my neck as fear perfumed from my pores while I tried to navigate the roads. Rain battered down on the windshield, making visibility extremely difficult, and I was straining to see past the hood of the car. The wipers were moving as fast as they could, but it did nothing to help see the road ahead. “Please come on…” I whispered, peering out at the darkness. The road was narrow, winding around the bend of the hilly, rocky side. One wrong move and my car would go hurtling down the side of this very mountain.  How far was I? Would they find me? I press my foot on the gas a little too hard, the back end of the car sliding on the slippery roads. Quickly I lifted my foot off the gas pedal, I didn’t even have a driver’s licence, so this wasn’t one of my brighter ideas considering driving wasn’t something I had experience with, but… I had no other choice. I couldn’t go back there. I wouldn’t go back there. Fear enveloped me at the memory that plagued my mind once more. My hands shook as I clutched the steering wheel tightly, my heart beating like a thousand drums as I eased the gas back on. I couldn’t go back there; I refuse to go back there. Even if I wanted to, the road was far too narrow to turn this car around. Please clear up… Tears burned my eyes, making what little vision I had out the window even worse, I couldn’t return to him, not when I knew what he was… My chest was heaving violently, and I could feel a panic attack coming on. Grandmother Philomena’s voice echoed in my mind. ‘Deep breaths Evangeline, you may be an Omega but do not show your weakness!’ She was harsh, but I always thought she had a good heart… Did