The Taste Of Blood Remains

*Cassidy's POV*

"Miss, this is the San Diego Police Department, will you please come out for us?" An officer asked, peering into the drawer, "Where's Mike?" I asked panicking as I wiped my eyes, "Miss will you please just come out and we can talk?" He asked, I shook my head, "Where's Mike!? I want Mike!!" I shouted with tears threatening to fall, "Miss, please" he asked again, but I shook my head, "Not until I see Mike, I want Mike!" I shouted again, I heard footsteps running up the stairs and before me appeared Phil's face, "Cass, please just come out" he asked reaching his hand out, I sniffed before crawling out, "Phil, where's Mike?" I asked, I looked around at the police officers face and then back at Phil's, "No" I said shaking my head and laughing a little in disbelief, "Cass I'm sorry" he started, I shook my head more, "No!" I shouted running out of the room and leaning over the railing, all I saw were two men wheeling a body out in a bag, tears were streaming down my face at this point, "Mike!" I shouted before running downstairs and out after the body bag, there were flashing lights, police, ambulance and cameras everywhere, "Cass! Cassidy!!" Phil shouted running after me, I froze as everyone stared at me, he ran out and picked me up, taking me back into the house and into the back garden, we were alone, when he put me down I turned around to see him with a balaclava on his head, "You..." I said hurt, I felt a sharp pain on my head before everything went black, "Cass" I heard Mike shout on me, I suddenly opened my eyes and shot upright and looked around, I touched my face and there was a mixture of sweat and tears, "You're alive!" I shouted happily as I jumped up and hugged him, making him drop both glasses of water, "What do you mean? Of course I'm alive" he laughed before hugging me back and then letting go to pick up the glasses, "I'm sorry" I giggled as he put the empty glasses next to the bed, "It's fine, ready for bed?" He asked smiling, I nodded and climbed in first, "Hey that's my side!" He moaned, I rolled my eyes, "Not tonight" I said smiling, he sighed and climbed in pulling me close to him, "Goodnight princess" he said kissing my head as I cuddled into him, "Night night, Mikey" I said before closing my eyes and drifting off.

I woke up in a dark room with hardly any light, I looked around and saw I was on my own and Mike wasn't next to me, "Mike?" I shouted standing up from a mattress that was on the floor, there was no reply, suddenly the lights came on, they were so bright and blinding I couldn't see anything, I heard echoing footsteps, looking around I noticed that I was in an all white room, it was cold, I started feeling the cold more as I looked, I realized I was probably more cold because I was in my pyjamas, suddenly the door opened and Phil came in with a tray, "You're awake" he smiled putting the tray on a small table, "Where's Mike? What's going on?" I asked panicking as I couldn't see or hear Mike, "Oh princess, you're in denial" he said moving towards me, I took his words in and realized that waking up to Mike with water in his hand was actually a dream, "So you're... And he's.." I said trying to take in the fact my boyfriend is dead, I shook my head with tears forming in my eyes, "Come on babe, you never really loved him did you?" He asked backing me up into a wall before placing his hand above my head, I was speechless and in shock as he slowly started to lean in for a kiss, I quickly reacted by slapping him, "You murdered him!" I shouted before ducking under his arm and running over to the door, he turned around and clicked his jaw, rubbing it, "I'm gonna let that one slide" he said with an evil glare in his eyes, "You killed him!" I shouted picking up the bowl of soggy oatmeal and throwing it at him, unfortunately he ducked out of the way and the bowl smashed off the wall and the oatmeal flew everywhere, I saw an evil glare erupt from Phil as he lunged for me, I quickly turned around and tried to open the door, it was locked, Phil grabbed me and threw me on the mattress, I burst into tears, "You murderer, you killed him.. You killed him!" I sobbed into the pillows, I felt him sit on the side of the bed before stroking my hair, I flinched a little, "He didn't love you, he never did, silly girl" he said, I shook my head and looked at him, "You're psychotic, you're actually mad!" I said scooting back against the wall, he sighed before standing up and opening the door, he disappeared for a few seconds before coming back with a pile of clothes, "Get showered and dressed, we're gonna go on a little road trip" he smiled before putting them on the floor and walking out, I looked over at the en suite bathroom and sighed, I quickly jumped in the shower and washed my hair and body before jumping out and drying myself, I panicked at the thought of Phil walking in half way through me getting dressed, thankfully he didn't.

Phil came back and basically dragged me out in a rush, "I'm going to get a coffee, want anything?" He asked as we pulled up outside Starbucks, I silently shook my head before he kissed my cheek and got out, locking the car, I looked around for anything to get in contact with but I couldn't find anything, I suddenly had an idea, I tried to get out but the doors were locked and I couldn't unlock them, thankfully Phil started heading to the car, as he opened the car and got in, "I need the toilet" I said quickly, he looked at me and sighed before nodding and getting out with me, holding my hand tight as we walked into Starbucks, I ran into the restroom and looked around for a window, but there wasn't one, all of a sudden a middle aged woman came in, "Oh darling can you watch my bag, I really need a pee" she asked, I smiled and nodded before taking her bag off her, "Miss do you mind if I use your phone to call my dad?" I asked as she came out and washed her hands, she shook her head and smiled before handing me her phone, I quickly remembered Tamara's number and texted her.

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