Chapter 2 New place

The cool air slapped me awake, Ethan and I settled in a motel, I have not been able to sleep since we got here, I was scared he will find us, I glanced at the message Sam sent earlier, my heart was beating against my chest, a tear slipped out of my eyes when I turned off the phone, I headed into the bathroom and I turned on the water before I placed the phone underwater.

I headed in to find Ethan asleep, he looked peaceful, I sat beside him, once we have breakfast we will be out of here; I need to take him somewhere safe.

"Mom." Ethan whispered, his eyes opened before he turned to me with a smile on his face.

"Yes baby." I smiled, "are you hungry?" I asked, I wiped my tear before it fell against my cheek, I didn't want him to see me crying.

"I am." He smiled, and I nodded, I woke up early, and I got us some food, I could not eat mine, I wanted him to eat, Ethan is my life he is the best thing that has happened to me, I made the best decision having him.

I gave him a kiss on his cheek before I got the food out, and I handed it over to him, I watched as he ate silently, once he was done; I took our bags, and we headed out of the motel.

I held his hand softly, I made sure to get a look around the area before we headed out, my eyes were everywhere, making sure he hasn't found us yet, I quickly got into the car, and we headed to the airport.

My eyes were fixated on the rear window while I was driving, when I noticed a group of officer toward the end of the highway, I quickly took an U-turn, I would rather take another path, I know all of his friends, they may have visited us a few times, and he forced me to make a meal for all of them.

They are just like him, the biggest mistake I made was mistakenly informing one of his friends about the abuse, I can still feel the pain Sam inflicted on me that day, he hurt me in ways I never imagined, he treated me like I was not the woman he once loved.

Every minute felt like a death griping moment, when we got to the airport; I quickly headed out, I have my passport with me, and we walked into the airport and a breath escaped my lips.

The best place to be would be a city miles away from here, where Sam cannot hurt me, where is friends are not lurking around, I have a couple of job offers in a few cities and I ended up accepting one.

"Emma." I heard a voice from behind, I looked back to see one of Sam'a friend, I felt a wave of adrenaline wash over me, I quickly headed toward the other side, he is going to tell Sam he saw me.

I held Ethan's hand as we walked as fast as I could, when he was no longer in sight, I took in my surroundings, everyone was staring at me, I averted my eyes away from them and I glanced toward the check-in counter.

The woman had a smile on her face.

"I need two tickets to Italy." I smiled, it was far away, and he would never know I am there.

"We don't have any tickets available." She smiled.

"When will it be available?" I asked; I glanced around my surroundings, hoping his friend has not found me.

"Are you okay, miss." The woman asked.

"I'm fine, when can I get a ticket." I asked, I would rather not yell; I was trying to not be rude to her, but I was scared.

"We don't have any tickets available for another week. It all booked out, there is a pharmaceutical convention, I'm sorry." She said.

"Can I have a ticket to any place right now?" I asked.

"We have one to New York." She smiled, and I shake my head.

I can't go back there, I told myself I would never step into the city, especially after everything that happened with Killan, the city reminded me of him, it reminded me of my past, it reminded of who I was before I came here; I came to Chicago for an escape and I ended up hurting myself.

"No, I can't." I whispered, I moved away from her and I headed toward the other side of the room, my eyes were burning with tears, I could not stop the tears that fell upon my cheek, my chest tightened, I felt like the universe is working against me.

I knew I needed to get out of here, it won't be long before Sam's friend calls him, and he is good at manipulating people, he will try to take Ethan away by accusing me of being an addict, everyone would believe him over me.

I felt a wave of goosebumps was over me when I felt Ethan's hand on mine.

"We will be fine, mom." He said and I smiled weakly.

"We have to be." I whispered.

New York holds a lot of secrets of mine, Killan is there, the man I have ever loved, the man that I left at the altar, I have no idea what the future holds for us, but I promised myself that I will never step foot in there, I learned to live with the fact that he will always hate me, and he will never find out why I left.

I couldn't shake off the feeling that my past is coming for me but right now, I need to leave this city, I quickly stood up, and I headed toward the ticket counter, I paid for the ticket, it was a good thing knowing the plane is about to depart.

I glanced around the area when my eyes saw Sam, he was walking into the airport, my heart was beating against my chest as I headed toward the other side, I ran as fast as I could with Ethan.

My hand trembled as I got into the plane, a text message flashed on my phone.

"I know you are on flight 101 to New York and you are not alone." The message read, my eyes scanned around the cabin searching for my unknown sender.