The Haunted

2 Weeks is A Long Time

Beep beep. The sound of the machine at the hospital wakes me up.
I open my eyes, aching in pain everywhere.
I see my mom and my dad staring at me.
I knew it was my mom. I saw her beautiful brown long hair. My vision was still blurry.
"Mom?" I whisper.
"Sweetie? Are you okay?"
"I'm hurting everywhere" I mumbled.
"I know. You have broken ribs. You're safe now though" he gentle hands rub my hair up and down. I've never been so happy to see her.
"where's Elijah?" I asked.
"The police took him" she responded.
"Good....where's my friends?" I asked thinking of Mona and Alison.
"There in the waiting room. Do you want me to go get them?" She asked.
"Please" I said.
"Ok" she kissed me on the forehead and left the room with my father.
Mona and Alison come in a few minutes later.
"Hey Gracie" they both said.
"Hey guys" I smiled.
"Are you okay?" Mona asked.
"Yeah. Just broken ribs." I tried joking.
"Woah" Alison chuckled.
"So...Elijah really is a murderer" Mona sat down on my bed.
"Yeah..." I said a little too awkwardly.
"I can't believe any of this" Alison said.
"Me either" I answered.
"I'm glad he's locked up for good" Mona said a little angry.
We were all thinking that. I'm just glad someone had the courage to say it out loud.
"How could someone so twisted to kill their own girlfriend?" I asked.
"I don't know...no one should have the mind like that" Mona answered.
"He's only 16! What are they going to do with him! He needs an education" I said.
"Well they haven't settled it. There's gonna be a court date for it. They want all of us to come and speak for it. We were close to Elijah and me and Alison knew Elijah and Kaylee, but they're holding it off until you get better" Mona told us.
"Oh.. I'll do it I guess"
Mona was about to say something but my mom came in.
"Hey girls! I'm sorry to interrupt your talk but Gracie really needs to rest" my mom said.
"I've rested so much though" I whined.
"Well you need to sleep plenty if you want to get out of here. Now take your medicine." She handed me a cup of water and pills.
"Thanks" I said before tossing a pill in and swallowing.

"Bye Gracie" Mona and Alison walked out with mom and I was left alone.
"Bye Mona. Bye Alison" I said before yawning and going to sleep.
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I woke up to chains dragging the floor in my room. I jump up in fear.
"Who is it!" I scream.
There was a long chain with a weight block attached. The chains kept moving.
"WHO IS IT" I yell almost screaming to the top of my lungs.
The chains come along with more chain.
Elijah stands at the foot of my bed with handcuffs he was attached to the long chain and he had a orange jail suit on.
"What are you doing here" I asked swallowing real hard.
"Finishing what I started" he replied with a evil smirk.
He was stronger than I thought. He crushed his  handcuffs off and came closer to me.
"Stop!! Don't come any closer!!" I screamed starting to cry.
"This won't hurt I bit" he lied.
"NO!!" I scream. He puts his hands around my neck and I can't breathe.
"No-y-ou-can't-P-LEAS-E" I said trying to breathe. Why was he here? He wasn't allowed to leave the jail cell! I didn't want to die like this. Even more tears come down my face.
"NOOO!!" I scream out before I take my last breath.
"Wake up Gracie!!" I hear someone shout
"Wake up Gracie! You're having a bad dream!" The voices sounded like Mona and Alison.
"Uhh!" My eyes open finally. I take deep breaths. I wasn't dying. Elijah wasn't in my room. He wasn't trying to kill me.
"You must have had a pretty bad dream" Mona told me.
"Yeah" I said sweat pouring down my face.
"You're sweating! Are you okay?" Alison asked me handing me a wet rag.
"Yeah..just a nightmare" I assured them.
"What was it about?" Mona asked.
"Elijah was here and he was trying to kill me" I said closing my eyes trying to get the scary image out of my head.
"Wow" Mona's eyes widen.
"That's pretty graphic" Alison said.
"Yeah..it was scaring too" I said.
"Of course it was" Mona agreed.
"I'm sorry" Alison said.
"It's not your fault" I told her.
"I know I just feel bad for you" Alison said.
"I know" I nodded "I'm ready to go home"  I added.
"I-" Mona got cut off when I nurse came in the room.
"Hey Gracie! How are you feeling?" My nurse asked.
"Better...when can I go home?" I asked her.
"Honey you got broken ribs you're gonna be here for a long time" she told me.
I took a deep breath and just sit here. My whole life was ruined because of this. I just wanted to go home now.
"How long?" I asked.
"Uhh idk probably 2 more weeks" she estimated.
"Great" I said sarcastically.
"2 more weeks needs to speed up" I muttered to myself as she walked out.