In The End (On Temporary Hold)

Chapter 1

"Shush, its okay. Little Emily has to be a good girl and stay quiet. Those are the rules."

I whimpered as I felt the mattress dip. Panic welling in my chest as I remembered the last time we played this game.

"No!"

I yelled as I jumped from my bed and ran for my bedroom door. I didn't even make it halfway across the room when strong hands grabbed me around the waist, lifting me in the air tossing me onto my small bed. Rough hands covered my mouth as the smell of strong alcohol breezed my nose making me want to gag. My bed dipped again as he covered my body with his.

"Now you've made me angry. Tsk tsk. Little Emily is a bad girl" he whispered across my neck.

I screamed into the hand covering my mouth, tears falling down my face. I screamed and screamed trying to find the strength within my heart to fight.

————----------------------

"Emily wake up! Dammit, Emily open your eyes please!"

Jolting out of bed I grabbed my chest gasping for air. I squinted trying to adjust my eyes to the darkness. The arm that was still holding me was rubbing small circle patterns on my back. I focused on the feeling as I tried to calm myself down and find my voice.

"I'm-I'm sorry Rebecca" I managed to whisper, swallowing a sob.

"There's nothing for you to apologize for Em. So don't." I looked at the clock on my nightstand. It read 3 am.

"But I woke you up."

Rebecca pulled her arm back and looked me in the eyes. "That doesn't matter hun".

We stayed quiet for a while. "Do you want to talk about it?" Rebecca whispered.

Shaking my head I laid back down on my pillow, and Rebecca snuggled closer.

"Same as before?" I nodded as we intertwined hands. "It's going to be okay Em". I nodded again as my eyes closed drifting back to sleep.

---------------------------------------------

"Good Morning Sunshine, time to wake up" Groaning I rolled over opened my eyes and yawned.

"Why are you so jolly in the mornings? It really should be against the law". Rebecca laughed as I buried my head in my pillow.

"I'm just a happy person is all."  She said poking my sides. "Em... are you okay?"

I sighed and turned my head to face her. I never liked our conversations the morning after I've had a nightmare. I felt that things got kind of awkward and a little tense. Although Rebecca never bothered me for details which I loved and appreciated, I hated seeing the worried looks she would give me. I had been living with Rebecca for close to a year now and she's the only one who's seen me get like this. Her green eyes stared at me waiting for an answer.

"I'm fine Rebecca. You don't have to worry." She pouted her lips and I giggled. " Seriously Rebecca I'm okay." I stretched finally sitting up. " I should get ready. I don't want to be late." Getting off my bed I headed to my closet.

"Yea it might be a little late for that..." My head snapped around to the clock on the nightstand. It read 10 am.

"Christ Rebecca why didn't you wake me up earlier!" I started rushing, changing into the black leggings and gray hoodie I had chosen the night before.

"I tried! But you wouldn't budge!". I sighed running to the nightstand and pulled my phone from the charger. The main screen alerted me that I had ten missed calls.