Ethereal

Feelings

Your first night in the hospital was good, until you find yourself dreaming. You woke up in the same Busch Gardens basement with your body strapped to that cold table.

Your cuts and bruises have this terrible stinging sensation, and your hip is throbbing. You can feel the blood running down your side. The pain is almost too much to handle. You wince and groan, looking around for someone to help you. That's when you see him.

Your dad.

He's holding a knife so tight that his knuckles are white. He's looking at you and smiles as he walks closer and closer. Each step he takes causes the stinging in your injuries to intensify to a point that you let out an excruciating scream. He whispers something, but you can't make it out until he's standing right in front of you with his hand pulled back.

"Your sister!"

Is what you hear as he stabs his knife into your throbbing hip. You scream louder and longer, tears steaming down your face.

"Y/n!"

You hear someone call your name, but you can only focus on the pain you're feeling.

"Y/n!"

"Y/n, wake up!"

You jolt awake and almost jump out of your hospital bed. You're sweaty, your heart is racing, and your breathing is unsteady. You feel like your crying but you don't have any tears. You sit there and look around frantically.

"Y/n, you're ok!" Says Spencer who's sitting next to you. He's holding your hand but you pull it away. You think about the dream you just had. You knew that you would have bad dreams, but you didn't think much of it. That wasn't just a bad dream- that was terrible. You can almost still feel the pain all over your body. And that's when you remember what your dad whispered.

"Your sister."

"Oh my god." You say quietly. You repeat it as you start to breathe faster again, your heart picking up its pace. How could you forget about Trinity? What if she's alone and scared somewhere? After being rescued and rushed to the hospital, you never told anybody what he told you.

"I'll teach you the same lesson I taught her."

"She didn't scream as much."

If anything did happen to her, why hasn't anyone called you? Did your forgetfulness and selfishness cause her to be in more pain than needed? You feel terrible, and your stomach starts to boil. You feel that you're about to throw up. Spencer notices and he rushes to grab a trash can. He places it under you and pulls your hair back.

"It's ok, you're ok." He says softly. He rubs your back as you empty the contents of your stomach. But you're still not okay.

"I need to call my sister. Now." You say in an angry and condescending tone. Spencer leaves the room and comes back with a bag filled with some of your stuff, including your phone. You take it from him quickly and call Trinity. It rings for a little bit, but she doesn't answer. You call again. No answer.

"Y/n, what's going on?" Asks Spencer. He looks very worried but you can't focus on that right now. You decide to call Trinity's wife, Gabby. It rings and she answers.

"Hello?"

"Gabby!" You say quickly.

"Oh, hey y/n." She says. Her tone is low and sad.

"Is everything ok?" You ask. You can feel your heart beating. "Where's Trin?"

Gabby is silent for a little bit until she starts to speak. Her voice breaks a little bit.