Emily's journey to happiness

Chapter 17

Emily's night was restless as she tossed and turned in Elizabeth's arms causing Elizabeth to start to wake up. "Emily? Sweetie are you awake?" Elizabeth gently tried to wake Emily up wondering what she was dreaming about.

Emily started to struggle and screamed in her sleep scaring Elizabeth as she quickly tried to wake Emily. "Emily!! Emily!! Wake up it's only a dream! Emily! Stop, it's me Elizabeth!." 

Emily was thrashing so hard in her sleep she ended up whacking Elizabeth on the arm, causing Elizabeth to grab Emily tighter and hold on to her, trying and get her to wake up from the night terror she was having.

Emily was trapped in darkness, but she could feel like something was grabbing her and she wasn't sure what it was, but she thought she could faintly hear Elizabeth before suddenly everything when quiet.

Sudden Emily opened her eye and she realized she was not in bed with Elizabeth but in her past before she found her Elizabeth.

"HELLO???!?!?" Emily yelled into the snowy night, she wondered where she was and why she was having a dream like this and why she was aware of what was going on but couldn't wake up. 

Emily took a few steps after yelling into the night before she realized that unlike her past she now had what seemed to be good shoes on to keep her feet from freezing.

Emily decided to take a look down at herself and realized she was dressed like the night Elizabeth had found her on the ground by the trash can. She had to wonder what this meant and why it was happening in a dream she couldn't wake up from.

Next thing she knew she was back in her group home when she was younger right before the abuse started. "NO NO NO NOT THIS WHY THIS?!?!" She screamed loudly into the room.

"Why.... Why this......" Emily stuttered.

"Well, hello dear it's been a while hasn't it?"

Emily did a quick 180 just to see a shadow looking at her in the room. 

"Who... Who..... Are you?" Emily asked scared out of her mind.

"You could say I'm your fears your worries and everything you want to hide from dear." The shadow said before moving slightly closer to Emily and looking down at her.

Emily took a few steps back just in case she had to run. "That doesn't tell me who you are!" Emily did not like this one bit she was not use to this feeling she felt inside of her.

"You could also just call me. Jack."

Emily stood frozen in fear as she could make out Jack's face now and it wasn't just a shadow anymore. It was Jack. Her worst nightmare.

What Emily no response? That's a bit unlike you." Jack said while grinning at Emily shaking body.

"WHAT THE HELL YOUR DEAD!" Emily screamed looking quickly for a place to run.

"Surprise I'm right here dear. I told you years ago I would find you again did I not?"

Slowly backing away Emily shouts. "You're not real!!! THIS CAN'T BE REAL!!!!"

"Sorry dear but I'm. But about time we had a nice chant don't you think darling?" Jack couldn't help but laugh at how horrified and frightened Emily looked at seeing him and it made him quite happy.

"YES! I need to talk to Doctor Lee NOW!" Elizabeth screamed into the phone.

"Doctor Rebecca lee, what can I do for you?"

"It's Emily she was having a night terror and its been almost 5 hours and she still won't wake up. I don't know what to do. Please help me..." Elizabeth said trying to keep her voice calm enough to be understood.

Rebecca looked at the clock on the wall seeing it was almost 12pm. "Bring Emily in asap ok Elizabeth?"

Elizabeth quickly packed a to go bag with diapers and Emily's favorite stuffie and blanket. She did a quick look around to make sure she had everything she would need. Once she was happy she had everything she tossed it in the truck then ran back in to grab Emily from her bed.

Elizabeth tried once more to wake Emily hoping not to have to take her to the doctor. "Emily baby? Mommy needs you... Please wake up for me.... Please......." Elizabeth could no longer hold it together and started crying looking at Emily laying in her beg shaking and whimpering.

Elizabeth gently picked Emily up as she trashed against her and cried out. It broke Elizabeth's heart to hear this but she knew her only hope no was to get Emily to the doctors.

Elizabeth made quick work of loading Emily into her car seat in the back and buckling her in before hopping in the SUV and driving as fast as she could to the doctors hoping with all her might that they could do something for her angel. 

Emily screamed and started to run away trying to get away from Jack.

"Don't run Emily the fun is about to begin." Jack smiled a wide evil smile.