I heard your screams - Now I run

Prologue

I heard the screams again

I turned to face the wall, attempting to use my pillow as earplugs

It felt so silent outside

Another scream cut through the peace

Why hadn't my mother sorted that wretched child out yet

I couldn't stand the sound any longer

I dragged my feet like deadweights across the floor

What could that child possibly want now

She is fed whenever

Sleeps whenever

But still the screams continue

The same pattern

Again

Again

Again

The door was agar

I heard the dripping

Again

Again

Again

The same screams

Gently tapping the door open I suppressed a scream

Crimson splatters stained the cream walls

The dripping continued

I follow the sound

A small hand was wrapped around an old recording tape

It screamed that same pattern

Again

Again

Again

I recognised that hand though

Oh little Rosie

How your name matches the blood on the walls

How your screams never cease

Now you finally gone