A Series Of Life Changing Events

Chapter 16: Bl##dy M#ry

It's Friday and there's a bug going around school and of course of all the people that had to get it, it just happened to be one of my two only friends. It was just Jess and I at the table today because Noah was sick. The good news was Scarlet, the stupid popular girl who beat me up, was out too. That means I wouldn't have to worry about something happening without Noah there. She's always making fun of me behind my back, but when Noah's not there things become a little more direct. Let's just leave it at that. Today wasn't that bad. I get home and decide to Skype Noah. I might as well check on him for a minuet to see how things are going. We talk for longer than I expected. We're still talking when Gerard get's back from picking up Bandit after school. "What do you mean you've never seen a horror movie before? Surely you can't be serious." Noah says laughing into the camera. The laugh slowly transitions into a cough, but it's still cute. "I've just never seen one before. Okay?" I say kinda angry and embarrassed that he's laughing at me. Then Gerard walks in. "We're gonna fix that." He says and leaves again. I become afraid. I am not okay with this. I can't go into Halloween stores. I can't go through haunted houses. And I most definitely can not watch a scary movie. "I gotta go." I tell him saying my goodbyes to Noah, hanging up, and closing my laptop. Then I walk downstairs and run up to Gerard. "No." I simply say in a strong tone. "Oh come on! Please!" He says looking through the DVD cupboard. "No, I don't like scary movies. They're really stupid and all of the characters are idiots." I say making myself clear. "What are you afraid of?" He asks looking up at me and then back to the cupboard. "I'm not afraid I just don't want to watch them." I state trying to avoid the films as best as I can. "I'll be watching it with you! It's not like your watching them alone. You can hide under the blankets if you want." He says giving me this stupid face that has 'Please, I'm desperate.' written all over it. I give a very long sigh. That might have been the longest sigh I've ever produced. "Fine." I say in a very annoyed voice as he finishes finding the correct movie. "I'll set up the movie and you get the popcorn?" Gerard asks starting to slowly walk in the direction of the living room. "Okay." I say walking to the kitchen. I make the popcorn and poor us drinks. Then I get back to the living room and I can't help, but smile. He made a blanket fort. He made a fricking blanket fort! This is so cool! "So what do you think of my fort making skills?" Gerard asks taking the popcorn from my hands and setting it on the table. "This is awesome." I say hopping in. He clicks play and I am not ready for this. I'm shaking slightly and Gerard starts to notice. He puts his arm around me and pulls me close. "Hey, it's okay. I promise I won't let anything hurt you." Every time something happens I jump and hide my face in Gerard's chest so I don't have to look at the screen. He keeps laughing at me, but I'd rather have him here than be watching this alone. We were watching a movie about the girl, the mirrors, and the repeating of her name three times. I know it's not real, but I'm not saying it just in case. You can never be too careful. The movie ends and I'm terrified. I'm still holding onto Gerard and refuse to move because all the lights are out. I can barely see. He goes to get up, but I pull him down again. It's getting late and I have to go to bed soon, but there's a huge mirror in my room. "What's wrong? I thought you weren't scared." He says giving a smirk. "Shut up." I say still refusing to let go. "I'm not scared...I just thought...maybe...we could um...have a sleepover in the living room!" I say knowing that I'm not the best lier. He laughs. "Fine. I'll be right back." He says prying me off of himself and walking into the kitchen. Then I hear a loud bang and a scream. This is really not good. I try to hide myself in the pile of blankets, but it isn't really working. Then I start to hear a very quiet sound. It's almost like a song. At first I thought it was coming from my headphones in my pocket or something, but then I realized it was closer than that. It was near my head. It's moving. It's going near my feet. The song gets a little louder and I recognize it. It's the theme song from the movie! I try to slow my breath and keep still, but I fail and now it's too late because in a very rapid motion I feel two cold hands wrap tightly around my ankles and I am quickly ripped from the blankets. I close my eyes and scream. I start to cry. Why am I not dead yet?! I slowly open my eyes and see Gerard staring above me laughing! I kick him and the tears of fear quickly change into tears of anger. I can't believe he did this to me! He bends down to get closer to me. "Hey Lily?" I don't even move. "Sweetheart I'm really sorry. I didn't mean to make you cry." He never means it. Nobody ever does. He's my dad now. I have to forgive him at some point. Even if he wasn't my dad I wouldn't be able to stay mad at him for long. He's my idol. I turn around to face him and instead of speaking I just wrap my arms around him. At first he's stiff, almost like he's confused, but then he hugs me back. His hug is warm and tight. It makes me feel safe. It makes me feel at home. I have had a few homes, but the place I feel most at home is in his arms.