Unforgettable [on hiatus]

Chapter 10- Candice Avalon

Chapter 10- Candice Avalon

"This is all your fault!"

No, no, it isn't.

"She's dead because of you!"

Stop! No!

"Your mother died right before your eyes! You could've done something!"

No. No. No!

"You are such a slut. Look what you did."

Shut up!

I screamed and sat up, sweating. My heart was pounding very fast.

It's just a dream. More like a nightmare. But it felt so real.

I ran my fingers through my sweaty hair.

I just wanted to sleep again. Ever since everything happened, I didn't get to have a nice rest again.

I didn't realize I was crying until I rubbed my eyes.

I shakily stood up and went outside my house for a walk.

I sighed and rubbed my face.

I am a mess.

A big fat mess. I hate it.

I tried to stop crying but I couldn't.

A sob shook my body.

Stop crying!

My knees gave up and I fell to the ground.

I cried my eyes out until God knows when.

"Candice?" I heard a girl call from a distance.

Penny.

Of course, she had to live near my house.

I felt arms wrap around my shaking body and another set carrying me.

I felt my eyes close and before I knew it, I was asleep again.

***

I stirred around the soft bed.

Wait. This isn't my bed. My bed isn't this soft. My bed was far from soft. In fact it was as hard as a rock.

I slowly opened my eyes and screamed when I saw a pair of eyes staring right back at me.

"Mommy! Mommy! She's awake and alive!" The little girl who owns those pair of eyes went running out of the room.

I ran my hand through my hair and looked around the room.

Where am I?

I sighed and checked my phone which was in my pocket.

11:00 AM.

And that's when I started panicking.

Was I kidnapped?

I'm too young to die!

Am I lost?

Was I drunk last night and somehow slept in someone's house?

There was a soft knock on the door.

"Candice?" I heard a voice whisper.

Oh gosh, they're out to get me!

I scrambled to my feet and opened a window.

"Candice, what the hell are you doing?"

Wait, that voice... What was she doing here?

"H-Hey, Penny." I turned to face my therapist.