The Mummy Maker

Chapter 8

The feeling of falling woke me with a gasp, I don't remember when the dream was about just the ghostly feeling my stomach made as if I was still falling. Sitting up in my bed I noticed the clock said 04:00am, letting out a puff of breath trying to relax in the safety I wiped my sweaty head with he back of my hand but it didn't seem to do much jus sent the drip elsewhere.

I please my hand back in my lap and felt the liquid sweat I had produces from the dream, must have been one bad dream I thought. Looking down I notice my wet hands were darker, almost black but it had a tint to it. I moved my hands into the stop light of the moon and saw the colour turn form back to a deep dark red.

I looked down at the same puddling in my lap and felt the panic rise, when the panic hit my throat the most blood curdling scream came out. One I was not aware I could produce. I scampered away from the puddle and hit the floor with a thud, landing in the moonlight and noticed my Pyjamas and hands were covered. Looking over at the mirror I notched it was on my face too.

I screamed again this one holding a bit more panic with In it, I tried to wipe to blood off with my bloody hands but it only made it worse. Suddenly the door to my left burst open revealing a worried Enzo, I could see my mother and farther looking terrified as the twins screamed in the background along with Arlo.

Enzo switched the light on and I watched the blood vanish like a shadow in the dark, I looked down at myself the panic attack still not leaving as I panted laboured breaths. Enzo knelt beside me, and I sobbed uncontrollably, my voice inaudible as I tried to explain what had happened.

Enzo attempted to put his hand on my, but I flinched away sobbing more, I fought him as he wrapped his body round my own and held me tight cooing my inconsolable state. Even through my blurry and water sight I could see the look of terror and horror in my family's face. They look like they've seen a ghost, a little voice whispered to me. I think I'm going insane

"Not again, please not again." I her my mother sob over my own crying, she crouched down and sobbed int er lap placed her head on her knees. My farther ushered her out of the room as to not upset me farther as Enzo continued to sooth me. I must had cried myself back to sleep, the next thing I remember was waking up to he twins playing.

I hear heavy footsteps head towards the twin's room and them giggle, I puled myself away from Enzo's sleeping death grip and wrapped myself up in my dressing gown before quietly sneaking out. I thought the girls were talking with dad at first but as I snuck over and peeked through the door unnoticed.

At three years old the twins acted a little bit older, but they were still children, so it wasn't surprised per say t see the girls looking up at nothing and talking to them like a tall person was stood there. Creep though, I thought looking at it. Their eyes never once left the spot and they way they both spoke to it was like they both saw it there like it was me or dad stood with them.

It felt like hours just me watching these two just chat with nothing, it amazed me how much they heard and knew about the family though. They make us sound like nut Jobs; I heard a crack in a floorboard as well as a couple of steps. I turned to tell the person to shush but there was no one there, I stood up and waited to look to see if someone would poke there head out but nothing.

I shrugged my shouldered and turned back to see the twins, both had completely disappeared. I waited for a moment when a large hand gripped my arm painfully. I whipped around and my heart sank, and the coldness ran through my veins. There was still no one there, I felt my heartbeat quicken and turned this tie to enter the twin's room. My whole body jumped as I turned around almost hit the twins who were now staring at me.

"What are you doing?" They asked in unison not looking at each other, I lent down and kissed then both on the head lightly. They smiled up at me ad I crouched to their level.

"Just coming to check on you, I heard you last night." I said as I looked from one to the other, they looked at each other before looking at me

" Heard us? We didn't do anything last night." Paulette spoke cocking her head to the right, Claudette looked at me weirdly. I looked back at her as she looked to where she had been earlier

"I heard it too. But it wasn't us, I thought it was Arlo, but it wasn't him either.... The noise was In his room thought and it was louder then you." I looked at he girls before standing up.

"You two are okey through, right?" I asked, I unintendedly looked at where they were before. Claudette looked at the spot and back and huffed.

"Look after yoursefl1" she shouted storming off, I looked at Paulette next who rolled her eyes before sighing and shrugged also heading back into their room and shit the door in my face. I heard them start talking to who ever once more as I slowly made my way downstairs.

When I got down the stairs I head down the dusty hallway and into he kitchen where my mother sitting on the island stool made me jump for the second time today. My own jumping made her jump slightly, but she didn't look directly at me.