The Derangend Nightmare

Chapter 3: Comfort or Trauma?

Ashley watched the insects pour out, unable to move or speak. What seemed like eternity to her were merely minutes.

The tub was now full to the top and Ashley was still unable to do a thing. A centipede suddenly cralwed out and wiggled its way down the side of the tub. It quickly made its way to Ashely while other bugs followed behind. The insect crawled up the toilet and just as it touch her she sprang up screaming like a toothpick.

She grabbed hold of the door, unlocked it and rushed out, but crashed into her mother instead. Her mother grabbed hold of her and shakes her "STOP YELLING!.... What's wrong, what happened!?"

Ashley's breathing began to increase as tears started to swell up in her eyes and her body began to tremble. "T-The-There's b-b-b-bugs in the tub. They're e-e-everywhere"

Her mother looked behind her in confusion and placed her hand upon Ashley's for head "Honey, are you alright? There's nothing there"

She smacked her hand away from her and began to yell again "DO YOU THINK I'M CRAZY! I know what I saw..." She trailed off as tears streamed down her face like a water fall and boogers began to peek out. Then she said in a soft whisper "Why don't you believe me? Just look for yo-" she turned, and was astonished to see every last bug had disappeared, as if they weren't there just moments ago. She stumbled into the bathroom "this can't be right... They were just here...There were here..." She repeats to herself.

"Honey, its OK" said her mother in a more comforting tone as she watched her daughter pull at her hair in her trance of disbelief. "We'll go to the doctor, come here... Its OK."

As her mother reached for her daughter, Ashley slapped her mothers hands away from her forcing her mom to step back. She looked at her mother and yelled "You think I'm crazy don't you!... Don't you!... I'm telling you they were just here! Why don't you believe your own daughter? You're the one that's crazy!"

Ashley quickly regretted calling her mother crazy and took a few steps back, fearing what her mother would do to her. She put her hands up in self-defense and began to apologize "Mom... I'm sorry... I didn't mean it..." Then her mother raised her hand and Ashley closed her eyes shut and ducked her head down, but no pain came after.

She slowly peeked open her eyes and saw bugs crawling from behind her and onto her mother's feet. Her eyes widened in fear. She spun around and the entire bathroom was covered in all sorts of bugs. She quickly spun back around and faced her mother, her face was frozen in mid-scream. Ashley looked at her mothers feet. She noticed the bugs nawing at her mothers ankles.

They quickly began to arise as they peeled away her mothers flesh away, till all was left was bone.
She couldn't remove her eyes off of her still frozen in mid-scream mother. Merely seconds later and the bugs were at her mother's face, slowly sizzling it away as if the insect's were an acid burning through the flesh.

She ran towards her room and locked her self away from her now skeleton mother. Her mother came chasing after and began to bang on the door wanting to get in screeching to let her in, hungry for a meal. Ashley slid down the wall and began to cry into her knees

"Mom... Why?..." She sobbed.