Haunted

One

Yawning after I used the bathroom, it's about two am when I hear mom talking to someone. Who is she talking to? She never normally talks this late, unless she's talking in her sleep. Martin he walks over from his bed where the lights are on "Hey buddy" leaning down "what are you doing up?"

"I hear mom talking to someone" he tells me

Nodding my head "Can you to back to bed? Try to sleep, I'm going to see mom" I then mouth "lock the door"

"Who's she talking to?" He asks

"That's what I'm figuring out" I say before mouthing again "Lock the door" he goes to his room and once I hear the door lock do I go over to mom. She's looking into her closet smiling-Dammit! She's off her meds again. Looks like she's detoxing "Mom?"

She looks over at me smiling "Violet, didn't you go to bed?"

Motioning to the bathroom "Needed to pee...what are you doing out of bed? Aren't you tired? It's almost two am?"

"Oh" she laughs looking at the time "guess we lost track of time, right Diana" Diana? As in mom's fictional friend? Now I know she's off her rockers "you should head to bed, you've got that flight in the morning"

"That's in a few-oh yeah that's today" I mutter, I forgot about the plane. See today I'm going up to Forks to stay with Uncle Charlie and his zombie coma daughter Bella. Looking at mom right now it might not be a good idea, but I guess this is the easiest way Mom could deal with dad dying and Uncle Paul's too. Paul and dad both died or were both brutally murdered. So her thinking of her imaginary friend "thanks for reminding me mom"

Nodding her head smiling "Why" she has me sit down since I yawn "don't you stay here with us? It'll be some time before you are back-why are you going?"

"Remember" sitting on mom's bed as I look at her and then to the closet getting an off feeling before looking at mom again "how Uncle Charlie has that one daughter? Bella?"

Mom scoffs disgusted looking into the closet "This Bella, she's Martin and Violet's horrible cousin. I mean that girl puts Charlie through so much, just last year she said she wanted to go to Forks to live with him but then she ran away and nearly died before going back all for a boy" looking at me smiling "but my daughter here isn't interested in boys, no" shaking her head still smiling as she cups my face "Violet is a good girl"

Placing my hands over mom's I smile up at her "As I'm gone do you mind if Martin comes with, I know it's last minute but Uncle Charlie has been asking about him"

Snapping her fingers "Let's make this a family trip!"

Nodding my head "Okay...just be prepared about Bella mom. I don't want you to go into one of your states given how she is"

Waving her hand shaking her head "I'm alright baby, don't worry" pushing me down "now get some sleep"

I fall asleep soon but not before hearing an unknown disturbing female voice stroke my hair with long bony like fingers that aren't mom's "Good night Violet"

"Night" I mumble on instinct and decided to listen in a bit.

"She's an adult Sophie" the same female voice hisses

"She's a good girl Diana" mom tells her "she's taking community courses since she doesn't want to leave me or Martin"

"Much better of a daughter than Rebecca" Rebecca is just as good of a daughter as me! The only reason she doesn't call or anything is because she's always busy trying to pay rent and other stuff that doesn't include Diana. I want to scream this but I can't risk it.

"See!" Mom exclaims before sighing sadly "I do miss Rebecca"

"No!" Diana snaps "Rebecca left you just like her father"

"But Diana"

"No" Diana hissed and there are creeks in the floor that I turn to crack open my eyes and my heart races when I see a figure before mom. Closing my eyes when I can when the thing turned her head rapidly to me "Violet good, Rebecca bad" let sleep take me, let sleep take me.

~Airport~

"Why are we going to see Uncle Charlie?" Martin asks as we go through TSA. Mom managed to get two more tickets for the same flight I'm on at last minute. Martin is confused but I'm not, hopefully I can get mom back on her meds.

"Because he misses us Martin" I remind him "and you'll love Forks" if I can't get mom back on her meds then I'm going to see if Uncle Charlie can take custody over Martin "Uncle Paul, your dad talked about how much he loved it there"

"She's right" mom agrees with me smiling as we wait in the terminal "I would bring Violet every summer until you were born"

"Why?" He asks

"I was busy" she tells him "and your dad's business was kicking off so he was busy too"

"Am I going to meet Isabella?" He asks

Nodding my head "But buddy" he looks at me "I want you to be prepared, our cousin she isn't in the right...state of mind so she might not react or anything"

"Okay" nodding his head

"Oh!" mom claps her hands smiling "I wish Diana was here too" frowning at the lights "she hates the light" Martin looks at me confused and worried, I shake my head no.

"Mom" she looks at me "I'm going to get Uncle Charlie something from the gift shop before going, okay?" She nods her head as I go into the store and buy a key chain while I call Rebecca.

She answers "Hey V"

"Hey Bex" I say as I get some water for Martin, mom and me too "how's it going?"

"Good" she says "how's mom? Martin?"

"Mom's off her meds" she curses "and we're taking a trip to Forks, I think Uncle Charlie may need to take custody of Martin"

"What?" She asks "I know mom's been off her rockers before but"

"Bex" I grab some chips "listen to me" handing the stuff to the cashier "mom isn't well, it's worse" going over to mom and mArtin when I'm given the stuff "hey guys, guess who called?"

"Rebecca?" Martin asks as mom shrugs her shoulders

Nodding my head "She wants to talk to you both"

"I don't want to talk to her" mom shakes her head as I hand the phone to Martin.

"Mom?" She looks at me a bit angered "Rebecca misses you, maybe when you and Martin are back you three could do something? Make the first move since you know Rebecca never will"

"Mom" Martin hands the phone over and mom takes it.

"Hello Rebecca" mom is firm "it's good to hear from you" it's silent as Martin opens the bag to eat some chips "we are only visiting for the weekend, Martin has school-I would love to have dinner with you. Us three like old times since your sister will be gone" more silent "okay" mom smiles "I'll hold you up to it" she hangs up "Rebecca is willing to have dinner"