TRIPLE THREAT: THE INEVITABLE

9. CHILDHOOD MEMOIR

REYNA

I hear a car pulling up and see Skye exiting the car and entering the house. I'm so nervous that I could jump at the door but I know better.

She comes in the room with such a bored and tiring expression on her face.

"So? Did you see them?" I ask her. I told her to look out for Robyn or King and even Bonez when she went to perform at Club LUV. I gave her specific descriptions of each of them so that she would get the right person. 

"No, I'm sorry Reyna. I didn't." 

My shoulders slump over. So much for hoping that I'll get out of here.

"It was overly crowded and very wild tonight. I couldn't get a good look at anyone. Plus Jason kept rushing me so I didn't get to really get my party on or nothing. Sorry girl." Skye says as she unzips her jacket and plop down on her bed.

"It's cool. Don't sweat it." I pull the covers over my head and try to go to sleep but I can't. My mind won't let me rest at all. I can't stop thinking about the other day how I was forced into participating in pornography and Jason coming close to raping me.

I fear for my life every single day. Sometimes I wake up and forget where I'm at and when I do, I get even more depressed and the suicidal thoughts become overbearing. It's been about three weeks since Jason abducted me and I'm still not used to the thought of it. 

It's not the first time I've had these thoughts. They always creep into my mind when it's least unexpected. It's hard to shake off the feeling of depression every day.

It's like playing tug-of-war with my mind. Right now, I'm not winning.

I hate it and I wish these thoughts would just go away. I used to be able to take so much at once but now it's gotten way too much for me.

Sleep finally falls over me and my mind enters a dream.

"You girls want ice cream?" My mother asks us. Me, Robyn and another little girl are outside playing in the water hose in the backyard.

"YES!" We all screamed our response. All four of us run inside the house and into the kitchen where my mom is scooping up chocolate, vanilla and strawberry ice cream.

Robyn looks about seven years old and I look about three years and so does the other little girl. Remi isn't born yet.

My mom gives each of us a bowl of ice cream and we cheese from ear to ear. I hear the door open and my dad steps in.

"Daddy!" Robyn and I run over to him. He bents down and kisses our cheeks.

"How are my favorite girls in the whole wide world?"

"We played in the water and mommy gave us ice cream." Robyn says.

"Don't get anymore cavities, okay?"

Robyn nods and I nod right along with her not even knowing what a cavity is.

The strange little girl is sitting alone while we converse with our father. My mother goes over to her and tries to distract her without making her feel left out. She starts smiling again we go back to our ice cream. Robyn realizes that my parents are gone and most likely their arguing. I'm too focused on the cartoons that are displayed on the TV to pay attention to my parent's yelling. Robyn leaves and sneaks up the stairs. She frowns and goes back down the steps before my parents catch her eavesdropping.

I wake up from the dream more confused than I ever been. I can't help but think about who the little girl was or why my parents were arguing. I feel connected to the little girl but it's like her face was blurred out in the dream. I feel like it's someone I know. I don't know if the dream was just a dream or was it a memory. It felt like I lived this moment before. I was really young but I can still feel the pull from it.

It's strange. I've never been so curious.

I don't why I had the dream but I know there has to be a reason. I just don't know it. 

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CT (Christian Taylor or their father in the mm

This was a short chapter but its very significant! Next chap will be much longer!