Gamer Life: A Marhinki fanfiction

Chapter 25

Mari's POV

The week finished with Lexi being happy in school, and no Arrhythmia attacks. That's the only thing that worries me about Lexi going to a regular school. I don't want her getting bullied about her condition. At dinner Friday night, all she could talk about was school. "Lexi calm down". I looked over at Matt, who had a huge smile. After Lexi went to bed, we had our movie date night. "I told you she would like it". "Yeah yeah. Now what movie are we watching". He pulled out a romantic comedy. Halfway through, I fell asleep. That always happens. A couple minutes later, I felt a kiss on the top of my head, and me being picked up and moved. Matt, always the one to carry me to bed. A few hours later, I woke up screaming. "Honey. What's wrong". "I, I had the same nightmare from 9 years ago. We were standing over Lexi in the hospital". I then started crying. Matt pulled me in for a hug. "Mom". I looked over at the door and saw Lexi, wearing one of her sweatshirts over her pajamas. "What is it baby". "I heard screaming. And you have tears running down your face. Is everything ok". "Yeah. You can go back to bed". She walked out the door and closed the door lightly.

Lexi's POV

I know my mom has nightmares about me. She has been having them since I was little. I don't know when they started, but one night, I was walking to the bathroom, and I heard my mom screaming. I listened outside the door and she explained to my dad what happened. I always worry for my mom. After the nightmares, she gets kinda clingy. The next morning while I was getting ready to go to the office, my first time since I started public school, I would ask my mom about the nightmares. "Morning Lexi" Dad said as I walked i to the living room. "Morning Mom. Morning Dad. Can I ask Mom something. And you have to answer". Mom sat up and looked at me. "What are the nightmares about". She looked at me like I was crazy. "What nightmares"? "Mom. I'm not dumb. I know about the nightmares you have about me. I've known since I was little". "Lexi". "No. I want a straight answer. I'm not a kid anymore". "You'll understand when you're older". "No. That's not good enough". I ran to my room and slammed the door. "Alexis Ginger Sohinki! Get out here now" I could hear my Dad say. I walked over to my desk, grabbed my headphones and laptop and went into my closet, my safe haven. A few minutes later, I heard the door open. "Lexi, sweetie. Come on out". I contemplated on whether or not I should come out. "Are you going to give me a straight answer". "Yes. Just please come out". I opened the door and crawled out. "Can we talk, like adults"? I nodded. "Ok. When you were little, maybe around 4, I had my first nightmare about you. It was you laying in a hospital bed, surrounded my hospital machines, and me and your dad standing over you. Now when I have nightmares with the people I love in them, they normally come true. This has happened once before. It was before you were born. It was me and Dad, and Peter. Now, Peter and I had been a couple before me and your dad, and he was abusive towards me after we broke up. This nightmare was of him, hurting Dad, and then turning around and stabbing me". When she said that, I flinched. I don't do well with knives, or knives stabbing other people. "I know sweetie. Remember, this dream came true. He did stab me, and it landed me in a coma for 2 months. That's how you got your Arrhythmia. Now, I keep having nightmares about you, and I don't want anything to happen to you. You are my miracle, my angel. And if anything happened to you, I would be devastated". I was starting to get tears. Why would she keep this from me? "It's ok Mom". I got up and hugged her. "Come on sweetie. Lets get going".