My Montana (Cole Walter fanfic)

{Chapter 1-The Cole Effect}

"Mom," a desperate, tiny cry of a voice wailed as she sprinted towards the body. Turning her over onto her side she put her frail hands over the now scarlet top, trying to stop the bleeding. But there was no hope of saving her, she had been gone long before she had been able to get there. An adult has approximately 10 pints of blood pumping throughout their body. You never really realize how much blood that is, until it's pooled on the floor, painting it a dark crimson colour. The bloody handprints smeared on the door, creeping closer and closer to the door handle, never quite reaching it besides one lone maroon fingerprint. Dark chocolate waves of hair lay in the pool, covering her cold, white face, hiding the cuts and bruises on her face. "Mom, please wake up," she cried again, shaking her. Her hands were covered in crimson blood. "Wake up."

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"Josie!" a voice said loudly in her ear. Startled, her body shoots up, head turning quickly with her eyes wide, tears threatening to fall. "Hey, it's okay, it's just a nightmare, it's okay." A warm hand sets itself upon her forearm causing her to turn her head and look at the brunette haired woman sitting on her bed, eyebrows pinched together and the corner of her lips pulled down ever so slightly.

"You're okay Josie, you're not there anymore, he's not here," assurance was present in her voice as she ran her hand up and down the panicked girl's arm, offering comfort. Her fingers combed through her hair as she pulled the few parts out of her face and brought it together on one side of her shoulder.

"Same dream?" the brunette woman asked her as she removed her hand from Josie's arm and grabbed the glass of water that was sitting on the white bedside table. Trembling hands take the glass and bring it to her lips taking a sip.

"It was the blood, it was everywhere. On her, on me. It's just..." she falters. "It was just everywhere Aunt Hat," she cried, bringing her shaking hands down into her laps cradling the glass between them.

"I know honey. But we have to remember that it was a long time ago, no one is going to come and hurt you, okay." All she could do was nod, barely listening to her aunt and keeping herself focused on the glass.

"How long until school starts," she asked, changing the subject.

"An hour, but I'm going to call Miss Jacobs and ask her if you can spend some time in her room this morning, just until you are ready to go back into class. That's okay?" Josie nods and lifts her head to give her aunt a small smile. Her aunt sighs, offering her the same expression before leaning forward and giving her a kiss on her forehead.

"I love you Josie."

"I love you too Aunt Hat."

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Tapping on the keyboard was all that could be heard in the room as Miss Jacobs typed her emails and Josie sat on the couch, a book in hand, losing herself in another world. Sitting in Miss Jacob's room was a normal occurrence for her, she was in here most mornings of the week after the nightmares happened. Miss Jacobs never forced her to talk about anything she didn't want to. If she just wanted to sit and read a book then Miss Jacobs was happy to give her the space to do that, as long as she caught up with the classes that she missed, which was never a problem.

"Josie, how are you finding your classes at the minute?" Miss Jacobs asks from her desk. Josie lifts her head up and looks at the woman, her eyebrows coming together in the middle.

"Um fine... i think. I mean I am passing everything at the moment. I'm not making A's or anything but I don't think that's a bad thing." The counsellor laughs, shaking her head, standing up and walking towards her and taking a seat in front of her.