Loud Visions 2

Chapter 8

            Lincoln showed and explained everything to his mother, Rita—everything from his powers to saving his sisters, the terrible futures that almost happened, etc. Rita sat on the couch, completely distraught. Her eyes were wide open, her pupils shrank to tiny dots, and her hands shook. She inhaled deep, labored breaths – she looked like she'd seen a ghost.

Lincoln held her arm, "Let's go to the kitchen to get you some water, Mom."

Rita remained silent as Lincoln led her to the kitchen. Lincoln gave her a glass of water, and she sipped it all down, but her panting increased. The tears finally broke from her eyes.

"You-you have powers? You can see into the future?" Rita asked.

Lincoln nodded, "Yes."

"All those things you showed me . . . that could have happened?"

"Yes. That's why I ran away from home."

Rita closed her tearful eyes tight.

"I'm sorry—"

Rita dashed forward and hugged her son while sobbing her eyes out. Lincoln hugged her back.

"Oh, Lincoln! My boy! My sweet angel boy!" Rita cried.

Lincoln patted her back while caressing her hair. After a long while, Rita's face slowly turned from sorrowful to anger as she glared at her daughters. The girls felt nervous as Rita stood up and ordered Lincoln to get behind her.

"Lori, Leni . . . come here," Rita ordered.

The two elder blondes slowly walked over in front of their mother. The silence stretched out like a blade and cut just as deep. The girls looked away in shame, and Rita didn't like that.

"Look at me, girls . . . right now!" Rita ordered, raising her voice at the end, making them flinch.

Lori and Leni looked at her. Leni was scared as her lips and hands trembled – Lori held her hand while trying to stay strong.

"You girls were really going to beat your brother? All because he wanted his room back after you two were fighting . . . over a fucking dress?" Rita asked with venom in her voice.

Lori looked up and answered, "We're sorry, Mom."

Rita slapped Lori hard, making a loud sound. The other sisters gasped. Lori's lip quivered as her bangs covered her eyes. It took every ounce of her will to resist crying.

Rita turned to Leni, "You too? Even you, Leni? You would do this?"

"I'm so sorry, Mom!" Leni pleaded.

Rita looked away in disappointment as Leni went on and on about how much they never wanted such a bad event to happen and how sorry they all were. Rita silenced her with a slap, but not as hard as the one Lori got. Leni sobbed with her hand hovering over her cheek. Lana held her twin sister, Lola, as the tears rolled down their cheeks. Luna held Luan's hand as their eyes watered, and Lucy and Lisa's lips trembled. Despite this happening, the sisters felt they deserved it. Lynn, however, wasn't ready for what came her way with her mother.

Rita turned to her with red hot fire in her eyes, "And you!"

She marched over and grabbed Lynn by her forearm. Lynn had an expression of fear mixed with sorrow. The younger sisters felt weak at their knees seeing this. Even Lincoln wasn't expecting this.

"You would have poisoned all of us against Lincoln?! Your own brother?! My son?! AND FOR WHAT?!" Rita yelled and then slapped Lynn hard in the face.

"Mom, please!" Lynn begged with tears streaming down her face as she struggled to get out of her mother's grasp.