Converse Ch

Chapter 16

Alexis's POV
*around 3 in the morning*
I've been here before I think as I look around the living room. I turn to look at the door and notice my sister Joni run out, so naturally I follow her to see where she is going.

"Momma come catch me!" I hear as I walk out the door.

"Get back her- NO CHARLEA" My mom I assume yells before I hear an ear splitting scream. I run out and get stopped by some clear glass and I try to get passed it but I can't no matter how hard I try.

"MOM?" I yell trying to get her attention but she can't hear me through the glass.

"No please don't" I hear her beg some person, I look around her and see someone I never thought I would have to look at again. I see he has Charlea held in front of him with a gun pointed at her head.

"This is what you get bitch, for ruining my life." He says right before he pulls the trigger and I see Charlea's now lifeless body hit the ground with a sickening thud. I try to scream but nothing comes out. I watch horrified as Joni runs foward trying to get to Charlea and he pulls the trigger again shooting Joni, while my mother now collapses on the ground on her knees sobbing.

He walks towards my mom now looking up noticing me watching and gives me a sickening smile before raising the gun to her head and pulling the trigger-

"NO!" I scream jolting up in bed. I see Calum trying to talk to me but I can't hear him all I can think about is I have to call my mom now.

I quickly jump up and out of my bed grabbing my phone running downstairs not caring at the moment if I woke anyone up, not even caring I'm only in one of Cal's shirts. I throw open the back door and step out in the cool but calming air and quickly call my mom.

The memory of the day my mom and step-dad fighting over the guns runs over and over again in my head as my phone dials her number hoping she picks up.

"Sweat heart it's 3 in the morning is something wrong?"

"Mom!" I exclaim sobbing into the phone.

"What's wrong?" She know asks fully awake.

"I had the nightmare again, but it wasn't just you t-this time mom. The girls were th-there this time too and I c-couldn't do anything to
s-stop him." I say into the phone not being able to control my sobbing.

"Oh baby girl you know he won't hurt us anymore, we left him behind a long time ago and I'm so sorry you had to be there when that happened. We are all safe now okay."

"Okay Momma I'm sorry for waking you up, I j-just freaked out a little. I'll let you go back to sleep, I love you." I tell her starting to get control of my breathing again and calming down slightly.

"I still find it slightly weird that my almost 19 year old daughter calls me momma but I don't mind.You know you can call me whenever, I'll answer the phone no matter what and I love you too sweetheart go get some sleep." She tells me before hanging up.

I sit outside just sitting in the silence before I hear the door creak open slightly.

"Alexis?"

"Yes?"

"It's Cal you know the one you just ran out of the room from scaring me shitless." He tells me opening the door all the way, and walking out to come and sit down next to me.

"I'm sorry" I whisper to him not facing him, because of the tears that are starting to come back.

"Hey don't be sorry, I'm here for you and you have a bunch of people in that house right now worried too." He tells me just as quietly grabbing my chin to turn my face towards his. He looks into my eyes and wipes under them to keep the tears from spilling.