The Peculiar tales of Cedric Saintclair

Chapter Three

Cedric ;
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Elic is absolutely amazing, he's the best child I've ever came a crossed. He has great grades, he behaves like an angel, and he is so creative when it comes to Lego's. He can replicate any building known to man as long as he has seen the blue prints. He's only eight, how on earth could he possibly  function like this?

While we were building a person size scale of The White House, he suddenly turns to me with tears in his eyes.
"Dad, what happens when you die?"
Stunned, I ask "Why do you want to know that?"
"Because I had a dream that a mean man named Dominic came to our house and killed you and I."  At this point he'd began crying, well sobbing.
Grabbing him up and holding him I whisper in his ear, "Now Elic, how many times are we gonna have to say that dreams are not real? You get yourself all worked up and worried, all for what? A silly dream? Its okay. We are both safe, now why don't you go get your mother and we will go out to lunch? Does that sound good?"
He nodded his head, looking as though he felt better, then jumped down and ran to his mothers office.

What he said is true
TRUTH
TRUTH
DOMINIC
MURDER
WHAT HE SAID IS TRUE
YOU WILL DIE
YOU WILL ALL DIE
DIE
DIE
DIE

They are screaming over and over words mix with screams of terror mixing with my own. I cannot see, the glasses have stopped working. The next thing I know I see Rebecca standing over me. 

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I reach into my bedside drawer and pull out my gun and glasses, I heard someone downstairs. Elic was in bed with Rebecca and I because his dream had frightened him. He was only four, what else could I say to my child crying? No you can't sleep with us go cry and be scared?

Walking to my door, it squeaks as I open it.  Pausing hoping whoever it was didn't hear me, I walk towards the stairs. As I'm about to start my way down I see the culprits. They were stealing my flat screen. How had they gotten inside my house with the alarm not going off? I aimed for the tallest mans arm, but suddenly he had crouched and I shot him in the skull. The other man screams, and runs out of the house. Rebecca is at the bedroom door with Elic when I turn around.

"What on earth was that!?" She says in a panic.

"We were being robbed. Take Elic back in the room. I have to call the police. I'll tell you when it is okay to come out. I don't want him to -"

Suddenly everything went black. I heard nothing, it was like I was dead. For the first time in years my head was completely silent.
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Rebecca; 

"Oh Elic you can't do that to your father! Come on now and let him talk!" I say say picking Elic up.

"It wasn't him." Says a man walking up the stairs.

"Elic go in your room now and do not come out unless I say do you understand?" I tell Elic, hoping that he will understand the severity of the situation. 

Elic nods his head and runs to his room.  
"Why are you here Stephen? This is my territory. You cannot come barging in here-"
Stephen holds up his finger. "I'm not here to hurt you and your family" He says making air quotations at the word family. "if that's  what you think. I'm here because this is going to last longer than we had expected. I cannot give you details, but just keep a low profile. And what ever you do, do not let this man leave you. You must stay married to him. We cannot afford to loose him. But I must go. "
And poof, just like that he was gone. 

This was completely unfair! I am sick of dealing with this imbecile! How many more years will I have to deal with him? Fuck! Oh well, I better get this idiot unfrozen. 

Cedric's POV; 

Suddenly I could hear, and move, and see. I don't know what happened, but I'm thankful for it.

I realize Rebecca was standing over me asking if I was alright, she was on the phone with 911 telling them we had an intruder. I had suddenly felt very tired, drifting off into sleep.

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I woke up in my bed. Alone, cold, and had a wretched headache.. Trying to get out of bed, I noticed the voices stopped screaming; but now were at  low unpronounceable mummer. I cannot find my cane, so I have to make clicking noises to be able to get around. What time is it? I hit the clock next to my bed and it says "Two twenty three am" why did I fall asleep? What the hell just happened? Why is Rebecca and Elic not in bed? 
I get out of bed and make my way slowly over to the dresser where my phone should be and call Rebecca's cell. She doesn't answer and I get this gut feeling that something is wrong.