Not For Your Ears: When Roses Bleed

Chapter One:

'Hush baby girl, I will always be here.' The voice softly sang into my ear. It was torture of the past. His voice was what was left of his memory, in my mind. My mother said he died when I was born, yet I believe otherwise. He has always been there, I can feel him. I can feel, that somewhere, out there, he is watching us and is alive. There was just something I was missing, and I knew it.

I hear him, every night, telling me he loved us and would always sing that same song to me. It was always at 12:13 a.m. when he did so. Yet when I opened my eyes, he wasn't there, and nor was the voice. I never told my mother nor anyone about this, It was my scary little secret, and it was meant to be that way.

"Amy?"

I looked at my mother and said

"Yes?"

"I want you to meet someone."

With that she left. Leaving me alone to wonder who it was, I decided to get up and follow her, and shortly I walked into the living room.

"Who is it mother?"

I asked walking into their view.

I froze. There stood a guy, about my moms age, with soft brown eyes, that held resentment toward me, and dark colored hair.

"Who is he?" I chocked on the words.

"Amy, this is Brett he is my Fiancee."

I felt numb. Fiancee? when did she get a boyfriend? A bigger question though was why she never told me.

"wh-wha- how-" I stuttered on what I wanted to say.

"We didnt want to tell you because we were worried that you would fo off on me."

Go off on her? What the hell is she talking about? She never had a fiancee, well until now ... unless shes hiding something.

"Amy we are getting married on the 12th of this month." My mother continued as if her words were not bullets in my ears.

"Oh and Brett is moving in with us."

I was eerily calm when I spoke to her.

"Mother, I got a problem. My birthday is on your wedding day, and second how could you?"

I knew she wouldn't answer me. I just knew it. I shook my head in disgust and walked away from her. I had to get out of the house, this... this... shit... was suffocating me and I hated to even breathe in that house. So I went were I knew they wouldn't find me the graveyard.

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I sat there, under a tree, watching the beautiful graves go with the sun and wind. The flowers the only source of color, along with the bland trees and grass. It was a peaceful yet sad place, and it was calming to me.

I closed my eyes and took a deep breath for the frustration.

'Hush baby girl, I am always here.'

He was here.

"Dad." I whispered as the wind blew softly.

'Hush baby girl, there is nothing to fear.'

I wanted to open my eyes, but for some reason, something was wrong and I couldn't move.

'Hush baby girl, I love you dear.'

I felt as if something was wrapping around my neck. I was beginning to choke.

'Hush baby girl, this won't hurt as much as it should anymore.'

I couldn't breathe, something really was choking me.

"Dad." I choked out.

Then it all stopped. I was rasping for air and I shot my eyes open, to see the stars up in the sky, and the colors now a deep blue and black. I knew I had to go home. So I got up and ran.