Instinct (eyeless jack x oc)

Ch.8

Jay (pov)

We got back to the house just as dinner was ready "just in time you guys" ms.p said as we entered the dining room. Turns out we were eating spaghetti which was my favorite but I couldn't eat. Images kept popping into my head ones i'd hoped to never see again. "Jay you ok you haven't touched your plate" scarecrow says looking at me I just flash her a smile. "I'm fine just not hungry I guess" I say getting up "I think i'll turn in early".

When I get up to my room I lock the door and run a hand through my hair. "I need a shower" I mumble maybe that'll clear my head. I walk to my bathroom and lock the door before turning the shower on hot taking of my running outfit and stepping in. I close my eyes and let the hot water run over me for about 10 minutes before I decide that this isn't helping. I clean myself off and wash my hair before stepping out and wrapping a towel around myself. I walk over to my dresser and pick out some grey sleep pants and a long sleeved black sleep shirt. After i'm dressed I slump down the wall next to my door and bring my knees to my chest. "Why did my life have to go to shit" I say as more images pop into my head. The way i'm remembering it it seemed like only yesterday when in fact it happened 4 years ago.

*Flashback*

"Come on noah it's time fore dinner" I call out to my 5 year old brother playing in the fenced in backyard. "coming" he yelled grabbing his toy plane and running inside. People say we look a lot alike except I have really dark brown eyes and he has blue ones. "What's for dinner" he asks "macaroni and cheese, peas and creamed potatoes" I say giving him his plate. It was just us in the house because our parents left on a vacation for their anniversary. They said they'd be back on monday which was tomorrow so we were home alone all weekend with our neighbor melony checking on us a couple times. "Hey jay can we go to the park tomorrow" noah asks "sure now eat before it gets cold" I know I act like a bit of a mom but if I don't who will. To our parents we were just lodgers who they fed and clothed because they couldn't get rid of us. By that I ment they were never home so it was up to me to take care of noah.

"Alright time for bed" I say putting our plates in the sink. "But i'm not sleepy" he said rubbing his eyes I laugh and carry him upstairs so he can brush his teeth then put him in his bed. "Night noah" I say tucking him in I leave shutting his door quietly and walk to my room. I put on some pajamas and collapse on my bed falling asleep only to be woken up several hours later by a loud bang downstairs. I reach into my nightstand and grab my combat knife my parents didn't know about it though. I'm what doctors would classify as crazy but i'm not I keep it to protect myself and noah. I creep out into the hallway checking each corner before going downstairs. Nothing seems out of place and I almost wright it off as a bad dream until I hear more noise upstairs.

Not hesitating I run upstairs and see noahs door slightly open. Something was seriously wrong it was shut when I went down and I know nobody went upstairs. I run to his door push it open and slip on something wet and slightly sticky. I get up and search for a light switch when I find it I turn it on and see a gruesome sight. Noah was nailed to the wall by his hands gutted and had all his teeth knocked out. I could only look in shock as I dropped my knife on the bloody floor. That's when I heard it a laugh from behind me that could only belong to a lunatic and I was about to turn around when I blacked out.

*End flashback*

Next thing I know I have my smaller knife to my left wrist I shake my head and throw the knife across the room. I clutch my head in my hands and burry my face in my knees. Awhile later I leave my room and head downstairs "everyone must've gone to bed" I say it makes sense it was midnight. I walk to the kitchen and grab a bottle of water then put some mango tea flavor in it. I make my way to the staircase when someone grabs me around the waist. "Boo" they say in my ear "did I scare you" I turn my head twords them "no you startled me there's a difference jack". He laughs then puts me over his shoulder and starts walking "What are you doing" I yell/whisper as I hit his back. "I'm taking you to my room so you can tell me what's bugging you" shit I almost forgot about that. Since he's a lot stronger than me so I don't protest.