Chloe After Dance Moms ~ Dance Moms

The Thought is Real

I woke up on the bathroom floor. The door was closed. I was was soaking wet with toilet water. The ground was also wet. I smelled really bad. I coughed. I sat up. I winced in pain when I touched my eye. I pulled myself off the ground using the sink. I looked in the mirror and instantly noticed my swelled up, black and blue, eye. I needed to get out of here. I opened the door quietly. I could hear dishes clinging together and knew my mom was doing dishes. I decided to sneak down to the basement and go out the sliding door down there. I was glad that our stairs didn't creak. My mom's back was turned, so I easily slipped past her. I got to the basement and stopped as I passed the kitchenette. 

I eyed the knives. I grabbed one and thought of the terrible thought I had earlier. I went outside, knife in hand and sat on the swing. I dropped the knife beside me and swayed back and forth on the swing. I felt a bulge in my back pocket and found my phone. I texted Maya. 

Chloe ~ You'll find me in the back yard. 

Maya ~ What are you talking about?

Chloe ~ Just come to my house and go through the gate to the back yard and make sure my mom doesn't see you.

Chloe ~ OK...

Maya ~ Ok I'm coming right now...

I set my phone on the ground and picked up the knife. I held it up. I took a deep breath and held it up high. Maya rounded the corner sprinting. I lowered the knife down hard. 

"NO!" Maya yelled.