The Girl with the Broken Smile (Fourth Book in the Heart Scar series)

The Nightmare and the News

Disclaimer: I do NOT own any of these characters except Aria, Jude, Lucy, Max, Marie, Ben, Paige, Fred II, Sebastian, Jenna, Alice II, Frank II, Alex, Melinda, Toby, Markus, Bella, Jason, Raychel, Charlotte, and Reginald. Everyone else belongs to J.K. Rowling.

The Nightmare and the News

George’s POV

            All I could hear was screaming. It filled every corner of every room I could find in this huge place I was forever trapped in. The scream sounded too familiar. Too familiar for my own good. I ran up and down a deserted hallway and opened every door to see if I could find the person screaming. There was no one in any of the rooms. They were all empty but brightly lit. My body was filled with panic and I just wanted the screams to stop. There was only one more door I hadn’t opened and that one was all the way down the long hallway. I started walking for it but then the person screaming yelled, “George!”

            I recognized the voice instantly. It was Aria. I bolted down the hallway and straight for the door but it didn’t look like it was coming any closer. I felt like I was running but wasn’t moving. Finally, I opened the door and a staircase was in front of me. I looked up the middle and the stairs just kept going up. I continued to hear Aria scream and I just had to get up to her. My breathing was shallow as I started running up the stairs but I had to go on. I had to save her. It seemed like days before I finally reached the door but when I did, I opened it quickly.

            The screaming stopped the second I opened the door and I looked around the room. On the floor was five bodies; all covered in blood. And I recognized them all. The first was Jason’s, then Sebastian’s, Paige’s, and Fred’s. The four of them had gashes all over their bodies and their eyes stared without seeing. Tears were running down my cheeks as I looked at the last body. The body of the one person I love more than anything in this world. Aria’s body was covered in more gashes than the kids’ were. Her face was tear stained and her eyes were looking straight at me. Well, that’s what it seemed like to me. I heard someone laughing and I looked over to see myself holding a wand and laughing hysterically. I just laughed and looked at my dead family with happiness covering my face.

            I jumped awake and my body was covered in a cold sweat. I’ve been having that nightmare for about a week now and it never failed to make me jump awake. I was still trapped in wherever it is I was and missing my family terribly. Having that dream… that dream where they were all dead made me want to see them more than anything so I could know they were alright. They had to be alright.

            I heard footsteps coming towards the door and I waited impatiently for the door to open. Once it did, a red haired, blue eyed girl came in; whom I’ve become to know as Charlotte. She came straight over to me and tore some of the hair out of my head. “Bloody hell. You could just use scissors.” I groaned.

            “Then this wouldn’t be fun.” She grinned at me and started for the door.

            “How’s Aria and the kids? They’re alright, right?” I stared at her back and she stopped walking.

            She turned back to me and said, “They’re fine but your relationship with them isn’t.” She grinned.

            “What did you do?” I clenched my fist.

            “Nothing. Aria’s just filing for divorce and the kids absolutely hate you.” She crossed her arms.

            “Seems like your plan is working.”

            She nodded. “It’s working wonderfully.” She grinned bigger and left the room.

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So the chapter's short but I told you it would be. The next chapter will be in Jude's POV and longer than this one. Also I've been throwing around ideas for another original story but not sure about it yet. If you're curious to year what it is, message me. This chapter is dedicated to purplefreak137 because this was her idea. Please comment and vote!