Blackened Skin (Incomplete Novel)

Memories Gone Dark

I went to my mom's room to her coughing, and breathing heavily. I asked her "Mom...are you okay?" and her soft polite voice told me " Yes sweetie, its no concern of yours. Now go back to sleep my darling." I grasped my teddy bear tighter fearing that mommy is hiding something from me. She isnt the 1st person in this neighborhood to get sick like that. I walked slowly to my bedroom as to try and not wake my dad. He has been sleeping on the couch ever since the fight my mom and him had last week. My little footy pajamas slid over the hard wood floor almost making me trip. I reached my bedroom, and snuggled under the covers. My cat Mousy snuggled up next to me, and I put my arm around him and slowly fell into a deep sleep.

I got up the next morning and got ready for school. I headed to the kitchen thinking my mother made me breakfast, but she wasn't there and there was no sign that she had even been there. As I reached for a cereal box, my dad rushed in and made me drop it all over the floor. He grabbed my arm and threw back in my bedroom. I yelled at the door waiting for him to respond, but no response was given. I let my back slide down the door, until I reached the floor. My dad yelled at me, to get out of my school clothes, and to put in the medical scrubs I wore for a play I did. I screamed at him wanting an explanation. He yelled back and stated "Now is not the damn time for an explanation. Just put on the damn scrubs." I did as he said as to not get in trouble. I walked to the closet and pulled out the pink medical scrubs. I undressed, and replaced the pretty and petite black and white school gown with a pair of pink medical scrubs. He opened the door and told me to run as fast as I could to the car. On my way to the car, I saw some of my neighbors on the floor with no movement at all. I stopped and looked at them. My dad rushed me to get in the car but I had no intention of moving.

He yelled at me, I just looked at all the people that I knew, motionless on the ground. It suddenly hit me "where's my mom?" I looked at my dad. He stared sternly back. I asked "and where is my mother." His eyes gazed downward. I raised my voice. " Where is she." He didn't respond. I then yelled at him. "WHERE IS SHE." He then looked back at me. "She didn't make it. She..." I backed away slowly, tears slowly streaming down my face. I bolted into my room and didn't hesitate locking the door. He pounded on the door. I ignored. He stated to me " Emily, I know your scared, and confused but we need to leave NOW." I just buried my head deeper into my arms and cried. He tried speaking to me again. "She didn't remember." I looked up and asked him what he meant. "She didn't remember anything. She didn't know who I was, and something went wrong. Em..Emily I'll explain this later but if we don't leave now we'll end up just like your mother." I slowly got up and ran to the door. I opened it and he kneeled down to my eye level and grabbed my hand. "I'm sorry. I know you lost your real dad. And this must be hell to loose your mom too. But I'll bring you somewhere you'll be safe. Will you, please, get in the car?" I nodded my head and we ran out the door to the car.

We headed out, me not knowing where, and my dad, well I don't know how long he will last without going crazy. He started heavily sweating. He handed me a face mask and he told me to never take it off, his voice was firm, yet not mean. I put on the face mask without question. I did have many questions though, about what was going on. Like "where are we going?" And "what's going on?" Though I attempted to settle my worries, and fall asleep. I closed my eyes and dozed off into darkness, and the depth of my nightmares

My dad woke me up a little less than an hour and a half later. I could barely control my body. I was practically motionless. He picked me up, and my pigtails hanged off of his arm. My head was only supported by his arm, as he frantically ran into a white building covered in windows. My eyes attempted to open wider, but it was no use. What is happening to me? I was then laid on what felt like a table with a doctor looking person strapping me down to it. He injected me with a drug out of a syringe and I instantly passed out.