Changes (sequel to Fake Smiles)

nightmares

Riele's POV
I'm sitting on the couch just watching TV. Jace is on set for one of his next movies. There's a knock on the door. I get up and answer. I find... Jonathan and Elise?!

Riele: What are you doing here?!

I ask both surprised and worried.

Elise: We were released for good behaviour

I get an uneasy feeling in the pit of my stomach.

Riele: Well good for you but I don't want to see you, so please leave

I was trying to be polite as possible but it was hard. All the memories with them... Whenever I even think about it I just want to scream.

Jonathan: We can't do that

Riele: Why not?

I ask fearing the answer.

Elise: Because we never finished what we started

Before I knew it I was pushed. The force was so big it made me stumble to the ground. I stare in terror.

SLAP!

KICK!

PUNCH!

SLAP!

KICK!

PUNCH!

The tears are flowing freely at this point. I'm trying to find my voice to speak up but I can't. Jonathan notices that I'm crying. He kneels down and punches me in the stomach. I instantly hold my stomach in pain and cough.

Jonathan: Stop crying baby

He says it like it's easy. It's like he expects the tears to stop the second he tells me to stop crying. Yeah... That's not really how this works.

Elise: Ok I think we've done enough

Thank god!

Elise: Let's let someone else finish this off

All of a sudden a black figure appears at the door. It seems to float over to us.

Riele: W-Who are you?

I stutter terrified.

?: I'm your real mom

Riele: What are you doing here?

?: You killed me a long time ago... Now I'm here to return the favour

Suddenly the figure ,that apparently was my mom, pulled out a knife. I screamed in terror.

Riele: AAAAAAAHHHHH!!!!

I shot up screaming.

It was just a dream.

Jace: What happened? Are you ok? Are you hurt?

Jace shot up almost instantly. He turned on the lamp next to our bed and gave me a look of concern

I wiped the sweat off my forehead as I tried to steady my breathing. There were tears streaming down my face. I glanced at the clock and saw it was 3am.

Riele: Just a bad dream. Go back to sleep

I said smiling softly.

Jace: Do you want to talk about it?