Darkness and Light

Prologue

I'm in my room. I know I'm in my room, but the thing is, I don't know how I got here. I haven't entered this room for 13 years. I can see all my old belongings; that pink lamp, the blue table, the bed, everything seems just as I left it. Except that now, there is a little girl sleeping on the bed....MY bed!!!

I move closer to the bed and stare at the little girl. She has bright red hair with random blonde streaks flowing through it and big green eyes. It takes me a while since it feels like my head is stuffed with cotton, but I do realise that this little girl is me, but.......littler. The door opens then, making me jump, and a man enters. He has the same shaggy red hair as the girl, and I instantly recognise him as my father. He walks toward the bed, as I back away, but he completely ignores me.

Everything becomes painfully clear then, I am dreaming, I haven't had any dream for over a decade, and I've forgotten what it's like... Are you supposed to be aware of a dream? I return my attention to the father...well, my father, just in time to hear him speak. "Honey," he says "Honey, please wake up we're leaving"

"Leaving?" the little girl replies, "leaving where?"

She...uh...I am only two years old, but I can speak as well as I can walk, and I can walk pretty well. The man runs a tired hand over his face before pushing away a strand of the girl's hair.

"Just out, you go to mommy, and I'll pack your things, okay sweetheart?"

"Okay daddy" Somehow, little me knew not to argue.

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The scene shifts and I'm outside the house, a woman is hugging the little girl and crying. The woman has blonde hair and blue eyes. The little girl looks confused;

"Mommy," she says, but it's blurry and indecipherable, and for all I know she could be saying 'Poppy!'....."why are you crying? We're just going out, we'll be back!!!" The woman nods, smiling through her tears.

"Of course dear, come back soon okay?"

"Okay," then the little girl kisses her mom.....my mom.... on the cheek and runs toward the car. She stops before entering the car, turns around and shouts "Say bye to Ben for me"

My face twists in confusion, Ben? Who's Ben? I know that name. I should know that name. I sigh in exasperation. It doesn't matter now, I want to see that woman again. I need to. This is the first time I have ever seen her in a dream, and I try to move closer to her, but it's like I'm paralysed, I can't move. But I have to, I have to get to her. Then suddenly I am in the car, but just as the car pulls out of the driveway, a small boy runs out of the house and tugs on the woman's shirt. I see his mouth move, but I don't know what he's saying. She pulls him close, and whispers something in his ear. I can see tears on both of their faces.

"Where are we going," the little girl asks her father "why are they so sad!?!?" He sighs.

"We're going away, sweetie. We have to. Mommy couldn't come." he says

"Why isn't Ben coming too?"

"We have to leave them behind, Jen Don't worry about it too much" There's a tinge of sadness in the father's voice now...

But she did. I did. I do.

That was the last time I saw her in the flesh. I don't know who she is!!! I should.... but I don't. My mother, I think. Yes.

That was the last time I saw my mom.

Why did we have to leave?

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-ARC