The Beating Doll

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It's been a few months since Luciana and Robert got to know each other. She would help him improve with the stories and enjoyed Roberts creativity. Sure they give the kids in the neighborhood when they read it out loud. It was a Saturday afternoon, Luciana and Jami walked to the stores after their meal looking around. "What are we looking for Jami." Said Luciana entering an old thrift store. "I just got a friend to save me a special plant." Said Jami and saw a man cleaning the china plates. "Jamilia my uncle is in the back." Said the man. "Thanks Joshua. Be right back Luciana." Said Jami walking through the door behind the counter. Luciana looked at the shelves with old books and spotted a case. She opened it to show a typewriter with a label. "A classic 1940's typewriter with empty books included for free." Luciana reads. "How much is this?" Said Luciana looking at John putting the plates in the display. "Oh that. It's 200. Rumor has it that the person who used it went insane and tossed it at the front door." Said Joshua walking towards her. "If you trying to scare me. It's not working besides my friend Robert would love this." Said Luciana playing smacking him on the arm. 

"But I'll take it." She said giving the money. "Perfect let me get the books included and a box. "Thanks." Said Luciana. "Found anything." Said Jami carrying a small bag and bride doll. (Above) "Yeah and you got what you need." Said Luciana grabbing the box from Joshua. "Of course also keep a look out." Said Jami walking past Luciana. "On what?" Luciana muttered following her grandmother. They walked down the walkway but a car almost hit Luciana and Jami. "Hey watch it." Said Luciana glaring at the driver then was shocked to realize who they are. "Well well well if isnt my beautiful girlfriend and her crazy witch grandma." Said the man stepping out of the car. "What did punk call me? You about get a serious ass whopping from an old lady." Said Jami swinging her cane at the man. "Jami don't hurt him . . . Yet." Said Luciana. "You no right to be here, Bret." She said putting the box down. "You wound me. I'm here to be with my fa-" Luciana shook her left hand after giving Bret a right hook when he was close enough. Bret backed up a bit touching his bottom lip to see a drop of blood and slowly went to his car smirking at Luciana the whole time. 

Luciana picked up the box and ran across the street when the light turned green. She walked back to Jami to their shop as Bret drove past them with the same smirk plastered on his face. "He had it coming." Said Luciana turning the corner. "Yeah but it's not over." Said Jami. "So what did you get from Ben." Said Luciana. "Just the ingredient that I was looking for. Me and Bella have had a hard time searching for it." Said Jami looking a bit upset. "I know Jami. You miss her after those boys found her in the tree years ago." Said Luciana.  "I'll be fine. I'm tough at heart remember that." Said Jami pointing a finger at Luciana. "Aren't you always. Now come on. Mom can't work and take care Maya at the same time." Said Luciana. "You can go the house while I'll watch over my little Choco." Said Jami. "Alright but no funny buisness when I get back." Said Luciana as they made their seperate ways. After twenty minutes went by Luciana made a quick stop at the Stines house. She put the box down and pressed the door bell button. The door open to show Mrs. Stine with Robert on the floor writing on a new notebook that was done on the last page. "Luciana good to see you." Said Mrs. Stine letting her inside with the box. "Hi Robby. What story are working on this time." Said Luciana sitting next to him. "I'm almost done with 'Night of the living Dummy.' Just one more chapter." Said Robert.

"Good to hear and I'm looking forward to reading it but I have pick up Maya. Anyways before I go something caught my attention at the shop and thought you would love it." Said Luciana pushing the box towards Robert. Robert opened and smiled. "A typewriter with books. Thanks Luci. I'll never forget about this." Said Robert giving her a hug. "Anytime Robby. Just a little heads up. That no matter how hard things get in life. Every lesson is made by mistakes and memories that's shared with the ones you love." Said Luciana rustling his hair and left on her parents back up car. As she was driving a police siren was heard and saw the car speed past her. Her phone rang and picked it up by pressing the speaker button. "Hey." Said Luciana. "Bret just took Maya and left somewhere with the shops money." Said Harold. Luciana looked at her phone and a quick thought of where they might be. "You have to worry. There's only one way out of this. I love you,mom, and Jami. Tell Robert that he'll do an amazing job someday and I'm sorry." Said Luciana tearing up in sadness and anger. "What are y-" Harold got up as Luciana did an illegal turn towards the small woods that was close to the town. Luciana drove into the path leading deeper into the woods where an abandoned cabin should be. Getting out of the car she walked around for an hour now listening carefully knowing that Maya would've been heard by now. Then she heard it a crying of baby and followed it. She ran at the direction finding the old rotten cabin where the crying continued and slowly Luciana walked inside.

"Now lets have a little fun. Shall we?" Said Bret closing the door shut behind her. He started throwing hard punches in the gut and threw her across the room landing on the table. Luciana got to the floor forming a fist and swung at Bret only to dodge it. He grabbed her the hair and slammed her face into the wall a few times until Luciana found a shard glass stabbing him on the shoulder. Bret let go of her to fall the glass out giving her enough time to grab a piece of wood and hit him over the head knocking him down. Luciana ran to the room hearing Maya's cries finding her on a messy bed. "Come on sweetie let get home." Said Luciana holding her in her arms. Click. "Not on my watch." Said Bret holding a gun at them. Luciana gasped holding Maya against her chest and jumped through the window as the bullets began flying. Grunted in pain Luciana began running to the car not caring about her wound. Making it into the car Luciana put Maya in the back seat. "Your Ok sweetie. Mama will watch over you." said Lucianna breathing slowly with a weak smile on her face. As she about to call the police of where they are but Bret smashed the window ready it shoot again only to get shot in the back from behind. There stood an old man with a baseball cap wearing overalls holding a shotgun that he used and knocked Bret out with hard a right hook. He looked over to see Luciana holding Maya's hand no longer moving. "Don't you worry Maya. Grandma Jami has everything taken care of. You'll see." Said Ben as the police cars showed up.