The Beating Doll

Catching Up

Luciana was alone at home after everyone left reading books that Maya and Kyle gave her. She's been for an hour now as knock was heard on one upstairs window. Stopping at the page with a bookmark Luciana walked to her drawer grabbing her mini pocket knife for precaution. Hearing a different she followed the noise to game room and used to the chair to see the source of the noise. It was Hannah gesturing to come outside. Luciana grabbed her wallet with her keys and a whistle inside heading to the small door that was made for her and Lilly. She locked the door behind her as Hannah opened the gate carefully. "No school." Said Luciana as Hannah picked her in her arms. "I'm home schooled actually but I want to hear about how you ended up like this." Said Hannah putting Luciana on the stand near the window. "Is your father even here? I don't want freak out that his only friend is now a doll." Said Luciana as Hannah closed the window behind her. "He's out but won't be back for an hour or a half." Said Hannah as Luciana jumped off the stand. "So where do you want me to start?" Said Luciana looking around the place. "How about the The Elm Witch he mentioned." Said Hannah going upstairs with Luciana following her.

"Of course everyone is interested in that. You see way before me or my parents were born my grandmother Jamie White was from a long line of witchcraft. She never really gained powers like her brother or sister so all she was ever really good at was making spells and potions that would help the sick and other good things. But she wasnt the only one." Said Luciana sitting in a white chair of Stines office. Hannah sat on the other one listening to what she was telling her. "Jami was best friends with a woman by the name of Isabella Win-chesterfield. Everyday the two would look at fortune cards and read each others palms with the townsfolk when they were teens. But one day Isabella vanished without being aware of it. Two years went by and two boys played in the woods one night. One was looking for a place to hide and spotted a hollow tree. Discovering a corpse that he saw with own eyes that they told their parents. No one but my grandmother knew who she was so after the police put the body in an unmarked grave she grabbed bucket of paint leaving a message that nobody will ever forget. Which is,'Who Bella in the wych elm?' That's how my family got that nickname." Luciana finished.

"So your what like a witch." Said Hannah. "Not really but I was born with telekinesis and I still have it in this form. Got used to it over the passed twenty nine years but I stopped after Maya and Kyle got married." Said Luciana. "I know it's personal to ask but how did you die? Dads been told that your ex shot you." Said Hannah. "That's half the story. My ex boyfriend Bret left when I was pregnant with Maya. He came back many times wanting to help raise her but only to get the money from her and I wouldn't let that happen. One day he robbed my parents shop and kidnapped Maya which I knew where he was taking her. I drove to the woods to the abandoned cabin where he was waiting we fought and pulled out the gun on me and maya. I jumped out the window not caring about the pain I was in and used my strength to put her in the back of the car. The last I remembered was holding her hand then came back as a doll after finding a note from Jami. It said,'You will be turning human once again and the years won't be a problem to you anymore. Be careful and know that we love you very much Luciana.' And that's when I came to help make sure my daughter and her family won't have to go though the pain I've been through." Said Luciana. "Now that you heard my story tell me yours and Robby." She said.

Luciana and Hannah talked for hours without realizing that Stine walked inside hearing their voices upstairs. "Hannah! Who's up there?" Said Stine quickly going up the steps as Luciana hid under the desk behind the manuscripts. (Idk if that's right. Djm.) "Nobody here dad. I was just talking to myself." Said Hannah looking at him. "I told you not to bring anyone here and i heard a woman's voice." Said Stine sternly looking around the office. "There's no one here but me." Said Hannah blocking him from where Luciana was hiding. "What are you hiding from me?" Said Stine moving her out of the way. Hannah tripped and knocked a book over called,'The Snowman.' (Which I personally fell in love with.) A flash appeared revealing a young man with white hair looking around and spotted Hannah. "Well hello beautiful." Said the man. Stine gasped and looked around for the book which was next Luciana who ran to Hannah's aide. Luciana screamed and bit the man on the ankle distracting him. "Luciana move out of the way." Said Hannah pushing the man down and pulled her away. Stine opened the book and held on as the man sucked back in then locked it. "No one was here." Said Stine as Luciana check up on Hannah. "You ok." Said Luciana. "I'm fine thanks Luciana." Said Hannah hugging her then looked at her dad. "Hannah go to your room. While me a-" Stine a loud knock at the door and went get the door. He slammed the door coming back to just see Luciana walking around the room. "Forget you ever saw that." Said Stine only to make Luciana smile. "That your monsters are coming to life by opening a book and didn't bother to see an old friend who was living next door for thirteen years." Said Luciana looking at him with her emerald eyes. "Come think of it. I kept on thinking that was like another monster by seeing me like this." She said. "No your not. Your my 'sister' remember. I even had the memorial picture from your funeral." Said Stine picking her up. "It's good to see you again. Robby or should I say RL Stine." Said Luciana. "Robby will do since I missed you." Said Robby them heard a knock at the door again. "I'll be back." Said Robby putting her with Hannah in her room.