Running From The Past

Chapter 11

Captains PVO
Captain walked into Charlie's room. Her eyes were closed and she could hear her friend shifting around in front of her. When she had come over after Charlie had called her, she didn't know what to expect. Well anything but this. Charlie had explained to her about her killing Matt and now Francis. Of course she didn't believe her at first but now... she wasn't so sure.

Clenching her fist she opened her eyes and looked on the floor. There lie the girl she had known since she could remember... Dead. Head half open, a horrified expression on her face and blood covering every part of her body. Looking up she saw that Charlie was sat on the bed watching her reaction. She looked at Francis and back to the grinning Charlie.

"So you're telling me...that you killed Matt which I can sorta understand...but then you killed your own sister!" She spat.

Charlie gave her a confused look and sat on her bed. Her head was slightly tilted, as if she was studying her carefully.

"I thought your reaction would be worse!" Charlie laughed.

Captain watched Charlie. The way she looked at her sister and the way she talked about the killing. It didn't seem like her. This wasn't the Charlie she had grown up with over the  years. Something was different, and Captain thought she knew what.

"Charlie...You hear voices...don't you..."

Charlie nodded smiling, "Yeah happened after I killed Matt! I may have forgotten to mention that..." Saying his name made Charlie shudder, "Anyway do you think mine might be the same ones you heard."

Sitting next to Charlie she smiled and closed her eyes sighing. About two years ago after the car accident she caused, she started to see and hear things. The people she killed and the voices...When people found out they took her to a doctor and she was locked in a asylum for 6 months until she convinced them she was fine. Sometimes she wished the pain and the nightmares would go away. That she had never did what she had done...but other times it was the best thing she had ever done in her eyes.

"No Charlie. In some cases like mine and potentially yours and lots more, voices are strangers you don't know. Someone telling you over and over to do something you don't want to do. They don't stop until you do...It's awful and to be honest it still isn't better.

"You lied? I thought everything was OK and that you didn't hear anyone anymore?" Charlie asked.

"Of course I did. Therapy was the worst thing on earth! Sleepless nights made me sick and all the people there...That's why I'm going to help you, I can't let them put you in a asylum not now not ever! I'll call the rest of the girls get them over hear they can help get rid of the evidence..."

Charlie's PVO
"You lied? I thought everything was OK and that you didn't hear anyone anymore?" Charlie asked.

'Things must have been pretty bad if she lied about no longer hearing voices...' Charlie thought watching her friend.

"Of course I did therapy was the worst thing on earth! Sleepless nights made me sick and all the people there...That's why I'm going to help you, I can't let them put you in a asylum not now not ever! I'll call the rest of the girls get them over hear they can help get rid of the evidence..."

"Captain please! I don't want any of you involved in this! It's my mess not yours..."

Shifting her feet she pulled her best friend over and grasped her hands. Her eyes pleaded silently for her to leave it and get on with what she wanted to do.

"And what are you going to do Charlie?"

"I don't know..."

Captain caught sight of the bag in the corner.

"Are you kidding me?" Raising an eyebrow Captain gestured to the bag with her thumb. Charlie hung her head.

Sighing Captain pulled out her phone and started dialling numbers.
She sat and watched as Captain called each person individually and made them get over here.

'Well that makes two crazy people...and I wonder what we are gonna do with the rest of you? Ever tried to turn someone you love insane?'

"Shut up!" Charlie shouted.

Captain jumped startled. Charlie was glaring at the wall as if it was about to eat her.

"I'll explain when you get here, I've got to go love you bye!" She said hurriedly down the phone, "Charlie?"

"I'm sorry! I'm sorry!" Charlie said waving her arms around.

"What are they saying?"

"It's nothing...It's nothing...It's nothing," Charlie repeated over and over sitting down, head between her knees.

Coming over and hugging her Captain stroked her hair to sooth her. Charlies small body shook with fear and hate.?

"I know it's bad...Do your best to ignore them OK. For me at least? Whatever they tell you, whether it's do something like this to one of us," Captain motioned to Francis, "Or it to be to harm yourself. Find me! I know how to help you, and there's nothing that will stop me from doing so."

Charlie nodded and clung on to her tightly. She refused to let go until the door bell rang. The girls had arrived.