Her Name Was Lucille **~Short Story~**

Pick Up The Pieces 🌹

I got in my brand new BMW and started the car. I started to think of how I wanted to raise one as my own, like a baby. But then I remembered that mostly the older kids never get adopted. So I think I would like someone older. I pulled in to the adoption center and walked to the front desk. I showed the lady up front my ID and my paperwork. She nodded and sent me back. There were two doors. Kids under 9 and kids older than 10. I went to the 10 room. There were many kids. I saw joy in all their faces. I wanted all of them. But I could only choose 1. All of the kids were staring at me, except one girl. She had black hair the color of the dark night sky, and she wore overalls with a purple undershirt. I walked to her and laid hand on her arm. She looked up at me. Her eyes full of hope, and worry. She needed me. I still kneeled down by her and she turned around her whole body facing me. She hugged me. I felt tears forming in my eyes. But I didn't want to cry. I told her to wait here. I went to the front desk and saw the lady. "Have you found one?" "Yes." "Ok miss show me her then I'll send you upstairs to the bonding rooms and you can get to know her." "Okay miss." "Please call me Annie." "Okay." She walked into the room and I followed. I walked to the girl. She stood up. She had scars on her legs. And a small cut near her neck. "Her?" "Yes miss." "Alright Rose, come with me. And Lucille come as well." We followed her up the stairs as she led us in a room. "Get to know each other and Mr. Dan is in the room down the hall if you decide." "Ok." Lucille sat down in the chair. "Hi there Lucille." "H-hi." "Are you okay?" "Y-yes," she said looking at the floor. I could see something was wrong. But she didn't want to tell me so I wouldn't keep asking. "I noticed your hurt." She looked at me finally making eye contact. She burst out in tears. "It's okay. Don't cry. It will get better soon." She laid her head on my chest.
"I...Im scared."
"Why are you scared?"
"I don't like this place."
"It's ok. Come on."
I lead her out to the hallway.
"Hi there. Are you Dan?"
"Yes I am. Oh you want her?"
He seemed to have a lot of question in his voice.
"Yes."
I showed him the paperwork and he gave me more. I signed them all.
"Have a good day, Rose. Stay safe."
I guess my name spreads around quickly in this place, or he just read the papers. (Lol) I guided Lucille down the stairs. We left the center and got in the car.
"You know how to buckle?"
"Y-yeah."
"Okay."
I closed the door and got in the drivers seat.
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I still wondered why she seemed so... shy or scared. I didn't read her background story, or home, wish I did cause I would have some answers. As we pulled away Lucille started to shake. "Hun are you alright?" "...pull over..." "what?" "Pull Over." She had such alert and threat in her voice. I steered to the side of the road. She unbuckled and got out. We pulled over near a forest. I assumed that she got sick, but she wouldn't say.
"Come on Luci, it's getting dark. Are you sure your okay?" She looked at me, her eyes jet black. My eyes widened in amazement. "L-Luci..." she took off running in the forest. "Oh my lord. LUCI GET BACK HERE!" She kept running. If only I wore sneakers. I took off running after her. They didn't say this in the handbook. I still had my phone with me. As it got darker, I used the flashlight. Running in high heals through a forest is not the greatest. I lost sight of her. "LUCILLE? ARE YOU OK? PLEASE COME BACK!" I tried running straight when I tripped over a branch. "AH!" My knee was scraped, My shoe broke, and my dress torn. "LUCI?" She didn't answer. It was pitch black outside now and my phone was dying. I tried standing up but it was uneven. I spun around. "LUCI?" Then it hit me. I realized I was lost. I sat down on the hard floor and cried. Little trickles of black ran down my face. My mascara. My phones light slowly flickered, and it was dark. Panic arose in me. "HELP ME! SOMEONE PLEASE!" The moons light was the only light I had. I searched. And I saw something run by. "Luci?" It stopped. And looked at me. I tried turning my phone on. Sometimes it dies at 2%. I used my light to look, and what I saw was....unbelievable. "L...Luci....Is that you.." it looked like her...But it didn't. Same jet black hair. But her face had trickles of red. Same overalls, but stained red, and black. Her eyes, were green, the dark black I had saw before. Maybe I had imagined it. "please save yourself." "What?" She looked down at the floor. Then back up at me. He eyes were dark again. I stepped backwards, away from her. She smiled. I tried to smile back, but her face made me feel uncomfortable. She was walking to me. Faster with each step. I spun around and was about to run when.....
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"Mom are you okay?" "W-what?" "You fell on the step." "What?" I sat up confused. "You fell down when you tried to get out of the car." "I did?" "Yeah are you ok?" "Yeah...Must have been a dream." "Yeah. Are you good to drive?" "Yeah." I got back in the car and started it. It didn't make sense. None of it did. We reached home. I got out and so did Lucille. I showed her her room upstairs, gave her a tour and told her I will be taking a shower, then making dinner. I walked past the dining table and saw Lucille's story. I started reading. Her parents died from falling down the stairs, as what Lucille told us. Found dead on the stairs. It was so sad for Luci. I set it down and went to the bathroom. I looked in the mirror and noticed something. My mascara was all over my face. My dress torn. My phone dead. I stared. I mean maybe I fell in water or something. But that's...impossible. I showered and changed, and went down stairs. I went to Lucille's room and saw her in a ball. "Time for dinner." "Humsanmuns." "What?" "Humsanmums." She wasn't even speaking words. "Luci you ok?" "HUMSANMUNS!" She yelled at me. "W-what?" The power cut off. In my mind I kept saying no no no. Not again. Not now. Please no. Lucille whispered something but I couldn't quite hear. Or see. "Luci are you ok?" No response. I tried feeling around me and trying to find her. I think I did. I sat next to her and hugged her. She just kept rocking. "It's ok honey. Just a power outage." Then I felt warmth on my neck. If Luci is right here then...who is that. I jumped up slicing the air with my hand. There was a tap on my shoulder. I was paralyzed with fear. "L...Luci.." Then I was able to move. I turned around and did more slicing. Nothing. I turned facing the other way. A smile. I saw Luci's smile. Only her smile. It was beaming. It was proud. But I wasn't. "Luci stop right now. Turn the lights on. Or your grounded." He face turned into a frown. Or her mouth did. "I'm sorry Luci. It's just your scaring me." She smiled again. "STOP LUCI!" She made a sad face. Then she screamed. Her scream was loud. It wasn't a normal scream. It was a scream that could make your ears bleed. I covered my ears but it made her scream louder. "LUCI STOP!" She didn't care. It was too much. All of it. The screams. The smiles. The surprises. Just too much. I was on the floor laying on my stomach. My nails digging into the carpet. She kept screaming. She got louder. And before I knew it, I lay there. Slowly loosing vision, and slowly loosing life. I passed out.
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"Mom?" I opened my eyes to see the roof of the dining room. "Huh.." "are you ok?" Why. Why does this keep happening. I hate the suffering. Why am I suffering. "I'm fine..,"I looked at my hand and noticed a chipped nail. "What exactly happened Luci?" "You walked up the stairs to see me and I said ok let's go and you fell again. I set out the pasta for us." No. It doesn't make sense. Then I remembered her background story. "Her parents died by falling on the stairs", no...they didn't. Luci...Killed them. Or they really did fall down the stairs. "Mom?" Oh right she's still there. "Yeah?" "Eat up." I looked down at my plate noticing some seasoning on it. "You added some seasoning?" "Yeah parsley." "Cool." Parsley wasn't red. I'm not eating this. Maybe I'm paranoid. She dug in and ate hers. Well if she ate it it must be safe. But then again... "Luci?" "Yes mom?" "Did I fall down the stairs going up or down?" "Up." "Your rooms downstairs. Why would I go up." She was silent. "Cats got your tongue?" She looked up at me. I just said that out loud. She stood up and walked over to me. "Sweetie have a seat." "Mom eat your food." I could tell she was trying to hide her smile. "I'm. Not. Hungry." I smiled back at her. "Eat It mom it's good for you." She smiled once more. I couldn't take it. "I KNOW WHAT YOU DID. AND YOUR NOT GETTING RID OF ME THAT EASY", I laughed and looked at her. "I actually felt sorry for you. But knowing you just use people, I wish I NEVER chose you." Then she stepped back. And I just realized I said that. To a child. "Mom." "I'm sorry honey I didn't mean to." "I know you did." I stared back in silence. "Mommy's been a bad GiRl." "What?" She turned my chair and stared deep in my eyes. I stared in hers. They weren't the loving green. They were a hurtful black. I ducked under her arms and backed away. "What's wrong mommy?" He voice sounded like a little girls mixed in with a robots demonic voice. Like some man talking after her. "You...You monster..." She looked at me her head sideways. "Mommy needs a hug..." She started walking forward. I turned around and started walking up the stairs. I opened my room door and her face stared up at me. "Going somewhere?" I stared in shock. I backed away. She walked forward. I turned around and she was at the bottom of the stairs. I blinked and stepped backward. When I looked she was gone. I turned around and she was face to face with me. "Mommy needs a rest." "No...no.." It was as if everything slowed down. She pushed me down the stairs. I lay my hand on the tile floor. I don't know how I survived, but I did. I tried getting up but I was a little wobbly. I grasped the ledge of the stairs. She was standing there. With her back turned. Now was my chance. I limped trying to get to the table where my phone was I wobbled my knees shaking. My vision was in and out and in and out. Like lights were flickering. I made it to the table. Reaching for my phone I dialed 91- Lucille grabbed my phone and broke it. "No..." she smiled. And I fell backwards on the floor.
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I woke up staring at the ceiling. I was in my room. Thank god. I tried to get up but I couldn't. My eyes widened. "Oh..sh-" "Hi mom." No..not her.. no... "hey hun." "I made you breakfast." "Thanks..." It was toast. I was starving. "Honey... Why can't i get up?" "Oh I don't know." She knows. "Can you free me?" "No." She walked out skipping. my phone was on the nightstand.
I reached to grab it. And I did. I was happy. Finally for this to be over. I dialed.
"What's the problem?"
"I'm held hostage."
"Where?"
"At 84 street New birds lane"
"Were sending back up. Stay on the phone."
"Oka-" Lucille grabbed the phone from me and spoke.
"Miss?"
"Mommy been a bad girl."
"Miss?"
"Mommy go bye bye now."
"Miss? Miss hello?"
She hung up. She walked to the bathroom and filled it with water. She walked to me. "Here mommy." She handed me some water. I searched it and nothing was there. I don't trust her...But I had to drink this. She had a knife and I can't die now. But I feel I was going to die either way. She held the knife facing me. I sipped the water. "It's nothing major in it." I wanted to yell and scream but I couldn't. "Pool or bath tub? Pool it is." What was going on. Why couldn't I speak? WHY AM I SO CALM ABOUT THIS? She untied me. My arms still tied. I followed her. "Good mommy." I was at the edge of the pool. My arms and legs still tied. No..no... I don't want to drown.. "You were nice, but not the type for me." She knocked me in. I struggled to the surface. I was getting tired and tired. I heard sirens. I was glad. That she would be done. And no more victims. I faded away.

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"Rose? Rose?!" I opened my eyes. "Am I dead...?" "Rose!" It was my brother. He flew down here from California? Or am I in... "Rose stay with me. It's ok!" "What I'm not dead?" "No rose. You made it. Now come on sit up. You need to stay awake." I was on one of those machines that they put around your mouth for air. I remembered. But I was still tired. My eyes fluttered open and back closed. "Rose stay awake Sta....y....aw....ake....R..os...." I fell asleep. I was back to staring at the roof again. This time a hospital. But I was wide awake now. And had lots to say. "Rose?" "Oh MY GOSH IM ALIVE! You won't believe what happened." "It's alright, I already know." "How?" "Because...I was there." "What?" "I stopped by and saw you and the girl fighting. I got the police to come." "Thanks." "She's dead now. And we can go back to normal." I smiled up at him. My nightmare was over. I was free. But why was such a small child doing it. "She was around only 12. She seemed so nice. But then so....evil. Like it wasn't her fault maybe...." "Rose? Is the medicine making you like this?" I smacked him. "I'm serious." I stared him in the eye. "I feel it's sad that she died..." "She almost murdered you. You almost drowned." "I know but she was scared. When I first met her it's like something took her over." "Rose, that's impossible. It's alright though, some kids just are born with a little less marbles." I sighed and just laid down in the hospital bed to rest.

STORY 2 COMING SOON! COMMENT IF YOU WANT A PART 2 TO THIS CHILLING STORY!!

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