Before Everything

Chapter 27

I just fell asleep when I heard a terrifying scream. I was sure that someone was in terrible pain. I stood up and tried to look for the time. But I couldn't find my phone or Nia's watch anywhere...

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I went downstairs and I saw Madam Olga covered in blood. How could she be here? I ran to her and she just screamed and cried. I couldn't help her. My hands just didn't work and she kept screaming.
Then she slowly just fade away and left the blood stains to out carpet.

I woke up covered in sweat and I couldn't breath. I ran downstairs to watch was Olga there. But she wasn't. That was the worst nightmare ever.

Later...

It's finally Christmas. I have been waiting for this for the whole year! Christmas is one of my favorite times of the year. It's so beautiful outside, you get to spend time with your family, you get presents and all the food, it's so good.

This year I'm going to spend the holidays just with my mom, dad and Ty. Usually, we have more of the extended family over but this year nobody really had the time. I'm not complaining although since last year Ty wasn't here with us. I kind of hoped that I could have spent the holidays with Mike but I know that I will be seeing him at least at Blake's party at the end of the week if not before.

"WAAKEE UPP!" I heard Ty yell from the hallway. "It's Christmas!"
I guess it's safe to say that Ty loves Christmas. He has since he was a kid just like me. It's kind of cute how he still gets so excited when it's Christmas morning.

"Oh, you're awake already," Ty came barging into my room.
"Yeah, I'm up can you just go I can't deal with you being this overly hyper when I have just woken up," I asked Ty still half asleep. Then he gave me those puppy dog eyes but I was just too tired. I have no idea how BIG brother can be that cute.

"Seriously Ty, five minutes and then I will be down, okay?"
"Fine, but you know the tradition so hurry up before I break it!"
"Yeah, yeah. Like I said five minutes."

Our tradition is that Ty and I have to open our first presents at the same time. Ty opens one from dad and I open one from mom. It's like a "Christmas started" gift. Our parents developed that when we were kids since Ty couldn't wait for after dinner to open his presents. And I guess it has just stuck.

I was able to get up after five minutes of just laying on my bed. I ran downstairs in my pajamas that were filled with Santa hats. Ty had on an identical pair. That was also one of our traditions. We always wear the same pajamas on Christmas. I had missed our traditions last year. Christmas just didn't feel the same without them and without Ty.

"Good morning honey and Merry Christmas," my mom said and gave me a hug. She also handed me my early Christmas present. Ty already had his and was sitting on the rug in our living room.

We had a beautiful big Christmas tree there and all the lights were on. I sat next to Ty on the rug and mom and dad sat on the sofa.

"Ready?" Ty asked me.
" Yeah," I answered.
"One, two, three," we counted and then we both started ripping open our presents.

Mine was a small box-shaped gift that was wrapped in a silver snowflake wrapping paper. Ty's gift was similar but just a little bigger. Unlike Ty, I tried to open the wrapping paper so that it wouldn't rip too much. Ty just ripped it in half to get to his present.

Inside my present was a small jewelry box. When I opened the box there were these beautiful diamond earrings. I hugged my mom and thanked her for them.