Helping Hand

Chapter 3

" Good mourning Matilda" Her mother rather annoyingly woke her up. " Do you want to know what we have planned today." She chimes happily, " No." Matilda says rather bluntly.

" That's not the attitude you should have." She scolded " Still Don't care." Matilda said with a monotone voice. " Well we are meeting a Family at 6pm, so I expect you to be ready by then ok."

Eventually 6pm rolled around and Matilda was ready but she was scared. " What if they are rude rich people? What if I mess up? What is they are just human and they don't understand how I think?" Matilda thought anxiously to herself. She met up with the people at the pavilion by the lake. The family introduced themselves " Hi I am Laura and this is my husband Bill and my two children Angela, and John." Laura pointed to what looked like a family of stereotypes.

The stay at home mom, the strong working dad, the popular girl wearing showy clothing, and last but not least the jock son. Matilda cringed at the sight of the family. " How about the kid go play by the lake." Laura suggested. " That sounds great, now go play." Matilda's mom said " You know we are not little kids right." Matilda grumbled as she left with Laura's kids.

" So what are we going to do?" Matilda asked quietly. " Oh we are not doing anything with you idiot." Angela said with a voice full of self entitlement. " Well good we are on the same page." Matilda stated. " You know you should watch your attitude bitch." Angela said once again in a brat way. "Wow what did I do?" Matilda says clearly bored" Alright how about we play DareDevil?" John said out of nowhere. " Why would we do that!?" Angela said with venom dripping from her words.

He then whispers in his sisters ear. She smirks and points at me and says " Alright we dare you to jump into the lake and swim to the middle of it." She smiled widely with an evil smirk. Matilda has been known for being reckless and hot tempered. " Ok" she said bluntly, Their faces paled at her courage. Matilda started to take off her socks and shoes. She walks to the edge of the dock and she jumps in, and starts to swim to the middle. She made it to the middle And she stayed there for a second, and then looked back. They were yelling at her to get back. " I guess they realize if I get hurt they will get punished." She thought. Then out of the blue, she was pulled down under the water. She opened her eyes only to see Ben. She was shocked especially because she was able to breath. " Ben?" Matilda says " Hello Matilda, it's nice to see you again." He says in a slightly hoarse but gentle voice. Matilda won't lie she thought it was quite a handsome voice. " What are you doing?" Matilda asked " I am helping you." He says then he floats to the surface.

Ben was now floating on the surface of the water just looking the two siblings.

" Omg what is that!?" Angela squealed " Great not only is Matilda dead there was someone who saw it." John yelled at her sister " BUT IT WAS YOUR IDEA DUMB ASS!" She yelled back. Ben starts to walk over to them. He stepped onto the crisp summer grass. He is now right in front of them, and they got a full sight of his deathly glare and his horrid sight. They were petrified... They both turn around and start to run. Ben slinks back into the water and he lets Matilda go back to the surface.

Matilda looks around and sees Ben looked as if he was exhausted and in pain. " Ben what happened?" Matilda asked worriedly. He shakes his head and pulled her under a little so she can hear him. " I am not allowed out of the lake...Its hurts when I do...Thank you Matilda for being a good friend! See you tomorrow." He said before disappearing. Matilda reaches the surface again and swims to land. She then run to where she sees her parent yelling at the family about how their kids killed her.

" Hi I am going to shower." Matilda said as she walked away leaving everyone shocked.