Always Alive - #Mommyscontest

After Death

Bella opened her eyes in the sticky pool of blood she was drowning in. She started laughing loud and clear, her hysterical insane laughs filling the dark space she had spent so many days slowly decaying in. She smiled and slowly rolled her head to look at her bony hand. Bella had never hit the three numbers that almost certainly would have guaranteed her and Cole's safety. In fact, Bella assumed she was going crazy, having such stupid thoughts as to being "rescued". Bella knew she didn't need to be rescued, Mommy was so right all along. Bella knew that her beautiful mother trusted her too much to sell her out like that. No, no, no she had to protect Mommy.

Bella got up, mustering all her leftover strength, and jumped over Sir's body. She gave no thought to her former fellow captive as she stumbled over Cole's large and well built figure. Bella knew Cole would die any second if he didn't receive any medical attention. Mommy had told her while Bella was asleep that Cole would be okay, that he wouldn't die. Bella had believed her. Bella knew Mommy loved her.

Bella made her way frantically down the basement stairs to see Mommy. She couldn't wait to see her! Bella felt so bad about the dream that she had killed her beloved parent, she just wanted to thrust herself into Mommy's arms. She finally found her, in all her glory. Mommy was not dead! Not to Bella at least. She was standing there, her faded dark brown hair with just the slightest bits of red peaking out. Mommy opened her arms up wide, and Bella dashed into them, crying forcefully. "Mommy, Mommy... I am so, so sorry! I love you so much. I am so stupid! Stupid stupid stupid!" Bella grabbed her own hair, pulling at the wiry strands as she yelled the last words out. Bella was slowly slipping into insanity, but she so blindly ignored it, for her loud pleas of forgiveness to Mommy took over all thinking.

Mommy shushed Bella. "It's ok princess, I forgive you. Go next door and get Emilio." Mommy smiled at Bella, slowly running her hands through Bella's dry and blood soaked hair.

Bella's face lit up at something, anything, to do to redeem herself to Mommy."Y-yes of course!" Bella reluctantly pulled herself from Mommy's warm, trusting arms. The young girl ran outside, instantly recoiling at the bright sunlight. She backed herself to the house again, not wanting the blanket of golden warmth to engulf her once again. Bella couldn't stand in the shade forever though. She knew she had to obey Mommy's wishes, so Bella forced herself to run through the sunlight to the small dusty house directly in front of her. Bella pounded on Emilio's door, laughing, crying, and screaming.

The short man known by Emilio quickly opened the door. He stared at Bella, not sure if it was another escape attempt. Bella laughed and smiled, a quick hysterical laugh escaping her dry lips. "M-Mommy wants you. She really does. I really love her too. Do you? Do not hurt Mommy! Please, please. Do not hurt her, she loves everyone!" Bella screamed and spat at the now smiling man. Emilio wasn't usually one to trust so blindly, but Bella had started to understand Mommy's point of view. Emilio quickly grabbed the laughing girl's hand, and pulled her back to Mommy's house.

Emilio stared at the dying body of Cole. Bella too brought her attention to the 16 year old. Bella laughed low and unforgiving at Cole's unfortunate state right before she grabbed the sides of her head and screamed. Help my son, I did not want to kill him Bella! Help him, help him! Mommy's voice echoed through Bella's slowly rotting brain. Bella grabbed Emilio's hand and desperately shook him. "Help him! Mommy wants you to help him!" Bella wailed, pointing at Cole. Emilio gave Bella a skeptical look, but he could not deny that this wasn't acting. Bella was too young and fragile to survive this house and stay sane, she was not this good an actor. Emilio trusted the girl who was falling apart before his very eyes.

Cole was still breathing when Emilio started to dress his wounds. Bella watched as Cole stared into her eyes, showing the insanity deep inside her. He screamed in pain as Emilio pulled the cloth around his leg tighter. But there was only one thing on Cole's mind. Through gritted teeth he weakly called out "Bella..? Bella are you ok?"

Bella smiled at him, laughing at this foolish question. "Of course I'm ok! I've never been better!" Cole showed tears glistening. Bella had truly lost herself to Mommy's way.

"Bella. Bella this isn't you. Please be alright." Cole said to her, almost in tears. Cole could not lose Bella, he could not be alone. As much as he wanted to deny it, he really did need someone deep down.

Bella frowned at him. "Don't you dare tell me who I am! I finally realized that this is what I've been missing! I never truly had a mother to love me. The mother Mommy saved me from only cheated, and hurt my feelings. But Mommy truly loves me. She would do anything for me, even kill you!" Bella yelled, she stomped her foot and cried, almost as if she was only a toddler throwing a tantrum.

Cole watched Emilio finish cleaning up his wound and tried to crawl to Bella. He was resisted by Emilio, so he relied on his words. "Bella, please don't fall into her trap! Don't you remember you have a father to go back to?!" he trailed off, then continued. "Tuo padre ti sta aspettando." he finished in Italian, his stare unwavering from Bella's confused eyes.

Bella screamed. "Don't bring my father into this! He is dead to me! He left Mommy! He is an unfaithful fool!" she bellowed. Cole was taken aback by Bella's twisted thinking. She was talking about Mommy's former husband instead of Bella's actual father. He choked, feeling scared for Bella.

Bella turned and saw Mommy on the stairs, lovingly staring at her. She then watched as Mommy's eyes left her to scan Cole, the love dissolving into pure hate. "I am so proud of you Bella!" Mommy cooed, deciding to address her love towards Bella first.

"You are?" Bella said to Mommy, giggling. Cole turned to look at the stairs, and where Bella saw Mommy, he saw absolutely nothing. Bella continued to ramble off to Mommy, while Cole stared in horror at Bella.

Bella's eyes turned dark, and she turned to look at Cole, a result of whatever her figment of imagination told her. "Mommy no longer loves you, so neither do I." Cole laid there in shock, watching as Bella slowly shifted to move towards him. Suddenly, loud sirens filled the air, and two girls burst out of Emilio's house.

Emilio let out a string of curse words as he ran towards his house. The two girls were in shock, and were crying and screaming to get out of Emilio's hands. The two girls had called the police. Cole realized as police cars pulled into view. Cole was immensely happy, but Bella was bubbling over in anger and fear. She ran towards the staircase and hugged the air that in her eyes was Mommy. "Mommy, Mommy what do I do!" Bella sobbed, slowly sinking to the ground.

Cole got up, shaking and made his way over to Bella. He hugged her gently, and to his surprise Bella didn't resist. "Let's get out of here." Cole said weakly, extending his hand to Bella as he got up.

Nothing held onto his hand. Bella only stared at him, sadness glazing over her eyes. "Mommy was supposed to win. She wanted Emilio to be happy too. Those two girls took that away from her! I only wanted mommy to rest in peace!" Bella said, sadness grabbing onto her hateful words.

"Bella! Listen to me, Mommy has been gone! You need to realize that!" Cole tried so hard to be gentle and soothing, but his words came out in an angry tone.

Bella looked up in shock and descended into pure rage. "DON'T YOU DARE SAY THAT COLE! DON'T YOU DARE!" Bella raged, hitting Cole's legs and arms with her spindly, weak ones.

Cole sighed and picked up the protesting Bella, and brought her outside to the police car. The two very malnourished kids were a sore sight for the police officers. Bella was put on a stretcher and everyone heard her low words, spilling out of her angry mouth as she was pulled into the ambulance.

"Mommy is always alive. I am here to keep her alive forever."

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The biggest headline six years after the end of Mommy's house was the news of three missing kids by the name of Emily, Blake, and Ryder. Bella was nowhere to be found after the three children went missing. A note was left in the kids rooms that left a shiver in the hearts of parents and the officers. It read "Mommy is alive forever through me."
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That was my entry for @z0mbies contest! I do not really speak Italian ( If you couldn't tell XD I had to use google translate lol) because of that, if the Italian was a bit off, I apologize! I hope you liked it! ( the Italian part means "Your father is waiting for you" )