Cher Lloyd Adopted Me (Editing)

Chapter 32

       I wake up screaming and sweating from my usual nightmare, you would think I'd be used to it by now. Mum runs into my room with pure worry blanketing her face. I've broken her now, she should only be having to care for Brandon and Craig. My vision s blurry with fresh, salty tears. Mum comes over and gets under the covers next to me and I lean my head on her chest as she rubs my back soothingly.

       "Trojan, baby. These nightmare have been going on for a while now, don't you think it's time you tell me about them." Mum suggests in a gentle voice, as if not to break me. I simply nod, take a deep breath, and begin.

       " Remember how I had a brother? Well, before the house collapsed, he threw me out the door, and onto the lawn. And the police don't know that I might have started the fire. I had been messing with he heater and I think that that's what started the f-f-fire!" I finish in sobs. I can feel Mum's tears dropping on my head. Well, great, Trojan, you made her cry!

     " I'm so sorry, baby girl. No one should have to go through that at such a young age. Or at all for that matter. I promise, I will always protect you. Baby, I love you more than life itself. I would die if it meant you would live." Mum says in tears.

    " Bloody hell, Mum. Don't get all sappy on me," I say, wiping my tears with the back of my hand. I lay down again, and Mum begins to sing Sirens to me.

         " I carry the weight of you in my heavy heart. I carry the weight of you heading back to start, with the thousand eyes on me, I stumble on. I am tired, im growing older im getting weaker every day yeah. Lay down here, beside me in the shallow water! Beside me where the sun is shining on us still!..." It is at that point that I drift of into a dreamless sleep.

        that morning

  I wake up to my beautiful little niece tugging at my arm. She realizes that I am awake and grins ear-to-ear. Brina thrusts a picture into my face.

      " Look atie! I make chu a picure!" She shouts. I love how she can't pronounce some of the sounds. In my face is a picture of what seems to be three people, two big and one small." It's chu, meh, an Mummy!" She shouts excitedly.  

       "That's beautiful baby, just like you! Now how about you let me get ready for the day and the we'll go out for ice cream!" I reply. She jumps up and down, clapping her hands.

       "Yay! Ice cream!" Brina shouts, running as fast as her little legs can carry her to her room. But as she leaves, my demons start to screech at me again.