Glitter and gold

*chapter 12*

"Natasha, Natasha are you there" Lucas was panting heavily like he had been running.

"Yeh, yeh. I'm here" Natasha said standing up running her hands through her hair.

"You have to help me I think someone is following me they where behind me all the way home and now I don't know what to do please help"

"-calm down" Natasha yelled. Lucas was still breathing heavily but had slowed down now taking massive gulps of air and breathing it slowly. "Tell me what happened"

"I was walking home and this person was following me for like the whole 2 hour journey. Just as I went into my house I saw something shinny in there hand." Lucas now had stopped painting but was so quite it seemed like he had stopped breathing all together.

"Ok..." Natasha racked her brain for what to say "are you sure they were following you maybe they just took the same route as you" Heather looked over interested mouthing spill the tea. Natasha mouthed back NO and turned around so she didn't have to face Heather.

"oh my god they're walking up the driveway" Lucas started to begin to hyperventilate and bumped into something causing a loud crash and a trail of swear words.

"Ok ummm" Natasha hit her head as if it was going to make her think of something to do. "Go to the bedroom or anywhere upstairs". Lucas obeyed and went upstairs into the bedroom and sat in the bed looking out of the window through the blinds.

"Oh Nat they've broken down the door" Lucas sounded like he had begun to cry and Natasha was close to tears as well.

"Don't panic"

"There coming up the stairs" he whispered cowering into the corner by the bed. The phone went silent and Natasha could here the faint sound of a melody being sung.

Ring around the rosy

The quite was sliced with Lucas's whimpering but the singing was coming closer.

A pocketful of posies

A door swung open creating an eerie creak which made Lucas cry louder. Whether it was the door or the thing he saw it was clear Lucas had never been more scared. "Please no don't hurt me"

"A-tishoo! A-tishoo!"

Natasha could do nothing but listen to Lucas's pleads of mercy. A blood curling bellow was let out by Lucas; it was a scream of defeat, surrender.

"We all fall down!"

The scream stopped but a daunting thud appeared along with a small puppy like cry. Natasha started to cry and scream out Lucas's name. "Please no, Please no!" Heather was now standing by her side and let Natasha fall into her arms and then collapse on the floor. "Why?" Natasha asked timidly while tears streamed down her face and images of Lucas's dead body flooded her mind. A  harrowing voice slithered into her thoughts injecting them with doubt and self hatred. This is your fault! Your the reason he is dead of you hadn't been born he would be dead. None of them would be. They could all have a life instead of spending the rest of eternity in a grave. THIS IS YOUR FAULT.

"NO" screamed Natasha who was still holding the phone to her ear as if it would bring Lucas back.

"Hello Nat" a women's voice spoke over the phone and made Natasha sit bolt up. "Do you remember me?" Natasha stayed silent trying to figure out what was happening. "No. Well honestly I'm a bit disappointed you don't remember me."

"Who-who are you?" Asked Natasha who was beginning to catch her breath again.

"You'll have to wait and see" a sinister giggle rang through the phone sending a chill up Natasha's spine.

"See you later poppet" the mystery women hung up.