Emotional Killer

A Friend!

*Amber POV*

The man I saw before I fell, Michael, is really pale. I wonder if he's sick. Maybe, that's why he was upset! I'm happy he's better now. I'm always happy to help! The other man, Freddy, he looks weird. His skin looks all wonky, it has patches on it. I wonder if he's okay too. Where is Topaz? "Momma, where's brother?"

"He's... he's out taking a walk," Momma says. She has a soft orange around her, maybe, she doesn't know where exactly. I should go find him. I can tell him about all my new friends!

"I'm going to find him!" I proudly announce. I start to walk to the door, but I'm stopped by Momma. The orange is a darker color now. Did I make her unhappy?

Momma tells me, "Dearie, that isn't safe all by yourself. You know your brother has a habit of getting in trouble. And I don't know where he walked to. He could be anywhere by now. So, how about we go check out our room and wait for him to come back?"

I want to tell him now, but Momma's right. He could be out playing tag with other people. "Okay, but if he's not home in a while let's go find him!" I chirp behind her, as we leave the house. I'm happy with all the friends I made, even if some of them are quiet.

Maybe, brother will have people to talk about too! He's always talking about people he meets. But, he never brings them. He always saying they're busy sleeping. How can you be busy sleeping?! Brother can be silly sometimes.

When we get outside, it's a lot darker. It's gonna be my bedtime soon, brother better be home before that. He promised bedtime hugs for two weeks! The hotel has a bright sign stating 'Fallmore Hotel'. I wonder who is Fallmore, sounds like a silly name. Fall-more, who would want to fall more? When I fall, Momma gets really worried.

As Momma and I enter the hotel, warm air brushes over us. I'm excited to see my room! The warm colors of the first room reach into the hallways. The doors have little, gold plates with numbers on them. "We're room thirteen, Dearie. Do you see that number?" Momma questioned. I look at the door numbers.

There's door ten, eleven, twelve, and thirteen! I quickly point at it and state "That door, door number thirteen!" Momma smiles at me and opens the door. It reveals a room full of fancy red and shiny gold. It reminds me of the castles I've been told about. The room is dimly lit with a small lamp on a bedside table. There are three beds, one for me, one for Momma, and one for Topaz. I love it when we can all be together!

Momma tells me to get ready for bed. So, I get my toothbrush and toothpaste from my suitcase. Momma changes into her white gown, and grabs her toothbrush and toothpaste, too.

We walk into the bathroom and she lifts me onto the counter. I quickly brush my teeth and show it to Momma. She nods and I rinse my mouth and hop off the counter. I change into my amazing PJ's. A super cool onesie of a dragon. I'm the fiercest creature of them all!

I jump onto the bed in the middle and claim it, as my sleeping grounds. Momma giggles and she asks me, "Are you gonna protect us from the bed monsters?" She has a lovely faint light of yellow surrounding her. That means I made her happy!

"Yes! Nothing can get past me! I am a mighty dragon and all monsters will cower before me!" I boldly state. Momma smiles and slips into her own bed. The one closest to the door.

"Goodnight, Amber. Sweet dreams." She softly tells me before she goes to sleep.

"Sweet dreams, Momma," I say before I slip into the unconscious. After a while of dreaming, I see something past my eyes. It's a faint gold, drifting past my eyes.

I slowly open my eyes, there's a gentle, glowing stream of goldish-yellow in front of my eyes. It has little sparkles of dark gold in it. It's like fireflies are in front of me. I reach out to it, to see if it's real. The stream swells around my hand and continues drifting. It feels warm, like a cozy hug.