The Nightmare

10.

        "Ugh that bitch!" Danielle cursed plopping herself in a dusty chair on the third floor. The third floor also had a balcony overlooking everything as the sun set. "If it wasn't for that bitch...Mikey would still be with me." She wiped her tears as she spotted Jerry barely coming back.

           "Hey Jerry-" I smiled and stopped. "What happened to you?" He pressed his cheek with his hand and was bleeding.

"A tree hit me." Jerry chuckled."Just a minor cut." Lilly quickly got up and grabbed a wet rag. "Seriously, Lilly I'm-"

"Hold still..." She sighed pressing the wet rag on his cheek. "Hold it there. I'll get a bandaid from the car." I looked away and returned to shuffling back my cards. Jerry sat at the table with the rag to his cheek.

"Your awfully quiet. You good?" Mikey chewed asking Jerry.

"Y-yeah." He gulped shaking his head. "Just tired. I'm gonna get in the hot tub."

"Oh uhm..." Lilly just walked in holding a first aid. "Mind if I join?" She smiled. Jerry blushed slightly before giving her a nod.

"Oookaayy." Mikey chuckled standing up. "I'm gonna go in the backyard to do something quick." I saw him give Jerry a quick wink, he was planning something.

"Wanna join us?" Lilly offered helping me up.

"Thanks but I'm gonna go rest a bit upstairs." I smiled limping over to the stairs. "Enjoy!"

           Jerry stepped inside the hot tub and let out a long sigh. He looked up at the sky where a few stars were starting to appear in the night sky.

"Is it warm enough?" Lilly chuckled approaching him wearing a pink two piece bikini.

"Oh...yeah." Jerry said flustered at seeing Lilly wearing her bikini.

"Good." She giggled submerging inside. "I wouldn't wanna burn like Danielle. Although she's already hot enough as she is..." She mumbled putting herself down.

"Why are you still hanging around her?" Jerry asked lighting up a smoke.

"She's my best friend." She chuckled leaning back. "We have been since-"

"Since preschool or whatever."Jerry rolled his eyes and finished. "But what else? She is bossy as fuck, she puts others down-"

"I get it. She sucks." Lilly sighed sitting up to face him. "But you didnt think that before." Jerry exhaled out smoke and recognized what she meant.

"I was a stupid kid." He explained."I was in middle school and she was hot and Y'know-"

"You kissed her." Lilly mumbled.

"She kissed me. And on a dare!" He countered taking another drag on his cigarette. "It didn't mean anything."

"It did to me..." She mumbled to herself. "Jerry...I-"

"Lilly!" Danielle shouted out through the balcony. "Did you take my swimsuit- you fucking did!" She shouted looking down at them. "You fucking bitch!" She cursed shutting the balcony door resuming the silence. Jerry went back to smoking as Lilly mumbled under breath.

"Here take a puff." Jerry offered. Lilly took the cigarette and smoked. "Lilly...I might have always had a thing for you. But...I know you and Miss bitch are-"

"I'm not her groupie." Lilly coughed. "I'm my own person. Danielle is...Just Danielle. She takes all the spotlight." She scoffed.

"I don't think so." Jerry said straightforwardly as he swam up to her. "I think... Your Lilly. And that for me is more than enough." He pressed his lips against hers and immediately she wrapped her arms around him.

           "Sam..." I bolted awake to my heart racing. Fuck. I sat up and jumped at the sight of woman reflected in the balcony window. I quickly turned the light on and turned back. But it wasn't there any more.

"Shit..." I gasped letting out a sigh of relief. My heart was still beating fast. I rubbed my eyes and kept them shut for awhile. I couldn't get that woman out of my head.

"Hey-"

"Holy shit!" I gasped startled at Mikeys voice.

"Sorry." He chuckled sitting on the foot of the bed. "You good? You look like you've seen a ghost." He smiled running his fingers through my hair.

"Yeah..." I nodded letting out a tired sigh. "Just...I haven't called grandma."

"Tommorrow I'll take you out of town to call her okay?" He smiled. "I have a surprise for you."

"Right now?" I blushed. He nodded and carried me like a bride. "Woah hey!-"

"Chill princess I got you." He kissed my cheek as we headed down stairs. Danielle watched as Mikey carried me, she looked away when I met her gaze. He carried me out to the backyard where the bonfire was burning. He carried me down the outside stairs and sat me on the wooden bench.

"Babe what's all this?" I chuckled. He sat next to me and pulled out something.  "Mikey..what-"

"I want you to come with me." He sighed. "I don't wanna leave you. And we can tell grandma-"

"M-Mikey what are you-" before I could finish he pulled out a ring box and kneeled in front of me. My heart skipped a beat.

"Will you marry me, Sam." He smiled.

"Yes."

           Lilly pulled Jerry closer as they melted into each others lips. Jerry hoisted Lilly up on the edge as he moved his lips down to her neck. Their eyes closed to fully enjoy the experience. Slowly, Jerry began to untie her bikini top, Lilly let him continue.

"Jerry..." She let a soft moan slip through her lips as he began trailing his lips down to her breasts. There was a reflection in the window...a woman. With red bleeding eyes and black surrounding her.

"Fuck!" She screamed pushing Jerry away and falling back. She quickly covered herself and stood up, panicking as she looked toward the window.

"L-Lilly you okay?" Jerry gulped looking at the window she was staring at. Lilly was breathing shakily and her eyes were wide.

"I-I saw..." She gulped. "She had red eyes-"

"Lilly there is no one here but us." Jerry calmed reaching for her hand. Lilly pulled it away and headed inside. Jerry sat back in the hot tub rubbing his temples.

"What the fuck is going on..."