Grace

The trench coat

After being jolted awake by a night mare and coughing up some sticky blood I couldn't fall back asleep. The clock by my bed read 4:00 in the morning. I pulled myself out of bed,my feet touching the cold hard wood floor. Blue rolled over on her side.I tip toed passed her hopping not to wake her the last thing we want is a cranky blue. Slowly making my way down the stairs I spotted Maddie. She laid on her side snoring heavily, babbling some thing in Russian squeezing the life out of a stuffed cat. Stepping over Maddie she grabbed my leg leavening me in a uncomfortable position. She had a death grip that's for sure if you've ever had a hug from her. I slowly pulled my foot out of her grip. This is my chance I ran for the door and grabbed the coat off the hook.

Escaping in to the chilly night air I got to work. Any spare time I had I spent on the trench coat sewing rips and holes,washing stains,and any thing else I could find. I grabbed the brush in the bowl winching at the cold water,I started scrubbing at a stain. My mind started to wonder looking at the night sky it reminded me on my dream. Every night without fail chasing the shimmering white butter fly,bumping into the man, blood leaking from my mouth. I hated seeing him call to me screaming come back his hand reaching to me. He seemed so sad until the story, I loved that story I never got tired of hearing it ,though it probably wasn't true. I looked down at the coat the stain was gone, but I saw one of the shiny black buttons was loose. I pinched it in my fingers,and it slipped from the coat it needed to be restitched I sigh and reached for my spool of thread,there wasn't any left. Then the button slipped from my grasp and fell into the water. I reached In to the dark cold water and felt around for it when it felt in my hand some thing grabbed me! I struggled trying to get my hand out the more I had to pull the more scared I got. At this point I was flailing ,scrabbling ,pulling trying to free my hand. My hand popped free from the bucket and I drained it as quickly as I could.

There was nothing at the bottom. Was I imagining that? It-it must be from the lack of sleep I told myself. I worked on the coat some more but I didn't go near the water bucket.

I finally snuck back in around 6:00 just as they were waking up. I sat on my bed and just like every morning I watched the morning routine. Blue rolled out of her bed grunting as she hit the floor. Slowly she made her way to her closet to Get dressed. Tori sat up in her bed for awhile brushing her teeth,brushing her long brown hair into a neat ponytail. Then she went to get dressed. Maddie fumble to get dressed,she searched for her shoes,and munched on cereal. Tori picked up her place in her book,and Maddie played with her things. I was already dressed but I never noticed their routine till I started getting up early. I tied the blue tie in my belt loop and looked a round. "BLUE" I said annoyed for the last time where did you put it! "I didn't touch your stupid thing"blue spat annoyed. Down stairs just before I went outside I peeked in the mirror right by the door. I was big and silver it was an old mirror. I looked in my eyes showed the lack of sleep their,was no changes in my appearance. Then I saw it my eyes, they were a pale blue,but my eyes have always been green. I rubbed my eyes hard they were green again I heard blue call my name. I ran outside closing the door behind me.