The Throne

17

Anna's POV

"Hello?"

"Hello?"

"Hello?"

"Hello?"

"Hello?"

"IS ANYONE THERE?"

"Hello my little Ruby." I hear a voice behind me which causes me to spin around.

"Mummy?" I say in disbelief.

I cautiously approach the woman who looks eerily like my mother.

"Is it really you?" I ask as I reach out to touch her.

"It's me baby." Mummy says and brings me into her arms.

"What are you doing here?" I ask as I put my head in my Mummy's neck.

She still smells like roses.

"We're in your dreams silly."

"But...How are you here?"

"Dreams are powerful things Anna." Mummy says as we stop hugging

Mummy intertwines our hands then she starts walking somewhere. I've no clue where we are walking.

"I see you have a girlfriend now." Mummy says then I feel my cheeks heat up.

"Yeah." I say with a smile. "Her name's Christen."

"She's very pretty."

"She's absolutely gorgeous." I say.

"She's perfect for you." Mummy says. "Keep her around."

"I will." I say. "I just hope I don't mess it up."

"You won't." Mummy says as she strokes my cheek. "I love you my little Ruby."

"Wait." I say as my Mum starts to fade away. "Where are you going?"

"It's time for me to leave now."

"Mummy wait." I beg.

"Goodbye Anna" Mummy says then she disappears.

"MUMMY DON'T LEAVE ME AGAIN."

"MUMMY."

"MUMMY."

"MUMMY."

"MUMMY."

"MUMMY."

"ANNA."

"Mummy?" I question

"Anna wake up baby." A familiar voice says. "Come on Anna it's Christen...wake up for me baby."

Immediately I shoot up out of bed then Christen brings me into her arms.

"Breathe Baba." Christen whispers. "Breathe."

I take a few deep breathes which calms my breathing.

"What's wrong?" Christen says.

I go to answer her, but a feeling in my stomach makes me rocket out of bed and bolt to the bathroom where I become best friends with the toilet.

"Fucking hell." I whisper then flush the toilet.

"Baby?" I hear Christen say as I lean against the bathtub. "Are you okay?"

"Yeah." I say and catch my breath.

"What happened?" My girlfriend asks as she sits next to me.