Temperament

Chapter 11

  Part #2

"What? W-what do you mean?" Jax says, eyebrows knitted in surprise. "I mean I don't remember anything, from 4 years ago... When my mother supposedly k-killed herself." Exotica says, running her fingers through her hair, her eyes wide open.

AHHHHHHHHH RHHH AHHHRRRHH, an alarm sounds outside the door, "What the hell?!" Jax says, jumping up, "We'll continue this later." He says as he races out the door, and shuts it behind. She signs, and slumps to the bed, onto the pillow, looking at the spot where Jax had sat. She turns to the window, looking at the rain outside, and she starts sobbing, quietly. When she finishes, she wipes her eyes. She digs her fingers into her palms, as a memory resurfaces in her head.

Honey? A voice calls from the hallway. "Coming Mom!" She jumps from the bed and enters the dining room, where her dad is cooking in the kitchen, wearing an apron. Her mom is sprinkling salt into the soup, her dad's making. "Sit down, honey, we're almost done!" She smiles, blows them a kiss, and goes to sit in her seat. "By the way, Hon, where's Benny? He hasn't left his room in a while." She groans, and says, "I'll get him." She mutters, "I swear that boy is a mummy." She smiles and shakes her head. She arrives in Benny door. She knocks, once, twice, and twice, a third time. It was there special knock. "Come in!" A voice shuts from inside. She enters. "Mom called you 3 times, Ben." She says, crossing the room, and sitting on his bed. She scans his room, his gaming posters popping out at her.

She smiles, as Ben argghs at losing his game. "What's mom making, anyway." Benny says, pausing his game, and swivels his chair to face Exotica. "Soup, again." She says, shaking her head, and they both roll their eyes. "You, coming?" She says, holding out her hand. He takes it, and they walk to the dining room, and they next to each other on the table. Her mom places two bowls, filled with rice. She pours the soup, slowly, on the rice. "Dig in!" She says, smiling. Their dad slips his arm around their mom and they kiss. "Ewwww!" Benny and Exotica chorus, sticking their touges out. They all laugh, as the memory fades into dust. She falls asleep, finally at peace, wet streaks plastered across pillow. Her chest rises and falls. She smiles, shifting.

The Boy floats into room, blindingly white walls, a huge 6 foot window, a closet open, clothes spilling out of it, the bathroom door wide open. He cocks his head, as he drops his cloak to the white floor. He slinks over a bed, and crouchs near a sleeping figure, he sees a girl, dark hair, a scar across her eye, her chest rising and falling, in a sound sleep. The boy gasps, and says, "Exotica?" The Boy whispers. "I-is it really y-you?" He whispers, touching her face, softly. Men race into the room, the door slamming. The girl jolts awake. Her eye shifting the Boy next to her. "AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!" She screams, jumping to the farthest corner of the bed. The men spray the room, with an unidentified liquid. A man sees the Boy, and the mans face frowns with disgust, and he runs to the Boy, he takes out a taser, and tasers him, and his body fills with electric jolts. He struggles for breath. He twitches. "Exotica... Exo... Ex..." He tries to call out to her. But he stops, as his energy goes out, and he sees the look of disgust, permanently plastered on her face. And as he slumps, beaten down, her disgusted face fills his head.