Friend

XI

The car ride to Teresa's house was filled with silence, so many things were going through Teresa's head, was their mother always that mad? Would Nico really be able to get rid of Friend? Would this mess Mimi up? and most importantly what did Nico do to their mother? Teresa would glance at Nico from the corner of her eye too see if she was fazed by any of what had just happened. To her surprise Nico looked completely clam and was in fact drawing something on her palm, Teresa brought her attention back to the road as she contented to drive. Teresa couldn't take the silence anymore, she let out a shaky breath before speaking "hey, Nico?" "hmmm?" Nico hummed showing Teresa that she heard her as she continued to draw but was now drawing on her other palm. Teresa raised an eyebrow at her before remembering that Nico was ambidextrous and she use to switch her hands to freak people out when they were children. Teresa shook her head to clear her thoughts so she could remember what she was going to ask "what did you do to mom?" she finally got out. Nico stopped her drawing "simple I destroyed the only thing she was attached too, in turns the only way she can come around is if I summing her" she tells her. Teresa was shocked that Nico could say all that like it was no big deal, Teresa noted that Nico held no emotions in her eyes as she spoke, but that was nothing new Nico was always great at hiding her emotions and feels. Teresa could remember their mother telling Nico that if she didn't keep control of them that something horrible could happen, oh the irony that their mother lost her control and broke her own rule. Teresa also worried about Nico and how much their mother messed her life up because of her gift, "it's also what we're going to do to Friend" she heard Nico say playing her out of her thoughts "I'm sorry what?" Teresa asked as she trys to figure out if she missed a part of the conversation somewhere when she got lost in thought. Nico gave her a slight smirk as she pulls a lighter out of her pocket and flicks it open and lights it "simple sis, we're going to burn that tree in your yard down to the ground" she tells Teresa like it was the easiest thing in the world to do. Teresa's eyes went wide from hearing this "are you insane Nico?!" she shouts Nico rolls her eyes at her reaction and lets out a sigh "look Teresa you want him gone right?" Teresa nodded her head fast, she did want him gone but buring down a tree, how was that going to stop him. as if Nico could read her mind she let out a laugh "Teresa don't think so hard on it, look mom could come back to the house because of that neckless dad made her becuase she had a strong connection with it when she was alive, that's why I had it in a sealed box so she couldn't come as she pleased and do someting. Friend is the same way he was hanged on that tree so all the anger and hated he had at that moment was imprinted into the tree if that makes sences." Nico looked at Teresa to see a look of confussing on her face, Nico let out another small laugh Teresa gave her a glare in return "ha ha ha I'm sorry Teresa" she says as she wipes an invesble tear away "but the look on your face is priceless" she contenude to laugh "okay, okay I'm good" she says as she clams down "okay, let me see if I can make this a little easier for you to understand" Nico sat there for a moment as she trys to figure out how to word it, "hmmm, okay so let me put it this way, Friend was so pissed when he died that a peace of his soul fused with the tree, and with Mimi most likely having the gift too she probably touched the tree and awaken it and brought him back, do you understand?" Nico tells her seiousely Teresa let it all sink in before slowly nodded her head. Nico gave her a smile "good, so the first thing we need to do is figure out how close he is the Mimi, and after we do that we just need to get your family out of the house and burn the tree. Then it will be bye-bye Friend." "what do you mean by close to Mimi?" Teresa asked worried she didn't like bringing Mimi into this more then she already was, and now finding out that they have to do something with Mimi doesn't sit right with her at all. Nico rubbed the back of her neck "don't worry sis I just need to know how strong the connection between them is before I can do anything else." she tells her Teresa gave her a skeptic look "uh-huh, and what happens if it's stronger then you think?" Nico could hear the fear in Teresa's voice as she spoke "it means I'll have more work ahead of me" Nico says as she looks back at the lighter in her hand "It also means that Mimi might not come out of this unfazed like we want" Nico added hesitantly. Teresa slammed on her breaks when she heard this sending Nico into the dash bored from the sudden stop. Nico let out a painful gasp as she grabs her chest from the impact "what the hell Teresa?!" she shouts angrily Teresa turns fast to her and glares "I should be asking you that Nico!" she shouted back "what do you mean she won't come out unfazed?" she continued to shout. Nico sat there in silence as she waited for Teresa to let it all out before answering, after a few minutes Teresa let out a couple shaky breaths before she somewhat calmed down. Nico raised an eyebrow at her "you done?" she asked carefully "look I know you worried hell I am too, and by unfazed I mean she might remember him and what he did. We have no idea what he's told her, or what he's shown her, but if the connection isn't that strong then we can just play it off as he was imaginary and never existed, when this is all over. And that's the best outcome we can hope for." Teresa understood but it still didn't help the feeling that she had failed somehow as a mom for not knowing about all of this before now. Teresa's grip on the steering wheel tightened she wanted this monster gone and she didn't care what she had to do to do it, and if it came down to it she'd give her own life to make sure he was gone forever. She looks back at Nico a determined look in both of their eyes, they both knew this was going to be a hell of a fight and they both were ready for it. Teresa was happy that she had Nico by her side to help, the only good thing that came from all of this is that she reconnected with her sister. "you ready for this Teresa?" she heard Nico ask. Teresa took one last glace at Nico before she started to drive again "hell yeah".

A/N yay!! two parts in a week!!! I'm not gonna lie I feel very accomplish with getting more then one part done in a week. at the rate I'm writing I might be done with Friend by the end of the month........No promises though, it actally a lot hared then I thought it would be to write a new part everyweek and working full time and trying to keep everything else in my life straight. I sometimes wished I could just take a break from everything and just write for a week, but again if I did get to do that I'd probably just have writers block the whole time lol. Anyway thanks for reading i hope you enjoyed and much love. -skellington_girl95