Jack's Daughter

Strange Visions

We all sat down to eat and I talked with Alyson for a little while. "Would you like to stay over?" Dave asked Alyson. She looked at me and shrugged. "Sure, I just have to go get some of my stuff." She said with a shrug.

Dave nodded and we finished eating. "I can take you in my car real quick, it's getting a bit late, I'm afraid." Dave said quietly. "Thank you." Alyson said. We grabbed our plates and put them in the sink. I thought about going with them but Samantha took my hand.

I glanced at her, completely confused. "Bye, Alyson." I said quickly. Samantha lead me to her room. She sat me on the bed and looked me in the eyes.

"He's coming to find you." Was all she said. "Who?" I asked, completely confused. "He wants your heart. You must be careful. Jack has forbidden to tell you more." Samantha said, getting up.

"At least let me see the wardrobe." I begged. Samantha sighed. "Okay. Fine." She gave in.

She walked over to the wardrobe and opened it. All I saw were empty shelves and a few pumpkins. There was extra thread for me. "See? Nothing in it."

I began to have a weird pounding in my head. I was having another vision! I saw the wardrobe split in two and a weird green thing step forward.

I jumped back and glared at it. "Aww. My lovely little daughter. Jack has hidden you too long in that lovely human realm of his!" I stared at the figure.

It looked like a sack that potatoes go in. It had a face, pointed head, eye-sockets but no eyes. "No! But Jack is my father!" I yelled at it. It laughed at me.

"That's what he told you? Ha!" It laughed at me. It came forward, beaconing me with its hand. No matter what I tried I couldn't get away.

"You are mine! Cate!" He laughed, shoving me down, his hand burned me. The last thing I saw was his face over mine.

I gasped as I felt something cold over my head. I jumped up and looked around. "One more time!" Samantha said. "No. No more water. Thank you." I snapped.

"What happened?" I asked. "I don't know. You screamed and collapsed!" Samantha said. She was in hysterics. "I...I'm not Jack's daughter." Was all I could manage to say.

There was a long pause, then, Samantha broke into tears. "He's coming, isn't he?" She said. I heard the door bang open and jumped.

To my relief, Alyson came charging in, Dave at her heels. "What happened? And don't lie to me." She snarled.

"Alyson. Come with me." I said, slowly getting up. My chest burned, near my neck where he had pushed me. She helped me inside and sat me down on the couch.

I told her my vision, the best I could. "Great." Alyson snarled, her eyes flashing a neon blue. "Could he get out of the wardrobe?" She asked me. I thought for a moment, shuttered, and shook my head.

"I don't think so." I said quietly. "What did he mean I'm not Jack's daughter?" I asked, beginning to get upset. Alyson looked at me, curiosity overtaking anger.

"You can cry?" She asked me. I shrugged, "Never have before." I said quietly. "This is not good." She said. "WHAT IS GOING ON!" I yelled.

The house went silent. Alyson looked at me curiously. "I demand to know what's going on." I snarled. Alyson looked at me and blinked.

"Your magic doesn't work on me. Good try." She said. Samantha walked in and looked at me, an orange filmy look in her eyes. "Boogie is back." Was all she said.

"What!?" I asked. She shook her head. "Spark! How dare you!" She snarled. I jumped back, startled. "What?" I asked, faking cluelessness.

"You're lying." She snarled, her voice growing deeper. "I didn't mean to!" I said. Samantha, without warning, slapped me across the face!

"Hey!" I yelled. Alyson pinned Samantha to the wall. Samantha tried to move but Alyson held her down.

I felt my stitches and gasped, they were undone! "How dare you!" I yelled at her. I shuttered at the pain I was now feeling.

"I'm done with secrets. I'm done with everything!" I yelled. I ripped open the wardrobe and reached for the thread and needle.

I heard a voice and stopped. "Spark. Don't listen to him. He may have built you, but he didn't give you a heart. Trust Jack." I jumped back, it felt like ice had been thrown on me again.

"What's wrong?" Alyson asked me. "I...I just heard...Nevermind." I said. Alyson stared me down but I ignored it.

I went again and grabbed the thread and needle. I closed the wardrobe and walked inside. I trudged up to my room, my bones clanking angrily.

I slammed the door and walked over to my mirror. I was about to start sewing when the mirror shuttered. I blinked, surely I was seeing things? I saw it again, in the corner, it looked like someone had thrown a stone in the water.

It was a giant mirror. I jumped back when I saw something red. "Move!" I heard someone say. I jumped back as the mirror changed.

I recognized Jack in the mirror. He was in a stone room with three kids. "Jack! There she is Jack! I knew we could do it!" One of the kids, in a devil costume jumped up and down.

I stared at the mirror and didn't know what to say.