Maybe That Could Be Us

chapter 2: it'll take time

Alex showed me to the room is be sharing with her, this gave me so much anxiety. I'd have nightmares in my sleep of the fire, sometimes I'd scream and I don't want to embarrass myself or make her deal with my problems.

I had a bed in the far corner of the room, the only part that was tidy. I didn't mind though it's not like I'm not used to messes.

I let my bag slide down my arm and onto my bed, I sat down too. This was gonna be my home now. Elisa was gonna be my adoptive mum, Alex was gonna be my sister.

I stared at the floot allowing the passed hour to wash over me.

"Hey? Kara?" Alex tried to grab my attention, I looked up at her she was standing amongst piles of clothes, books and God knows what. "Hey, keep your stuff on your side so it doesn't get mixed up."

I nodded absentmindedly. I couldn't care less about my stuff, my parents were gone and that's all I really cared about.

Alex laid back on her bed and pulled out her phone, I never moved. I twirled my mother's ring between my fingers.

I heard her screams. Her calling out to me for help. I relived my nightmare again. The fire engulfing the building Infront of me. My parents screaming. Their calls burning in my ears. The ash coating the air. I felt the heat radiating from my home.

I felt a tear roll down my cheek and was able to snap out of my nightmare when I felt something in my pocket. Alex never looked at me so it's not like she could go tell Elisa about it.

I felt a buzz in my pocket and took out my phone, it was Clark.

Clark
I miss you cous
But I'll see you next
Saturday

Me
I miss you too
I can't wait till
Saturday

Clark
I want to hear all
About your week

It brought a smile to me for the first time in a while, to know I had someone who cared so much for me.

Elisa came into the room first peaking her head in then walking fully in. "Well you both are living together for the next few years wither you like it or not so yous should talk and get to know eachother, you are sisters now"

"Adoptive sisters" Alex looked up from her phone.

"Yes well you'll be living under the same roof as part of the same family." Elisa replied. "Kara do you want to unpack your things?"

"Um okay" I went through my bag pulling everything out, there wasn't much in it, just the picture and some clothes. I could tell Elisa was surprised by the emptiness of my bag. Alex never looked over.

"You can put your belongings here" she gestured to the night stand next to my bed, it would definitely hold my little amounts of clothes and my photo.

"I'm going to meet Maggie." Alex declared while making her way to the door.

"Be back by 7!"

"Fine" and she left. It was only me and Elisa.

"Don't mind her," but I didn't, she's got her life I've got mine why should I care about where she's going? I don't even care if it's my fault she's going.

"If you don't mind me asking, why did you decide to adopt me?" I really just want to know I ain't some test subject.

"Well, I red what Clark wrote about and he mentioned what happened to you, I got back in contact with him because I helped him though his parents death and we talked a little, he mentioned about his concerns about taking you to metropolis and I said I could take you in, I could tell a weight had been lifted off his shoulders. Incase your thinking this, no your not a test subject, I genuinely what to help you."

She reached across and squeezed my hand. "I'll leave you alone now, if you need my I'll be down stairs, don't hesitate" and she got up and left.

I couldn't help but feel a little relieved knowing I wasn't some lab rat but that's the least of my concerns. I don't belong here, I'm a murderer. I left them to die.

I decided to lay down and I quickly fell asleep, yet again I was forced by my subconscious to relieve the fire.

"KARA!!!" My mum belted out. "KARA!!!" She let out a a scream full of pain.

My dad battered the window to no avail, "KARA!!!-" his last words were muffled my the smoke coating the air.

I looked in there dieing eyes, they knew it was the end.

"KARA!" My mother cried one last time, falling short than the others.

I kept thinking I could do something, but I was frozen unable to even blink as I watched them suffer in agony.

My father fell to the ground, my mother's blistered hand slid down the window and faded to ash.

I woke up from the nightmare, sweating and out of breath. I looked around the room, I felt lost. Elisa was standing next to me, her face coated with concert. "Hunny what happened? Was it the fire?" She spoke gently.

"It was- and I- couldn't do anything- I'm a-" I stuttered between my crys.

"Sh its over now, it's not your fault" Elisa hugged me rocking back and forth soothingly.