CHAR ✔️

FIVE ::

He crouched over me and stroked my cheeks lovingly.

"I'm sorry but I can't leave you like this.."

"Hospital!" I gasped out desperately and his face creased.

"If I let you live, you'll tell everyone about this" He argued and I shook my head feebly, feeling life seeping out of me slowly.

"I can't risk that baby" He whispered, tears rolling down his cheeks as he plunged the knife in again,deeper than before.

I blacked out before I could scream again and i watched from a corner as he stabbed my body repeatedly.

Afterwards, he climbed out the window and left.

Later that night, dad came home and I was so excited. Maybe he'd take my body to the hospital and get help.

I watched him scream and break down near the bed, roughly shaking me and asking me to breathe.

"Dad, I'm here!" I yelled to no avail.

I realized with a sickening thud that he couldn't hear me.

I was dead!

I had no time to cry for myself or my parent's loss as anger surged through me and I ran out of house, Revenge was all that was on my mind.

I got to Bernard's in minutes and the lights were out.

I was going to knock on the door when my hand went through it and then my whole body.

I sauntered to Bernard's room and was about to touch him when a dog jumped in front of me, barking furiously. I screamed in fright, jumping and that sent the dog into a frenzy. It ran out of the room barking crazily.

I don't have time for this

I got onto his bed and watched with disgust as he slept peacefully.

A new stream of anger and hurt seeped through me and I pressed down hard on his neck.

His eyes flew open and the panic in them gave me joy.

He babbled senselessly trying to push me off and I pressed harder,screaming " murderer!"

The wailing of sirens reached my ears from outside and I hastily let go of him.

If the medics were here, maybe I had a chance at being revived so I skipped to the open window, enjoying the look of pure horror on his face as he watched me go.

" I'll be back" I grinned and he screamed cowardly.

Laughing I ran out the window and in no time I got home. I saw my body on a gurney and I hopped into the van with it.

I watched Dad crying miserably and my eyes teared up.

"Clear!" one of the paramedics called out before setting the two charged pads in his hands on my body. It jerked up but the thin line in the mini monitor didn't give a hitch.

I went over and laid down on my body hoping to heavens that I would be brought back to life.

I closed my eyes and awaited by shocking feel but nothing came.

I watched in horror as the pads went through me to touch my lifeless body and I went hysterical.

"I'm not dead.. I can't be dead. I don't wanna die please. Dad help me!" I screamed endlessly but no one heard me. I watched sorrowfully as dad went in his car to the hospital and i followed.

He cried all the way and there was no way I could comfort him.

He led the way into a room in the hospital and I saw mom, smiling benignly and then stopping when she saw the blood on dad's shirt from lifting me.

"What happened Tom?" she asked, fear in her voice and I ran into her arms, crying more.

"Mom please look at me. Can't you see me?.. Save me mom.. I don't wanna die."

She looked past me at Dad who chronicled everything that happened and had mom screaming in minutes.

"My baby!"

"I'm here mom" I yelled, trying to hold onto her but my hands kept slipping through her like air.

"Charlotte!" She cried more, gripping dad who hugged her and they cried together.

Just then, something caught my eye and I looked at the tiny fussing bundle beside mom.

Her downy head was red and her skin more pink than white.

Her crib tag read "Summer"