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- More On The Characters!,(:
- Prologue!,(:
- Chapter One!,(:
- Chapter Two!,(:
- Chapter Three!,(:
- Chapter Four!,(:
- Chapter Five!,(:
- Chapter Six!,(:
- Chapter Seven!,(:
- Chapter Eight!,(:
- Chapter Nine!,(:
- Chapter Ten!,(:
- Chapter Eleven!,(:
- Chapter Twelve!,(:
- Chapter Thirteen!,(:
- Chapter Fourteen!,(:
- Chapter Fifteen!,(:
- Chapter Sixteen!,(:
- Chapter Seventeen!,(:
- Chapter Eighteen!,(:
- Chapter Nineteen!,(:
- Chapter Twenty!,(:
- Chapter Twenty-One!,(:
- Chapter Twenty-Two!,(:
- Chapter Twenty-Three!,(:
- Chapter Twenty-Four!,(:
- Chapter Twenty-Five!,(:
- Chapter Twenty-Six!,(:
- Chapter Twenty-Seven!,(:
- Chapter Twenty-Eight!,(:
- Chapter Twenty-Nine!,(:
- Chapter Thirty!,(:
- Chapter Thirty-One!,(:
- Chapter Thirty-Two!,(:
- Chapter Thirty-Three!,(:
- Chapter Thirty-Four!,(:
- Chapter Thirty-Five!,(:
- Chapter Thirty-Six!,(:
- Chapter Thirty-Seven!,(:
- Chapter Thirty-Eight!,(:
- Chapter Thirty-Nine!,(:
- Chapter Forty!,(:
- Chapter Forty-One!,(:
- Chapter Forty-Two!,(:
- Chapter Forty-Three!,(:
- Chapter Forty-Four!,(:
- Chapter Forty-Five!,(:
- Chapter Forty-Six!,(:
- Chatper Forty-Seven!,(:
- Chapter Forty-Eight!,(:
CHAPTER FOUR!(:
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John got an air mattress from the garage and blew it up. He pulled blankets from the living room and made a bed for himself. He made his way back up the stairs, a cup of hot coffee in his hands. He walked in to see Scarlet curled up on the air mattress with the quilt in her hands, staring at the designs on it. “Hey you,” he said. “Get in the bed. I’m sleeping there” “John, I’m not going to let your sleep on the floor. It’s your house, and it’s your bed” she protested. “Aggie, don’t argue with me, just get in the bed” John placed the coffee in her hands and gave her a gentle almost-shove. “But Johnny—” she started “Please” he intermitted. “Alright, fine” she whispered, getting up off the mattress and sitting down on the edge of his bed. “You tired yet?” he looked up at her. “Not yet” she murmured. “Here” he handed her the TV remote and laid back on the blown up bed She ran through the woods, the creature running behind her. She tried to scream, and fell, blood running from the scratches on her arms and knees. She cried, the tears mixing with the blood on her cheeks. “Someone help me!” she screamed, looking back at the thing that was chasing her. “You cannot escape” it growled in a low, ugly, voice. “Help!” she screamed, she found herself unable to move as she turned to face it.She let out an agonized yell, and she heard a crack somewhere in the distance. “Aggie, Aggie, wake up!” Johnny jumped up as she screamed again, and curled his arms around her protectively. He held her against his chest, and smoothed the hair away from her forehead. “No, no!” she shouted, squirming in his grasp. “Aggie, wake up!” he shook her again. | She woke with a start, and started to cry. “It was terrible…” she shook slightly.
"You’re alright, you’re alright” he picked up her knees and held her fully to his chest. “Johnny…” she choked, grabbing his shirt and crying. “I’m right here, you’re fine” he assured her, running his fingers through her tangled hair. “It was so real” she whispered. “It wasn’t real, I promise, it wasn’t” he rocked slightly, holding her just a little tighter. "I’m sorry” she murmured. “Why are you sorry?” he looked down at her. “I’m acting like a child…” she hid her face. “I had a bad dream, I woke you up and I’m crying all over you…” “That’s okay, it doesn’t matter” he shook his head. “I woke you up…” she protested. "I was up anyway” he lied. She crept out of his lap and moved to lay down on the air mattress. “I’m sorry” she murmured again. “I already told you that you don’t have to apologize” he laid down next to her and closed his eyes. “John? John?” Aggie shook him gently. “Yes?” he opened his eyes slowly, and was caught off guard to find Scarlet sitting on his chest with her face inches from his. “I’m hungry” she stated. “The kitchen’s downstairs, go make yourself breakfast or something” he groaned. She put her elbows on his chest, causing her to bend over slightly so they were almost at eye level. “Come with me, please?” “Alright fine,” he pushed her off him and rolled onto the ground. He walked down the stairs, and once he got to the bottom Aggie jumped on his back. “What the—?!” “Carry me” she smiled, wrapping her arms around his neck. |