Its been six years since I saw that boy. I am 10 years old now, and I help around the house, too! I clean dishes, now the lawn, and I even make a lil bit of money from helping others! But, when it is the end of the day I get at least five dollars, and give it to my adopted mom.
She is still single so, I try to help. She works night shifts, and sleeps during the daytime. We live in a little apartment with very little money. But, at least we are able to keep ourselves warm at night.
Most of the time I give her my blankets because she is always shaking. We don't have a heater or ac in the apartment because we aren't able to pay for it.
Her room has her bed in a corner and her desk is next to the bed with a shelf at the end of her bed with blue walls. The floor is mainly carpet and it isn't all that clean but, we try our best.
My room is white with a bed in it and no carpet just wood planks for the floor. There is also a painting or two in the room. But, other than that I'm just grateful that we have somewhere to live, and I love her.
At night, I try to sleep but I keep hearing a voice every night. But, i know it isn't my mom because she is at work. So, I get up and go explore the house. No one was there so, I just went back to bed, and finally was able to sleep. But, it haunted me everyday in my head.
In my nightmare, its just repeating every time, and I try telling it to "stop repeatedly doing the same thing! "
It didn't work but, my nightmare froze like as if I scared it or something. At this point I knew it was a ghost but, I didn't know if it was a she or a he. It got quiet like as if it was thinking on what to say. But, I knew that it was a he somehow, somewhere in my heart I knew who it was. I just didn't know the name. I then ask him "who are you and why are u doing this?"
I found myself awake the very next day, confused wishing I knew what happened. But, when I woke up my mom was worried about me crying and held my head to her chest whispering "oh god, I'm glad you are ok..."
"Momma what happened? Why are you crying?" Wiping her tears.
"You started screaming and I came rushing in here trying to wake you up" puting my hair behind my ears.
But, then I realized when I looked down we were sinking. I wasn't awake she was a distraction to try and drown my in my own dream! I push her away and pull myself out of what seemed like concrete.
I run until I ran out of breath screaming "help someone help!" I ran into my mom again but it wasn't her. "Where are you going sweetie? Come hug mom" her eyes red as blood spilling out.
Her voice sounded like she was screaming saying those words. Coming after me, her arms out ready to hug me. I run the other way, away from her! But, what seemed like miles was only a few steps. She gradually got closer, "sweetie come give me a hug!"
Then out of nowhere she surrounded me! "There's nowhere to run sweetie," said the mom.
I woke up making sure I was alive but, it was still night time and it was 2am in the morning. She wasn't home yet but "why was I dreaming of her almost killing me?" Whispering to myself.
I wasn't able to go to sleep, my big blue eyes wide open scared to death in both ways. " I have the first day of school tomorrow hopefully it won't go to bad..."