Things That Go Boom in the Night
Family's New Shrink Ray
chapter 76
by
copier
· original author:
pats2015
Silence. The room was quiet besides the electric static of the television. Nicole awoke in a cold sweat. She ripped her mom's robe off before tossing it on the floor unable to look at it and be reminded of the terrible sight of her giant mom in her nightmare. As she tried to regain her breath she felt the bed room begin to shake. The sounds grew louder and louder. The tv crashed from off the wall and onto the ground in a hail of sparks. Her bowl of mac & cheese rolled off the night stand and shattered on the ground. Nicole was screaming now, crying out for help.
"Derek! Lisa!" They were still back at the motel. Miles away. Sleeping soundly in their beds.
"Daddy!" Steve was asleep wrapped in Beth's warm embrace unaware of the terror his youngest child felt.
"Mommy!" Nicole screamed at the top of her lungs. Enough for anyone left in the neighborhood to hear.
As if by magic at that moment the tremors stopped. Everything was silent again just like after her nightmare.
Right as Nicole was lured into believe everything was going to be okay cracks began to form on the walls. Family photos hung with care fell to the ground like nothing. When the walls began to crumble Nicole rolled off the bed, falling hard onto the ground. She ignored the cuts on her arms and legs from the broken glass and she crawled under the bed where she hoped she'd be safe. For the young girl it felt like a continuation of her nightmare. Her never ending nightmare.
As she heard the walls begin to tear away Nicole looked to the floor and laying flat next to the bed was last picture they had taken as a family. She snagged it and stared longingly at the happy faces in the photograph before hugging it and whispering to herself that it would all be okay. She only stopped her chanting when she heard something coming from above her above. It sounded like a female voice singing a lullaby.
"Hush, little baby, don't say a word, Mama's gonna buy you a mockingbird."
"Derek! Lisa!" They were still back at the motel. Miles away. Sleeping soundly in their beds.
"Daddy!" Steve was asleep wrapped in Beth's warm embrace unaware of the terror his youngest child felt.
"Mommy!" Nicole screamed at the top of her lungs. Enough for anyone left in the neighborhood to hear.
As if by magic at that moment the tremors stopped. Everything was silent again just like after her nightmare.
Right as Nicole was lured into believe everything was going to be okay cracks began to form on the walls. Family photos hung with care fell to the ground like nothing. When the walls began to crumble Nicole rolled off the bed, falling hard onto the ground. She ignored the cuts on her arms and legs from the broken glass and she crawled under the bed where she hoped she'd be safe. For the young girl it felt like a continuation of her nightmare. Her never ending nightmare.
As she heard the walls begin to tear away Nicole looked to the floor and laying flat next to the bed was last picture they had taken as a family. She snagged it and stared longingly at the happy faces in the photograph before hugging it and whispering to herself that it would all be okay. She only stopped her chanting when she heard something coming from above her above. It sounded like a female voice singing a lullaby.
"Hush, little baby, don't say a word, Mama's gonna buy you a mockingbird."
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November 12
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