Stained
Family's New Shrink Ray
chapter 14
by
copier
· original author:
penslayer5
Panic immediately gripped Lisa's heart when she found a barely noticeable red stain where her little cousin Tommy once stood. Kenzie crushed him. She didn't know it but, in her haste, to greet her favorite cousin she'd accidentally stomped her older brother in paste.
Lisa had to fight hard not to vomit as Kenzie continued to go on and on in the background. It was all just supposed to be a joke. Fun and games and all that. No one was supposed to get hurt. No one was supposed to die. Tommy wasn't supposed to die because of her.
What was she going to tell her father? What was she going to tell her aunt and uncle? What was she going to tell Kenzie? Everyone would notice Tommy was missing sooner rather than later and when that happened there were going to be cops involved and an investigation.
Lisa could hear her heart beating in her ears as everything was slowly drowned out and became little more than white noise. Tommy was dead because of her. She used her dads shrink ray when she wasn't supposed to and now something happened that she couldn't undo.
When the truth came out and it would... eventually, she was dead. She couldn't fix this. This wasn't like a cut that could be patched with a band-aid or a broken arm that could be treated at the hospital. No one could just up and cure death. Death was final, permanent.
What was she supposed to do now? Did she tell the truth? Did she pretend to be ignorant of what just happened? Maybe she could run away? Sometimes you just had to run like hell from your problems. Perhaps she could set someone else up to take the fall and save herself.
Lisa's mind was a mess, and she had no idea what to do or where to go. She was so lost inside her own head that she almost didn't register Kenzie calling her name and tugging on her arm. "Hmm? Yes? What is it?"
"I was asking if you were okay." Kenzie frowned. "I was calling your name, and you wouldn't answer me."
"I'm sorry." Lisa just barely managed to get out. She put on her best fake smile which seemed to do the trick as Kenzie smiled back.
"That's okay, I get lost too sometimes. Tommy says it's because I'm an airhead, but I think he's a do-... sorry. Mommy says I'm not allowed to use that word."
Oh, that would have been so funny if the situation were so messed up. Crap, just what was she supposed to do now.
Lisa had to fight hard not to vomit as Kenzie continued to go on and on in the background. It was all just supposed to be a joke. Fun and games and all that. No one was supposed to get hurt. No one was supposed to die. Tommy wasn't supposed to die because of her.
What was she going to tell her father? What was she going to tell her aunt and uncle? What was she going to tell Kenzie? Everyone would notice Tommy was missing sooner rather than later and when that happened there were going to be cops involved and an investigation.
Lisa could hear her heart beating in her ears as everything was slowly drowned out and became little more than white noise. Tommy was dead because of her. She used her dads shrink ray when she wasn't supposed to and now something happened that she couldn't undo.
When the truth came out and it would... eventually, she was dead. She couldn't fix this. This wasn't like a cut that could be patched with a band-aid or a broken arm that could be treated at the hospital. No one could just up and cure death. Death was final, permanent.
What was she supposed to do now? Did she tell the truth? Did she pretend to be ignorant of what just happened? Maybe she could run away? Sometimes you just had to run like hell from your problems. Perhaps she could set someone else up to take the fall and save herself.
Lisa's mind was a mess, and she had no idea what to do or where to go. She was so lost inside her own head that she almost didn't register Kenzie calling her name and tugging on her arm. "Hmm? Yes? What is it?"
"I was asking if you were okay." Kenzie frowned. "I was calling your name, and you wouldn't answer me."
"I'm sorry." Lisa just barely managed to get out. She put on her best fake smile which seemed to do the trick as Kenzie smiled back.
"That's okay, I get lost too sometimes. Tommy says it's because I'm an airhead, but I think he's a do-... sorry. Mommy says I'm not allowed to use that word."
Oh, that would have been so funny if the situation were so messed up. Crap, just what was she supposed to do now.
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