Chapter 5: Chapter 4 "Dirty Deeds"
"Red smoke man?" I asked a little shocked at the new information.
"Yes the red smoke man that hurt my mommy", he explained.
"Yes Nate, I can make the red smoke man go away. It'll be like you never saw him", I promised.
"How", he enquired while approaching me with the cutest confused expression on his face.
"I can make all the bad memories go away so you won't be afraid to sleep anymore".
"Like the sand man?" he asked a little more enthusiastic now.
"Kind of ", I answered feeling a little awkward, I was being compared to the Sand Man. I was more like a taker of bad memories and emotions not a bringer of sweet dreams.
"Ok let's do it! What do I have to do Ms. Jane?"
"Let's just take a seat first; can I hold your hand?"
He nodded and took my hand and led me to his bed, where we sat down.
"Now Nate I need you to focus and try to remember what happened that day from start to end", I instructed.
His lower lip started to tremble and I gently patted his head to comfort him.
"It's going to be ok, I'm here to help and so are everyone else", I reassured "So don't be afraid, just look at me take a deep breath in and out", I instructed and seemed to become a bit more relaxed.
"I need to touch your face Nathan would that be ok?"
He nodded and I placed my hand at either sides of his chubby little face.
"Now I'm gonna need you to close your eyes sweetheart and remember".
His eyes widen with fear.
"B-bbut what if I see him again?" He asked.
"Don't worry Nate just focus on the warmth of my hands and know that I'm right here he can't hurt you", I reassured.
"Ok", he said shakily and closed his eyes. I did the same and searched his mind; I then saw it the memory enveloped in thick red fog.
I felt like I was suffocating the closer I got to it. Then I called it towards me and started to consume the memory.
I'm looking from Nathan's point of view. His mom is tickling him and smiling at him lovingly while he was laughing. An overwhelming spur of happiness filled me and I started to laugh as well.
"Mom stop", he squealed.
"Na ha once the tickle monster starts she can't be stopped", Mom Laughed.
I mean his mom laughed, what's going on? Am I consuming this memory or was it consuming me? Then I heard a knock at the door, mom got up to answer the door as Mr. James was nowhere to be seen. I can hear mom talking to someone... a man. The man starts shouting and now mom is shouting.
I feel nervous now. What's happening? Mom comes back to the living room and walks over to me and hands me my teddy.
"You stay here and play with Struffy for a little while sweetheart mommy has some business to take care of", she says and placed a kiss on my forehead then leads the 3 men to daddy's office.
One of the men looked over at me and waved. They were all dressed in black suits. I waved back at him as he seemed friendly then he smiled and I saw four gold teeth in the top row of his mouth. I giggled.
The other man next to him had a scar over his right eye said something to him which caused him to stop smiling. There was another man in front of them, I couldn't see his face but he was big and muscular. Then they entered daddy's office and mommy shut the door behind them.
I was curious and I wanted to see the big man's face so I used the secret tunnel entrance behind the broom closet which lead to thr closet of my father's office. Only me and dad knew about it. I then entered daddy's office closet. I still couldn't see the big man face but I didn't want to draw any attention so I stayed still and listened.
"Look Cathy, we all know how you and your husband keep your big mansions and fancy dinner parties".
"By working hard", my mother answered.
"Horse shit! We know about the trafficking", the big man retorted.
My mother's eyes widen.
"Don't worry Cat we aren't here to bust you or anything. It's just come to my attention that your last shipment a certain merchandise of yours actually belongs to my employer".
"Tough luck but my husband has already gone off with the recent shipment two days ago", she scoffed.
"Miss LaGrange I implore you to get in contact with your husband and have him return what belongs to my employer or their will be consequences", the big man threatened.
"Look I already told you he's not here and I will not be disturbing my husband. What makes this little whore any different from the others?"
What? Were the LaGrange's human traffickers?
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