章節 5: Monsters in the closet
[ 5 years old ]
As the nightmares increased, so did the monsters I saw while awake. I wanted to think they were not real, that they were a product of my tired mind, but something in me didn't allow me to fully believe that. Not only were they incredibly detailed, they were also monsters that, despite me seeing or reading about before, had at one point been real, at least according to the myths and legends Jasmine read me.
"What do you want to do today, Christina?" asked Jasmine, the woman who worked in the house.
"I don't know." I reply while looking out the window of the apartment. It had been around an hour since I arrived from school and Jasmine had finished cleaning and making dinner, so she had time to take care of me now.
"Well I guess you must be tired of watching tv, so do you want me to read you something?" she asked while coming in my direction and caressing my hair.
"Yes..." I say.
"What do you want me to read about?" she asks while going through the small shelf of books we have in the apartment. Mom isn't a big reader and I have dyslexia so yeah, books aren't all that important here. "I can read you again about the monsters of legends... though I still don't understand why your mother bought soothing scary like this." she said while browsing through the books.
"She says that seeing them in a book will make me understand they don't exist." I reply while thinking about which book I want to read about this time.
"Sigh, get in here Chris." she said while opening her arms for a hug.
As I make my way to her and hug her back, my eyelids start feeling heavy and a yawn escapes my mouth. I can't help but feel warm, the type of warmth I haven't felt since my past lif-.
Opening my eyes, I find myself in my bed with the feeling that a long time has passed. Looking around it is obvious it is still night, which means that this may be a nightmare...
*Rustle*
A noise coming from the closet draws my attention, making me look at it with wariness. Through the openings of the closet, I see two sharp glowing eyes open and look at me.
"It is not real, it is not real, it is not real..." I start muttering over and over again, while my eyes remain glued to the figure in the closet. Come on, I can't get defeated by this... I have a past li-
*Baam!*
With a loud sound the doors of the closet crash while being opened with great strength, and from the darkness of the now open closet a wolf made out of shadows jumps, launching itself in my direction.
"AHHHHH!" I wake up screaming, drops of sweat flowing down my neck. Looking around I see it is still night, the closet is closed and no monsters are in the room.
"Sigh, what can I do..." I say while slightly gritting my teeth.
As I keep trying to think about a solution that doesn't involve calling my mom or crying, the closet door begins to slowly slide over. Slowly moving my gaze in the closet's direction I see a pair of glowing eyes staring at be from between the clothes. Damn I wish there was something to help me within my memories from my past l-.
*Roooaaaaar!*
A giant wolf-shaped shadow throws itself in my direction from out of the closet.
"AHHHHH!"
[ 6 years old ]
"I already said I had to go on a trip for work that will last a week! You will be staying here with Jasmine okey?!" screamed my mother while making her luggage.
"But I don't want to! Jasmine has been acting weird lately and it is freaking me out!" I scream back. For the past year my relationship with my mom worsened. It all started when Jasmine took a week off work, after returning she was... different, colder. Jasmine was the pilar that held my sanity together, she read to me and taught me how to cook, she helped me clean my messes and didn't tell mom when she caught building dangerous things, but after taking that week long vacation, she changed.
"There is nothing wrong with Jasmine!" exclaimed my mother while closing the suitcase. "It is all in your mind! Just like those monsters you keep screaming about, when are you gonna grow up?!"
It felt really bad having your only family member look at you like you are crazy, knowing that the only thought going through her head is how troublesome having a daughter is, I think it was not like this in my pas-
"Now go and get dressed for school! Or do you think you will skip classes just because I am leaving? Ughh to be honest I don't care! Do whatever you want, just stop your nonsense already!" continued my mother while grabbing her suitcase and leaving the room.
"Hey! Wait, I am serious when I say Jas-" I try to continue, but once again she interrupts me.
"Agghhh enough! My driver is already here, so do me a favour and behave just for a week!" she says while pulling my ear.
After saying that she left, leaving me alone at home to wait for Jasmine, who should arrive in around fifteen minutes.
While waiting for Jasmine to arrive, I can't help but think of my father... for some reason he has been in my mind more and more as time goes on, but lately I just want to know why he left, maybe if he hadn't I would be able to have a happy family, just like in my pa-
*Ding Dong*
As soon as the bell of the apartment rings I gulp. It has been harder and harder to stay next to Jasmine since whenever we are together I feel all my indicts telling me to run away.
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