Remembering Yesterday

“Mom, stop it! Andy found me and brought me home!” Mr. Parker took her phone out and started to dial a number. Zoey pushed passed her mom, “Andy please go.” Andy shook his head, “I’m not running away. I did nothing wrong.” Mr. Parker laughed as she put her phone to her ear. “Yes, officer?” Zoey tried to take the phone away from her mom. “You can’t do this to! You’ve already ruined my life, don’t ruin Andy’s!” Mr. Parker pushed her daughter causing her to fall. Andy ran into the house and helped Zoey sit up. “Are you okay?” Zoey winced and grabbed her left wrist. “I think so.” Mr. Parker stared at Andy, “Look at what you’ve done!” Andy laughed, “You’re the one who pushed her!” “I wouldn’t have done so if it weren’t for you! You’re music, it’s influenced her to do the things she’s done!” “Mom, stop it! Everything I do is someone’s fault, I make my own decisions and the music I listen to has nothing to do with that.” Mrs. Parker grabbed her daughter’s shoulder making her stand up. “I want you to go to your room right now!” Andy grabbed Zoey and pulled her towards him, “No you’re not taking her!” Mrs. Parker stared at Andy, “I won’t ever let her get near you again. You’re a bad influence, a monster, do you hear me!?” Andy’s eyes widened. Mrs. Parker looked at him. “Dave! Dave!!” Mr. Parker ran downstairs and caught his daughter as his wife pushed her towards him. He looked at the boy in front of him and his eyes widened. “Tammy…” “Shut up! Take her to her room!” Mrs. Parker pushed Andy out the door. “I won’t send you to jail, but I want you out of the country in an hour do you hear me!?” Andy stared at her furiously. Two police cars raced into the street and stopped in front of her house. Two police officers ran out of and grabbed Andy. Mr. Parker looked at them, “I want you to take him to where his car or whatever he used to get here is and I want you to escort him to the border line of the next state. I don’t want him in this state unless I say so do you understand? Andy tried to get away from the grip of the officers. “You can’t do this! She’s-” “She’s my daughter do you understand!? She’s mine and I’m not going to let you take her away from me!” Andy was pushed inside the cop car, “She has to know the truth!” Mrs. Parker turned her back to him as the car door closed and she slammed her door shut.
Zoey wasn’t sure when she fell asleep but all she knew was that she was dreaming again. It was just where she had left off. She saw that the man with the IT mask didn’t have a gun. She saw everyone’s gaze was towards the door. She followed the gazes to the door and gasped. Mrs. Parker stood at the door a gun in her hand. “You can’t ever do anything right Dave! I always have to come and help you. I told you to bring the gun!” Zoey’s mom grabbed Kathie and gave her husband the gun. “Finish the job, quick before the police get here.” Mr. Parker took the mask off and looked at his wife fear in his eyes. Mrs. Parker stared at him, “Do it, unless you want me to kill you too.” Mr. Parker grabbed Kathie’s mom and took her down the hallway. “No! Give her to me!” Mrs. Parker laughed, “I can’t do that Amy. I told you I’d get back at you. That’s what you get for messing with me!” “Kill me Tammy, but don’t do anything to my Kathie!” “Oh don’t worry. I won’t do anything to my sweet daughter.” Amy looked at her old best friend. “No, she’s mine do you hear me!” Mrs. Parker laughed, “No, she’s mine. She’s the daughter Taylor and I never had.” She looked at Amy’s husband’s lifeless body. “I’m sorry Taylor, but you choose me over her when we lost out sweat little baby girl.” Amy screamed as she tried to get away from Mr. Parker’s grasp. “Finish her now!” Mr. Parker aimed the gun at Amy. Amy looked at him choking on her tears. “Dave, you were such a nice guy in school. Why, why would you do this?” Mr. Parker opened his mouth to say something but his wife interrupted. “Kill her!” Mr. Parker closed his eyes as he pulled the trigger.
Zoey woke up breathing heavily. This had to be a dream, a nightmare! She shook her head as she tried to untangle herself from her bed sheets. She was covered in sweat and felt like she was hyperventilating. She fell off her bed managing to free herself form her sheets and stumbled to her door. She felt hot tears running down her face. What had her mom and dad done to Kathie’s parents? Was it really a dream or was it real, was Kathie trying to tell her that her parents were murders? She shook her head and gasped as she remembered the dress and the wig she had found in the attic. That dress had clearly been Kathie’s and the wig was the color of Amy’s hair. But what had they done with Kathie? Zoey walked downstairs trying to calm herself. She needed some air so she could think a bit more clearly. She stopped dead on her tracks as she saw the kitchen light was one.
“Mo-” She stopped as she heard her mom’s voice coming from the kitchen. “I want her in England first thing tomorrow morning.” “You know we can’t do that Tammy, we don’t even have her passport.” “You have a lot of friends, do what you can. But I want her passport by tomorrow and I want her to leave as soon as possible.” “I know that what she did was wrong, running off like that, but at least let her finish the school year.” Zoey jumped up startled as she heard a loud noise. Mrs. Parker stared at her husband as she slammed her fist on the table. “Do you have any idea who that Andy kid is!?” Mr. Parker looked at his wife confused. “Those icy blue eyes, that stupid smile, I didn’t recognize him sooner because he dyed his hair. Andy Biersack is Dennis! That stupid little brat recognized me!” Mr. Parker quickly stood up dropping the chair he was sitting on. “Did he-” “No, I’m sure he hasn’t told her anything….yet. Now do you understand why I want her out of this house!?” “I’ll call my friend right away…” “Wait! What about this James, what did George say?” “James will no longer be a problem by tomorrow morning.” “And it’s going to look like he killed himself…right?” Mr. Parker nodded. “Good. Dave, one more thing.” Mr. Parker looked at his wife confused. “When George calls you to confirm that James is dead, I want you tell him he has another job to do.” Mr. Parker shook his head, “No Tammy, you can’t!” “I can and I will. No one is going to take Zoey away from me.” “But-him coming to Illinois and you wanting to arrest him will be all over the news by tomorrow!” Mrs. Parker walked to her husband frowning, “You’re right. It would be too suspicious. Ok, well first we have to worry about Zoey. I want her out of this country by the end of the week the end of the month at the latest. Then we’ll worry about him. Once everything dies down I’ll be sure to kill Andy Biersack with my own hands.”

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