Beauty and the Beast

Andy had gone with Jinxx to see Mayell, why, I was not sure. He still would not tell me what happened last night. All I knew was that his curse was gone. But how? I thought he has said that it could never be undone. I sat in the ball room, reading an old book that Andy had given to me this morning.

“Too speed up time.” He said with a smile and a small kiss.

Last night was probably the best in my life. I finally had admitted to Andy how I really felt. I poured my heart and soul out to him and the first thing on our list? Secrets. No matter how much of this book I could read I worried about him. What had actually happened. If this was a lie or a secret.

Flustered, I set the book down and watched the birds fly into the trees. Building nests, caring to their newborns. I sighed and began pacing, my heart was racing, sweat dripped down my forehead. Something was wrong. I was not aware of this feeling until I felt a cold hand lay gently on the side of my face.

It felt warm, familiar, I smiled and sighed, half thinking it was going to be Andy. I turned to see my mother. I gasped and backed away. I pulled my hands behind my back and pinched my index finger hard. When it hurt like hell I continued to back away.

“Don’t sweetie.” Her voice was distant, rough. She stretched her arm out to me. I had seen her before, even had a conversation with her before, but she looked different, she looked…mean. “I just want to protect you.” She smiled. He looked human, yet, transparent. Her dressed appeared to be under water. Her skin was pale, her eyes were empty. “Come her darling.” She smiled wider.

“Mother, I thought you had moved on?” I had no idea was I was saying.

She laughed, it was harsh, mechanical. She walked toward me and gripped my throat. “As long as you are here I will never move on.”

I woke violently. Breathing hard, on the verge of a scream. Andy sat up fast, he held my shoulders and asked what was wrong. I buried my head into his bare chest and sobbed. He hushed me and stroked my hair.

“It’s alright, honey.” He kissed the top of my head and held me closer. “What happened?” He pulled me away some and looked at me with narrowed eye brows and sad eyes.

I sniffed and wiped at my nose. “Just a bad dream.” I cuddled into his chest again and sobbed gently.

“You’re alright now, I’m here.” I gripped him tighter at those words.

“My, my mother tried to kill me to be with her.” I whimpered.

Andy sighed and squeezed me. “She would never do that to you.”

“I finally have you, it’s hard to not think of the bad things that could happen…” It was still dark outside, probably a little past midnight. The trees made shadows that I wanted to block out of sight. “Can we go back to sleep?” I asked him.

He smiled at me then kissed my lips. “Of course.”

For some reason I could not get out of my head that that dream was supposed to mean something. That I should run for dear life.

Notes

Sorry for the lack of updates. I have been on vacation. Here is a short one. Yes this is almost the end BUT i do plan on creating a part 2!