His Nanny Mate By Eve Above Story

Moana

I let out a yelp. I jolted, and then everything stopped. The rain, the wind, the grass… All of it turned back into the still, calm air of my bedroom. Michael’s hand no longer gripped my wrist, and the golden glint of the knife in his hand turned into the soft amber glow of the lamp on my bedside table.

“Moana?” Dr. Rhodes said, sounding concerned. “Are you there?”

I quickly sat up and rubbed my eyes. “Y-Yes,” I replied. “I’m okay. It’s just…”

“What is it?”

I shook my head. “Nothing,” I lied. “Dr. Rhodes… Will you be available to try again tomorrow?”

The therapist paused, then cleared his throat. “Sure. You can call me anytime if you want to try again, or even if you just need to talk. Are you sure you’re okay, though?”

“I’m fine,” I lied again, even though my hands were shaking. “Thanks, Dr. Rhodes. I’ll call you tomorrow.”

…

I didn’t sleep very much at all for the rest of the night. I was too nervous to try to sleep in case I sleepwalked again or had another vision, but at the same time I also couldn’t stop thinking about the vision I had during hypnosis.

different than my other visions. But this time, something just felt… off. It almost felt as though there was something else in the mist behind Michael, another presence. Was there

a couple hours of sleep and awoke to the smell of bacon rising up through the house. I was hungry, and my

I walked into the dining room, Edrick and Ella were sitting at the table while

Selina said when she saw me. “Sit down. I

and instantly felt a little sheepish beneath his gaze. He looked at me with a stony stare in his eyes, but there was also something soft and apologetic behind it. Instantly, I started to wonder if I was too mean when

leaning her cheek into her hand, and

school,” she

gently. “You wouldn’t be at school

looking down at his newspaper, as he usually did during breakfast time, and she took the

tongue back in your

widened at the fact that her father had seen her stick her tongue out without looking at

she whined. “I won’t be able to go to school

sighed and folded up his newspaper calmly, then set it down on the table and picked up his cup of coffee. “If you keep having an attitude, you wouldn’t be able to go back to school even if we were in the city,” he said, to which Ella scowled. “Besides…” He gestured toward the set

“I guess,” she moaned. “But I still

not always about what you

opened my mouth to say something, because I felt as though it was unfair for him to snap at her when he was the one who dragged her away from home to begin with, but

set his coffee cup down. “That wasn’t very

heard Selina whisper as she walked away. Edrick glanced up at her, but said nothing. His eyes then wandered over to me, and his gaze locked on mine for the longest

he had overheard my conversation with Dr. Rhodes the night before. If he hadn’t heard it, I almost wondered if I should say something to

with anxiety beneath the table, and I busied my hands with buttering my toast. It was also a way for me

school,” she

chided gently. “You wouldn’t be at school

Ella said with a sigh, breaking the silence. “I’m sorry too,

her years. Sometimes I really did