She Accepted Divorce, He Panicked by Nyx Rai

194 Dream Or Memory

Scarlett's POV

My belly is empty. The first thing I feel when my mind wakes up, is the horrifying emptiness. Not just my belly. My whole body is emptied by the long, dark dream that trapped me.

Sebastian was in it. So was Ava, Jack Fuller, Anna Fuller, Damian Vanderbilt... They tangled into the shadow that wrapped me up so tightly that I couldn't breath. But I couldn't die in my dream, so I could only suffocate over and over, like buried alive in my coffin, watching my life passing by in front of my eyes. Literally. In my dream I wasn't Scarlett, I was a specter watching the little Scarlett suffering through all the lies, the harm, the pain, and blood, all the way till the kid lured her into the dark woods, passing that, and then the crashed car. It wasn't a dream. It was all real. It was my memory. I couldn't remember anything from the car crash, but I did witness it. And in this deep dream, I saw my own memory. I keep my eyes closed, trying to savor the dream that's fading fast. Effort in vain.

All I could grab on was a pair of purple eyes. They weren't mine. They are the most beautiful thing I have ever seen in this world.

They belong to my mom. I just know.

If only I could be with her by now. I have nothing left to live for.

""She's awake!"

Someone shouts. Their voice is really loud, ringing in my head, and giving me a headache. I frown, waving my hand to chase them away. But they won't leave.

"Her finger! Her finger moved!"

"Shut up! Of course she could move! She isn't dead! She's just sedated!"

mind and I cannot bear it. I wish I could wake up to the day lost in those woods, and stay lost there, so all the pain that followed wouldn't be there. I wish I didn't wake

this. I don't want to wake up to

ever

head, I have to open my eyes. I blink. Even before my

stands right by my head, behind her is Adrian with his eyebrows twisted in worry. Beside him is Damian Vanderbilt, towering over Lilith who is stretching her neck for a look at me. On my other

Aurora bends to me as the bed under me rising slowly. Her gentle, soft voice soothing

cute face appears on her shoulder, looking at me with tears

it's these two. But they are not happy. They seem relieved at my waking up,

I could barely find my voice when I opened my mouth, but I managed the

question silences Aurora and

comes up

in

the stairs with a cut

What happened?

eyes in her direction. How dare she stand there as if innocent?! She intruded

She killed my baby!

at her, almost wishing I could throw my arm in her face, "It was you! You sneaked into our house and you pushed me down the stairs!" "What?" Ava gasps as if scared, turning for

down! You still have a needle in your hand!" Sebastian urges,

shouting at the top of my lungs: "You let her in! You gave her access to MY home!! You murdered our

even dodging. The cup hit him in the head, breaking into pieces.