Sweet Dreams
I had been sleeping over at Steven’s house. It was the middle of the night. I woke to the sound of a lamp falling against the pull out couch. I sat up in a start, my body was stiff and it hurt from lying on the uncomfortable mattress. I covered my body with my blanket shuttering at the cold air conditioning. I peered into the darkness my eyes fully adjusted to the darkness. A figure hovered at the edge of my bed the only feature of his face I could make out was the scowl on his face.
“Rachel,” the voice echoed angrily. The lips of the figure barely moved when he spoke muffling his voice to a low hiss. I scooted backwards with a whimper recognizing the angry voice.
“Idol,” I whispered my voice trembling. The figure smirked as he crawled over the bed towards me. I let out a high pitched squeak knowing it would be muffled by Aunt Debbie’s snoring. He crawled over my curled forming pushing me back against the pillows.
“Steven,” I whined covering my face as he pushed me back against the pillows.
“I told you to break up with him. You knew what would happen if you didn’t, you should fear my wrath little girl,” He hissed into my ear. I whimpered again.
“I do fear your wrath old king,” I whimpered as he removed my hands from my face clasping a hand around my neck. I sputtered and choked as he closed his hand around my neck with an iron grip.
“Shh, shh, Shh,” he whispered as I let out a cry with a cracking voice trying to gasp for breath but with no avail. I struggled beneath him clawing at his hand trying to fight to stay conscious.
“Rachel,” A sleepy Tana called from the other room approaching the room I slept in. “Are you okay? I keep hearing a whimpering sound coming from your room,” She walked into the room and froze her eyes locking on Idol’s form onto of me, her ears listening to the sounds of my gasping for breath and my soft muffled whimpers.
“Back away slowly little girl and I won’t kill you,” Idol hissed in his demonic fey voice. Tana covered her mouth backing away, she ran down the stairs to where the boys were sleeping.
“Matthew!” She cried sobbing. Idol turned his attention back to me and he tightened his grip around my neck. I let out a cry of pain and I began to struggle harder under him. My lack of oxygen was causing my vision to blur and spot like someone was dropping ink on the photograph that was my vision.
“She won’t be back for a little while plenty of time to punish you,” He laughed evilly causing me to shrink back. “No what are we going to do first thing tomorrow morning,” He demanded loosening his grip around my throat letting me breath shortly waiting for my answer.
“Kicking your ass,” I said swinging a fist at him weakly. He scowled and tightened his grip around my neck.
“Ah, Ah, Ah, that’s no way to talk to the person who so kindly is giving you a choice to live or die,” He laughed angrily looking at me his black eyes boring a hole through my body.
“I would rather die then give up Steven,” I spit out gasping for breath as he tightened his grip. He lifted his hand momentarily letting go of my neck before bringing his hand down hair across my cheek. The slap echoed through the room because Aunt Debbie’s snores had ceased.
“What was that sound?” Her angry voice echoed. I felt tears spring to my eyes at the sharp pain of the slap. I could hear her walking towards the room as Steven, Mike and Matthew bounded up the stairs nearly running into her as they rushed into the room. Idol stood dragging me off the bed to the floor by my hair. I cried out. Aunt Debbie gasped covering her mouth staring into the room at Idol.
“Let her go!” Aunt Debbie and the boys shouted. Idol pulled me to my feet by my neck his eyes boring into the back of my head. The house down stairs awoke the sound of Steven’s Nana shouting from the stairs.
“What is going on up there?” She demanded. Steven rolled his eyes taking a step into the room. Idol closed his hand around my throat again and waved a finger at Steven.
“Ah, Ah, Ah,” He said laughing. “Step closer and she will suffocate,” He sang with a demonic laugh that echoed through the house. Steven’s parents were the next to come up the stairs they gasped and stared at me and Idol. I cried silently ashamed that they had to be put in such a position. I was causing them so much trouble. Idol slammed me against the wall and my elbow slammed into my rib cage causing me to lose the last breath I had. “Remember my directions Rachel,” He hissed. “This is easily stopped if you do what you are told.” He said laughing his fingers loosening around my neck. He let me drop to the floor before he disappeared leaving his human guise behind. I lay on the floor gasping for breath and sobbing. Steven ran over past the invisible Idol and wrapped his arms around me pulling me off the floor into his lap. He petted my hair as I sobbed into his chest.
“I’m sorry,” I cried, “I didn’t know he would be so desperate and would show up and ruin our night, I’m sorry,” I cried moving to look at him. His eyes were pained.
“Oh sweet heart,” Pam’s voice whispered.
“Are you okay,” Dave asked. I nodded.
“I’ll be fine,” I murmured. Steven tightened his hug around me.
“Well everyone back to bed,” Aunt Debbie said walking towards her room.
“But what was he, he just disappeared like a ghost,” Pam whispered looking at Dave worried.
“Fey,” I murmured. Idol glared from his invisible state before disappearing past the others and down the stairs.
“Fey?” Pam questioned.
“Fairies dark fairies,” I explained weakly. “Tomorrow I’ll explain more,” I whispered. I dropped my head against Steven’s chest my eyes falling closed as I lost consciousness.