Nicola Chapters 1&2
-Chapter One
Nicola looked out the window of her small one story home.She saw a
field of butteflies,flowers,and blue sky....She also saw a place very
far away from her own home. She moved over and sat on the bed. Her
room seemed bigger and much warmer suddenly. She smiled a little and
reached up to touch her cheek. Though her illusions fell away as soon
as her bedroom door burst open and the scent of heavily mixed drinks
filled her nose.
The man glared at the girl before grunting and moving over towards
her. "Usin that strange powa' o' yer's again girl?"She knew he hated
her illusions.Smirking a bit the man leaned down into her face and
suddenly belched out before gruinning widley."Why don't you yse that
powa o' yer's to make yer body pretty?"
She knew what was about to happend..it happend everynight really. He
would get drunk every night and always treated her this way. But as he
moved closer she could feel herself slipping away from him. She awoke
feeling oddly refreshed even though the nightmare still haunted her.
"Who was that man?"At the sound of her voice a form at her side rolled
over and looked up at her with a light groan.
The boy's short blond hair,softly paled skin, and bright green eyes
were a startling contrast to Nicola's own features. She had long brown
hair, darkly tanned skin, and deep brown eyes. Nicola was twenty six
and the boy besides her was her thirteen year old brother. He had been
born two months after the Tilnt family adopted Nicola,and did not know
she was adopted,not even now.
She reached down and trailed her fingers through his short blond
hair. He covered his mouth and yawned before snuggling up to her. "I
heared you screaming in your sleep again...So I came in too sleep by
you until you came down Sis.."Dominick watched her for a momen't..but
sighed at a familair look of confusion crossed Nicola's face. Shaking
his head he stood and made his way out to go to his own room. As he
walked out Nicola layed down and hugged onto her pillow falling
asleep.
-chapter two
Humming softly Nicola arranged the flowers that sat on the center of
the table with a little sigh. Dominik walked inside from having just
finished chopping some wood. The two of them lived just outside of
town in the small woods near it. Nicola worked weekends in a small
flower shop and weekdays in a small cafe. She also spent her time at
home homeschooling Dominik.
He sighed and went to the living room sitting the firewood by the
fireplace and walked back to the kitchen. Smiling to his sister he
slipped his arms around her shoulders to watch her arranging the
flowers. Looking back over her shoulder to him she sighed a little.
"Go wash your hands Domi..Lunch is almost done."
Shrugging he walked over to the sink to scrub his hands. After which
he slumped over to the table and sat down looking up to his older
sister. She walked over and gathered two plates from the cabinets.
When she returned to the table the plates had Mac$cheese on them, a
ham sandwhicch for him and a peanutbutter and jelly for her. She
grabbed an apple from the fruit bowl on rthe table smiling a bit as
she started to eat.
They began to eat in a leisurely type of way. After all it was
Nicola's day off, Monday, Why rush through it? Almost as soon as they
had finished their meal a knock came from the door a few feet away
from the table. Standing she made her way over to the door and opened
it. An older man stood there. His hair was starting to turn grey,and
his skin seemed to be scarred from burns in mnty places...but through
all this Nicola recognized him as the man from her dream that morning.
Her eyes watched the man as he stared from Nicola to Dominik still
sitting at the table. "Git yerself a lad eh girl?" His eyes returned
to Nicola coldly. She shuddered and stepped away. The cold look turned
into a vicous smirk as Nicola heared her little brother screaming in
pain.She turned around to see Domink bursting into flames. An unatural
burning flame as if in fast motion the by began to burn and melt as
his screams and howels of pain echoed in the house. Skin turning to
ash and the foul smell of burnt hair and charred flesh filled the
house.
Nicola sat up inj bed as the man's cruel cold laughter rang in her
ears. It took her a few minutes to realizr Dominik was alive and
shaking her shoulders."Whats wrong Domi?.."
"you passed out after you answered the door for that delivery man."
"I...got a package?"
"Yeah..its on the kitchen table.."
She stood up and walked out to the kitchen. Looking down to the brown
paper package she shuddered before picking it up. Opening it she found
a few pictures of herself as a much younger girl. She was standing
agaisnt a wall from the house in her dream. She was nude,looked klike
she had just been beat,and bloody. Staring at the picures in her hand
until dropping them into the box. She shuddered abd turned around
before stomping back up to her room where her confused brother still
stood. Taking a deep breath before trying to speak she found it didn't
help to calm down. "Who was it?"
"Who was what?"
"The guy rhat dropped off the packages."Her voice was flat. Rather annoyed.
"He didn't have a name tag..and theres no return adress for the
package..I checked."
Sighing deeply she simply shook her head and sat on her bed. He sat
besides her and gently rubbed her back confused beyond words."Nikki?"
"Don't ask Domi." This was the first time she had ever refused to tell
him somthing. He sighed and pulled her into his arms holding her
tightly. Falling agaisnt his chest she hugged onto him tightly closing
her eyes befopre slipping off to sleep again.
Nicola looked out the window of her small one story home.She saw a
field of butteflies,flowers,and blue sky....She also saw a place very
far away from her own home. She moved over and sat on the bed. Her
room seemed bigger and much warmer suddenly. She smiled a little and
reached up to touch her cheek. Though her illusions fell away as soon
as her bedroom door burst open and the scent of heavily mixed drinks
filled her nose.
The man glared at the girl before grunting and moving over towards
her. "Usin that strange powa' o' yer's again girl?"She knew he hated
her illusions.Smirking a bit the man leaned down into her face and
suddenly belched out before gruinning widley."Why don't you yse that
powa o' yer's to make yer body pretty?"
She knew what was about to happend..it happend everynight really. He
would get drunk every night and always treated her this way. But as he
moved closer she could feel herself slipping away from him. She awoke
feeling oddly refreshed even though the nightmare still haunted her.
"Who was that man?"At the sound of her voice a form at her side rolled
over and looked up at her with a light groan.
The boy's short blond hair,softly paled skin, and bright green eyes
were a startling contrast to Nicola's own features. She had long brown
hair, darkly tanned skin, and deep brown eyes. Nicola was twenty six
and the boy besides her was her thirteen year old brother. He had been
born two months after the Tilnt family adopted Nicola,and did not know
she was adopted,not even now.
She reached down and trailed her fingers through his short blond
hair. He covered his mouth and yawned before snuggling up to her. "I
heared you screaming in your sleep again...So I came in too sleep by
you until you came down Sis.."Dominick watched her for a momen't..but
sighed at a familair look of confusion crossed Nicola's face. Shaking
his head he stood and made his way out to go to his own room. As he
walked out Nicola layed down and hugged onto her pillow falling
asleep.
-chapter two
Humming softly Nicola arranged the flowers that sat on the center of
the table with a little sigh. Dominik walked inside from having just
finished chopping some wood. The two of them lived just outside of
town in the small woods near it. Nicola worked weekends in a small
flower shop and weekdays in a small cafe. She also spent her time at
home homeschooling Dominik.
He sighed and went to the living room sitting the firewood by the
fireplace and walked back to the kitchen. Smiling to his sister he
slipped his arms around her shoulders to watch her arranging the
flowers. Looking back over her shoulder to him she sighed a little.
"Go wash your hands Domi..Lunch is almost done."
Shrugging he walked over to the sink to scrub his hands. After which
he slumped over to the table and sat down looking up to his older
sister. She walked over and gathered two plates from the cabinets.
When she returned to the table the plates had Mac$cheese on them, a
ham sandwhicch for him and a peanutbutter and jelly for her. She
grabbed an apple from the fruit bowl on rthe table smiling a bit as
she started to eat.
They began to eat in a leisurely type of way. After all it was
Nicola's day off, Monday, Why rush through it? Almost as soon as they
had finished their meal a knock came from the door a few feet away
from the table. Standing she made her way over to the door and opened
it. An older man stood there. His hair was starting to turn grey,and
his skin seemed to be scarred from burns in mnty places...but through
all this Nicola recognized him as the man from her dream that morning.
Her eyes watched the man as he stared from Nicola to Dominik still
sitting at the table. "Git yerself a lad eh girl?" His eyes returned
to Nicola coldly. She shuddered and stepped away. The cold look turned
into a vicous smirk as Nicola heared her little brother screaming in
pain.She turned around to see Domink bursting into flames. An unatural
burning flame as if in fast motion the by began to burn and melt as
his screams and howels of pain echoed in the house. Skin turning to
ash and the foul smell of burnt hair and charred flesh filled the
house.
Nicola sat up inj bed as the man's cruel cold laughter rang in her
ears. It took her a few minutes to realizr Dominik was alive and
shaking her shoulders."Whats wrong Domi?.."
"you passed out after you answered the door for that delivery man."
"I...got a package?"
"Yeah..its on the kitchen table.."
She stood up and walked out to the kitchen. Looking down to the brown
paper package she shuddered before picking it up. Opening it she found
a few pictures of herself as a much younger girl. She was standing
agaisnt a wall from the house in her dream. She was nude,looked klike
she had just been beat,and bloody. Staring at the picures in her hand
until dropping them into the box. She shuddered abd turned around
before stomping back up to her room where her confused brother still
stood. Taking a deep breath before trying to speak she found it didn't
help to calm down. "Who was it?"
"Who was what?"
"The guy rhat dropped off the packages."Her voice was flat. Rather annoyed.
"He didn't have a name tag..and theres no return adress for the
package..I checked."
Sighing deeply she simply shook her head and sat on her bed. He sat
besides her and gently rubbed her back confused beyond words."Nikki?"
"Don't ask Domi." This was the first time she had ever refused to tell
him somthing. He sighed and pulled her into his arms holding her
tightly. Falling agaisnt his chest she hugged onto him tightly closing
her eyes befopre slipping off to sleep again.