The girl smiled wanting to place her hand on Lucy's hair but Lucy moved back slightly evading her hand, the girl didn't seem offended instead she smiled more and said
"Let me sing you a song!"
"Ding...Dong..."
Swoosh!!!
Lucy's mind went blank, her head started to bang causing her a mild headache, slowly she opened her eyes
Another silence but this one felt more peaceful and familiar, unlike the others that instantly made her hair rise to its tip, this one felt safe and heartwarming.
In a room, decorated with pink and colour theme, on the bed were two figures, Lucy recognized one of the girls from behind, although the room was faintly bright she knew who it was
Herself...?
She felt perplexed, the girl on the bed was her younger self
"Ding...Dong….." a little voice said which stole Lucy's attention, on the same bed was another girl,lovingly singing young Lucy to sleep
"Who...who are you?" Lucy stammered
The girls expression froze, her smiling face soon turned to anger, raising her head starring at Lucy
"You don't know me?" The girl asked, her figure already changed to the one Lucy saw in her room earlier, the two little girls were no longer there leaving the two of them alone in the room. The girl stood from her kneeling position on the bed and sat on it, her head slightly tilted to the side
"You of all people….!!" She said in anger and bitterness "how can you not know me?"
Her gaze left Lucy as she scanned the room, it was until now did Lucy notice they were back to reality
"Garbage...." She said as she stood up, biting her nails
"GARBAGE!!!!!!" She yelled smashing things to the floor
"Stop!!!"Lucy rushed to stop her
Cling Cling Cling!!!!!
Awaken by the noise, Victory stood up hastily, she looked at the empty space on the other side of the bed, to the broken glass her gaze slowly finding its way to Lucy who stood rooted to the floor unmoving , her head hanging down like a switched off robot and her eyes closed
Raising her head slowly, she smirked as she whispered "garbage!!!!" Until then did Victory noticed the blade in her hand before she could process things, blood were already dripping down Lucy's hand
"Lucy!!!!!" Victory yelled in fright, she ran towards her to stop her but she was pushed away and in the process, she was slashed deeply with the blade
Victory cursed underneath her breath, just one slash, she was in so much pain yet Lucy was cutting herself continuously, there were times she would cut the same spot and yet she didn't make a sound only streams of tears could be seen flowing down her chin
BAMMM!!!
The door opened widely in a haste, it wasn't a surprise that the other were woken up due to the noise but what they saw left them mute, thankfully there was a first aid kit in the room, Clara grabbed it and rushed toward Lucy attending to her wound
"What happened?" Richard asked he just couldn't process things
"When I woke up…. I saw her standing there without moving, she was already cutting herself when I noticed the blade in her hand and I attempted to stop her but this…" she said pointing to her injured arm "was the result…"
"Which normal person would wake up in the middle of the night to cut themself repeatedly, ignorant of the pain!" Richard said frustrated
"Lucy….. is being possessed, something is causing harm to her body and I think it is trying to say what it's went through, by letting her feel it herself since there is no words to explain such pain" Thaddeus words made the room fall into deep contemplation, although his words sounded absurd but he had a point, looking at it physically would lead you no where but spiritually…. Everything that had happened were clearly not normal
Even now, the bleeding arms and the tears rolling down that expressionless face showing mother pain or joy, could he really be right?
"We have to think of how we will stop her!" The old man said
"We can't!!" Thaddeus and Victory said in a sync, their voice carrying sadness and helplessness, the others may not know this but Thaddeus had seen her each time this mystery happens and he would say if what she is going through actually happens to someone the pain the person felt no words could really explain it, there are so many questions that are unanswered and with everyday passing new ones keep coming
"If we stop her now…." Thaddeus paused as he closed he eyes trying to surprise his emotions " the next one could be worse "
Who exactly could this have happen to that would let someone as young as Lucy to go through this and whyyy? Why was it even happening to her in the first place? Thaddeus thought were driving him crazy, he just couldn't find the answer
"Ahhhhhh!!!!!" Lucy suddenly screamed, she had slashed herself more than fifteen times on both hands, tears begin to flow more and this time her face showed pain and agony, her emotions were slowly coming back
"The only thing we can do right now is pray….pray she doesn't cut any vital point!" Clara said, tears already streaming down her eyes, she just couldn't imagine the pain she's feeling right now
Thaddeus clenched his fist, only God knew how much self control he was using to prevent him from calling her name but a slight movement made him lose control as he whispered her name softly
"Lucy….."
As if being summoned, slowly she lifted her head, her hands high up in air coming down with full speed among directly for her wrist.
Everyone held their breath in tension, they had not notice how pale their face looked from lack of breath. If she really slash that point...her wrist, then it's all over, leaving all hopes on God, just as they thought they were expecting the worse, there was a cling cling sound
The blade fell to the floor far away from her, she has not cut her wrist. Lucy fell to the floor, her entire body was weak and pale due to the loss of blood.
Thaddeus was the first to regain his wits, he rushed towards her, holding her gently in his arms, he sighed out of relief when he noticed her weak breathing, he heard her moan in pain, he gave his mother a desperate look which knocked some senses into her, her mother instincts instantly activated, she cleaned the river flowing tears on her face and tried controlling it from falling again.
"I'll give her some first aid treatment before going to grab some of the necessary equipment in the car and if it's worse than home service we would have to take her to the hospital" Clara said "it may hurt a little!!"
"I'm okay...…" Lucy said in her hoarse tune
"Hmmm" Clara said, her tears breaking lose slowly "it will hurt badly…" she said preparing Lucy for the worst. Lucy nodded.
Clara inhaled deeply, looking at the deep wounds, her heat ache, she want the one injured but she felt scared, scared of hearing that painful scream. Gathering herself, she sailed the cotton wool in spirit and placed it gently on her injured arm
One second the room fell silent
Lucy grabbed onto Thaddeus shirt tightly as she hissed, she tried holding it…..she tried distracting herself…..but it was all on vain…..!
"Ahhhhhhh!!!!!"
A painful scream escaped her lips, it was painful!!! It stinger crazily as if millions of needle were inserted into her body at once.
Burying her face against his chest, she cried even more, sobbing and gasping for air, until she eventually passed out
Clara couldn't hold it in anymore and cried even more than the injured, she watched as the girl shivered violently in Thaddeus embrace despite being unconscious, the cotton wool had long been removed yet she was still crying this hard, her tears intensified
The silent Victory, who just sat in a corner watching the scene before her eyes bald her fist, when she heard Lucy's scream earlier the tears that she had been holding for long, effortlessly made it way out of her eye
Even the two grown men who stood in their own corner cried, Richard constantly cleaned his tears that were coming out. The old man tears had start to flow since he saw her injuring herself but the girl's painful screamed just made him turn his back and cry silently
The only calm person in the room was Thaddeus, within two seconds interval he would pat her back and keep on repeating the same words, in a very calm and low tone.
"it's okay...!!!"