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Ψ 𝐎𝐧𝐞 𝐍𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐞, 𝐎𝐧𝐞 𝐇𝐮𝐠 Ψ

𝐈 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐝𝐨𝐜𝐤𝐬 𝐚𝐬 𝐈 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫, it wasn't as clear as it could be, but I looked in the water as suddenly out of nowhere my bracelet fell off and I panicked seeing it fall into the water and I looked around and jumped inside.

I swam and saw the bracelet floating down as I tried my best to hold my breath and swim down to reach for it.

But as I reached my hand barely touching it and almost having it in my hand, I suddenly saw something else snatch it and I panicked looking around seeing a Grim Reaper like being and I began freaking out trying to still hold my breath looking at the being.

"Such a... interesting girl. I do not understand what he sees in you."

I held my mouth closed as I saw my bracelet and reached for it, but it pulled it back again and I lunged forward but it suddenly spoke.

"You will never be able to survive this. No wonder your father decided to forget about someone like you. Weak...vulnerable...So easy to influence. I look forward to meeting you, when the time is right." He laughed out as I looked at them.

I fought for the bracelet as it mentioned "may your mother watch her-"

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I screamed awake and panted and saw Chris as he ran over, kneeling down and I was sweating, and he quickly asked me "what's wrong!"

I panted and asked "take me-t-to the nurse. Please?" He nodded and he put my arm over his shoulder and we both left the cabin.

I was sitting on a bed after being examined by a...camper...seriously. I was on the brink of having a panic attack which I already knew that but thankfully it stopped before I could fully be in that mode of my mind.

I'm grateful I asked Chris to bring me.

I was drinking some water as I saw Damien run inside and sighed in relief "thank God and Jesus. I thought you were dead!"

He sat beside me, and I explained "it was almost a panic attack, but I made it here on time." I tried to assure him, but he looked at me weirdly.

"Not what I heard, you had woken up sweating and shaking, and screaming."

I looked at him and frowned trying to find my words as he told me "You're hiding something so either you blab it out and tell me or I'll force it out."

Feeling my stomach begin to churn because I wasn't a good liar at all I just told him "I had a nightmare."

He looked at me and began rotating his hands like he was wrapping a bandage on himself as I said "it wasn't...I mean...I had a dream a while back where my mom looked like this demon. This time it was...it felt similar." I tried to explain.

He rubbed my shoulder and I tried to calm myself down and said "this dream gave me the same eerie feeling. But this one felt so real, they were talking to me. Someone, I don't know who but, my bracelet fell off at the docks, so I went in to grab it and... this person or whatever it even was, they held onto my bracelet and told me I was gonna see them one day and even threatened my mom."

Damien grew concerned and rubbed my leg saying "alright, lets first calm down. I'll get you some tea, we're keeping this between ourselves. Oh, I haven't had any fun since the last time I saw Medusa and... somehow escaped her grasp...poor Lenny may he be missed."

I widened my eyes as they bulged out of my head, and he smiled leaving the room quickly and I looked at my bracelet and took it off as I began crying.

I held my face, and my hands ran through my hair tugging as I tried calming down again. I cried and got up from the bed and kicked the walls off the room speaking to myself.

"If you would've told my mom something I wouldn't be eating at myself every day!" I cried out kicking the tables as they fell, and I tried controlling my breath.

"You just wish I never existed huh? I make you feel ashamed. You accept all your other children but me? I'm 17 and have been thrown into this stupid life that makes no sense to me and the least you could do is just say that I am your daughter!" I screamed and suddenly heard a noise from behind me.

My eyes shut for a second as I turned around and opened them seeing Luke and wiped my eyes and picked up the desk even if I knew it wouldn't make any difference.

"Why are you here?" I asked in a more annoyed tone even if I didn't mean it.

Sitting back on the bed he walked over to me and sat next to me as I sighed and shut my eyes as a tear slowly went down my cheek.

"Chris told me what happened, I... got worried." he admitted as our eyes met one another looking at each other.

I turned back looking at my feet and knew Damien's words were gonna haunt me to not tell anyone. But with Luke...I felt like I could trust him.

In the future some of my...friends would say I was an idiot. But their relationship with Luke was different, something they wouldn't understand compared to mine.

For a long time it felt like I only knew the truth, the truth that he never wanted to express because he feared it all.

Maybe because we were all raised differently.

"I had this nightmare... my bracelet dropped and went into the water and when I reached it..." I paused.

The lump in my throat formed again and I shook my head and cried.

"This person talked about my dad... about my mom. They threatened my mom. They said my dad did all of this on purpose so we could suffer. And when I woke up, I was so scared but now all I feel is hate and anger, I don't even..." I huffed and panted gripping onto the bed sheets.

"It's always my dad, these nightmares I always have are always him, it's always his fault. Why did he do this to me?" I cried out and held my arms to my chest wrapping them around my body.

"During these moments my mom would be able to hug me and try her best to tell me I'm okay. But now I'm here...I'm scared if she's okay if she's hurt. I am terrified." I admitted and whimpered.

"I'm scared Luke...I'm...I'm scared" he stared at me as I looked at him.

Luke began to learn closer, and he wrapped his arm around me, and I looked at him and he rubbed my back, but he sighed and pulled me into his embrace.

I was shocked by his actions as I heard him whisper in my ear "your mom's not here...just try to calm down. Alright?..."

There was a possibility my face was red,
I was like a bright raspberry, I felt my arms carefully wrap around him and I held him as I took deeper breaths and shut my eyes holding him, it felt nice. It was like a hug from my mom, but it wasn't a different type of hug.

Like...

"Oh sh-" we heard, and Luke pulled away and turned as I opened my eyes seeing Damien with a mug and kettle as Luke stood up and I stood up.

"I will be..." Luke quickly left, not finishing his sentence as Damien watched him leave and turned his head back to me and smirked.

"I hope that hug was the only thing that happened in that bed." He chuckled out as I whined holding my forehead as we sat back down in the bed.

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Chris definitely knew Luke would use this moment to his advantage.

Can we all appreciate Damien for being the very blunt but loving Satyr.

What do you think will happen next?

Why did Hayley have this nightmare?