dead or alive: what to do?
by loekie
after Marc had left that night Jessica woke up again when some girl kept tugging at her. She sighed "here we go again" she said softly and looked at the girl. The girl looked back "help me... please help me" she whispered and Jessica frowned... usually they weren't as friendly.... They just stared at each other for a while and finally Jessica spoke "help with what?" she asked wondering what it could be. The girl now realized something... "you're not her..." she said softly and Jessica shook her head slowly "I don’t think so... who?” the other responded and the dead girl looked down “he… he killed me… “ she said softly and now looked Jessica in the eye and after they talked for a while Jessica had made the other girl feel better and was left alone again…. Jessica laid back and closed her eyes… if all was that easy.

The next morning her mother walked into her daughter’s room to find her still asleep. Hannah smiled softly and sat down next to her. She ran her hand through her daughter’s hair and played with it a little causing an irritated moan for her daughter. Jessica stirred “just leave me alone” the girl said still half asleep and her mother smiled “morning to you too honey” the woman answered and Jessica now sat up “ooh hey mom” she smiled and hugged her. Hanna hugged her back “glad you can go home soon” she said relieved and Jessica nodded frantically not wanting to be in the hospital. Her mother now turned serious “now Jess… please… tell me… what happened?” she asked. Jessica frowned “what mom?” came the girl’s innocent reply. Hannah, having had enough of this, stood up and watched her daughter “come on Jessica… how thick do you think your dad and I are? Something is going on… we know that… you’re our daughter… and then you end up in the hospital, with some boy, all beaten up and we are not allowed to have our questions? What did he do Jess.. ?” she finished her little speech. Jessica stared at her mother for a bit not knowing what to say, then she sighed “nothing mom… really… it’s just… I’m just clumsy” the girl replied hoping her mom would just let it go. But no… Hannah was having none of it she knew something was up and it was about time she knew “Jessica! Come on… you cant seriously think I’ll buy that? Now damn you… please just tell me the truth…” she pleaded. Jessica was starting to get worried now… how was she gonna get out of this one? Right when she was about to say something three or four dead people were closing in on her tugging on her and trying to pull her towards them in the different direction. All Jessica could do was try not to scream and wait it out… try and talk to them when possible. Hannah watched this with an open mouth… “what… “ she stammered unable to move. What was happening… she just didn’t understand…. After a good while of this the dead people finally had enough and left and Jessica took a deep breath “mom…” the girl said softly afraid of how the other woman might react. Hannah snapped out of her trance and turned towards her daughter “I … sweety… what just happened?” she asked looking the girl in the eyes. Jessica didn’t know what to say and now decided it might be time to tell the truth… “you know how I knew all those things about grandma?” she asked and her mother shook her head in reply… she had just assumed she had told the always-curious little girl her daughter had been. Now Jessica’s voice came again “she told me…”. He mother just looked at her as if she were crazy “bbut… that’s impossible… she… “ she stammered. Jessica smiled “I know… I know…” the girl reassured her mother and explained further “I … I see them… the dead… “. The woman was a little taken aback by all this… what was she talking about? Hannah regained herself and put an arm around her daughters frail shoulders… “poor baby…” she exclaimed now realizing her daughter was telling the truth and how hard it must have been “honey… why didn’t you say anything?”. Jessica was quiet for a while pondering about this “I don’t really know… I just… I didn’t want anybody to know… I think… maybe I was ashamed…” she spoke and her mother pulled her close and hugged her “why?” the woman asked looking in the girls eyes and Jessica looked away a little before answering “I just I don’t know… felt like I … like I should be able to deal you know? After so long…” her mother nodded understanding “I just whish you would have told us is all” she said and Jessica smiled meekly at her mother… “I’m sorry…” but her mother kissed her forehead and stroked the hair out of her face. Jessica closed her eyes a minute glad she now got this burden of her chest. Her mother smiled at her and let her lay back down to get some sleep. She figured Jessica must be exhausted and could use all the sleep she could get.


A few weeks later and everything had pretty much gone back to normal. Jessica went to school again, welcomed with open arms…. Her mother had told her father and they had tried to help her wherever they could. Jessica had had her countless visits of the dead and well.. had spent a lot more time with Marc who also tried to help as much as he possibly could.

At night Jessica was woken up again. Some guy literally dragged her out of bed and started yelling at her what a bitch she was and that she would pay and he would show her who was boss… after indeed taken another beating she just stayed down on the floor for a while. She the started to cry, she fought against the tears but just couldn’t help it…. She had had enough, she couldn’t take anymore. The desperate girl walked downstairs and got out a knife out of one of the kitchen drawers. She realized this was gonna cause lots of people pain but also knew that their lives would become a lot easier if they didn’t have to worry about her all the time. Jessica stood there with the knife for a while thinking about this all when…


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