Higher Ground Fanfic:
Once again Jacen woke up screaming and in a cold sweat. Auggie and Scott
rose from their beds next to his and sat
at the foot of his bed. " Who is Celeste?" Auggie wanted to know. But Jacen
clammed up and said that she was no one, and why did he ask. " Because
that's who's name you call out every night when you have nightmares."
Auggie replied. Jacen shook his head , apologized to Auggie and Scott for
waking them up, and then drifted off into a dreamless sleep.
Peter held the file in his hand. " Marie Celeste Bennett."
He replied. " Who?" Sophie asked distractedly. "His sister. His twin
sister." Peter replied after a pause. Whos?" Sophie asked impatiently. She
had been siting in Peter's office for twenty minutes now, and he wouldn' t
tell her why she was there. " Jacen Bennett. He had a twin sister. It says
her name was Marie Celeste, and that's the name he's been calling out to in
his sleep." Peter explained patiently. "It also says that she fell to her
death of the second story balcony of their house. Maybe we need to have a
talk with Jacen." Sophie agreed and they both set off to find Jacen.
They had been in Peter's office for forty-five minutes
now, and still Jacen wouldn't talk. They usually wouldn't have pushed him
to talk, but the frequency of his nightmares and the anti-social nature of
the boy were beginning to scare them. "Fine! " Peter exclaimed. " you don't
wanna talk about her, that's fine,but we can't help you unless you help us!
The nightmares won't go away Jacen, They'll just get worse and worse until
you feel like you can't take anymore." JAcen swallowed a sob and replied
in a small voice, " I loved her... so much. And I hurt her so badly, that
now that's she's dead I wanna die too." And with that Jacen burst into
tears. Sophie grabbed his shoulders as sobs racked his body. When he calmed
down, he told them the story.
" I loved her so much." he began." And when I
lost her, I thought I would die too. And I was glad. I waited to die. I
waited for someone to put me out of my misery. But no one came. no one but
her." He ended, his voice sounding low and dangerous on the end. " Her who?
" peter asked softly. " My mother." He replied.
Celeste and Jacen were the best of friends,
who also happened to be twins too. When he was feeling gloomy, she was
always there to cheer him up. She was just this ray of light. You could
practically feel the energy radiating from her when she entered the room.
And She was beautiful too, Long golden Blonde hair that no matter how many
times she tried to brush it, always looked unkempt and in disarray. But
that only added to her charm. The only Dark spot in this girl was their
mother, Anna. They just didn't get along. whether it was hurling insults or
just all out fighting, these two just didn't get along. And there was
something Jacen wasn' t telling his sister. One night, Jacen's mother came
into his room. He could tell she had been crying and he asked her what was
wrong. She complained about her life, the people in it, everything. Jacen
went over and gave her a hug and thats when she started kissing him. He
didn't want her to, but she wouldn't stop. He was also ashamed about the
way his body was responding to his mother's touches. And somehow, they
ended on the bed. Afterwards, Jacen was so ashamed he couldn't even look in
the mirror. He stood in Celeste's doorway and cried because of the way he
had betrayed her. The nightly meetings happened more than once. He always
resisted, but she somehow always managed to win. One night, Celeste woke up
from a nightmare and walked over to her brother's bedroom. It had been
their custom to sleep in each other's beds whenever they were frightened or
anything. That night she opened the door to find her mother and brother on
the bed together. She stared open-mouthed, not making a sound. Jacen
spotted her and quickly threw his mother off of him. He put on his clothes
and began to speak to celeste in low, soothing tones, but all she could do
was shake her head in disbelievement. As he came closer she backed up
moving away from him. She hit the balcony and flipped over, falling to her
death. When Jacen finished telling the story, he was chalk white, and
sobbing so hard he was incoherent. Sophie and Peter held and rocked him
gently telling him it wsn't his fault. Over his sobbing Peter replied to
sophie " We better get child services here quick." TO BE CONTINUED
Once again Jacen woke up screaming and in a cold sweat. Auggie and Scott
rose from their beds next to his and sat
at the foot of his bed. " Who is Celeste?" Auggie wanted to know. But Jacen
clammed up and said that she was no one, and why did he ask. " Because
that's who's name you call out every night when you have nightmares."
Auggie replied. Jacen shook his head , apologized to Auggie and Scott for
waking them up, and then drifted off into a dreamless sleep.
Peter held the file in his hand. " Marie Celeste Bennett."
He replied. " Who?" Sophie asked distractedly. "His sister. His twin
sister." Peter replied after a pause. Whos?" Sophie asked impatiently. She
had been siting in Peter's office for twenty minutes now, and he wouldn' t
tell her why she was there. " Jacen Bennett. He had a twin sister. It says
her name was Marie Celeste, and that's the name he's been calling out to in
his sleep." Peter explained patiently. "It also says that she fell to her
death of the second story balcony of their house. Maybe we need to have a
talk with Jacen." Sophie agreed and they both set off to find Jacen.
They had been in Peter's office for forty-five minutes
now, and still Jacen wouldn't talk. They usually wouldn't have pushed him
to talk, but the frequency of his nightmares and the anti-social nature of
the boy were beginning to scare them. "Fine! " Peter exclaimed. " you don't
wanna talk about her, that's fine,but we can't help you unless you help us!
The nightmares won't go away Jacen, They'll just get worse and worse until
you feel like you can't take anymore." JAcen swallowed a sob and replied
in a small voice, " I loved her... so much. And I hurt her so badly, that
now that's she's dead I wanna die too." And with that Jacen burst into
tears. Sophie grabbed his shoulders as sobs racked his body. When he calmed
down, he told them the story.
" I loved her so much." he began." And when I
lost her, I thought I would die too. And I was glad. I waited to die. I
waited for someone to put me out of my misery. But no one came. no one but
her." He ended, his voice sounding low and dangerous on the end. " Her who?
" peter asked softly. " My mother." He replied.
Celeste and Jacen were the best of friends,
who also happened to be twins too. When he was feeling gloomy, she was
always there to cheer him up. She was just this ray of light. You could
practically feel the energy radiating from her when she entered the room.
And She was beautiful too, Long golden Blonde hair that no matter how many
times she tried to brush it, always looked unkempt and in disarray. But
that only added to her charm. The only Dark spot in this girl was their
mother, Anna. They just didn't get along. whether it was hurling insults or
just all out fighting, these two just didn't get along. And there was
something Jacen wasn' t telling his sister. One night, Jacen's mother came
into his room. He could tell she had been crying and he asked her what was
wrong. She complained about her life, the people in it, everything. Jacen
went over and gave her a hug and thats when she started kissing him. He
didn't want her to, but she wouldn't stop. He was also ashamed about the
way his body was responding to his mother's touches. And somehow, they
ended on the bed. Afterwards, Jacen was so ashamed he couldn't even look in
the mirror. He stood in Celeste's doorway and cried because of the way he
had betrayed her. The nightly meetings happened more than once. He always
resisted, but she somehow always managed to win. One night, Celeste woke up
from a nightmare and walked over to her brother's bedroom. It had been
their custom to sleep in each other's beds whenever they were frightened or
anything. That night she opened the door to find her mother and brother on
the bed together. She stared open-mouthed, not making a sound. Jacen
spotted her and quickly threw his mother off of him. He put on his clothes
and began to speak to celeste in low, soothing tones, but all she could do
was shake her head in disbelievement. As he came closer she backed up
moving away from him. She hit the balcony and flipped over, falling to her
death. When Jacen finished telling the story, he was chalk white, and
sobbing so hard he was incoherent. Sophie and Peter held and rocked him
gently telling him it wsn't his fault. Over his sobbing Peter replied to
sophie " We better get child services here quick." TO BE CONTINUED
