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Summary: Sarah finds out she has a half-sister. Corey wishes their mother away as a joke, not believing Sarah's story of the Labyrinth, then has to rescue Linda. Up steps J. Let the chaos begin!
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Sarah woke suddenly, hearing voices. She looked groggily at her clock; 2am; and stumbled blearily out of her room and onto the stairs, to stop and gape in shock.
"Mom?" she whispered. Linda glanced up at her once, then went back to arguing with her father.
"Linda, you can't stay here," he was saying.
"But he's after me, Michael's coming to get me and Corey, he'll kill us, for sure-"
"Well, you did put him in jail," Ken Williams told her.
"Please, just let us stay for one night. Just let me call my sister," she pleaded.
"Linda-"
"For Corey's sake. I don't want my girl to be killed by her own father. Please, just one night," she begged. Ken sighed. Sarah saw a movement in the shadows behind her mother and peered closer. A girl of about 17 huddled in a threadbare jersey, her ratty brown hair tangled and needing a wash, skinny hands clutching at her mother's jacket. Ken looked at the girl too, then back at Linda.
"What about the daughter you already have? You haven't spoken to Sarah since she was ten," he said. Linda glanced at Sarah again, but was silent. Her father ran his fingers through his hair, then groaned.
"All right. You can stay for the rest of tonight, but in the morning I expect you to call Sherry and get her to help. Tonight only, understand?" Ken looked at her sternly. Linda nodded, meek as a mouse. Sarah knew her father's look; it was the one he gave her when she'd been rude to Karen again, and it always sent her weak at the knees. She turned away fiercely, stomping back up the stairs, wishing her mother would just disappear from her life altogether, and not come back. Sarah flopped back into her nest of bedspread and pillows, burying her face in the softness. A faint knock came at the door, and she ignored it. But the person knocked again, and kept knocking, until she finally stormed over and threw it open.
"What do you want?" She snapped at Corey, who shrank back, apprehensive.
"Uh, your father... he- he said I could sleep in your room," she whispered. Sarah paused a moment. The girl looked so scared and haunted. Her heart went out to Corey, and she stood back to let her enter. Linda's second daughter stood in the middle of the room, hands clutched against her chest, looking around at everything.
"Here," Sarah peeled one of the blankets off her bed and grabbed a pillow, passing them to Corey. The girl smiled, and bundled herself up on the floor. Sarah flicked the light off and curled up in her own bed.
"I guess you're my half-sister," came a whisper from the floor. The young woman considered it for a moment.
"Yes, I guess so," she consented. All was quiet for a moment.
"I'm sorry for the way Mom acted down there. She's never told me about you," Corey said. Sarah closed her eyes against the tears that threatened to spill.
"It's okay," was all she could say. She heard movement, and thin arms wrapped themselves hesitantly around her. Sarah cried herself to sleep, her head buried in the shoulder of the younger girl. Corey was a stranger, yet they shared a strong bond already.
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She woke slowly, remembering the night before. Sarah looked around and saw Corey, curled at the bottom of the bed like dog. She smiled sleepily and shifted to find a more comfortable spot. The younger girl woke with a start, sitting up suddenly.
"Sorry, I woke you," Sarah said. Corey rubbed her eyes.
"That's okay," she yawned, climbing back down to the floor. They settled in again, but neither seemed to be able to sleep. Sarah found herself telling her half-sister everything about herself; about school, Toby, Karen, her plans for the future. Then she told her about the Labyrinth. Bad idea.
"I bet you were dreaming," Corey laughed. Sarah frowned, uncomfortable.
"It wasn't a dream, it was real," she insisted. But the girl wouldn't believe her. Sarah dug the little red book out from a drawer and showed her. Corey scanned a few pages, and shook her head.
"This is a fantasy story, Sarah. Fantasy isn't real. All this about goblins and faeries- someone's just got a good imagination. If fantasies were real I'd be living a normal teenage life not running around the countryside escaping Dad," Corey passed the book back.
"This is real, Corey. I wished for the goblins to take Toby away, and had to run the Labyrinth to get him back," Sarah told her. But still she wouldn't believe. Someone knocked on the door.
"Corey? Sherry's here to pick us up. Come on, we're leaving," Linda called through the door. A flash of sadness crept into the girl's face, and she stood slowly.
"Will you be able to call me? Or come and visit?" Sarah asked earnestly. Corey shook her head.
"Mom wouldn't let me," she whispered, walking to the door. Corey paused a moment, then looked back, her eyes resting on the little red book that lay enticingly on Sarah's bed.
"I wish the goblins would take my mother away right now," she whispered. A thump came from outside, and lightning clapped overhead. Both girls gasped.
"Corey, what've you done?" Sarah cried, rushing over and throwing open the door. A familiar someone leant on the frame, smirking at them. Corey gasped again.
"What've I done..." she trailed off.
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Well? You like? Please review!! Sorry I haven't updated recently, but things have been so busy!! Anyway, review and I'll have the next chapter up ASAP!!
Sweet Sunshine and Laughter
Seul Loup
Disclaimer: Anything you recognise ain't mine.
Summary: Sarah finds out she has a half-sister. Corey wishes their mother away as a joke, not believing Sarah's story of the Labyrinth, then has to rescue Linda. Up steps J. Let the chaos begin!
*~*~*~*
Sarah woke suddenly, hearing voices. She looked groggily at her clock; 2am; and stumbled blearily out of her room and onto the stairs, to stop and gape in shock.
"Mom?" she whispered. Linda glanced up at her once, then went back to arguing with her father.
"Linda, you can't stay here," he was saying.
"But he's after me, Michael's coming to get me and Corey, he'll kill us, for sure-"
"Well, you did put him in jail," Ken Williams told her.
"Please, just let us stay for one night. Just let me call my sister," she pleaded.
"Linda-"
"For Corey's sake. I don't want my girl to be killed by her own father. Please, just one night," she begged. Ken sighed. Sarah saw a movement in the shadows behind her mother and peered closer. A girl of about 17 huddled in a threadbare jersey, her ratty brown hair tangled and needing a wash, skinny hands clutching at her mother's jacket. Ken looked at the girl too, then back at Linda.
"What about the daughter you already have? You haven't spoken to Sarah since she was ten," he said. Linda glanced at Sarah again, but was silent. Her father ran his fingers through his hair, then groaned.
"All right. You can stay for the rest of tonight, but in the morning I expect you to call Sherry and get her to help. Tonight only, understand?" Ken looked at her sternly. Linda nodded, meek as a mouse. Sarah knew her father's look; it was the one he gave her when she'd been rude to Karen again, and it always sent her weak at the knees. She turned away fiercely, stomping back up the stairs, wishing her mother would just disappear from her life altogether, and not come back. Sarah flopped back into her nest of bedspread and pillows, burying her face in the softness. A faint knock came at the door, and she ignored it. But the person knocked again, and kept knocking, until she finally stormed over and threw it open.
"What do you want?" She snapped at Corey, who shrank back, apprehensive.
"Uh, your father... he- he said I could sleep in your room," she whispered. Sarah paused a moment. The girl looked so scared and haunted. Her heart went out to Corey, and she stood back to let her enter. Linda's second daughter stood in the middle of the room, hands clutched against her chest, looking around at everything.
"Here," Sarah peeled one of the blankets off her bed and grabbed a pillow, passing them to Corey. The girl smiled, and bundled herself up on the floor. Sarah flicked the light off and curled up in her own bed.
"I guess you're my half-sister," came a whisper from the floor. The young woman considered it for a moment.
"Yes, I guess so," she consented. All was quiet for a moment.
"I'm sorry for the way Mom acted down there. She's never told me about you," Corey said. Sarah closed her eyes against the tears that threatened to spill.
"It's okay," was all she could say. She heard movement, and thin arms wrapped themselves hesitantly around her. Sarah cried herself to sleep, her head buried in the shoulder of the younger girl. Corey was a stranger, yet they shared a strong bond already.
*~*~*~*
She woke slowly, remembering the night before. Sarah looked around and saw Corey, curled at the bottom of the bed like dog. She smiled sleepily and shifted to find a more comfortable spot. The younger girl woke with a start, sitting up suddenly.
"Sorry, I woke you," Sarah said. Corey rubbed her eyes.
"That's okay," she yawned, climbing back down to the floor. They settled in again, but neither seemed to be able to sleep. Sarah found herself telling her half-sister everything about herself; about school, Toby, Karen, her plans for the future. Then she told her about the Labyrinth. Bad idea.
"I bet you were dreaming," Corey laughed. Sarah frowned, uncomfortable.
"It wasn't a dream, it was real," she insisted. But the girl wouldn't believe her. Sarah dug the little red book out from a drawer and showed her. Corey scanned a few pages, and shook her head.
"This is a fantasy story, Sarah. Fantasy isn't real. All this about goblins and faeries- someone's just got a good imagination. If fantasies were real I'd be living a normal teenage life not running around the countryside escaping Dad," Corey passed the book back.
"This is real, Corey. I wished for the goblins to take Toby away, and had to run the Labyrinth to get him back," Sarah told her. But still she wouldn't believe. Someone knocked on the door.
"Corey? Sherry's here to pick us up. Come on, we're leaving," Linda called through the door. A flash of sadness crept into the girl's face, and she stood slowly.
"Will you be able to call me? Or come and visit?" Sarah asked earnestly. Corey shook her head.
"Mom wouldn't let me," she whispered, walking to the door. Corey paused a moment, then looked back, her eyes resting on the little red book that lay enticingly on Sarah's bed.
"I wish the goblins would take my mother away right now," she whispered. A thump came from outside, and lightning clapped overhead. Both girls gasped.
"Corey, what've you done?" Sarah cried, rushing over and throwing open the door. A familiar someone leant on the frame, smirking at them. Corey gasped again.
"What've I done..." she trailed off.
*~*~*~*
Well? You like? Please review!! Sorry I haven't updated recently, but things have been so busy!! Anyway, review and I'll have the next chapter up ASAP!!
Sweet Sunshine and Laughter
Seul Loup