This is a Jonah/OC fic.
First story woo hoo! First chapter is very short, sorry for that.
Anyways, Cornelia in this chapter is going through mood swings because it all involves who she is and what has happened to her later in her past. Now I'm not sure how old everybody is in the movie so we're gonna wing it!
Cornelia 19 -Matt 19-Jonah 20-Anna 30-Billy 12-Mary 8- Wendy- 19 -And the other adults are old so use your imagination.
Sorry for mistakes but you know mistake is only human.
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Head stones rose through the mist, rows upon rows of men, women, and children trapped under the dirt. People contained within boxes; victims to worms and cold. Miles away a church bell tolls softly marking the late hour, the dead walk, weeping over their graves. Tonight the dead are not alone; the rumble of a car engine breaks the silence. A black SUV speeds through the yards road farther into upstate Connecticut.
"Cornelia are you even listening to me? I've been talking to you for over ten minutes!"
Cornelia stared out her window. Anna's bellowing voice began to become nothing but a murmur. As the car sped along the highway the scenery seemed to slow down in Cornelia's mind, glimpses of words on stone, in memory, loving mother, and loving father, never forgotten. She focus her attention on the reflection staring back at her, chilled mahogany eyes of a stranger judged her in the glass. She turned towards the fuming Anna and showed a lack of interest with a roll of her eyes, turning to the road a structure caught her attention. "Stop, we're here" She ordered.
Anna pushed on the cars brake to ease it to a gentle stop, not wanting to cause attention from the people in the building ahead, she turned off the engine. Now in complete darkness except for the moonlight the houses details were softly highlighted. The windows stared at the vehicle with dark absent eyes. Anna looks at Cornelia; the young woman's face seemed to be frozen. Cornelia's expression was blank but Anna knew well enough that a plan was sorting itself out behind those mahogany eyes.
"This woman, Sarah, does she know what time you were to arrive?" Cornelia finally turned her head to her companion and cocked her head to the side in a questioning manor.
"No, I only told her I would be late." Anna reached in the back to grab her purse, "she's probably asleep we'll just get a hotel and come back later-
Cornelia's car door stood ajar and her frame made across the wet grass towards the houses front door, an upstairs light suddenly switches on.
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Sarah awoke with a start; a voice whispered in her ear, it was soft but harsh in command, Strange. Then, knocking from the front door pulled her from her thoughts, who could be knocking at this hour? Sarah sighed in relief that Peter had gone home for some work, she climbed out of bed and placed on her robe. Running down stairs she un locked the door and opened it with the idea of giving hell to whoever it was- Sarah stopped, she met the gaze of a stranger, a doll? No, she was a woman no older then nineteen, but the appearance was so unnatural it was beautiful in a sense. The moon light reflected off her porcelain skin, it looked so much like newly fallen snow, untouched, young, and glowing. Red bud lips formed a pout making her appearance more childish, she smiled and her eyes hid another emotion. A subtle English accent flowed from her lips with her words
"Sarah Campbell? I'm Cornelia Glass; I'm Anna Thornton's employer, I apologize for waking you so late."
Sarah just stood staring at the young woman, she felt herself slowly slipping out of her annoyed state, and she tried to speak but her tongue felt cold and numb. Finally being able to somewhat speak, Sarah shook her head and gave a warm smile "Its fine, I was just expecting a bunch of teenagers playing a prank." She lied. "Please come in, where is Dr. Thornton?" Sarah looked behind Cornelia and saw a woman lugging two large suit cases. "Oh."
Cornelia turned to Anna and gave the woman a warning look, Anna almost shrunk back, but gave the suit cases to her boss and shook hands with Sarah. "It's good to see you Sarah, how has everything been going."
Sarah led the two women in the house and to the dining room, where they sat down at a round table. "Well, things seem to be fine right now"
Anna nodded, she took her hair out her messy bun and placed her glasses on "and how's Matt? Anymore problems with the medication?"
Sarah locked eyes with the doctor for a moment; she began thinking of an explanation. Sarah then felt her eyes being pulled towards Cornelia who was staring at the doorframe behind her. Turning around Sarah gasp in fright at Matt's sudden presence "Honey, why are you not in bed?" Sarah began to stand up but Cornelia beat her to the punch and walked over to Matt.
"So your Matt are you?" she gave him a playful smile
"Do you see another guy with cancer?" his voice was low and was just about underlying furious.
"Touché" she practically purred "We're just here to monitor you." Cornelia smiled "Now, be a good lab rat and show me this room your mother was telling us about." She gave a soft boot to Matt's leg to get him moving.
Matt allowed his frown to almost curl into a smile, he left the room with the strange English girl, he watched her study the walls, the floor, and just about everything. Weird, hasn't she seen a house before?
Sarah was still trapped in position of half standing and half sitting, stunned. "Anna, I didn't even tell her who Matt was or about that room." She looked at the thirty year old in suspicion "What else did you tell her? The pictures I found? How the treatment is affecting Matt mentally? I trusted you Anna and you told everything to a strange girl who I don't even know. And how exactly is she your boss she can't be any older then nineteen!?"
Anna watched Sarah intently, and quickly glanced over the room, Cornelia was right, the sons sickness isn't the only thing creating tension. The atmosphere in the dining room felt heavy, Anna could not help but feel trapped and possibly… scared. Anna grabbed Sarah's hands causing the older woman to sit down and stare at her blue eyes "Sarah, trust me Cornelia is so much more experience then I am despite her age. I say this with the greatest respect; you must place your hopes on her. This girl is here for you and your family, Matt will get better." She saw Sarah choke back a sob; the fear of losing her son was so evident in her expression.
"I pray to god your right."
Cornelia stared at the room, the blackened windows showed the reflection of the room she stood in but nothing of the one they were made to conceal. "You said you tried opening it?" She asked.
Matt sat on his bed in his PJ's and nodded, his eyes were glued to Cornelia's face, jeez she's paler then me, what kind of doctor is she? She's way too young to be a doctor anyway .Matt's eye began to travel down her body, she was gorgeous, weird, kind of funny. He couldn't help notice how quickly her demeanor changes to normal, to cold, then to kind. Matt shivered at the sudden temperature drop, he looked at the glass and froze, it was there again, staring at him.
"Matt are you alright?" Cornelia kneeled by the young man and laid a reassuring hand on his knee, knocking him out from his trance. "You were acting strange" She stare harden, and her voice to a serious edge "Is your medication affecting in a way it shouldn't?"
Matt shook his head, he cringed when he felt his burns sting for a moment, and he watch Cornelia place her hand on his chest to inspect the burn. Her fingers were freezing; the hand felt like a cold gust of wind, he leaned into her touch the pain of his burns stopping for a moment. Cornelia's hand disappeared and the pain returned.
"Sorry, I'm always so cold; a lot of patients don't like me touching them." She stood and walked to the strange room's door.
Watching, Matt laid down and propped himself up on his elbows "You can try opening it if you want but it won't budge I tried."
Cornelia ignored Matt's comment and reached for the handle, her hand gliding closer and closer, she suddenly jerked her hand away.
"You ok?" Matt furrowed his eyes brows in confusion.
"The door knob…"
Matt stared waiting for the answer
"It was steaming as if the metal itself was red hot"
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I know I can do better but hey my focus must go to school, jeez I kinda feel this is something I would write in high school LAWL. Reviews are welcome.